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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1916
Page
7
Luther H. Rice writes a critical open letter to Mr Hughes accusing him of abusing President Wilson and overindulging in partisan rhetoric. The poem voices frustration with Hughes as a judge and urges a different tactic to avoid electoral losses.
A testimony from J A praising Thedford's Black Draught as the best all round medicine for liver troubles. It claims the product regulated liver stomach and bowels and revived health after doctors deemed consumption. The ad urges readers to get a package and insist on the genuine Thedford's.
The article argues readers engage with ads, discuss them in clubs and at home, and are led to visit stores. It cites Mrs Jones and Mrs Smith, Farmer Hankinson, and Bill Doolittle as exemplars who act on advertisements. Ads create curiosity, discussion, and purchases across households and communities.
Governor Stanley pardons Dock Smith of Breathitt after a life sentence for the Callahan murder in Clark county. Smith testified for the State, confessed, and exposed conspirators. Pardon urged by former Judge J. M. Stevenson, Clark county Commonwealth's and County Attorney.
A brief reflection notes rare encounters with genuinely good people across professions including editors, doctors, lawyers, merchants, and workers while excluding politicians from praise. The piece contrasts virtue among everyday workers with political roles.
A motivational exhortation urges young men to quit waiting for opportunity and instead work boldly. It praises perseverance, frugality, and grit as paths to success, noting many wealth and achievement come from diligent effort rather than luck.
Gov Stanley appoints George G Hamilton of Flat Creek as Colonel and aide de camp on his staff. Hamilton is noted as a loyal Democrat of Montgomery County. A closing quip hints at public skepticism about the move.
Sheriff Harry F. Howell announces a November 7 1916 general election in Montgomery County Kentucky to decide whether the county should incur 15000 in bonds to buy a farm and build care facilities for the poor. Voters will choose Yes or No on issuing bonds bearing up to six percent interest for two to twenty years with bonds redeemable at par plus accrued interest. Polls open 6 am to 4 pm at designated precincts under state law.
Six year old Bert Brown son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brown is recovering after being kicked by a mule on Court day. He suffered a severe cheek gash a fractured bone and pneumonia but is now out of danger and expected to be released soon. His father works at the National Hotel barber shop and friends are glad he is improving.
Market buyers on W Locust Street Mt Sterling Kentucky post highest price offers for property. Local office contact is listed with a phone for inquiries and rates. The notice emphasizes top bid guidance and request for interested sellers to inquire.
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