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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1920
Page
6
Marvin N. Gay purchases a fine building lot from E. W. Heflin on West High Street and plans to construct a modern house in the near future.
The Lexington meeting begins next Monday October 4 with high stakes races including the Futurity carrying $7000 for two year olds and the Walnut Hall Cup worth $3000 on opening day. The Advocate reports the event in its twice weekly edition.
The piece questions why a German White Book omitted the Czar’s letter to William and other key papers, asking if the Covenant of the League of Nations would be excluded for lacking “interest” and prompts discussion on editorial choices.
A brief item notes that most men accept four warnings as a come-on sign. The report emphasizes the social perception of warning cues in dating etiquette.
A parade of national figures campaigns in Kentucky with Governor Cox touring October 7 and 8 through Elizabethtown Bowling Green Paducah and Louisville. Roosevelt Colby and other leaders head a broad Democratic push while Republicans push anti League moves amid party defections and agrarian support.
The report lists population figures for several towns including Hutt Danville Jackson Wickliffe Owingsville Salt Lick Sharpsburg Maysville and Bath. Highlights show Maysville up 7 810 to 18 674 and Danville up from 5 420 to 6 084 while Bath drops from 11 988 to 10 004.
A health note cautions that home toothache remedies provide only temporary relief and cannot replace a dentist. It advises timely professional treatment to avoid sudden nerve pain and possible serious outcomes, signed by Dr H M Wii of Traders Bank Building.
The company declares a quarterly dividend of 1 percent per par value on all Preferred S shares payable on or before September 15, 1920 to stockholders of record at the close of business November 30, 1920.
A clipped wartime style line proclaims patriotic zeal with a call to action and a rousing taunt to obtain funds. The snippet suggests a speech fragment emphasizing national pride and urgency in raising money.
A brief reflection notes how people express dissatisfaction with a common misquote about not having satisfaction and how fear of dissatisfaction appears in everyday speech. The line hints at language humor and social attitudes toward contentment.
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