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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1920
Page
4
A subscription notice states two dollars per year with cash payment required and no announcement until paid. Names listed include James M Cox Franklin D Roosevelt J C W Beckham WM J Fields HR B Prewitt and others.
The passage recalls white women casting their first ballots in 1920 and aligning with Cox and Roosevelt to support better schools and educated leadership, while rejecting African American and nonwhite associations. It frames women as decisive voters shaping politics and social progress.
A partisan notice proclaims that the Democratic patrons align with the old school creed. It pledges allegiance to the California platform, endorses James M. Cox of Ohio and Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York for president and vice president, and vows service to all people.
A dispute shared by a reader notes a neighborly barter offer between a colored woman and a white woman as they seek cooks and washer women. The exchange hinged on reciprocal work this week for next week, prompting reflection on fair labor practices and community attitudes.
America’s first national memorial to officers who died in war will take the form of a New York clubhouse. Admiral Fiske leads the Army and Navy Club of America in compiling a record of fallen leaders with official casualty lists and added data for an enduring memorial and living quarters for officers. Four committees, led by General Wood and Admiral Sims, seek funds. design work will be by top architects including Henry Bacon who built the Lincoln Memorial.
Clarence LaRue Madden former local resident now a New York City business and literary man is in Europe on a vacation trip staying in Naples and Milan. He is remembered as the youngest son of eight with a long history as a printer and a walking encyclopedia for various offices.
Under Governor Con and Governor Cox, Ohio advanced mothers pensions to keep children with widowed mothers in homes, with a tax now raised to one-fifth of 2 mills. The state also expanded orphan asylums and established a juvenile research bureau to address children's moral mental and physical needs with notable results.
Citizens prepare for an evening at the courthouse where Mrs Griggs will deliver her first speech as a woman politician. The event will feature Republican background and a maiden effort praised for its command of English, while Colonel Morris is expected to offer his partisan remarks.
A brief note mentions a trial involving Zaring Flour sold by McGuire Brothers. Wry aphorisms about appreciation of men and roosters precede a closing reference to Vassar Underwear at The Walsh.
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