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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1918
Page
7
The War Industries Board announced a government backed price plan for shoes with fixed minimum and maximum prices across three classes from $3 to $12, tied to quality. The program enforces standards by class numbers, with state defense councils policing compliance and penalties for retailers.
Analysis notes the Allied advance in France and Belgium as Cambrai St. Quentin Lille fall, Lille evacuation begins, and German lines retreat behind the Scheldt and Meuse. It argues the war may move to new front lines, with potential for a broader breakthrough and distant liberation of Belgium.
Strategic advance continues from the North Sea to the Moselle as victory moves from debate to action and the final push gathers speed across occupied regions.
A mixed wartime hymn and local testimonial page features a Liberty poem from Stars and Stripes and a Doan’s Kidney Pills endorsement from Nanie Trimble of Mt. Sterling. Trimble recites relief from kidney pain and swelling after using Dean’s Kidney Pills with two dated statements. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, N. Y. markets the 60 cent remedy.
G D Sullivan and Co advertise three Auto Trucks ready to haul and deliver goods anywhere. They guarantee prompt service and quick responses to all calls at any time. Prices are reasonable and customers are urged to call phones 132 or 474.
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