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Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1917

Page

3

Thomason Buys Cattle From Highland and Roberts

W A Thomason of North Middletown bought 57 head of 1400 cattle from Jesse Highland shipped east on Thursday at 12 50 per hundred and 11 head of 1000 pound feeding cattle from George Roberts at 7 60 per hundred. The article notes Germany has not laid responsibility for the war on this country and predicts future consequences.

W. A. Thomason North Middletown Jesse Highland Mr. Thomason George Roberts Germany

Deserters Not To Be Fined Fired Says General Crowder

General Crowder announces that men tried as deserters will not receive dishonorable discharge. Drafted men charged with desertion will be punished and returned to the ranks after reports from several camps showed frequent desertions.

We Draw the Line at an Eatless Day

A witty editorial lampoons meatless and wheatless days while declaring an eatless day as unacceptable. The piece uses humorous contrast to argue for balanced diets and moderation.

American Citizen Poem on National Identity

The piece extols the American Citizen as the measure of manhood and the living blood of the nation. It envisions a future where a billion freemen share the name, praising liberty, peace, and national strength to guide the world. The speaker pledges allegiance to a rising republic defined by citizen vigor.

Falling Off in Registration in Mt Sterling Wards

A total of 771 male voters were registered in Mt Sterling across four wards at last Tuesdays regular registration, about 130 fewer than last year. Very few women registered. Registration by wards is listed, with older material noting a ballad caption Old King Coal Was a Merry Old Soul.

Mt. Sterling

Guess Who This Actor Is at The Table Night

A cine gossip column lists stars Pauline Frederick Olga Petrova Creighton Hale Vivian Martin Sessue Hayakawa Mabel Taliaferro with show dates at The Table Theatre Oct 10 12 15. It notes birthplaces educations home addresses and notable screen credits.

Pauline Frederick Table Theatre Miss Frederick Boston Mass Joseph Park Ave New York City Creighton Hale America Cork Ireland Dublin London Gertrude Elliott Fin Pictures Pearl White Elaine Pauline Mollie King Screen Club Vivian Martin Grand Rapids Mich Richard Mansfield Morosco Los Angeles Cal Sessue Hayakawa Tokio Japan University of Chicago Mabel Taliaferro Metro Peggy Riverside Drive

The Labor Problem and the Call to Work

A wartime editorial argues that after a night of alcohol production cessation thousands of workers were displaced, urging all able men to work to sustain national labor needs. It cites Peoria Illinois moving 1500 to 2000 workers into other lines and warns against work slackers as the country must keep its industries and allied support functioning.

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Quoting a quip on guessing a woman's age

A humorous remark notes that many can estimate a woman's age yet few have the nerve to speak the truth. The line hints at social tact and bravado in casual banter.

Montgomery Circuit Court Sale Notice in Equity

Judgment in January Term 1917 allows sale on October 5 1917 at Mt Sterling Kentucky. Public auction bids on fifty shares of Citizens National Life Insurance Company stock valued to raise 1000.42 and 1951.50 respectively with three month credit and bond security. Lien retained until full payment. master commissioner WM A Samuels officiates.

Montgomery Circuit Court Court House Mt. Sterling Citizens National Life Insurance Company WM. A. Samuels

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Bell Telephone Cumperland Telephone General Crowder Coates Kinney Great Republic den of Strong Dem Ind lFirst Condd Mme Olga Petrova Warsaw Poland Miss Petrova England Paris France Henry B. Harris Panthea W. 55Th St Peoria Ill LABOR Dela McDonald Bros MT. Sterling, KY Bourbon Poultry Remedy Bourbon Remedy CO Lexington S. Lloyd Chenault & Orear J. T. Ricketts W. H. Gregory
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