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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1920
Page
7
The American Railway Express Company will raise intrastate shipment rates by 13.5 percent after October 13 to align with higher interstate rates approved by the ICC. The State Railroad Commission granted a waiver of the 30 day notice but reserves the right to review the new rates.
Dr H M Wright office hours at Traders National Bank from 9 to 12 and 1 to 5. Phone numbers listed include Office 247 and Residence 249.
Louisville transit plan proposes two through trains to Louisville with steel equipment and dining cars. Officials outline route benefits and service efficiency while detailing rolling stock and passenger amenities. Local leaders push for funding and rail alignment to support expanded schedules.
The company seeks a further rate increase after claiming a $21 million loss in 1919, with net profits of $1.094 million on $460 million gross. Wage boosts tied to a 12 1/2 percent rise threaten a $42 million deficit, while new railroad arrangements aim to satisfy the wage award. Also noted is Baruch’s take on global confidence and a moral reflection on neighborliness.
Mrs. George Kerns of 719 Western Ave Toledo says Tanlac restored her health after stomach and kidney troubles. She weighed 98 pounds before treatment, gained 27 pounds to 125, and says her family also improved with renewed appetite and energy. Tanlac sold in Mt. Sterling by Land & Priest.
A thousand-person riot on Dinwiddle Street and Center Avenue in Pittsburg erupts after a white man jostles a negress. Police arrest four. reserves and firemen quell further attacks as both races clash. Debate swirls over race politics and Harding’s alleged stance on civil rights and segregation.
John Tuthill says rats outsmarted him despite poisons and RAT-SNAP. He placed RAT-SNAP in a cake and reports rapid elimination with no further rat activity.
The 1920 population of continental United States was announced by the Census Bureau as 105,683,108, an increase of 13,710,842 or 14.9 percent since 1910. Outlying possessions and military populations add about 12,250,000, suggesting a total around 118,000,000 under the American flag.
Well equipped dental offices can repair plates and bridges preserving full function. A broken tooth may be rebuilt by vulcanizing a new tooth onto the old plate or adding facings to bridges. Repairs including re setting crowns save time and money, preventing needless expenses.
Mrs Desha Breckinridge widow of the Lexington Herald editor returns from Geneva and tells an audience of Louisville women that the League of Nations is the only good thing to emerge from World War It is the duty of every woman to support it The article also notes talk of airplanes and gasoline engines and their behavior.
The Department of Entomology at the College of Agriculture urges thorough cleaning and disinfection of bins and granaries before winter grain storage. Remove and burn old grain, clean walls floors and ceilings, and apply air stacked lime. Use carbon bisulphide carefully as a fumigant, avoiding flames due to its flammable and explosive nature.
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