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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1918
Page
3
A Lexington newspaper presents Miss Lucie G. Bishop’s letter praising the value of a business school education. The piece argues education quality, not cost, drives returns and highlights Fugazzi School as a recommended option for prospective students.
Mr and Mrs Oscar Baird announce the promotion of their son Sergeant Ratliff P Baird to Second Lieutenant He has been stationed at Camp Lee Virginia and will be transferred to Camp Sherman Ohio Friends praise his record and salute the promotion
The ad promises a one hundred dollar reward for any case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes endorsements from F. J. Cheney & Co. and the National Bank of Commerce Toledo and claims the medicine is taken internally and works through the blood and mucous membranes. It notes price at seven cents per bottle and mentions Hall's Family Pills.
A large blaze struck Cynthiana causing extensive damage to a warehouse owned by Clarence LeBus and the Smith & Turney livery stables. The origin was in the stable and remains undetermined. LeBus faces about $12,000 in losses with no insurance. Smith & Turney losses are unestimated and reportedly uninsured.
Wm Walker aged 25 died at his home near Howard's Mill last Tuesday morning from double pneumonia. He was a tenant on Sam Duff’s farm and was highly respected. Imagination disregards yesterday’s calculations and embraces today’s inspiration.
The Rev. Dr. Mark A. Matthews of Seattle in Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church urged a harsh peace for Germany. He outlined ten mandates including no seat at the peace table, court martial for German officers, demobilization, restoration of Belgium and territories, colonial relinquishment, isolation, German trade ban, a mind protectorate, exile of the Kaiser, and free seas. He warned against negotiated peace and called war profiteers traitors.
The advertisement promotes Acid Iron Mineral as a superior non alcoholic iron tonic that strengthens the blood, boosts appetite and digestion, purifies the system, fights grippe and influenza, and can be taken as a glass of water after meals. It claims better value and longer lasting effects than other iron tonics and suggests nasal spray use. Available from leading druggists.
The New York Times notes a preacher received an unusually enthusiastic reception at the Fifth Avenue Church, praised for urging national cooperation between capital and labor and warning against profiteering. The crowd’s reaction marked a rare moment of public warmth in a traditional Presbyterian setting.
Poetic personification extols work as a universal benefactor that builds fortune, defeats failure, creates paths to fame, shapes character, and grants courage and peace. The speaker claims work guides men to conquer weakness and achieve success.
The food administration announced tighter sugar allotments to two pounds per person each month for households and sharply reduced supply for soft drink, ice cream, and confection manufacturers to aid U S and allied forces.
A verse describes a speaker asking a man of many nationalities which country he belongs to, and the man replies that in a land of liberty he is simply American. The poem emphasizes universal humanity over ethnic labels.
The story notes the relatives recover slowly from the shock of a wealthy and eccentric uncle’s death while focusing on the fact he left no inheritance. The piece centers on family reactions and the mystery around the lack of a bequest.
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