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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1920
Page
2
A narrator contrasts two girls with different hair styles and offers timeless tips for hair care. The piece stresses cleanliness, thorough rinsing, and proper scalp health, noting that oiliness and soap residue affect hair strength and appearance. It ends by praising simple, period styling to suit foreheads and emphasize a neat silhouette.
A voiced opinion urges women to invest time and effort to achieve glossy, well waved hair. It emphasizes personal agency and routine as keys to hair beauty.
Seymour Missouri a town of 600 in Webster county bought 100 worth of Government Savings Stamps in September per Carl Gorner postmaster. He cites a list of regular purchasers taking part in the Thrift Campaign building a savings fund that will grow quickly.
A reader describes a rat control product RAT SNAP that eliminated rats at his place after initial doubts. He reports dead rats appearing in days and no live rats remaining. The ad notes three sizes 35c 65c and $1.25 and that Chenault & Orear sell and guarantee the product.
Mrs Emily Davison, a famed singer living at 2115 Douglas Boulevard, severed ties with the Republican party over its league stance. She said her father and husband were Republicans, but she will back the League of Nations in this campaign.
A concise observation notes that men often extend trust to outsiders or strangers over their own daughters when handling minor money matters, suggesting a paradox in paternal judgment and risk assessment.
An advertisement explains that good blood level improves color and energy while weak blood dulls appearance and resistance to illness. It promotes Pepto Mangan Gude’s as a reliable tonic available in liquid and tablet forms and claims quick improvements within days.
W. E. Jones, postmaster at Bigelow Arkansas, reports September sales of 40 Government Savings Stamps at 5 dollars each totaling 200 dollars and 24 Thrift Stamps. He notes this is an average month and expects winter sales to rise.
The White Plains Journal argues that Liberty Bonds suffer from market conditions rather than the bonds themselves, noting depressed prices as a market issue. It also offers a provocative aside on what constitutes a soul kiss, framing it as a personal interest rather than a formal definition.
In a harsh critique of the Republican Handbook, the author argues the party insults American soldiers who served in France. It contends per soldier daily costs favored France, praising doughboys and challenging claims that U S expenditures were excessive compared to Allied costs.
A quip notes that carrying a horseshoe is useless for meeting expenses unless the shoe is sold for scrap iron. The joke suggests practical money making rather than luck.
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine offering a hundred dollar reward for incurable cases. It claims the remedy cures catarrh by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces, promising health improvements after short use and inviting testimonials from Toledo based J Cheney & Co dentists.
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