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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1915
Page
8
Farmers make slow progress housing tobacco as continuous rain ruins ripening crops. Local events include a 10 to 9 mud ball victory at Gadgel Hill, a pie supper planned by Miss Stella Copher’s students, and several community visits. Notables: Sherman Hamilton returns home improving, births near Owingsville, and local sales of cattle and calves at private prices.
Advertisement lists loan offers from A. Hoffman & Son for farm and city properties. Options include $5,000 for three years, $3,000 immediate, $2,500 on farm property by Nov 1, and $1,000 on farm or city property by Nov 1.
Mrs Joe Douglas of Louisville, aunt of Deputy County Clerk Lindsay Douglas, was injured in a city automobile accident last week. Doctors report her condition serious but improving with a good chance of recovery.
Modern two story house with six rooms hall bathroom and four large closets on brick street at the corner of West Main street and Samuels avenue. Low price and terms available by O W McCormick Mt Sterling Ky or L McCormick Lexington Ky.
The Prewitt reunion brought together descendants of prominent local families at Walnut Grove on the Maysville pike near Mt. Sterling. More than 140 attendees enjoyed a luncheon and games under walnut and sugar trees, with many visitors from Lexington, Mississippi, Minneapolis, and New York among the listed guests and relatives.
Cadiz Record notes strong partisan unity in Trigg county with no Democrats opposing the full November slate. The paper praises editor support for McChesney and signals consolidating party cohesion. Also mentions Stone's Wrapped Cakes and Sanitary Meat Market in local business notes.
Brick residence known as the Baptist parsonage occupied by Rev. J. S. Wilson on West High Street for sale. Property in thorough repair and desirable. Inquiries to W. A. Sutton or 451f W. T. Tyler. The Peerless Exchange opens Saturday on Bank Street in the Sufton Building offering home made pies cakes candy and custom orders.
Houskeepers announce readiness to supply fresh milk skim milk butter milk cream butter and cottage cheese. Dean Carr and Co offer trial. Also Sanitary Meat Market promotes sausage made from select pork and seasonings with contact 693 A. tf.
Hundreds of fat cattle were shipped from the county last week. C C McDonald sent several carloads while Henry Caywood moved twelve cars. Caywood bought 175 head of export cattle from R C Gatewood at about 1 498 pounds for 80 cents per pound. Many cattle will wait for September October sales. Other market notes include mule colt sale for 50 dollars and corn deals from field to buyers.
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