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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1911
Page
8
A historic chain of single votes links Indiana and Texas. One Indiana senator’s decisive 1845 vote helped annex Texas, leading to Texas spending 25 million dollars on roads in the coming year. The tale traces to Madison Marsh in the Indiana legislature and a long bureaucratic ripple effect.
Spot Cash Grocery Co advertises 38 copies for 25 cents or 12 copies for Toc with over 1,500 copies available and free catalogs. Mail orders attended to promptly if accompanied by cash.
H. Clay McKee & Sons Mt. Sterling M. and G. Co announce a 60 day sale of marble and granite to make room for fall stock. Prices will be less than one half their usual cost as part of the clearance.
The Willson administration faced a tax hike when the Board of Equalization increased state farm land assessments by 61 million dollars. Judge O Rear concurs with the Republican platform, stating the administration delivered economical governance for taxpayers.
Local ad touts best meat and grocery lines with shirts priced at 1.50 and 2.00, E and W and Cluett brands, 98 cents. Punch and Graves also advertised, indicating a general sale or storefront promotions.
For sale two Shropshire bucks and a Du Roc boat. Contact phone 635 Y. Seller B F. Mark.
The piece defends lowering bank and corporation taxes while boosting farm land assessments to 61 million dollars as Governor Willson's method to protect small taxpayers. It notes support from the Republican State Convention and Judge O'Rear. A local ad invites shoppers to Walsh Bros. shoe sale with pumps and oxfords reduced to 2.98 through Saturday.
Four modern 3 room flats at 14.50 and 15 dollars. One 8 room cottage at 15 dollars. A 6 room dwelling at 12 dollars. Rooms available single or in a group of 12. McKee and Sons offer Bank Street rentals.
The Farmers Institute will meet here Friday and Saturday with every farmer in the county invited. A splendid program has been arranged for the two day gathering.
The Atchison Globe reports Spinster Susan Smith rejects marriage plans claiming no groom is needed. She says wedding invitations serve only to obtain presents and hints at a staged widow scenario to test gains. She asserts lifelong independence and says she can seek the preacher’s blessing alone.
Pierre Fanahr, released after a 20 year sentence in January, begged at the Fau bourg Montmartre police commissary to be sent back to prison saying he was homesick for the convict settlement. He was robbed of the $125 given to start life and left penniless, now cared for by a philanthropic society.
More than 100 miles of crepe paper in black and purple decorated Toronto and Canadian cities in memory of the late King Edward. Four thousand rolls were produced at an Appleton plant, each roll about 100 feet, enough to drape windows and streets of major cities. The shipment is said to be the largest of its kind from a Wisconsin paper plant.
The governor James B. McCreary is hailed for long service and trusted leadership. Supporters say he has never betrayed the people, remaining faithful capable and industrious as opponents’ attacks fail.
A Good Housekeeping Magazine notice seeks a Mt Sterling representative to handle renewals and extend circulation by special methods. Offers salary and commission with flexible full or spare time. Send references to J. F. Fairbanks 881 Fourth Ave New York City. Also a local ad for meat at Greenwade's with phone contact 100.
The text notes Judge O Rear's concern and mentions Bradley and Langley in relation to reciprocity. It describes a fractured Kentucky delegation divided on national topics and cautious about discussing trusts tariffs or reciprocity amid campaign efforts.
When in doubt about dinner, Vanarsdell's advertises good things to tell customers about. Mothers urged to shop Walsh Bros for knee pants suits valued to 12.50 now priced at 2.48 and straight pants.
A playful exchange unfolds as a man urges a boat trip and a woman jokes about predestination. He proclaims belief in love while she tests his intentions with cautious boundaries and a light rebuke about rocking the boat.
An aspiring statesman seeks the office while insisting on being the people's choice. His campaign manager counters that securing broad support costs more than entering as the compromise candidate.
A fragment shows a witty exchange where a character salutes an early bird and proclaims catching the worm with gallantry, implying a boastful or humorous moment. The lines hint at a theatrical or literary scene, focusing on dialogue and characterization.
Ellis Parker Butler recalls a Chicago streetcar conversation where a mourning woman asks about the Cubs lineup and the day's game. She seeks reassurance as Chicago fans endlessly discuss the prior day’s game, with children learning standings by heart in the old city chatter.
Farmers begin housing tobacco this week as greens revive after showers. Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Conn recover enough to be out. Hog sales at five dollars per hog. Families move to Platte County Missouri. Hay sold for twenty dollars per ton. D L Goodan returns from Rowan and Carter counties. Fence crew members fall ill with possible typhoid. Reverend Mattis to speak at Springtiday Sunday 11 o clock. W M Kissick and daughter Virgie visit Little Reel relatives. Farmers Union picnic planned in Okehesville. Items sent ahead due to no business Monday.
English music fans embrace the balalaika as a quick and easy Russian instrument. Thousands take up balalaika players and orchestras, drawn by the three-string triangular instrument. It is described as the simplest to learn, with chords formed by striking strings together and changing keys along the neck.
Chicago Tribune notes a new elaborate buffet in the loop with a bronze front panel showing a southern gentleman with a broad hat and goatee. A group photo includes a man resembling a Kentucky majah described with broad headgear and Buffalo Bill-like features as observers ponder if he inspired the sculpture.
A stag dinner scene shows a young guest staying silent until dessert when he loudly utters two harsh words Pigs fleas prompting shocks among the guests. The line underscores social pretensions and awkward humor in a short comic vignette from Circle Magazine.
A hopeful sophomore asks the coach to help him make the college team next fall. The exchange reveals he has no football positions yet but has played left end for the college glee club.
A quotation from Fliegende Blaetter contrasts a husband constantly traveling with only two winter weeks at home. The exchange notes the dread and quick passing of those two weeks, reflecting social wit of the era.
Rain improves grass in the district. Misses Lillie and Nancy Cravens visit Miss Sadie Dunn in North Middletown over the weekend. Miss Bessie Lane returns home near Sharpsburg after visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Crear visit daughter Mrs. Ross in Simpsonville. Bernice Walker starts school here with large attendance. Rev. W F Wyatt to attend Conference in Richmond. if not called back, Sunday was his last sermon here.
Mrs Will Mee entertained a full house last Tuesday. Visitors include Mrs W B Flanders of Bourbon County and Miss Tallie May of Judy. Miss Minnie Davis stayed with Mrs Oscar Kendall and Mrs Sam Ishmael. The community notes meat theft valued at about 75 dollars. Farmers begin corn cutting. Hightop second team beat Ragweed 6 to 5. Rev Randell of Mt Sterling holds meeting at Bunker Hill. Walsh Bros advertise Manhattan shirts at discounted prices.
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