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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1921
Page
2
A reflective piece urges present actions over retrogression and urges belief in forward thought. It describes students burning midnight hours for study rather than idle toil and notes virtue as a flower blooming unseen by most observers.
Social column records visits and stays among residents of North Middletown and nearby towns. Names include Marguerite Crouch Allene and Ida Curtis Buford Curtis N H Fletcher Lena Laughlin Sylvia Preston and more. A May revival in North Middletown and a March electric storm damaging Claude Crouch’s barn are noted.
County Agent G C Routt reports farmers in Carroll County are culling to remove unprofitable animals and using purebred sires to upgrade flocks. Several raisers bought purebreds at a recent sale conducted by the Livestock Exchange in Louisville.
A quoted reflection contrasts belief in Providence with the need to hustle for basic needs like clothing food and shelter, noting Providence accepts a hustler as readily as the world does. The message implies reliance on effort alongside faith.
An ordinance accepts bids from Louis des Cognets & Co. for concrete paving on Willow Street and East Main Street in Mt Sterling Kentucky. Specifications include six inch concrete paving with curb and gutter, manholes, and catch basins. Prices listed per square yard and per foot, with project completion target by November 1 1921 and a five percent tax payment discount for property owners.
Grassy Lick residents report visits from John W. Johnson and Ben Henry families to Sherburne. Henry Willoughby and daughter Hattie attended church. school resumes with Miss Elsie Stephens. Attendees joined a pie and ice cream supper at Wades Mill. Omer Wells returns from Paintsville. J Carter Leach visits Owingsville. Allen Kline returns from Sharpsburg. Rankin to preach at Donaldson. all welcome. A knave may claim your interest if he cannot claim Your respect.
Kentucky farm youth advance 1550 plus junior pig projects for state fair September 12 to 17. Experts note traits for winning pigs include sire quality, sow lineage, lean growth, cleanliness, hair shine from linseed oil, training for show placement, clipped tails and ears, and green pasture for feed. A New York court upholds a horse tail switch right. The Walsh Co offers Stetson hats.
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