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Newspaper

Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1916

Page

3

CERTAIN-TEED Roofing: World’s Largest Manufacturer

The General Roofing Manufacturing Company showcases its CERTAIN-TEED brand as produced by skilled veterans across diverse departments. It details ample capital, modern mills, strategic material sourcing, and a science-driven blend of soft and hard asphalts that assure 5 10 or 15 year guarantees, with rolls and slate surfaced shingles.

General’s Board of Expert General Roofing Manufacturing Company New York Philadelphia St.Louis Boston Cleveland Pittsburgh Detroit San Francisco Los Angeles Milwaukee Cincinnati New Oreapolis Seattle Kansas City Indianapolis Atlanta Ichmond Des Moines Houston Duluth London Sydney General Roofing Manufacturing Co

Quirky Sayings and Witty Reflections in a Vintage Tone

A collage of humorous lines about weddings, gifts, dogs, fleas, and self effort. It features a bride with a Red Quilt, a daughter desiring Celery Boat or Nut Picks, a man with a barking dog, and a remark on fleas’ jump distance. Holmes quotes close the round.

Costs Rise Force Paper Toward Subscribers

The issue notes rising costs of paper ink oil and power driving up expenses. It appeals to subscribers behind on payments to settle dues to cover higher production costs and warns creditors do not accept excuses.

County Fiscal Court Approves Bond Vote on 15 000 Poor Farm

At a regular meeting last week the Montgomery County Fiscal Court passed a resolution to submit a 15000 bond issue to voters at the next general election. The funds would buy a Poor Farm for county use. Few other items were acted on, with several turnpike work claims allowed.

Montgomery County

Woman's Realm and Failure in Domestic Life

A moral meditation argues that a woman's success or failure in the home determines all. It claims her domain is to regulate govern and beautify the house and warns that failure yields dust and ashes where divine gifts should shine.

Tome

Thirst for knowledge meets a darker drowning taste

A fragment discusses how seeking knowledge can intersect with a grim, sensory theme of drowning. It hints at the tension between curiosity and a consuming, foreboding experience without detailing events or names.

Prisoner Escapes City Jail By Tying Blankets To Wall

Henry Kash a white inmate jailed for bootlegging whiskey broke through a brick wall last Tuesday night and climbed down on tied blankets to flee. Police Chief Tipton searches for Kash who had been ill recently and was allowed corridor freedom.

Henry Kash Kash Tipton

Noted writer links crime rise to lighter punishment

A renowned author argues that crime increases as penalties weaken. He asserts deterrence falters when punishment is softened and stresses the need for stronger enforcement to curb offenses.

Madonna Face in a Mother’s Memory

The passage reflects on a mother’s image beyond class and era. It contrasts modern and traditional outfits with a universal, gentle presence. Her soothing voice and nurturing hands fill a room with peace, and her absence leaves a silent, sad gap on a homecoming day.

For Sale Five Shares of Citizens Bank Stock Sharpsburg

Public notice offers five shares of capital stock in the Citizens Bank of Sharpsburg for sale. Mrs. Wm L Milne of Roslyn Maryland seeks buyers or offers for the stock.

Citizens’ Bank of Sharpsburg Wm. L. Milne Roslyn, Md

Soldiers lose voting rights for primaries and general election

The piece condemns U S voting restrictions on National Guard members serving at the border. It notes over a hundred thousand Guardsmen left civil jobs for military duty, earning more than government pay, yet lacking federal voting rights at company stations. It calls the disparity a shame and urges immediate remedy.

Rio Grande

Hurst Home and Insurance for Farmers Co op with agent

Bulletin lists J. T. Coons as agent for Farmers' Co operation Insurance with contact phone 456 W-1. Also notes a piano for sale upright in good condition, recently tuned, phone 714.

J. T. Coons

Deepest Notches on the Stick of Time Remain Subtle

A wry observation notes that those who shape history often work without fanfare, hinting at quiet builders whose lasting marks come not with brass bands but through enduring influence.

For Rent House on North Syc amore street

For rent a seven room house on North Syc amore street. Recently remodeled. Contact Elizabeth Wyatt at phone 124.

Sycamore Street Elizabeth Wyatt

Husband Rescued Despairing Wife in Ky Letter

Letter from Catron Kentucky tells how Bettie Bullock suffered four years from womanly troubles and could not walk. After trying doctors she improved after her husband gave Cardus, a tonic, and she can walk two miles now. Cardui is promoted as a decades long success and doctors are advised to recommend it. Contact Chattanooga Medicine Co for instructions and a 64 page book.

Kentucky Carsbad Kentucky Carlsbad Springs Kentucky Carlsbad Springs Bright Carlsbad Kentucky Carlsbad Springs Company Dry Ridge Catron, Ky Bettie Bullock Cardus

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