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Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1920

Page

3

Cleopatra and Bluffing Pearls Referenced in Classic Tale

The line notes Cleopatra as not the only woman to soak pearls to bluff, reflecting a story of maritime chic and strategic display. It hints at wealth, status, and theatrical deception tied to pearl symbolism in historical myth.

Cleopatra

Scouting trip to London Jamboree described by Tom Hoffman

Mt. Sterling native Tom Hoffman recounts the June to September 1920 Boy Scouts of America trip to New York Fort Hamilton and the Pocahontas voyage, the London Jamboree at Olympia, visits to Warwick Castle and Paris, and return aboard the Princesse Mateika with 800 American burials. Hoffman notes meeting Lady Astor and Ambassador John W. Davis, and praises Troop 2 as the best.

Mt. Sterling New York Fort Hamilton 23Rd Street Central Park Denver Col Gigilliat Culver Military Institute Culver Ind Southhampton London Mildway Park Bank of England Tower of London Houses of Parliament Westminster Abbey Warwick Castle Lady Astor M. P John W. Davis U. S Old Deer Park Richmond Boy Scouts of America English Channel Paris Marly Eiffel Tower Chateau Thierry Belleau Woods Belleau Wood Cemetery Soissons Brussels Antwerp Cardinal Mercer Landen Belgium Brest St. Nazairre Mateika The Battery Dad Commodore Hotel Old Mt. Sterling

Political hypocrisy over campaign finance allegations

The writer questions Republican moral posturing over Governor Cox’s charge of a huge fundraising push to win the presidency. They note past reactions to Senator Newberry’s ten year sentence for campaign spending and to early funding for Wood and Lowden, arguing the party treats legal breaches differently from moral concerns.

Cox Newberry Senate Wood Lowden

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