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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1919
Page
8
The Chenaults of an unidentified location saw their home struck by lightning during a Wednesday storm. A corner of the house suffered minor damage while the couple in an adjoining room were stunned but recovered quickly.
Judge A. R. Burnam of Richmond former chief justice of the Court of Appeals and prominent Republican died this morning at age 73. He served in the State Senate and was collector of internal revenue under President Harrison.
Circuit Judge James P. Adams of the Jackson Irvine and LeeCircuit Court district died in Jackson on September 5 after a long illness. Shoes for the family. Misses Stella and Jennie Hinson spent the weekend with relatives in Lexington.
On October 1 W. E. Hatton will assume control of the local telephone exchange. Hatton pledges to restore order and efficiency if the public supports his plan.
James McGuire, a noted hog raiser from New Jersey, endorses RAT-SNAP saying a $1 spend killed rats and saved the price of a hog. The cake bait comes ready to use with no mixing, and cats or dogs won’t touch it.
The 27th Kentucky Futurity with a $14 000 purse lists 19 eligible three year olds paying 50 September 1 to start September 30 during the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association meeting. Notables include Molly Knight Periscope Abbie Putney Norman Dillon Brusiloff Peter Worth King Stout Princess Etawah Brother Peter Nihla Peter L Minnie Watts Judge Rice Little Lee Electron Dillon Grace Drake Mulvaney Calgary Earl and more. The program opens September 9 with $14 000 in purses featuring the Futurity for two year olds and the Walnut Hall Cup, while the Cumberland stake on October 1 draws a record pacing field. The Transylvania stake on October 2 looms as a premier aged-horse race with top contenders Wilkes Brewer Heir Reaper Royal Mack Prince Loree Toddler Allie Lou and others expected to boost interest.
An advertisement claims millions suffer from acid stomach causing various ailments from biliousness to heart trouble. It promotes ACID IRON MINERAL as a fast relief remedy with additional AT M Pills, manufactured in Roanoke Virginia. The notice also reports William C Redfield resigning as Secretary of Commerce after eight years in Washington.
The lineup lists McGregor the Great, Eel Direct, Direct, Lou Todd, Mary Coburn, Brescia, Hollywood Kate and others among 13 starters. Oddly, 1917 and 1918 had 13 entrants, and 1919 appears to mirror that count.
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