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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1913
Page
3
The piece urges local merchants over mail order houses for buying butter and eggs. It argues mail order firms demand cash in advance with no bartering or credit and questions whether distant buyers would receive fair value or favorable exchanges. It encourages keeping real money local to support community merchants.
John Wesley born June 17, 1708 and died March 2, 1791. He preached over 42,400 times and gave away 150000 dollars in fifty years. His last open air sermon was The kingdom of God is at hand. His final sermon was on February 23, 1791. Hester Ann Rogers recalled a divine hour of presence at his death.
University of Kentucky football slate for 1913 lists September 20 alumni game in Lexington, September 27 open date, October 4 Illinois in Urbana, October 11 open, October 18 Ohio Northern in Lexington, October 25 Cincinnati in Lexington, November 1 Earlham in Lexington, November 8 Wilmington College in Lexington, November 15 Marshall College in Lexington, November 22 Louisville in Louisville, and November 27 Thanksgiving vs Tennessee in Lexington.
William F. Schooler formerly of Kentucky has filed a $25000 damage suit against Northern Ohio Traction and Light Company in Akron. He alleges a May wreck on the company road injured his spine, stopping him from continuing work as an insurance solicitor. He is known in Kentucky for years in the newspaper business.
A local testimonial claims Doan's Kidney Pills ease backache headaches and kidney irregularities. M P Lowry of 23 Taylor Ave Winchester Kentucky praises the remedy as satisfactory and urges readers to ask for the same product backed by home testimony. 50 cents in all stores Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY backs the claim with the slogan Remember the Name.
Handsome two seat carriage with glass enclosure can be changed to one seat. Rubber tires, fine trimmings, includes pole and shafts and double harness. Rarely used, in first class condition. Apply at this office. Also broken sizes in boys suits.
Telephone numbers 21 and 337 advertise carriage and transfer wagon service to meet all trains. The note asserts belief that love is self-enlarging and never truly lost, likening it to rose leaves preserved in a jar within the lover.
A fragment mentions a Safe House and lot on North Sycamore Street J W Jones and questions about amendments to the Mann Act affecting Lola Norris or Marsha Washington for crossing state lines with Caminetti or Diggs cases. It also notes rental housing on Holt Avenue and a Punch Graves contact.
A columnist asserts the habit of optimism is valuable, claiming it yields insights worth a thousand dollars annually. The piece argues positivity boosts resilience and daily decision making despite no monetary return.
A Kentucky drug firm promotes a hog curing remedy claiming a hog near death was fully recovered after treatment. The ad notes availability through Jenkins Sublett Drug Co in Bowling Green and urges readers to ask their doctor or pharmacist for the product.
In east transport uses still favor donkeys as in ancient times. Dr. Chester recalls a China visit noting the donkey’s rough gait and a haunting cry he calls a long wail. He describes heredity shaping a distinct cry that unsettles listeners when multiple donkeys bray together.
Velma explains visitors at school were her teacher’s brother and fiancé. Father jokes about Beau versus fiancé while Velma, six, declares plans to be a musician artist and a mother. Unidentified notes add humor about her future.
In a quip from the Boston Evening Transcript a reader asks Edith if she will marry only after finding the ideal man and Ethel counters by wondering if the ideal partner would marry an older woman.
In a discussion on home quality one expert notes a good basement aids disposal of a house while another analyst argues it elevates the cellar to a class of best cellars. The exchange underscores differing views on basement importance in home value.
A fragmentary exchange notes that a lengthy correspondence consumes vast quantities of material while reducing itself to mere scraps of paper. The tone hints at futility and irony in the ongoing communication.
A humorous exchange notes Jaggsby married the snake charmer after declaring his jag s caused the match. The line implies a joke about his affinity for danger and the animal trainer he became connected to.
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