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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1915
Page
6
The 1912 Mt Sterling Kentucky ordinance defines motor vehicles and sets speed limits of 15 mph in business or residential areas and 8 mph at intersections. It requires lights, brakes, horns, and mufflers, dictates right-side driving and safe horse interactions, and imposes a 10 to 50 dollar fine for violations.
A reader testimonial extols Doan's Kidney Pills for back pain fatigue and urinary kidney troubles. Mrs Nelson of 43 Richmond St says the remedy improved her condition and after over three years still praises it. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y advertises the 50 cent remedy.
Mr Wim. R. Tipton has left for Whitehall Tobacco Company and Clarence Williams becomes floor manager at the Farmers Tobacco Company. William Henderson will take the same role at Robertson Warehouse. All three warehouses have staffed their offices and will soon begin cleaning for upcoming sales. Secretaries in charge will be Rex Hall at Farmers, H. W. Lockbridge at Whitehall, and T. Badger at Robertson.
The dog tax, after settling sheep losses, will contribute $39, 622.46 to education for Kentucky’s 743,501 school children this year. Funds return to the originating counties, though some counties exhausted the fund on sheep losses, ensuring dogs pay a proportional share of the state school fund, about 18 cents per child.
William Reeves of this city was overcome by heat while working at a rock quarry on the Owingsville pike last Tuesday. Sutton's ambulance aided him to his home after a hemorrhage. His condition was critical but has improved, with recovery expected soon.
The article urges families to support teachers and expand educational opportunities for children. It argues parental loyalty to educators will improve outcomes, noting children’s imagination may lead to misperceptions and stressing the joint duty of teachers and parents to provide schooling that shapes future success.
The Lexington meeting from October 4 to 16 features the famed Transylvania trotting race named after the south’s oldest university established in 1889. Spectators watch top trotting kings contend in a history rich event with a record 2 033 likely to fall as Lee Axworthy, Peter Scott, Peter McCormick and others chase the title on Thursday October 7.
A northern city merchant refused to prosecute a drunk policeman who attacked him and an employee, citing his status as a married man and the importance of his family. The piece argues the body as the sole visible symbol of personality.
R Wallace and Son advertise 1835 tea spoons at 1.00 per set tablespoons 2.50 per set and hollow-handle knives and forks 6.00 per set in Silverwape. John W. Jones lists the notice.
A compact saying frames ambition as a test of discipline and planning. It emphasizes that progress requires facing obstacles rather than avoiding them. The message translates to perseverance and strategic effort.
A civic message urges strong loyalty to the nation and equally to local community and homes. It argues loyalty to home institutions yields double dividends and sustains growth and prosperity for the collective local unit.
The Advocate outlines real estate offerings listing several apartments and two dwellings as handled by H. Clay McKee & Sons with printing in The Advocate.
The Kentucky Futurity features Henry Todd owned and driven by C. W. Lasell of Whitinsville Mass. The three year old trotter races Tuesday October 5 with a $14 000 purse the largest for trotters. The event record is 2 03 4 set by Peter Volo last October.
Centrally located four room flat with bath for rent. Apply to 43 1f. G. H. Strother. A man once claimed no woman could outsmart him, yet he proved the town fool and the woman proved him wrong.
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