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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1913
Page
8
The Soul Kiss a two act musical comedy with ten scenes featuring book and lyrics by Harry B. Smith and music by Maurice Levi comes to tables on Thursday Sept 25 for a one night engagement. It promises a big theatrical event of the season with catchy numbers a fine chorus and a well staged production.
Emerald Ray a stallion owned by Mr. Ray Moss of Montgomery County placed third in the great stake at the State Fair in Louisville. Missouri horse Kentucky's Best won, Marvel King was second, with Red McDonald and Bourbon Prince among the other top finishers. Emerald Ray has 23 wins in 26 showings this year and has rejected a $2500 offer.
The Swango Springs Hotel owned by Mrs Hal Smith was destroyed by fire at 9 oclock Thursday. Twenty five guests evacuated with only their clothes as two babies were rescued by worried mothers. The old frame building offered little protection and guests lost valuables as they fled past the flames. Best home killed meats at Vanarsdell's with prices advertised.
The jacks and jennets owned by J. B. Clark & Son at Bunker Hill Stock Farm made a splendid showing at the State Fair winning 14 prizes including 10 firsts. The stock had also fared well at Lexington Paris Louisville and Mt Sterling fairs this season.
Three big attractions in one week draw crowds, now followed by a Seven Days Bargain Feast at Spot Cash Grocery. The event promises notable offers and special deals, inviting shoppers to visit the store this week.
A collection of quips on professions and vows. Each line pairs a role with a witty or cautionary moral or twist. The humor targets doctors lawyers crooks ministers husbands and wives in brief, pointed phrases.
A. J. Humphreys advertises trading Satx California Privet hedge plants Gladiolus bulbs Peony and Dahlia roots true to name for thoroughbred Leghorn pullets meat hogs or other useful items. Readers asked to respond with available goods or trades.
A retired colonel argues with his doctor about whiskey and life span. The doctor claims stopping drinking will extend days, and the colonel recalls a day he spent without a drink and calls it the longest day of his life.
A fragment portrays a waitress character with risqué attire and brisk manner. It uses slang and a seven per steady cue to hint at bold identity and quick service in a vivid but nonliteral tone.
A Kansas City woman writes the mayor to publish a plea for a suitable husband for her mother. The mother desires to live on a ranch away from the city. The letter requests respondents send photographs and notes the mother's good housekeeping and wish for a home with plenty to provide.
The New York Press notes that hardtack has largely disappeared from naval rations while canned beans provide steadier nourishment for active service and marching. Several tons have been sent toward Cuba to supplement sailors' meals.
A literary adage echoes Dante urging readers to heed the day when love claimed them, celebrating the moment as a blessed turning point in life. The quote emphasizes gratitude and duty to cherish love’s transformative power.
The fragment questions the identity of ominous figures in front of the speaker. It contrasts Predatory Interests with Character Assassins, implying rhetorical or ideological threats in political or social discourse.
A dialogue reflects skepticism toward a psychiatrist’s views on defendant sanity and juror intelligence. The alienist is accused of doubting mental capacity and holding a low opinion of the jury, sparking concern over courtroom psychology.
The excerpt argues that military prowess does not determine beauty. It asserts English people rank among the handsomest while being least belligerent, noting Britain abolished military service unlike other European nations. The viewpoint appears quoted from J. Novikow's War.
Southern Railway announces reduced fares from all Kentucky stations. Tickets available September 28 to October 3 with a limit on October 6. For full information contact any Southern Railway agent. J C Beam Assistant General Passenger Agent.
A snake in East St Kilda near Melbourne killed itself by greed after swallowing two eggs. The first egg moved toward its tail, then the snake pressed its head and body through a knot-hole to swallow a second egg but became egg-bound at both ends, leading to its death.
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