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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1916
Page
6
An appeal urges local merchants to spend time creating unique window displays and advertise them to draw crowds. It argues advertising brings people to worthy stores, but the merchant must sell the goods effectively once customers visit.
Judgment from Montgomery Circuit Court April term 1916 orders sale of a bay eight year old horse Fred or proceeds to 83.85. sale at court house door Mt Sterling on court day. three month credit with bonds and replevin bond and lien retained until paid. Master Commissioner WM A Samuels handles sale.
Elizabethtown News notes Col Mervin Mays, once a boyhood friend, lost his bid for secretary of the Tuberculosis Commission because he backed temperance as a TB control. The governor moved to remove him.
A mournful wife recalls sweeter days with her lover while her husband reassures her with a practical meal of beef and bacon, offering sustenance amid nostalgia.
A concise maxim stating that the sole justification for war is the pursuit of peace. The quotation emphasizes pacific aims and condemns aggression as contrary to peaceful ends.
The traveling writer portrays Tripoli as the last great trading port where desert and sea meet. It highlights the harbor, mosques, markets, and diverse traders, noting two grand mosques and cautious Christian access, with a sense of adventure in entering sacred spaces amid wary gazes.
Ed Hambly and Jack Horn possess a snake captured near Los Angeles by a Mexican worker. The 3.5 foot olive green reptile has two fangs, smooth scales, round pupils, and a slender body. It bit a rat that died. the snake shed colorless venom over 17 inches. Dr. Charles L. Edwards suspects a relation to vipers.
Shortage of horses leads Germany to dye white and dappled horses field gray to match uniforms. Permanganate potassium at 1 percent is used on head legs and upper body. dye appears violet then greenish brown due to sweat. The process is permanent and costs about 50 cents per horse.
A Passaic New Jersey church wires its pulpit to a telephone connected to the home of a longtime elderly member. The setup lets a group around the receiver hear the sermon and every sound from the service.
Notice that creditors and interested parties must present claims and evidence during sittings starting October 5, 1916 at 9 AM in Mt Sterling Montgomery County Kentucky under court order. The case concerns the estate of Green Osborn and related parties. The piece ends with a general opinion on savings and economy.
A man who builds a loving home for his wife and children is a grand success, regardless of wealth or honors. Even the highest in rank who neglect family is a pitiable failure. The piece warns that no fortune can replace a happy home in leaving a lasting memory for one's family.
Mexican authorities insist Carranza has restored order and is enforcing law in the country. The piece hints at Villa teaching a Sunday school class as a forthcoming report.
Elizabethtown News notes Louisville has more saloons than the rest of Kentucky and more vacant houses than dry towns statewide, highlighting a contrast between urban liquor presence and dryness.
Advises sharing business affairs with one's wife to foster understanding during hard times. Warns secrecy in prosperity can hinder mutual understanding when challenges arise.
A Victorian era advertorial note asserts deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and that only constitutional remedies can cure it. It offers a one hundred dollar reward for any case of deafness caused by catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure, and promotes circulars and Hall's Family Pills.
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