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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1915
Page
6
Local merchants are urged to out advertise mail order houses to win back trade. The piece cites Houghton Mining Gazette on catalog campaigns and argues lasting success comes from continuous effective advertising, prompt collections, and visible pricing, urging Mt. Sterling retailers to begin the fight.
Advertisement urges customers to compare prices on pumps and filters before buying. C P Pierce promises to save money and provides a contact phone number 706. The closing line offers a cynical quip about procrastination before facing eternal consequences.
A 43 Richmond Street reader recounts kidney trouble backache and fatigue eased by Doan's Kidney Pills. She later confirms continued satisfaction over three years and urges others with urinary and kidney issues to try the remedy.
The Courier-Journal highlights section 61 of the state road law urging drivers overtaken to yield to the passing vehicle. It warns fines of ten dollars for failing to bear to the right and urges reporting lawless drivers, noting dangers from stubborn horse drawn wagons and urging strict enforcement. Bargains in Silverware. R. Wallace & Son's 1835 tea spoons, $1.00 per set, tablespoons, $2.50 per set, hollow-handle knives and forks, $6.00 per set. 10-tf John W. Jones.
Snagtown residents report on local happenings from Possum Ridge travel to the Coon Hill preacher and a Labor Day band performance. The piece notes Dr. R T Cook leaving a sermon, millinery trips by Miss Lenora Howell, a watchmaker's flea remark, an owl nest in the post office, a marbles accident ending with a necktie cough, and Pastor George Rye delaying sermons until cooler weather.
Five miles from Mt Sterling on Spencer pike a 70 acre well improved Bluegrass farm with house two barns three springs and creek is for sale for 5000 dollars or 71 dollars per acre. Nearby school and church. Apply to Noble Ledford Box 95 Mt Sterling Ky. (12-1)
A seven year old clung to his chair after a matinee of the Mutual Masterpicture Rumpelstiltskin. He refused to leave and was promised a second showing the next day with a reserved seat. The fairy drama returns to the Table Theater on Saturday October 2 for a matinee.
J L Robinson offers painting contracts with guaranteed work and personal agreement. Contact via phone 661 W for details and rates.
A reflective line on land ownership and worth showing that life in the soil comes only after proving rightful title to it. The aphorism suggests effort precedes recognition, linking labor to acknowledgment of property rights.
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