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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1907
Page
7
In Lexington Kentucky dairymen alarmed by tuberculin testing threaten to halt all milk to the city. A delegation met Mayor Combs demanding exemptions, warning officials their herds will be spared no measures if the ordinance enforcing tests stands.
Governor Beckham issues a 500 dollar reward for capture and conviction of arsonists in Western Kentucky tobacco districts. The effort cites a ten year old tollgate law to aid investigations and notes authorities may hire detectives if needed. The governor says tobacco interests are not to blame, but lawless elements exploit the agitation.
In a rear end collision between two freight trains on the Louisville and Nashville line at Hubbard Springs Virginia three men were badly injured. Brakeman C Lloyd of Corbin Kentucky is believed fatally hurt with a crushed body and missing leg. Engineer J F Kane of Corbin Kentucky has a broken leg an arm and severe bruising. Silace Peace of Norton Virginia also injured. The wreck may have been caused by a flagman failing to protect his train.
Advert says Chamberlain's Pain Balm gives rapid relief from rheumatic pains and aids sleep. Claims many sufferers have been gently cured and that the salve is sold by reliable dealers in the Blue Grass region.
Jas H Eckels president of the Commercial National Bank of Chicago died suddenly in his sleep of heart disease at his home. His death occurred on the eve of a breakfast party he planned for friends and relatives. The family planned to sail for New York soon.
A damaging quake lasting four and a half minutes startled City of Mexico causing telegraph cuts and citywide darkness from failed electric lights. One AP office wall cracked from floor to ceiling and Cinco de Mayo street pavement split for ten yards. The event ranks as the heaviest in ten years as residents poured into streets in night robes.
Fire swept Westwego across the Mississippi opposite New Orleans rendering about 600 people homeless. Forty two structures including a church and town hall burned. Estimated loss about $50,000 with only $4,400 insured.
Article offers breathing drills for a strong chest and health improvement, detailing posture, inhalation and exhalation techniques, and bedtime lung routines. It then shifts to beef tea preparation, outlining a method to extract full nutrition by simmering beef with water overnight and mashing the remainder for enhanced fiber and albumen content.
Cleaning advice describes two methods for white gostekins rugs. One uses lukewarm water, aqua ammonia, and drying in shade before rubbing to soften. The second suggests washing with gasoline, adding soap suds if evaporation is rapid.
The passage appears to be a subscription notice from a Kentucky newspaper, listing the price and publisher details. It cites the Associated Press dispatches and various local reports, mentioning the Court of Seals and state administration coverage, with a subscription rate of four dollars per year in advance.
The item notes a weekly edition tying The Sun to Bryan's Commoner and references the Courier Journal and Louisville papers alongside Nashville American. It outlines a compilation of periods, publishers, and regional papers in a shared weekly schedule. The entry emphasizes press connections and distribution across cities.
A fragmented notice outlines subscription rates for The Sun The Lee Times and related papers. The Sun offers a one year option while the Daily Courier Journal appears in a bundled or staggered pricing structure. Readers are prompted to select a full year access.
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