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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1905
Page
6
R S Egbert pulled a forty five pound catfish from near Mondays Landing using a small light hook. He recovered the catch with effort and brought it to town where he sold it to Sheriff Chinn for 50 dollars.
Dr. E W Hall of St Louis writes from Bowling Green Kentucky on June 12 1901 praising Texas Wonder Hall's Great Discovery for kidney and bladder troubles and recommending it to all sufferers. The testimonial is signed by J H Hespen.
An 19th century style advertisement touts Texas Wonder Hall's Great Discovery as a universal kidney and bladder remedy. It claims to cure gravel and rheumatism, regulate child bladder issues, and backs mail delivery from Louis, Missouri.
The Court of Appeals reversed the grand larceny judgment against Harry Weaver of Louisville. Austerlitz in Bourbon county saw the Brutus J. Clay home valued at 16000 dollars burn in a fire destroying it.
Walter W. Wilhoit and Grace Noe were wed Wednesday evening in Louisville in a ceremony performed by Rev. F. M. Petty at the bride’s home. The couple then left for New Orleans on a bridal tour. Wilhoit is district manager for Metropolitan Life Insurance with offices in the Marion National Bank building. The couple will reside in this city.
A Springfield preacher buys sausage for lunch and hairs a dog following him to church. He kicks at the scent confusedly, edges to the altar, and a deacon tries to hand him a note. The prank ends with the preacher misreading the situation and dismissing the congregation amid chaos. A separate note reports J. C. Tipton, editor, killed by a train near Pineville.
A colored woman led officers to a dead baby boy found on a bureau in Mary Dean's home on Chiles street. Stella Royce, 19, from Jessamine county, claimed the child was born dead last Sunday and placed on the bureau four days ago. Coroner Gibbs and an inquest plan to sift the matter.
John Davidson laments Browning’s daily writing routine as a pitiful spectacle and a grotesque vision of duty. He notes Browning had independent income yet produced poetry and incites that the public was misled into believing there was value in it, prompting a society to crack the doubtful literary “nuts.”
County Attorney W I Allin lay in wait for a depredating groundhog in his yard and shot the animal as it gnawed daisies buttercups and violets. The large rodent was slain after entering through the fence to begin its breakfast.
A farmer outlines a crop rotation including corn with clover and a July hay cut while aiming for high corn yields. The plan emphasizes soil fertility and succession to heirs. Thirteen lives were lost in a convent fire at Genevieve Quebec.
Miss Mary Jagan of 4 Werry Street Kansas City Missouri reports sores vanish with Paracamph claiming to soothe eczema and dry skin. The ad asserts the product clears skin in two to four weeks with money back if not satisfied.
A dialect filled tale contrasts crossed hearts and the burden of a secret. Henry Bemis recalls a pupil who told a teacher a deadly secret and was shunned. the lesson warns that once a pledge is broken trust disappears.
The ad extols Chamberlain's Pain Balm as a quick relief for rheumatism, claiming one application eases pain and citing many testimonials. It notes the product costs little and is sold by C. J. Haydon, with Secretary Hay recently returning from Genoa to Manila after recovering his health.
Bardstown and Springfield listings outline farms and commercial properties for sale in Nelson County and adjacent areas. Includes planing mills, tobacco land, houses, barns, hotels, and timbered tracts with prices ranging to 5 000 dollars, contact C T Atkinson and L K Stiles for No 1 through No 9 properties.
The article discusses a fall infestation of a small white worm with a dark head found inside cabbage heads. Described as a parasite of grasshoppers, the larvae are not poisonous to humans and are not linked to illness from eating cabbage. Illinois entomologist Dr. S A Forbes confirms not all are injurious and readers may safely continue cabbage growing.
Advertisement asserts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets aid digestion and strength, claiming the amount digested matters more than the quantity eaten. It promotes tablets for sale at a quarter and emphasizes improved digestion.
Mrs. Harriet Bishop died last Thursday at her nephew Murray N. Bishop's Woodlawn residence from ailments of old age. Mr. Searles Davis died at his Bloomfield home Sunday, aged about sixty five. Sister Lorettine of Nazareth died at St. Joseph's Hospital Lexington Friday after thirty years in the veil, widely known for her devotion.
Mrs. M Fagan of 43 Ferry Street Kansas City Missouri spilled boiling grease on her hand. She treated with Paracamph and the pain subsided quickly, with the hand healed in two days. The item cautions that housewives face burn risks and children near stoves demand preparation for accidents with protective remedies.
Young Chelis Hunt about twelve, son of James Hunt, on Mrs. Sara Collins Smith’s Dundee County farm, slipped from a farm horse while watering it. His foot caught in a tracechain, the frightened horse dragged him to death, leaving the boy disfigured. The tragedy amid a grieving community.
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