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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1907
Page
8
The Saxton Glee Club will present a musical program at the Opera House on Friday April 26 1907 with a Vocal Contest among high school students to choose the school’s representative for the Tournament. The Mandolin and Guitar Club performs first, with various selections and duets by the Glee Club.
John L. Anderton in May Woman's Home Companion notes a shift in housework as new apartment buildings install central vacuum systems. Each suite has a vacuum chamber pipe in the basement and a flexible hose reaching every room, eliminating traditional broom use.
An apparent health reminder stresses regular bowel action as essential to well being. It critiques laxatives and promotes a syrup or liquid preparation sold by Red Cross Drug Store, noting age groups and weak individuals should avoid purgatives and seek a safe remedy.
In the free subscriber column The Sun lists numerous items for sale or trade. Advertisements include oak logs, trees, posts, several poultry breeds, eggs, honey, sows with pigs, corn, driving horses, mules, cows, sheep, and various farm implements. Names and addresses of sellers span Springfield, Lebanon, Booker, Willisburg, and surrounding areas, with prices per item or quantity and some contact routes. The notice ends urging subscription to The Sun at $1.00 per year.
The fragment lists per pound and per unit prices for various goods including chickens, dried apples, ducks, corn, oats, feathers, flour, limes, potatoes, onions, turkeys, tallow, vinegar, and wool. It reflects a 19th or early 20th century market pricing board with inconsistent OCR text and numerous spelling errors.
The Springfield post office lists four uncalled letters for the week ending April 24 1907. Mrs. Ned Elong Mrs. Clay Harper Sam Ludith and Ben A Wright are awaiting pickup. Please call for these letters at your earliest convenience.
New York hotel proprietors and club officers weigh compelling Walters to wear blue cloth dress to distinguish her from guests whose attire is the same as worn by the women who served food, raising questions of uniformed presentation and guest identification.
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