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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1905
Page
3
Realty notes advertise 196 acres of fine property in Washi ceounty with walnut and other trees. Listings mention a total of 812 acres across Mercer Real Estate Agency in Tierredsbure Ky and related parcels.
Kentucky Standard reports Mr. J. A. Sympson of near Frederickstown barely escaped drowning during heavy rain last Friday. He was stranded on an island at the mouth of Short Creek as the stream rose. a neighbor rode a horse and swam out to rescue him. Sympson, about seventy five, has endured several narrow drownings, and the flood damaged much of his recently harvested wheat crop.
A historic notice urges mothers to avoid overdoing care for small children in hot weather and to use castor oil as a gentle remedy for bowel troubles. If unsatisfactory, Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is advised, followed by soda bicarbonate. It extols Castor oil and notes instant remedies for early symptoms. It also mentions C J Haydon druggist and Charles Santley the baritone.
Dr J W Thomas of Hodgenville Kentucky markets Youneedit Salve claiming it cures piles and cites 1426 testimonials from customers over the past year. The salve, on the market about a year, has sold 2646 boxes as proof of its curative reputation.
In Louisville on July 19 a Baptist minister Rev John E All wed May Lilienthal of a prominent Louisville Jewish family. The couple, married by Rev Arch Cree, stayed a week in Louisville then moved to Asheville NC and will visit Alls parents in Allensville SC. The union overcame initial family objections over faith.
Geo Banks shot and killed Newton Taulbee, his half brother, on Lacy Creek. Taulbee had previously implicated Banks in a $10 daylight robbery with Banks’s sister Queen Banks. Taulbee, 36, leaves a wife and children. Banks, 27, unmarried, had been in seclusion after Taulbee secured an indictment. This marks seven homicides in Wolfe County in six weeks.
State Auditor Hager named Inspector Hines to pursue for the commonwealth all suits in county courts brought by A. M. Harrison of Lexington, the deposed revenue agent, to recover taxes on omitted property assessments. Suits are pending in about a dozen counties with local counsel to prosecute to judgment.
Joplin Missouri druggist Kr. Obe Witmer states there is nothing on the market that equals Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel complaints. He says they sell and recommend this preparation. For sale by C. J. Haydon, druggist.
In Harrodsburg Herald from Paducah a man owned a mare valued at 800 dollars that was killed after an injury. A hired man sold the horse for 2 dollars and claimed the job done. The original owner reclaims the mare, now healthy, seeking possession and damages. The current owner counters, seeking 500 dollars for care and trouble.
At the examining trial Carl Mattingly was charged with willfully and maliciously cutting EB Mattingly. Judge Cooper presided in the County court. He was held over to the grand jury under a $100 bond. The incident occurred months ago in the county’s lower end.
Judge Riley in Lexington orders police to arrest as vagrants any colored women seen without visible means of support and sentence those unable to prove lawful work to the work house. The move aims to curb loafing and solve the servant problem for housekeepers amid widespread complaints.
Arthur Latham a London born England native and long time county poorhouse inmate died last Sunday of heart disease. He was 67, well traveled and well read, with a pleasing conversational style. His mind had failed for months and he faced attempted lunacy confinement before death. He had no known relatives in the United States after forty three years in Kentucky. Representatives of Greensburg Oil Co are leasing land near Bowling Green, planning immediate oil boring in a region with prior natural gas strikes.
The Ma honing Coal Co. is incorporated at Parker's Lake Pulaski county with 50000 capital. Incorporators are Lorvina Davidson M A Erskine and M A Erskine of Lowellsville Ohio. Also notes a fatal sawmill accident William Shoemaker ground to pieces by a fly wheel. Foreclosure suit filed in Frankfort involving Lawrenceburg Water Co. and a $6000 bond. Minor updates on local legal and personal notices.
At a Shelbyville Commercial Club meeting in the council chamber last Thursday evening a plan to establish a Swiss and German colony in the county was preliminarily discussed. C M Lewis and J C Bright spoke of benefits, with Carl Hanser detailing how a colony could be secured. A committee was named to investigate, and a future meeting may open stock land purchases for the project.
The personally conducted excursion to Old Point Comfort led by W A Wilgus S P A departs Springfield Kentucky on Saturday August 12 via L N and C O Railways joining the Seashore Special from Louisville. Round trip 14 dollars tickets valid to August 26. Highlights include scenery mountain air surf bathing ocean voyage hotel entertainment and Capitol visit with stop over privileges and side trips at low rates. Ladies traveling alone receive attention and return routes may vary via Richmond or Clifton Forge. For details and sleeping car space contact W A Wilgus or the local L N Railway agent.
An advertisement touts a remedy that allegedly cures ordinary diarrhea and dysentery across nine epidemics, usable for cramps and cholera morbus, also claiming success in gammer diarrhea and cholera infantum. Promoted as life saving for families, it notes reduced with water for palatability and lists price at 25 cents, with larger sizes offered at 50 cents.
Mr W B Thorn bury of near Balltown was adjudged insane in county court last Monday and sent to Lakeland asylum the next day. The forty two year old unmarried man has now been confined there three times, attracting attention as he proved violent. A druggist advertisement follows urging preventive health tips for diarrhea and cholera with sale notes by C J Haydon.
A reader signs with initials L. and mentions medical concerns about kidney and bladder health. The note requests guidance or a referral for appropriate care.
An old advertisement touts a Texas Wonder tonic said to cure kidney and bladder troubles in men and women. It claims to remove gravel, cure diabetes and seminal emissions, ease rheumatism, regulate bladder function, and improve various urinary issues. The pitch includes a testimonial request and notes Dr. E W Hall’s Hall’s remedy.
Harrodsburg Herald reports 77 year old Robert Mitchell, father of J. P. Mitchell, was attacked Monday afternoon in front of his home near Mitchellsburg by Lee Dawes, who accused Mitchell’s son of killing his dog. Dawes struck him with a stone, then threatened him with a knife and fled. Dawes remains at large.
A strike of 700 miners in the Sagi naw Michigan district was settled. The report notes no lasting injuries and mentions the relief and reeict by Buckion's Armin Saver Riventark in Ni Va, with reference to C. J. Hayden's drug.
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