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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1905
Page
4
A fragmented column references W. J. Bryan on immortality and hope, remarks on Democratic unity in Washington county, and urges decisive political action. It praises resilience, notes Louisville acting mayor Barth pushing a city cleanup, and hints at enforcing Sunday laws and vagrancy statutes. It ends with a humorous, rough comparison about fleas and women's prowess.
A Boston man rescues a maligned snake, arguing it useful to keep down toadyism. The piece jests about amputations, thefts by suited men, beauty myths, rapid travel, and frontier life, weaving humor with social critique and absurdities.
An Indiana woman attempted death by self harm when her husband attended a baseball game. The incident reflects personal distress linked to his absence and a crisis moment for the family.
Geo F Borla muses on a world where everyone is honest, imagining lighter labor, fewer misdeeds, and safer nights for families. He argues lies require more effort, notes wasted paper on IOUs, and suggests honesty would improve life though scepticism remains about widespread virtue.
A reflective discourse on honesty and reform, warning that rapid change would unsettle society. Local notes report births, illnesses, and churchgoing, including a newborn daughter to David Bottom and health concerns for Mrs. Mary Ellen Hall. Community updates recount visits, travel, and domestic events across Harrodsburg and Chaplin areas.
Mt Zion marks a community milestone as residents boast of their new telephone service. Eva Sutherland remains the guest of friends in Paducah. Roscoe Sutherland visits Miss Grigsbys near Fairfield with sisters Lizzie and Arla. Mrs Mattie Bayne and Mattie Haydon spend Wednesday with the family.
The personally conducted excursion led by Mr W A Wilgus S P A departs Springfield Kentucky Saturday August 12 via L and N and C and O Railways joining the Seashore Special from Louisville foot of Seventh Street Union Depot. Round trip 14 dollars valid through August 26 features scenery mountain air surf bathing ocean voyage and hotel entertainment with optional side trips at low rates. Contact W A Wilgus Hopkinsville KY or local L N agent for details and sleeping space. The Empress of Russia reportedly spends about 10 00 yearly on perfumes pastes soaps and toilet waters imported from Paris.
A guide on renovating furniture by removing old varnish with boiling water and washing soda, wiping with damp fan belts, and sanding. It notes applying white varnish in two coats after drying and polishing. Also describes making smelling salts with rosemary and English lavender, and advises on shrinking woolen dress braid by wetting before sewing.
A fragmented instruction-grade excerpt details methods to repel mice using carenne and quicklime, tar, pepper, and lime, claiming it may not kill mice. It also describes a separate procedure titled How to Resonate Pearls, involving boiling bras in water with salts of tartar and alum, washing pearls gently, and drying in a cool dark place.
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