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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1906
Page
4
A local retailer announces a large shipment of women and misss summer skirts offering deep discounts due to the late season. The notice emphasizes unusually low prices and a limited time opportunity for shoppers seeking affordable apparel.
An extra large line of Men s Ladies Misses and Children s shoes offered at very low prices.
A lot of 50c shirts arrived from New York too late and must be sold at a sacrifice price below cost. The notice emphasizes bulk discount and urgency for quick sale.
Mamie Crosby, a Black woman, was tried in the Lebanon police court for cruelly using a horse that died belonging to J. W. Crume & Bro. She pleaded guilty, paid a $10 fine plus costs. One accompanying man disappeared, the other agreed to partially compensate the livery for the $150 horse.
A 14 by 5 foot moving diorama titled The Little World displays miniature people and machinery in motion across towns, railroads, depots, and a water pond. James Sherry showcases the contrivance with unseen motive power and adds a pedal driven orchestra mechanism to accompany the scene.
In hot weather early signs of a child’s loose bowels should be treated promptly with Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by castor oil. Rev M C Stockland of Little Falls Minnesota endorses its value for summer disorders in children, noting years of use. Sold by reliable dealers in the Blue Grass.
Two men died or were gravely injured after sleeping on railroad tracks Saturday night. Abe Bright twenty six of Marion took a fatal hit at St Mary's and died Sunday at Elizabeth Hospital. Victor Bandy track walker for Henderson Route was struck at 10 30 pm and likely to die. his home is Lochburg. An Arkansas man praises King's New Discovery as a cure for coughs and consumption, with druggist ads promoting 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles and a free trial.
Market terms list numerous items with unclear spellings. Entries include butter per pound, beeswax per pound, chickens hens, dried apples per bushel, grain wheat and corn, lime per barrel, bran and salt per barrel, turkeys per pound, tallow per pound, vinegar per gallon, wool and grease, country products, geese and other livestock. Values are miswritten and partly unreadable.
Grain and livestock prices rise and fall across Chicago and Omaha exchanges. Flour and wheat show dull or steady trading, with corn and rye listed at tentative levels. cattle and hogs vary by class, with steady to firm ranges for steers, cows, heifers, and feeders, while hog futures display mixed movement. The report captures daily price bands, regional variations, and seasonal demand factors impacting grains and livestock markets.
The Rev J C Warren pastor of Sharon Baptist Church Belair Ga says Electric Bitters cured his lame back stiff joints and a papior mysical collapse He walked a mile in half an hour after two bottles and now plans more walking Greatest remedy for weakness and all stomach liver and kidney care Sold with guarantee at C J Haydon's drug store. Price 50
Yellow fever deaths in Havana prompt health reporting as inspectors log cases. Nebraska guards head for Fort Riley maneuvers while Cambridge crew sails for Thames race. A miner kills his wife in Butte over jealousy. Van Sant named grand parade chief marshal in Minneapolis. Liga president Pulliam balks at high Boston club price. Four young Finnish girls reach Boston unaccompanied aboard Iverula. Navy yard meat quality inquiry ordered by Rear Admiral Coghlan. General Paper windup planned in Milwaukee per court order. Seattle coroner rules no inquest into Eli Gage’s death. Pennsylvania leads U.S. mining output. Longworths depart for New York from Cherbourg amid embassy gifts. Martinique reports four earthquake shocks. Riddle denies bail in Breathitt gun case. A colored man dies after lamp accident in Louisville.
The Blue Grass Fair association is incorporated with capital stock of 25000 in 2500 shares of 10 each to sponsor fairs carnivals and other entertainments. Sued for back taxes in Lexington Rankin Clemmons named as defendant in a 1906 personal property tax suit totaling 28000. Open shop announced in Louisville after writers strike affecting about 40 skilled workers with nonunion hiring. Citizens in pursuit of a negro accused of criminally assaulting Myrtle Fugate daughter of farmer George Fugate near Madisonville Kentucky.
Illinois Central R R reduced rates to ten days on rails in sprit, California and Colorado. Low excursion rates daily to Hot Springs Arkansas. Through excursion sleeper Louisville to California Arizona and Texas. Full particulars F W Harlow C P A Louisville Ky.
Classified list shows farmers offering livestock seed wheat mules cows sows and pigs plus oak lumber for sale in Springfield Benedict Clements and surrounding areas with early 1900s style notices and brief farm goods ads.
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