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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1905
Page
8
An advertisement claims Paracamph offers instant relief for rheumatic pains and related disorders across the United States. It urges readers to buy a one dollar bottle from local druggists and promises safety, directing to the Paracamph Company in Cincinnati.
Mrs. L S Dean reports improvement. Montgomery loses a horse. Mamie Merritt visits Willisburg. J M Montgomery and wife with Rev G V Todd at Mackville. Jim Keeling and family visit J M Shields. Residents attend Harrodsburg fair. B H McIlvoy visits Dean. Johe Inman’s daughter Eva attends Mackville meeting. Claudie Royalty visits Annie Montgomery. R M Thompson and J S Leachman in area. John Armstrong and family attend Willisburg meeting. Flossie Pearlidami Myrtle Armstrong and Erastus Pirkins at Willisburg. Ormsby Showmaker seen near Mackville. Hattie Settle visits Brooksville. Singing at this place progresses with large attendance.
Mrs. John A. Young in Ne did recover from new liver and stomach trouble with Electric Bitters after long illness. The testimonial claims the remedy quickly relieved and cured her, describing heart weakness and inability to rest, with druggist Heydon selling the tonic at 50 cents under guarantee.
The Poor Forest Church hosts an ice cream supper on Saturday August 19 from 5 to 10 PM. Proceeds from a Fair ice cream event totaled 15 dollars for school horse improvements. Local notes report barn construction by G A Benedict and James Truax, telephone line work, travel to Louisville for a surgical case, and several family health and death notices.
A Norfolk reader from Va writes of a knee burn needing quick relief and healing with Arnica sold at C J Haydon's drug store. The testimonial highlights pain relief and wound healing as a claim for the product.
The Reaper has collected many in the neighborhood with daily funerals last week. Mrs. M. E. Hall died August 7 at her father Bailey Pinkston's home after spinal meningitis. Mrs. Frances Lowther, respected widow and mother of seven, died August 11 by hanging, with Trisanity suspected. The community extends condolences to both families.
Weather showers hinder crops while residents note recent gatherings and visits. F W Gray and Shert Montgomery attended Harrodsburg fair. Edgar Gray joined a Black's Store lawn fete. Ada Snider visited relatives. Rev. Rowley spoke at Hardesty schoolhouse on fishing. Willisburg tent meeting draws praise. Gray and Hardesty families visited John Hardesty's home. Sarah Gray visits Scruggsville.
Nathan H. Putnam of Lebanon died suddenly on a North Dakota train while returning from a West tour. He was 54, born in Taylor county, and survived by his wife Nannie E. Spalding and nine children. He had long operated stores with J G Phillips and in Lebanon since 1875. His death was reported from Harvey North Dakota, with details of acute indigestion.
A fragment lists market items including flour five pounds per bag, ginseng per pound, lard per pound, potatoes per barrel, salt and vinegar by gallon, onions sets for 1.00, and various green produce. Prices appear in old spelling and units, with several line items truncated.
New Orleans reports 50 new fever cases to total 963 with 154 deaths and 208 total suspected. Cases include Louis Cavullo Jr and Maurice Kenny as screening and fumigation efforts shift to district heads under Dr Gessner. Two cases detected in Algiers show no spread. Patterson reports three new cases and first death as Alabama officials survey coast towns.
Gov J C W Beckham reviews the Second Kentucky regiment in Paducah with 500 people present. A victory salute and a subsequent dance at Park Pavilion mark the event. He plans to return August 23 to review First and Third regiments, with hospital visits and a nighttime cavalry skirmish noted.
In West Liberty Morgan County crowds stay angry after the assault on 15 year old Lydia Phippe. Four men Sam Maynard Boone Stacy Wade Quicksall face county examination. Jail heavily guarded to prevent mob violence as the community awaits word on the girl's recovery.
NEW CAPITOL Frankfort Ky Aug 12 The first work on the new state house under the contract let to the General Supply and Construction Co will be done Monday when the work of excavating for the concrete foundation will begin. The company will use every effort to complete the foundations before winter sets in.
A Missouri druggist declares there is nothing on the market equal to Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and says it is widely sold and recommended for bowel complaints. Newport banker Edward Remme, noted as Newport’s oldest banker, died of a broken heart.
An old ad promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills as a cure for sickness from undigested food poisons. It claims a money back guarantee and lists 25 cents price at C. J. Haydon's drug store with an urging to try them.
Dr J H Walker of Valley Hill offers seven Southdown ewes at seven dollars each if taken immediately. Auction-like sale notes limited to immediate purchase.
A Kentucky reader recommends Texas Wonder and Hall's Great Discovery for kidney and bladder troubles in a July 1901 letter to Dr EB W Hall of St. Louis, praising its use in the family and endorsing its efficacy.
An advertisement touts a "Texas Wonder" bottle of Hall's Great Discovery claimed to cure kidney and bladder issues in men and women, travel ailments, diabetes, seminal emissions, weakness, rheumatism, and irregularities. It promises mail delivery for $1 if not sold locally, with a two month treatment per bottle.
The Brooksville column notes the death of Mr. Sam Black of Harrodsburg, formerly of the area, and extends sympathy to the bereaved. Local social notes include visits and gatherings among residents, church meetings, and mentions of family travel and guests across nearby towns.
Leslie Chinn a Tribble House porter in Junction City killed his wife during a Tuesday night drive toward Danville then returned to Junction City to write a will and commit suicide by shooting himself in a hay loft.
The United District Association of Missionary Baptists of Kentucky will hold its annual session at the colored Baptist church in town on the first of August. Local congregations prepare for the gathering with services and community events.
Mr Will Mahoney known as the fruit drummer of Louisville suffered a severe hand cut and a nose scar after leaping from a survey drawn by two runaway horses. He rode with a colored driver and J E Hayden of Louisville Paper Co en route from New Haven to Hodgenville. Hayden sprained his wrist and bruised his leg when the team crashed through the town and demolished the pump near the courthouse.
T A Grundy has been ill for a week. T Mims returned home from Cadlettaburg visits. Goddard Grundy attended the Har rodsburg fair. May and Maude Lindley of Louisville return after two weeks with Goatleys. Mrs Samuel Tucker visited in Fairfield. Maggie Imogene Goatley Delta Lydia Virgin and others visited Tat hese Spring. Mrs Carroll Kelly returned from Lebanon to seek Dr Kelly's care. Telephones work has begun and phone boxes expected in about two weeks. Threshing is the order of the day. Subscribe for The Suz.
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