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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1906
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR passage mentions Washington county, Al K. Hol, a fair, drunken behavior, and moral change. The readable content portrays a public condemnation of alcohol vendors and a call for reform, with references to fathers, sons, and a dramatic wall writing warning. The exact events, dates, people, or places are not fully clear from the text.
The slate lists Ben Jonson of Bardstown Nelson County for Congress and appellate judge with J P Hopson of Elizabethtown Hardin County. Court clerk Robert Noe appears in the ticket.
Attendees last week witnessed a vivid depiction of barroom life. Drunkenness, chaos, and profanity filled the scene as patrons, both young and old, drank freely while women remained sober. The spectacle inspired strong reactions and drew bustling crowds to Castle-Catlett’s theater.
J R Steen bergen left for Harrodsburg to marry Mies Caldwell but found she had relapsed from typhoid fever and died the day before. He attended the burial, then returned to Harrodsburg and took the train to Danville. The report appears in the Boyle County Herald. A separate Kentucky Standard note reports a new marble vein near Bardstown on the Hoston pike, promising value and possible quarrying.
Kentucky statute 1586 punishes bribe receivers with fines from fifty to five hundred dollars and loss of voting rights, while 1575 punishes opening saloons or selling whiskey on election day. Local option supporters plan to enforce these provisions.
The Sun prints a warning about a possible last minute trick to sway votes in the upcoming Saturday local option election. A Springfield businessman reports a diabolical scheme may circulate, such as a whiskey urging circular or a defamatory rumor. The public is urged to report to precinct chairs and ignore misinformation.
The Rev. J. Warren of Sharon Baptist Church Belair Ga extols Electric Bitters as a Godsend to mankind claiming it cured his lame back stiff joints and collapse. He says two bottles strengthened him to walk three miles in 50 minutes and he feels able to walk more. The tonic is hailed as a remedy for weakness and digestive organ complaints and is sold under guarantee at C J Haydon's drug store for 50 cents.
The Hon. W. J. Bryan, after a world tour of nearly twelve months, cabled his brother Charles W. Bryan that he would reach New York on August 30. He will visit New Haven Bridgeport Jersey City Chicago Lincoln St Louis Louisville Cincinnati with large entertainments planned.
Howardstown New Haven Mt. Zion Howardstown Balltown Nelsonville New Hope Time will be divided with anyone de siring to represent the saloon and present its merits. 30. Midshipman Is Dismissed Tug Run Down and Sunk Explosion Causes Heavy Loss
Chas W Moore a machinist of Fora City Pa burned his hand in an electrical furnace. He used Bucklen's Arnica Salve and recovered quickly. Advertises as the greatest healer on earth for burns wounds sores eczema and piles 25 cents at C J Haydon druggist
A letter from L. Tanne in the Springfield Sun praises temperance work and urges Christian voters to align with righteous action against liquor. She cites Gideon, warns of drunkenness’s harms, and asks voters to ensure they are on the right side, supporting Judge Thurman and the temperance cause.
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