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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1906
Page
6
A persuasive plea from J Benton F in the LaRue County Herald urges voters to consider the moral cost of saloons. It questions who will supply the “2,000,000 boys” as labor for the industry and warns that public revenue and families depend on their choice. The piece frames voting as a duty to God and community, challenging fathers to act.
A Kentucky item tells of a stubborn farmer who drinks to excess and falls into a well, his wife gently hoisting him up by degrees until a misstep drops him again. She finally pulls him out and he promises reform after her practical wit saves him from drowning. Nearby notes: Dr. Richard Douglas attends sick state prison commissioner Harvey McCutcheon III in Russellville. A 18 year old, Clarence Nickols, is indicted for patricide over his father Henderson Nickols found dead near Camp Creek. An ad urges use of Chamberlain’s Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy for quick relief in colic and dysentery.
Marion County reports R E Young Sr returning from Bath County with a mule shipment of two and moving three and four year olds, noting high prices and exceptional tobacco in the region. Mrs J A Wayne dies at 59 after typhoid fever. Belle Wright funeral led by Dr A C Graves. Buford Mahon dies after two years of decline linked to grief. Curtis J Ford, longtime distiller at Coon Hollow, dies suddenly at home nearby.
A collection of opinions on liquor laws and public morality cites Ram's Horn urging vigilance, Denmark banning whiskey to Greenlanders, and a Philadelphia journalist’s cake gimmick. It recalls President Roosevelt’s stance on the rum traffic, linking saloons to crime and social decay.
A large crowd gathered from New Haven and surrounding areas to visit the Springfield fair this week. Attendees praised the splendid exhibitions and noted the vibrant turnout and local friendships stemming from the event.
Professor G Sims Woodfead warned at Huddersfield that alcohol disrupts digestion and reduces protective secretions and scavenging white cells. He argued alcohol paralyzes immune defenses and leaves the body open to disease germs, undermining traditional remedies for fevers and infections.
The demand for Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is so strong in Pikeville Indiana that stock runs out quickly. It has cured dysentery when other remedies failed, according to Franx Save and fio ean ae Jones. Laing heats wi fet, sale by reliable dealers.
A mother pleads to save her son who fell to drink and sin. The verse laments a bright, brave boy drawn to a fatal glass, vows to God and heaven, and asks for salvation and reunion with home and joy. The refrain repeats plea save the boy with loving hearts and heavenly joy.
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