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Springfield Sun

Location

Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1910

Page

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State Board of Health adopts strict sanitation rules in Kentucky

The Kentucky State Board of Health in Louisville adopted new sanitary rules effective immediately to be enforced by the State Bacteriologist and assistants. Rules require plan approval before water or sewer projects, prohibit changes in water supply without Board approval, and demand site approval or approved waste purification methods for manufactories. Fire reports along Great Northern and Northern Pacific lines indicate widespread blazes with downed wires hindering coverage.

State Board of Health Kentucky Kentucky State Board of Health Louisville Board of Hearth Newport Wash Great Northern Northern Pacific Spokane Helena Libby Mont Flower Creek

Forty-Eighth Annual Exhibition Opens Amid High Hopes

The Washington County Fair begins amid large attendance and numerous high quality entries in floral hall ladies department and produce and poultry. Officials promise one of the best fairs yet with a heavy stock on the grounds and a premium list to be published next week.

Washington County Floral Hall Produce and Poultry Department

Destructive Fires Hit Northwest Forest Regions

Fires across Montana and neighboring forests spread rapidly as crews push to contain new outbreaks. Glacier National Park Supervisor Logan and forest supervisors report old blazes under control but ongoing outbreaks force military dispatches of five infantry companies to Glacier and three to each Flathead and Blackfeet forests. Casualties rise with 40 firefighters believed dead near Wallace Idaho, and a mother and daughter killed at Cabinet Idaho as flames close in.

Montana Logan Glacier National Park Haines Bunker Flathead Blackfeet Glacier Park Wood Staf Fourteenth Infantry Washington Spokane Wash Idaho Wallace Sand Point Forester van Dycke Cabinet

Bidding For Convict Labor At Frankfort Penitentiary

Frankfort ky Aug 18 At a Prison Commission meeting bids for the labor of 400 convicts at the Frankfort penitentiary will be reviewed and a contract may be awarded. Bids varied by bidder and quantity creating a complex tally. A D Martin offered 70 cents for 250 men and 65 cents for 150 men. Reliance Manufacturing Co Chicago offered 67 1/2 cents for 400 men Kuhn Pants Co offered 57 1/2 cents for 150 men Hoge Montgomery Co Frankfort offered Grade and 400 men.

Frankfort Prison Commission A. D.martin Reliance Manufacturing Company Chicago Kuhn Pants Company Hoge-Montgomery Co

Sudden Death of W P Montgomery

The community mourns the death of 77 year old W P Montgomery from acute indigestion at his home Monday at 4 PM. Survived by wife and six children, funeral at St Rose and interment in St Dominic's cemetery. Also reported is the death of Mary Brown, 13, from typhoid fever, funeral at Willisburg. and Catherine Kelly, 3, from scarlet fever and meningitis, with condolences offered. The Sun and Courier Journal and The Springfield Sun ads list subscription prices.

W. P. Montgomery Mr. Montgomery Montgomery Thomas Montgomery Chas. Montgomery Sam Montgomery Kent Smith A. B. Rudd Sallie Montgomery Christopher Xaverian Order Baltimore St. Rose St. Dominic’s Cemetery Mary Brown W. E. Brown Valley Hill Willisburg Catherine W. P. Kelly Mr. Kelly

Boy's Home Rights and Family Meals Approach

Christine Terhune Herrick notes in Woman's Home Companion that inviting a boy’s friends to meals strengthens family bonds. Use a rotation system for multiple brothers and set advance notice for guests. Encourage outdoor activities, gym participation, and a pleasant room as part of the boy's compensation for staying at home.

Christine Terhune Herrick Woman's Home Companion

Annexation favored by Canadian nationalist leader

Antigonish Nova Scotia August 19 Henri Bourassa M P nationalist leader of Quebec urged annexation of Canada to the United States before the St Xavier College summer school arguing imperial federation is unwieldy and four futures exist for Canada: stay as is imperial federation annexation or independence. He cited trade, rail, coastal links and shared conditions as drivers toward annexation.

Antigonish N. S Canada United States Henri Bourassa M. P Quebec St. Franci Xavier College Bourassa

Won’t Need a Crutch After New Cure Claim

Editor J P Sossman of Cornelius North Carolina bruised leg started a sore that resisted many salves. An advertised remedy named Are fais boise prescribed by Beet Haydon and Robertson is claimed to cure boils bone disease sores pimples eczema or piles.

J. P. Sossman Cornelius N. C Beet Haydon & Robertson

Progress of Our Nation in Fifty Years of Growth

A concise historical retrospective compares the United States fifty years ago and in 1909. It highlights population growth from 31 million to about 90 million, wealth expansion from roughly 16 billion to 120 billion, per capita wealth and money supply increases, gold coinage rise, bank activity surges, saving and state bank deposits, absence then growth of loan and trust companies, pension expenditures climbing from 1.1 million to 161 million, and broader government revenue gains from 56 million to over 600 million. Includes references to territories like the Philippines and Hawaii.

Philippines Hawaii Porto Rico Alaska

Kentucky Women’s Model School at State Fair

Kentucky plans an eighth annual State Fair in Louisville with a new model school building. The Ladies Auxiliary advisory board leads the project with notable members and aids from State Fair secretary and educator Ellsworth Regenstein. The model school will be prepared before the fair and showcased to visitors, reflecting broad support from state women’s organizations.

Kentucky Commonwealth Louisville Ladies’ Auxiliary Advisory Board James A. Leech Ames A. Mitchell Bowling Green Charles P. Weaver John B. Castleman John A. Stratton John H. Miller Valley Staton Laura Clay Richmond Newman Ellsworth Regenstein State Federation of Women’s Clubs

Model School Yard Display At Local Fair

The description highlights a model school yard with every detail attended to including wagons in use under the model idea. Prof Regenstein will oversee the building during fair week as chief host ensuring the exhibit operates smoothly.

Prof Regenstein

Cemetery beautification drive at St. Rose church urged

Father McGonigle leads a call for donations to restore St. Rose Cemetery. He urges every family with relatives buried there and distant friends to give at least 1.50, noting a 1000 dollar goal will make the site the finest in Washington County and justify a small ongoing tax to keep it.

Father McGonigle St. Rose Washington County Father McGunigle

Delightful musicale and porch party for Miss Elizabeth Roberts

Miss Elizabeth Roberts hosted a four to six o clock musicale and porch party as a farewell before departing to Larkspur Colorado to stay with her brother Charles Roberts in a lucrative post. Friends recall her as a bright, popular member of Springfield's younger set and plan to welcome her return next summer.

Elizabeth Roberts Larkspur Colorado Charles Roberts Miss Roberts Springfield

Farm Boys Prize Offered for Livestock Judging

The Commissioner of Agriculture announces a $100 prize for the farm boy with the best livestock judging at the State Fair. About ten to fifteen boys aged 16 to 18 are expected to enter. Entries are free and must be sent to Secretary J. W. Newman at the State Fair Louisville.

Agneniture M. C. Rankin Ture At Said J. W. Newman State Fair Louisville

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Great Northwest The Sun and Courier-Journal Springfield Sun Dominion of Canada Uncle Sam Kentucky Women’s Model School Cemetery OF ST M’gonigle St Rose DELIGHTFUL _ MUSICALE
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