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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1909
Page
3
A Harrodsburg Herald item recounts a farm couple where a wife feeds her husband horse‑tonic powder mixed with oatmeal. He becomes frisky, leaps fences, clashes with hired help, and courts other women, prompting talk of divorce.
London Times reports on man eating tigers in India, noting young tigers exhibit strength and taste for human flesh. Tigers reportedly kill nightly, cache carcasses, and may attack repeatedly on successive nights. Accounts include sportsmen and shikaris citing numerous human fatalities over years. Anecdotes warn that some tigers kill dozens monthly before quieting or stopping traffic. Advertises Chamberlain's Salve in Kentucky.
A wedding occurred Saturday in Franklin county joining Miss Julia Louise South of the Forks of Elkhorn to Eugene F. Castles of Frankfort. The bride is a Kentucky social figure linked to prominent families and relatives including former Congressman South Trimble and U S Senator Bradley’s son-in-law. Castles, a New York advertising executive, heads a large agency.
A compilation of quotable lines from various papers cites remarks by Louis, Bryan, and others on effort, luck, and life. Jokes touch on habits, holidays, and the power of the pen in danger, reflecting early 20th century editorial wit.
The article describes how belief in luck influenced Sir Charles Napier in pressuring Mehemet Ali to sign a treaty after victories in Egypt. It cites Mehemet’s belief in England’s fortune tied to a lucky woman and a queen’s forehead, and notes General Gordon’s perceived luck during the Taiping Rebellion with a magical ebony cane as a talisman guiding troops.
A jumble of clippings notes corn stalks towering in a county field and a farmer must climb onto a barn roof to look over. Other items reference seed sales in Kentucky and a lament for peaceful times. The page includes poetry extracts and humor about bees and graveyard verse.
An advertisement touts Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a cure for constipation urging daily bowel movement. It cites testimonials from Quincy Missouri and Stonewall and offers free trial bottles and medical advice from Dr W B Caldwell.
An 1872 introduced Chamberlain’s Colie Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is praised by H Nichols of Oakland Indiana as a reliable travel essential. The ad also notes drug sale by The Leo Haydon Drug Co and invites readers to obtain full music courses from H H Cherry in Bowling Green Kentucky.
A reader from Dempsey Alabama recounts a two year old child sick with cholera infantum vomiting and diarrhea. After failing to find a physician, Elder Bros. & Carter's store recommended 8 Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy which was purchased and used.
A 1944 poultry tonic advert touts prevention against cholera gapes koups canker and limberneck. It claims the feed keeps fowls healthy and may improve condition, with a price of 60 cents and no pay until delivery. Sold by Haydon & Rol.
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