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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1910
Page
4
A Democratic ticket centers on Ben Johnson for Congress, outlining party listings and implied campaign coalition. The item notes candidate designation and party alignment without detailing platform specifics or regional districts.
A bashful young man is invited to dinner but becomes easily flustered. He forgets to comb his hair, spills coffee, and misreads a tablecloth as a shirt causing a comical frenzy. After a clumsy crash, he bolts to the woods, leaving the family amused and a joke about Lowney's chocolates offered for a correct answer.
SYCAMORE VALLEY reports several local farm trades with prices, plus social and school news. J N Shields and son Ernest remain ill. B H McIvoy bought three yearling steers at four thousand per pound from J D Sutherland, who also sold a calf to H Crook and one to T W Sutherland. Sunday School convention at Mackville drew attendees. Mesdames Sutherland and Inman and Misses Maud Eva Inman visited John Crow’s family. Lizzie Davis guides the school, with new buildings rising. Lonnie Neal finished a tobacco barn and will complete a residence soon. Mrs N R Morgan returned from Chaplin after visiting daughter Mrs BP Prother. Eva Inman visited LM Clark. Mrs Greden Clark convalesces. D Sutherland bought a yearling heifer from T W Sutherland for 25.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for kindnesses during the illness and death of Mary Brown. Mr and Mrs W E Brown note that the Ladies of the Baptist church will serve a County Court dinner in November. An advertisement touts Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as a digestive aid available from all druggists.
Dr. G. T. Burton resident dentist offers teeth extraction without pain and crown work as a specialty. Also claims Alleee work of first class and Spepefeld office in Hagon.
Ten acre tobacco barn for rent. Public sale of live stock and farming implements announced for October six. Sale of live stock and farming gear on September seven at ten a m, sixty four miles southeast of Springfield. Real estate trades include T E Wilson selling farm near Texas Kentucky to Nate Ward at fifty dollars per acre and buying W G Sevier farm on Salt River in Boyle county at seventy five dollars per acre. A lot for sale on Main Street east of Methodist church with frontage on Street and alley access. Measrs Luther Burns and Marshall Duncan named election commissioners for Washington county to work with Sheriff Anderson for November election. Farm for rent Frederick town Kentucky, 143 acres upland and bottomland with house and stock barns and an eight acre tobacco barn. Notice to Meulroy and Shutz creditors to settle at once. tax due with five percent penalty after September first. Springfield Cleaning and Pressing advertises services. Farm listings from five hundred to two thousand dollars, including tobacco and stock farms and Bardstown city property. Bardstown Dr. Deas referenced. Ladies Aid Society of Christian Church to serve dinner County Court day in September. Patronage requested.
Cosmopolitan Magazine advertises a sales representative in Washington county to manage renewals and extend circulation with successful methods. Salary and commission offered. prior experience desirable but not essential. full or part time. Apply H. C. Campbell Cosmopolitan Magazine 1789 Broadway New York City. Also promoting Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets with a convenience claim.
A memorial service will be held Friday September second at Willisburg Christian church for Carl Etherington who died in Newark Ohio in the line of duty. National Anti Saloon League leaders and local ministers will speak and present engraved resolutions to Mr and Mrs Hartwell Etherington with music and program details announced. The notice ends with an unrelated obituary style promotion for Chamberlains Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
Pleasant Grove society items list visits by Mrs Mary Noe and Miss Mary Lee Taylor among others from Harrodsburg Bethel Ohio and Perryyille with Dr and Mrs Hopper and J F Gregory F E Montgomery. Local travel includes D R Litsey family at B L Litsey and W S Gibbs visiting Ed Birch. A wedding rumor and humor quotes conclude the social page with a Minnehaha University joke.
A fragmented note reflects a personal exchange about love and marriage. The writer contrasts Harold with a bolder, more daring partner, asserting the hope for a joyful, faithful married life despite uncertainty. The text preserves emotional tone and social context.
County Judge J R Mayes announces bids for tar and paving on multiple pikes including Perryville, Harbourville, Mackville and Texas, Springfield routes, Lincoln Run, Bloomfield, Cecville, Lick and other sections. bids due now, contracts to be signed by those offered work, completion by November 1, 1910.
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