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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1907
Page
8
The excerpt details grouse behavior during hunting, noting its stillness until a hunter is close, then sudden ascent and rapid flight. It describes how the bird hides among bracken trees, its dark neck ruff, and the difficulty of tracking it as it weaves through spruce and snow. The piece reflects Outing magazine style on wary bird behavior and hunting lore.
A Fiji voyage disaster near Suva sees Sir William MacGregor organize a relief, climb broken masts, and save a woman and two men from the sea. The editor defends truthful reporting amid attacks on press honesty and public figures.
Subscribers free column lists numerous farm items for sale including Mammoth Bronze turkeys Llamas Brahmas and Rhode Island Reds. Sellers include Mrs Ban FP M Showmaker L A Burns A C Kimball Mrs N C Campbell Waldner Wright Eliza McIn and others with prices primarily per animal such as Toms 8 hens 2 and similar. Booths note contact details like Springfield Ky Fredericktown and other towns for inquiries.
An editorial urges Kentucky towns, led by women, to pursue cleanliness and beautification as civic duty. It argues beauty requires healthful streets, condemns spitting and dirt, and praises leaders like Proctor Knott and Ben Johnson for public-spirited projects. It highlights the Chautauqua movement, local investments in roads, schools, and public buildings as vital for progress, urging towns to act now.
A commentary urges towns to embrace public spiritedness by promoting new developments and handsome campuses over wasteland. It envisions a Bardstown Civic League Society led by influential women, ready to act to improve lawns, courthouse squares, and fountains. The piece warns residents to prepare for rising valuations and strip away local vices in time.
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