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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1910
Page
6
In Tarsus, once ancient and in Asia Minor, electricity lights the city with 450 street lamps and about 600 incandescent private lights powered from the Cydnus river. The notes include a homespun banter about plans and social calls amid period miscellany.
A man describes sixteen years of severe skin disease on his legs and joints, failed treatments from many doctors, and sleepless nights. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, he reports dramatic improvement and full recovery, calling it a true cure. He signs as Leonard A Hawter of Nostrand Ave Brooklyn NY, dated July 30 and 1909.
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An advertisement claims Pape's Diapepsia cures dyspepsia indigestion sourness and gas within five minutes. A 50-cent bottle promises relief from heartburn belching nausea headaches and a heavy stomach with no sour breath and digestion restored.
Trigg County Farmers Institute held in Cadiz with small attendance due to bad weather. Officers elected for next year include George L. Cunningham president, Mrs. J. M. Binns vice president, L. L. Freeman secretary, with committees to report crops and delegate J. Frank Ladd to the State Farmers Institute. Messrs Strange and Clayton then left for Elkton for the Todd county Institute.
Ashland police along with Catlettsburg Kentucky and Huntington West Virginia authorities used dynamite blasts in the Big Sandy river to locate the remains and follow leads in a murder mystery. They say investigations suggest both the baby and her mother were killed and dumped into the river.
A digest of legal actions and incidents across Kentucky towns. Highlights include a $350,000 damage suit against the L. & N. railroad involving a deceased employee, land purchases in Whitesburg, wreck and enforcement of railroad infrastructure, a deadly shootout near Saxton, plans for government exhibits at a Porto Rican fair, subpoenas vanishing before a Breathitt murder case, a likely last legal hanging in Kentucky, a barn fire with losses, and the resignation of Cadiz Police Judge Wallace Hancock.
Kentucky census figures released by Census Director Durand show a total population of 2,289,905, up 142,731 in ten years and 6.6 percent from 1890 to 1900. The report notes the ratio of representation should not be increased as it could cost Kentucky a congressional seat, with forty-two counties showing declines since 1900.
Lexington reports the sixth annual gathering of the Association of Kentucky Colleges with representatives from Kentucky State, Transylvania, Central, Georgetown, Kentucky Wesleyan and Berea. Officers elected: President J. J. Tigert, vice president James G. White, secretary-treasurer A. M. Throckmorton.
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In Frankfort the state sues the I N Railroad Co to recover 641000 alleging omitted franchise assessments for 1906 to 1910. It claims fraudulent reports show 2640000 in net earnings yearly, while 12500000 is the real figure, with misreported mileage and improper dividend treatment. Lexington reports cemetery directory work by Col Merrill.
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