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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1909
Page
3
A Harrodsburg correspondent recounts a tale from Messina claiming a newspaper editorial attacking religion provoked the earthquake. He cites an Italian official who witnessed the devastation and believed the piece unintentionally spread Catholicism as a powerful unintended missionary act.
In Lexington Kentucky on February 17 the Kentucky Experiment Station sold a lot of top quality experimental hogs to James Price at 6 1/2 cents per pound. Nine feeding lots used varied rations from cornmeal and cottonseed meal to shipstuff. Experiments this fall and winter repeat last year’s program with a bulletin forthcoming on results.
A town celebrates a cure from Dr King’s New Discovery after a man saved from deadly lung hemorrhage writes of regained health. The notice promotes the medicine for coughs, colds, asthma and bronchial issues with a trial bottle offered and local sellers Haydon & Robertson guaranteeing satisfaction.
In Danville, Thomas Metcalfe sold a six hundred acre farm to A J Thompson of East Lincoln County for 100 dollars per acre. Metcalfe bought the property three years ago for 80 dollars an acre and possession is to pass by April first. The sale underscores rising Boyle county land values as buyers profit from the boom.
A physician promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle, reliable bowel and stomach remedy for constipation. The ad cites testimonials from mothers and educators and notes the product is sold by druggists at 60 cents to $1.00 per bottle, with free samples available upon request.
City Clerk Connelly issued a permit to exhume Mrs. Gerardo Tramatola to replace a white funeral veil with a black one at her burial site. Relatives reported nightly apparitions of the grieving mother demanding the change, saying the white veil torments her spirit and causes mental distress.
The Midland Valley bridge near farmer Hubert Tanner’s San Bois area in Muskogee, Oklahoma caught fire at night. Tanner, aroused by bright glare, stopped an eastbound train with a night shirt waving from the tracks as the engine neared the blaze. Tramps were blamed for the arson after being ejected from a prior freight train.
The Sun and The Louisville Times publish annual rates totaling $350 for a year’s access. The Sun and the Daily Courier Journal offer three days per week in a bundled deal. Herald, The Sun and the Post list similar yearly subscriptions.
A note on tjitjaks a small chameleon lizard species. Report describes their 3 inch length, habit of hiding inside a man's shirt and usefulness in India as they prey on mosquitoes and other insects.
An advertisement discusses heart weakness caused by illness and stress, listing symptoms like shortness of breath and palpitations. It promotes Miles' Heart Cure as a remedy and claims testimonials of improved health, citing Miles Medical Co. in Elkheart, Indiana.
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