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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1907
Page
8
The column records holiday wishes from The Sun and readers, mentions Misses Goodlett hosting a dinner with Della and Lydia Virgin Margie Bonta Martha Ida Gray and others, neighbors visiting, moves of Minor Parrish and Eddy Smother, a social at Roscoe Sutherland, a quiet marriage of Arthur Moore and Nora Wilkerson, and local happenings including Charlie Trent returning home from St Marys.
In America the cry is Long live Dr Kings New Discovery and Mrs Julia Ryder Paine of Truro Mass praises it for curing coughs and colds. The ad claims immediate relief after other remedies fail and offers free samples through CF Haydon Druggist at 80 cents and 1.00 per bottle.
A Birmingham report from December 27 notes a shooting linked to a craps game. Details are limited in the readable text, with authorities investigating the incident and assessing injuries and potential charges.
In Marengo county near Nicholasville a shooting spree leaves two white men badly injured and Alexander Jones dead after firefighters set his house ablaze during a botched arrest. Lee Pope is critically wounded, Zeeke Pope survives, and Bob Jones is killed trying to bring ammunition.
Mr John Hungate and Miss Nannie Sweazy wed at Green's Chapel on December 26 and hosted a bountiful supper. Mr Garard Clark and Miss Anna Wells married at the bride's home on December 27 and departed for Harrodsburg. Miss Ota Dennis of Pleasant Grove visited her grandparents, Mr and Mrs G W Shirley, for the holidays.
The Campbellsville Enquirer notes the city is freer from blind tiger activity than many towns, with occasional boozy Saturday night incidents. It observes that those who once brought liquor from Lebanon now have another job, and the writer expresses relief.
A concise notice proclaims the passing of a local blind tiger in the city with pride and hopeful sentiment that such a state may endure long into the future.
Subscrib ers free column lists local farm stock and farm goods for sale or wanted. Entries include tee Vagatorad Cotte Whine shoats, Mammoth Bronze turkeys, a good black work horse, Plymoth Rock cockrels, a saddle and tine, 200 cedar posts, a sow with seven shoats, Black Manorca cockrels, Buff Wyane dotte cockerels, and Pure Mammoth Bronze turkeys with a prize-winning pen from Mrs Wright.
A court sale in Springfield Kentucky lists numerous district tax liens and acres with taxes and costs for 1904 1906 including Bud Crawford Mary Edelen and other residents. The notice includes district numbers names and year by year tax amounts along with evaluator signatures and deputy district officials. Local family notices report holiday visits and social events among Inman Hines and Sutherland households with Christmas and New Year gatherings across Willisburg Anderson and Botland areas.
A fragment discusses how charm is not tied to flawlessness with plain women praised for neatness clear eyes smooth skin and lively health. References to bitters fat women boosting nerves and skin quality appear, plus a note about gas rents at a druggist and Tom Baker moving to the toll gate house. Sade Coulter subscribes for The Sum $100 wear.
Mr. C. M. Hines and family with Misses Maud Eva Inman and Sara Shields spent Christmas day with Mr. J. M. Montgomery and family. Rev W. E. Sutherland and wife of Buffalo LaRue county visited relatives here during the holidays. J. D. Sutherland and wife visited the country remarks.
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