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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1905
Page
8
A collection of antiquated prose critiquing travel danger in Ireland. Anecdotes include a Cork journey with a shifting meal and a ceiling chicken, plus dialogues on Irish remedies and a humorous home garden metaphor. The Sun seeks county correspondents for coverage.
In a warm fireside reminiscence, Frank Notkins recalls how his parents’ elopement began as a college romance with Nancy. After her father’s initial opposition, a midwinter sleigh plan ends with Nancy hidden in a drift and a pursued couple crossing paths. The ruse succeeds, and the couple later marries.
Relatives gather at a place while tobacco sales stay strong across the county. A fine rain refreshes droughtened areas near Astock Water. The Springfield Sun and Fireside receive gifts for New Year. Marshal Chesser dies unexpectedly at home from heart trouble last Tuesday. Obe Cheatham and wife visit dollad.
Kay sold about 6000 pounds of tobacco to Arnold and Co. of Mackville for one cent per pound less ten dollars. Several farmers sold well while others remain unsold. A. H. Crain switches to a cash trade system to cut costs and please customers. Crain and family visited J. W. Crain and met J. T. Crain of Saxton Ky, a telegraph operator. The year ends with New Year resolutions and best wishes to readers of The Sun.
Brief, fragmented OCR style note hints at a Shakespearean title. The speaker muses on pardoning ornate language and a four word summary claiming things will become as expected. The text laments constraint while hinting at restoration of order.
Heinz apple butter offered in eighteen pound jars at 1.75 dollars or bulk at a per pound price. Claim of pure wholesome quality with no artificial colorings or injurious substances. Markets as a bargain in apple butter.
Pure white Cottolene made from pure vegetable matter aids digestion and is endorsed by leading physicians. Buy it at a low price.
A 500 pound shipment of New York Pure Cream Cheese arrived and sold quickly, praised as the best by buyers. The product's quality and brisk demand prompted rapid turnover.
A winter update from the county notes tobacco sales by John M. Russell, hunting trips by J A Young and M D L Cocanougher ending in mixed fortunes, and a warm dinner hosted by Mrs John Young. The Burley Association faces mixed opinions on contracts, while social visits hinge on Miss Myrtle Sutherland and friends from Brooksville and nearby households.
Willisburg reports mild Christmas week weather and a large crowd at Sam Blackerby’s December sale, with plans to move to Indiana next Tuesday. Local moves include Brawley, Tyler Lewis, and Pinkston, with neighbors expressing regret at departures. Uncle Joe Redgix injured, Aunt Sue Merritt ill, and visitors Lena Canter and Oscar Shirley noted. A Pleasant Grove entertainment, led by Mrs. Mary Hines and Erastus Trent, pleased attendees. Rain recently blessed area, now ample water for people and livestock.
In Mooresville the eight month old infant of S H Weakly died Sunday and was buried Monday at Mount Zion. The mother, Mrs Weakly, is at McChord’s Infirmary Lebaston and is hopelessly ill after an appendectomy. Mrs Ollie Eddleman and Jetson Lydianne are ill with pneumonia, Ella Pile plans to join her husband after visiting her mother, and Ira Wall’s death brings several relatives to visit. Local tobacco buyers report crops selling from 9c to 1 Le per pound. Springfield is favored by locals.
A列 scattered classified listing shows farm stock and equipment for sale. Items include a 1509 pound mare, Plymouth Rock fowls, a good five horse team, a register Jersey hogs, work mules, and baled fodder hay. Auctions and farm goods advertised by J T Sutherland, Annie L Vize, J Wimsatt, J E Shelly, H D Stiles, LM Gi Springfield, W S Gibbs, and others in Kentucky towns.
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