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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1911
Page
4
Robert Tate McElroy son of Mrs Robert Hardin McElroy suffered a leg injury while coasting on Wednesday night. His leg became entangled in a sleigh runner and broke his ankle. He was treated locally and later taken to Covington to have the injury examined and is now doing well.
A new state statute requires births and deaths to be reported to a district registrar with a 25 cent registration fee. Birth reports come from parents physicians or midwives. death reports must precede burial permits also costing 25 cents. Unpermitted burials are illegal. private burials require permits. Noncompliance incurs fines. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy advertised as a meritorious cold remedy sold by Robertson.
A new music teacher announces starting classes in Willisburg on January first. The program includes guidance for students planning to study music abroad and kindergarten pupils will receive special attention. The note mentions piano tuning and repairs and promotes El Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a throat and lung medicine sold by Haydon &.
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Birth announcement: a son to the wife of J. H. Wheatley on Friday January 6 1911. Job ad: cook wanted for Mrs Will Burns care of Matting Moore Distillery Co Bardstown Ky. White preferred. For sale: L A Burns City offers 400 bushels Orchard Grass seed at 1.60 per bushel. Notice: O Neal and Wright at Valley Bill have quit business. Debtors to the firm to settle now with J R O Neale without further notice.
Auction style ad notes Jericco coal for sale by J. L. Allen and high price for hides and furs by Grinstead at the Poultry House Norice. Prohibition of hunting and trespassing on J. M. Russell’s land with strict enforcement. Four Main Street Covington Ave building lots for sale via W. K. Robertson. Store room rental in 1911 with S. M. Campbell. Jim Hill’s mare struck and killed by a train near Chaplin, valued at $200. Mrs. Milford Danelly dies in Texas neighborhood and is buried at Bethlehem church after Rev. Purdom conduct. Catholic church ladies to serve court dinner in February. Cleaning and pressing by Springfield Cleaning and Pressing Club run by Geo G Gowby.
An article urges parents to avoid parading a child's talents to visitors. It warns that excessive pride can make a child self conscious, harm disposition, and hinder later achievement. It cautions mothers and fathers to cultivate talents without turning the child into a center of attention.
Maud notes moving season as Tot Wakefield and family depart for Oldham county. Local visits abound with Mrs. Ora Crume, Miss Mattie Andrews, Miss Josie Shehan, and others sharing Sundays and dinners. Visitors include Henry Royalty of Springfield and families from Bloomfield, Willisburg, and Springfield. Mrs. Wallace Seay remains on the sick list. residents wish her a quick recovery.
A wealthy New York woman Mrs. George W. Fackler seeks to abolish all zoos, arguing for science and curiosity while noting free wild beasts suffer harsher fates from tribal wars and hunting. The piece weighs whether abolition serves animal welfare or dampens exhibitions.
A former U S surgeon argues that life could be lengthened if people learn ventilation and breathing methods, proper dress, and diet. He suggests municipal kitchens with certified cooks and a kitchen commission to ensure pure food, plus a higher kitchen committee to guard against graft. Yet many housekeepers will resist, preferring individual food preparation and private washing despite centralized services.
A quoted fragment from a Century piece argues that nurses are not doctors but execute medical orders. It emphasizes nurses’ sole role in carrying out cleanliness, ventilation, diet, discipline, and other nursing duties to support medical and surgical care.
A West Philadelphia man reads the morning paper about a workman dropping a bolt from a height, striking the reader on the dome of thought as headlines report the strange incident. The piece uses humor to describe the clever collision of misfortune and metaphor.
In this notice a remedy for infant and child digestive issues is promoted. It argues that two full bowel movements are vital to health and advises avoiding strong cathartics. It extols Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as mild, pleasant tasting, and effective for indigestion in children. Free sample bottles are offered to try before buying, with testimonials from families in Strattonville and Walnut Grove.
In Fair View there was a week of moves with Reynolds moving to Kelly Shop and Washburn occupying Reynolds’s former home. Carey purchased a farm from Ed Boblitt and moved there. Sam Scott and wife with child, Parmer Cheatham and family visited L. B. Carney. Hayes family and Elmo visited Oliver family. Walter Carney stayed with his parents near Willisburg. Hallie Boblitt returned from a week in Lebanonville, Ed Yocum and family visited Saturday, Myrtle and Julia Mae Carney noted. more names appear in local notes.
Friday afternoon listings show Miss Eva Cneat ham, R L Brady, Louis D Walker, Sam G Tucker, Mrs Emmett Settle with hogs and poultry sales. Local ads promote Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as the busiest little miracle.
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