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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1907
Page
3
A fragmented sale alert invites readers to come early and name the price for items on offer. It promises good bargains and mentions a counter area and odds and ends, urging attendance to view the goods and prices.
A large stock of clothing will be sold at sacrifice prices with excellent qualities. Prices have been cut by half, offering deep discounts to customers.
Harrodsburg Judge Grimes fined Jesse Barber $100 and fifty days in jail for bringing whisky into Harrodsburg. Barber and two others were arrested after alighting a train at College Street crossing. Barber held a gallon jug and a quart at arrest. Utley and Parr released. Barber jailed for possessing excess whisky. Parr fined for drunkenness. further whisky confiscation questioned. Frank Elliston, colored, arrested with a gallon jug, released after stating intent for own use. Chief Smith vows continued action against offenders.
A Sun reader praises the newspaper and its leaders Gore Thurman McVhor d Williams and Walker for backing the Fight against liquor and alcohol. He endorses the Society of Equity as a true Democratic principle guided by the Golden Rule and neighborly love. He shares local details from Springfield and notes blue haze from distant hills near Long Lick Creek and remarks on pneumonia affecting a child.
Port Byron New York reports a notable healing claim by Amos F King who says Bucklens Arnica Salve cured a sore on his leg after over 80 years of suffering leaving him now eighty five guaranteed to cure all sores by C J Haydon Druggist The piece also notes a farmer's wife on the turkey question and reports the death and burial of Mrs Nettie Foster and Nannie Riley near Mackville at New Hope Illinois with subscription details for The Sun priced at one dollar per year.
A public notice asserts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is perfectly safe for children with nothing harmful in it. It states the product is sold by every reliable dealer in the Blue Grass region.
A Washington dispatch to the Tribune cites a presidential confidant praising the United States as the wealthiest nation with record riches. It notes assets totaling about 107 billion dollars, claiming four times needed to fund world governments’ peace and war costs, and mentions last year’s budget excess of over 25 million.
The era’s headlines contrast European loyalty to a monarch with American fears about new threats linked to Dr. King. A druggist’s ad touts free bottles and bold claims, reflecting sensational trade rhetoric amid political tension.
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