Gloomy to joyous cures and a pardon riot tale in Kentucky
An ad laden column notes the charm of Liver Tablets sold by Haydon & Robertson and applauds their strength boost. It references Gov. ALE Willson pardoning Dick Bentley, later captured for an attempted assault, with mob danger in Louisville. Also includes a mock legal affidavit by Frank F. Cheney asserting a catarrh cure and announces Hell's Catarrh Cure and other remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Haydon & Aid
Robertson
Danville
Ale Willson
Dick Bentley
Lawrencebury
Louisville
Shelbyville
Gev. Willson
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank
Cheney
Seriot
FJ Cheney & Co
Sayl
Hell
Frank J. Cheney
Return Home After Wedding Trip Sparks Social Quandary
A married couple and friends debate attending a society welcome home party after a rushed return from a wedding trip. The Inglesbys voice fatigue with social obligations while others urge wearing finery and joining the event, revealing tension between domestic comfort and public appearances.
Please Drive Slowly and Thank You Road Sign Balls
A French journal noted a Brebant town where a sign reads Please drive slowly and, fifteen hundred yards ahead, another sign says Thank you Thanks to the polite roadside notices the London Globe calls it an exquisite sample of courtesy on a level road in a small town.
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Petitehevel
Paghieh
Cur Sory
London Globe
Do Not Burn the Leaves and the Air to Feed Crops
The Outing Magazine argues leaves burning wastes plant nutrients, noting most soil elements come from air and must be replenished. It explains trees gain carbon and nitrogen from the air, while soils supply potash, phosphorus, and other minerals. It urges soil renewal via manure and crop rotation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foote
Outing Magazine
Alan
Lawyer’s Tough Tale on Justice and a Jailed Neighbor
A Bretton Hall attorney recalls a case where a neighbor jailed for murder avoided punishment by claiming insanity and mortgaging his farm for a $800 retainer. The defense argued the victim showed a motion toward the pocket, and the jury freed the client. The tale, cited from the New York World, contrasts legal loopholes with moral facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Cochran
Brettom Hall
New England
Jack
Tam Stone
New York World
Kauri Gum Industry and Deserted Forests In New Lands
A garbled fragment details kauri gum use in furniture finishes, extensive gumfields with treeless, swampy land, rough terrain, and about 8 000 gumdiggers including Maori, Britons, and Dalmatian workers. It also mentions a mass meeting political talk and a moral tale about a mother punishing her son, with dialogue preserved in broken form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Local residents noted visiting travels and school events
Mrs W F Moran and Miss Imogene Goatley visited Mer Edd Kelly Tuesday. Mr and Mrs M Reed visited relatives Thursday. Mrs E Pile on the rack fit. Moran shopped in Springfield Friday. W R Moran of Springfield visited Elm Street parents Saturday and Sunday. W E Brown completed his tenant house. Mrs Palmer Goatley left Tuesday for Howard Moran in Texas. Miss Annie Jones closed school Friday after a long, successful period. A great deal of tobacco sold from this section last week. Rev H Stabravol reports Atteon with Dr King's New Tite. They recommend health care and sale notices from local shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F Moran
Imogene Goatley
Mer
Edd Kelly
M Reed
WF. Moran
Springfield
W. R. Moran
Springfets
Elm
Howard
Texing
Maggie Offute
Tatum
Mise Virgina Foster
Sprngfield
Annie Jones
M. W. Seay
Maud
Weds at Ninety Frank Forbis Marries Widow Sallieunt
Veteran mail carrier Frank Forbis, famed as the country’s oldest carrier and noted for wooden teeth carved from hickory, marries 30 year old widow Sallieunt in a ceremony that draws a large local crowd. He has long served the Manfordsville Ky to Club Run route and this is his second marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Forbis
Hartcoa Nnw
Sallieunt
Manfordsville
No Man
Forbis
Suburban Poultry and Seed Sales Listed in Free Column
Local column lists numerous farm item offers including Rhode Island Red cockerels at 60 cents each and purebred birds at 1.00, Leghorn and Buff Orpinton varieties, 16 to 20 tons of Timothy hay, Orchard Grass seed at 1.60 per bushel, Bronze Goblets and Silver Wyandotte cockerels, Bourbon Red Turkeys, Minorca cockerels, and various seeds. Also notes Kentucky River water maple trees, bronze and white Leghorn roosters, and seed rye sales. numerous Rt addresses and day rates.
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L. A Burns
City
A. B. Walker
Ril
C. i
T. J. Graves
Rover
W.e
C. N. Willett
John 8
McEirny
John Parrott
Rt 3
H. A Grinstead
Ends Winter's Troubles Assurance with Arnica Salve
A frontier advertising note touts Arnica Salve as the great healer for cracked skin chapped hands and lips and winter ailments. Sold by Haydon & Robertson in Springfield Gum at 1 dollar yearly.
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Haydon & Robertson
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Louisville Daily Herald
Springfield Sun
THE
Louisville Times
the Sun
the Evening Post
the Daily Courier Journal
Weekly Courier Journal and the Sun
Herald
Farmers Home Journal
Breeziers Gazette
NO. L
the Daily Evening Post
Mome and Farm
Uncle
Good Housekeeping Magazine
Lou
Daily Evening Post
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Home and Farm
Uncle Remus Magazine
Good Housekeeping
Sun
T. Stigall
Wm. T. Stigall
Washington County Tobacco Warehouse Co
Sorel
Dave
Campbell
Joseph Polin
Willson
Gleason
Notary Public
F. d. Cheney & Co
Sap and Courier-Journal
Jugienby
Mrs. Inglesby
Mra Inglesby
Angel
Inglesby
Paria
Patton
Inginaby
Mtanda
Ingleaby
Tom
Proof of Love
Jimmy
Mamma
Pathfinder
Valley Mill
Rev H Stabravol
Atteon
Dr. King
Alaydon & Robertson
W. EL Kaye
Lebanon
Bi Iy
Howard Masters
Rt3
Rs. J. J. Martin, Ee
Rhode Island
Mits
H. Langford
C. Bo Roosters
C. L. Brady
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