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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1907
Page
3
In Jamestown Mr Bryan argued that tariffs are a tax farming system. He cited manufacturing, municipalities, railroads and monopolies as tax collectors, criticizing committees that favor tax eaters over taxpayers. A separate incident mentions a drowning boy rescued after a pole thrust into water caused cramps, revived by a doctor.
Master Johnnie Noe twelve son of Mr and Mrs S A Noe had a near drowning at a pond on Judge W H Rives premises on the town outskirts. He began to flounder as soon as he struck water and his companions hesitated to rescue him but acted with quick presence of mind to secure help and a safe rescue.
An aged advertisement extols Dr Miles Anti Pain Pill for women suffering nervousness backache and headaches. It claims rapid pain relief and nerve soothing with no heart or stomach harm when used as directed. The copy touts early use to prevent misery and notes pricing and the Miles Medical Co. address in Elkhart Indiana.
The Henry County Local in New Castle Kentucky will not publish this week as the entire printer force is quarantined due to diphtheria in the area. Several new cases reported, antitoxin given with good results and only one death so far.
Up-to-date Farming urges farmers to plant more trees for beauty and profit. Nut trees bear in a few years, timber grows for use, and timber land increases resale value. Monopolies control much timber, charging high prices while Canadian lumber is kept out by protectionism. The author, Tilford Huff, notes Americans neglect future needs unlike foreign landholders.
C C Floyd of Kershaw South Carolina recounts a prior bout with consumption. He credits Dr Ring’s New Discovery after six months of use with curing his cough and lung trouble and restoring weight from 135 to 170 pounds. Thousands healed yearly. guaranteed at Haydon & Robertson’s drug store. Second dollar, trial bottle free.
Arthur Ray, a colored man, climbed Persimmon Knob and fired a volley with a twenty nine. Officer Vaught disarmed him and Constable Jake Clem arrested him. Before Squire G K Vaught he was fined 100 for reckless shooting and 100 for carrying a deadly weapon concealed. He faces time to repay, and Timoney secures a temporary job.
A Paris report from Consul General Mason notes nicotine reduced by washing tobacco to under half its original 24 percent level. Used in pipes and especially cigarettes, it yields a lighter flavor. In four months France sold fifty million cigarettes from de nicotinized tobacco, offering the same nicotine as ten ordinary cigarettes and a milder narcotic effect.
An eighty five pound catfish emerged from a hollow log at Helt rich's sawmill in Evansville after four men pulled it free. The fish measured five feet eight inches from tail to mouth and was likely in the log for months. The log also contained hundreds of fish eggs and was hauled from Green River by raft. Nearby, Anderson News reports the drowning of Young Earl Rogers, son of Henry Rogers, at Hickory Nut Creek. Funeral services were held and burial occurred at Hebron.
Instructions outline twice weekly cleaning with hot soda water and routine outside polishing with plate powder. Inside polishing and thorough rinsing are advised to prevent tea residue causing unpleasant tastes and tarnish.
A seven foot striped reptile, described as two headed and reversible, was killed recently by farmer John Metty west of Ottume, Indiana. He planned to show it to friends after lunch, but crows had eaten the carcass when he returned.
Wise counsel from Beck Tenn resident J R Blankenship proclaims Electric Bitters can cure back and kidney distress. He notes initial relief from one bottle and full recovery after several bottles, endorsing the remedy. Sold guaranteed at Haydon & Robertson drug store. Price 5S.
A Columbus woman pleads with Chicago police to intercept her daughter Dorothy Levi who has run away to marry. Detectives question a passenger matching Dorothy’s description, reveal Dorothy herself is 28 and en route to Colorado Springs for health, and remind the mother that police cannot restrain adults. The daughter says she is headed to Palorade Springs as clarification of her plans.
A list of Kentucky county fair dates with towns such as Crab Orchard Stanford Henderson Lancaster Madisonville and many more through early October. The fragment also mentions an odd note about extracting electricity from a man's stomach in San Francisco and whisky increasing voltage, alongside a dismissive remark about unscientific observations.
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