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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1910
Page
3
Col Theodore Roosevelt has returned to Oyster Bay seeking rest after a strenuous welcome. He enjoyed meeting his Rough Riders and plans to focus on writing and social duties. He refuses public political statements for now but has held private talks with several public figures.
In Van Buren County Michigan farmers once hunted crows as pests, then faced declining corn yields due to grub and crow absence. After coaxing back the birds from distant roosts the region saw a rebound in corn harvests, with a large return of crows and record yields in five years.
A 19th century vignette praising King George for his use of the telephone. It notes his priority on trunk lines, short call times, courteous speech, and careful adherence to traffic rules, claiming royal calls clear quickly and set a standard for proper usage.
In Santa Barbera the famed bandmaster La Monaca staged the opening concert near Plaza del Banos. Frogs in lagoons disrupted the performance causing an angry outburst as elder and lady frogs croaked in, ending with La Monaca declaring he will not conduct on the beach again until frogs are removed. He will keep to uptown parks until the amphibian nuisance croaks away.
In Stockton California the Orpington hen Peggy valued at $10,000 will headline the San Joaquin Poultry association show next November. The stock farm near Kansas City owns Peggy, famed for guard attendants and past bans from showrooms and city streets due to sheened crowds.
Alonzo Provost paid 300 dollars to a Seattle photographer for a full set of photographs of his wife. While serving in Alaska and missing a naval summer trip, he directed pictures to be taken in every pose. Mrs Provost posed five days, enabling her husband to view a remarkable collection back north for his “onliest.”
The Kentucky Educational Association adjourned sine die after electing officers and selecting Owensboro as the site for its thirty ninth annual session. Officers include General Association president T J Coates of Richmond and secretary L W Vinson of Frankfort. treasurer G M Money of Shelbyville.
Frankfort ceremonies displayed a bronze bust of Gov Shelby to the Kentucky Historical Society. Lexington D A R members attended. W W Longmoor presided as Gov Willson was absent. Miss Lyle presented the bust. H V McChesney accepted it and John Wilson Townsend praised Shelby’s work for Kentucky and the nation.
A sack of human bones and clothing fragments were found at the eastern city dump and turned over to Coroner Duncan. The undershirt was blood-stained and parts appeared cut, supporting a theory that the skeleton belonged to a cadaver once used by medical students.
Frankfort citizens may welcome former President Roosevelt this fall for the governors conference. Gov. Willson, back from New York, says Roosevelt signaled intent to attend, a reveal he shared despite not being expected to announce it yet.
In Munfordville Kentucky Mrs Kate J Hubbard wife of Dr G G Hubbard of this city died at her home after a year of feeble health Her father was the late William T McElroy of Lebanon a former Gay Proctor Knott of Lebanon is her nephew
A bolt struck unnamed field worker William Fargo aged 19 in Brayville Campbell county near Newport Kentucky. The death occurred with no signs of an approaching storm and the youth died instantly while at work.
Williamstown reports the death of W. J. Allphin, former county circuit clerk, who drowned while swimming with W. G. O'Hara in the railroad lake. After reaching land Allphin showed weakness and tried to return, but disappeared when O'Hara, choosing a different route, crawled out and found Allphin missing.
D Miller of Richmond editor of the Climax was chosen president of the Kentucky Press association at Middlesboro last week. The article notes Miller as a leading publisher in Central Kentucky and highlights his role within the state press. A separate item quotes a Bowling Green man on trusts, and an advertisement extols Dean’s Kidney Pills as a remedy for kidney distress.
In Bracken Circuit court a jury upheld the will of late B. F. Powers of Cincinnati, a tobacco man who died five years ago with a fortune of 350000. Henry C. Powers and Miss Kitty Powers each received 15000, while T. S. Hamilton and R. P. Hamilton, nephews, were left about 75000 apiece. Henry C. Powers and Kitty challenged the will claiming Powers was not competent due to a prior paralysis stroke.
A notice describes sending a copy of the booklet The Truth About Coca-Cola which extols the beverage as pure wholesome and refreshing. It invites readers to request the booklet and mentions a no stamp postage receipt for postage. It highlights Coca-Cola as cooling and fatigue reducing in hot conditions.
A seaside visit with Aunt ends in tears as Little Helen, hearing her mother from the city on a telephone, fears for how they will ever reach mamma. The child’s distress highlights the pull of distant kin and modern communication in a seaside refuge.
A newspaper fragment shows a woman praising Easy Task soap for cleaning and protecting clothes, while a joke about a seven year old Willie and his view of school hints at humor. The Gentile Game caption suggests a sports quip where a player kicks an opponent on the skull.
Mrs. Alvena Sperling of Chicago recalls being pressured into surgery and credits L. E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for improvement after trying the product. The ad urges women to avoid delaying treatment and to rely on herbal remedies from roots and herbs to restore feminine health.
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