Local notes from Tatham Spring column update weekly events
Absent editor resumes column with news of rain aiding tobacco, church calls Rev. E. W. Sommers for another year, social visits, school closure, and local business. Mentions residents Ed Yocum, Miss Hester Noel, Jake and Katie Kimberlin, and many others, plus a testimonial for Dr King’s New Discovery aiding a chronic cough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yocum
E. W. Sommers
Judson
Matt. Wells
Hester Noel
Della Carey
Jake
Katie Kimberlin
C. D. Moore
The
Baptist Church
Hiville
N. Y
Dr. King
C. J. Haydon
Pleasant Grove Social Notes Highlight Springfield Visits
Misses Mabel and Nannie Thompson visited their sister Mrs Steve Thompson of Springfield last week. Mrs Kelly of Springfield also called on her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel
Nannie Thompson
Steve Thompson
Springfield
Kelly
Graves Offers Time Ticking Pieces And Jewelry Line
A compact ad notes that timepieces are available at Graves with affordable prices and mentions a neatly arranged line of jewelry. The brief ends with an invitation to visit.
For a Fair Trial in Polk Fletcher Case
Russellville Kentucky June 1 testimony heard on change of venue for Polk Fletcher John Sacre and Jim and Guy Lyon charged with rape. Witnesses largely say defendants can obtain a fair impartial trial locally. Bowling Green Kentucky June 1 Mrs George Gaddis dies after head bump from door incident and blood clot on brain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russellville
Polk Fletcher
John Sacre
Jim
Guy Lyon
Bowling Green
George Gaddis
Beckham
William and James Lyon
Paulk Fletcher
John Sacra
Brakeman Killed on Sandera Bridge in Kentucky
In Covington and Sandera Kentucky a L and N brakeman named Harry Doty age 8 of Stat street was killed when his head struck a bridge column as his train crossed near Sandera. He was between the engine and water tank at the moment of impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Harry Doty
Stat Street
Sandera
Found a Cure for Dyspepsia in Canada Lady
Mrs. S Lindsay of Fort William Ontario suffered years from dyspepsia and stomach pains. She used Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tablets and reports great relief with no further suffering. Sold by C J Haydon. Meade county farmers buy 3110 pounds binder twine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meade County Farmers
How to Treat Wounds and Wasp Bites on Camping Trips
Forest and Stream offers practical guidance for travelers in the woods. It covers a homemade healing salve using Japan wax, mutton tallow, vaseline, and glycerin, plus cautions on applying oils and removal from fabrics. It also praises tincture grindelia for ivy poison and bug bites, sunburn remedies, and safety tips for rust prevention in firearms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
How to Save Starch After Axing and Bow
Instructions explain saving leftover starch by letting it settle, pouring off the water, then baking the basin in the oven for about ten minutes until the starch becomes hard and can be stored for future use.
How to Put Ropes In Windows
Instructions for rehauling window cords describe removing strips and securing the lower sash, locating the weight pocket, and replacing ropes. The guide details measuring lengths, using a small iron through pulleys, tying twine to the rope, dropping weights, pulling ropes through pulleys, and refitting the sash with strips.
Springfield Market Prices and Goods List
A fragmented pricing ledger lists meats dairy produce and staples with prices per pound, per dozen, or per barrel. Items include bacon ham butter chickens dried apples ducks flour grain potatoes onions lard lime vinegar wool and onion sets, with varied regional spellings and units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamas
Vic
Hells
Louisville Market Cattle Prices for Shipping Steers and More
Market notes high and low bids for cattle and sheep. Prices listed for prime shipping steers to good shipping steers 41 00 to 93 50, medium to heavy stockers and feeders, and various butcher and feeder categories. Lambs and sheep offered with ranges for good, extra, and common grades. pigs and hogs also priced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cholee Voni
Local Notes and Court Attendance From Bardstown Region
Cool spell slows crop damage by cutworms on corn and tobacco while wheat and oats prospects look good. Visitors at Bardstown court included J. C. Stuart and others. Elder W E Sutherland preached at Love Ridge church with large crowds. local residents in Bloomfield and Leathers Store area noted social visits and improving health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bardstown
Messrs
J. C. Stuart
James F. Richardson
Robert Martin
Byrum Edmonson
Ed. Murphy
W. M. Crossfield
Thomas Waggoner
W. E. Sutherland
Joseph Hays
Sharpsville
The Eye’s Window Curtain and Ita Duties
The fragment extols Iris and Ita duties as essential to the delicate nerve force that shuts out light, framing the beauty of light through a window curtain metaphor. It presents a lyrical reflection on sensory perception and the role of protective coverings in shaping how light is experienced.
Glasses ad offering 250 cents off at E M Russell
An old newspaper advertisement invites readers to cut out the notice and bring it to E M Russell to receive 250 cents off on glasses. The promo emphasizes a substantial discount and directs customers to visit for the purchase.
Death of Mrs Susan Hyatt at Lawrenceburg
Mrs Susan Hyatt wife of Squire John Hyatt died at Lawrenceburg on the 16th after years at this place. She was a good Christian woman and well liked, and all are sorry to hear of her death. A court session convened with Squire J L Gunter on the bench. One case Commonwealth v Richard Breeding for stealing chickens. He was held to answer at the quarterly Lawrenceburg court next Monday or jailed for lack of bond. Richard carried a domineecker dreaming of no harm but was pursued. Tim Breeding, a noted character in Anderson Nelson and Washington counties, has been sent to the penitentiary twice for grand irony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Goff
Addie Mitchell
Matt. Wells
Ollie Wiltham
Danville
Herbert Eddleman
Maud
G. W. Jenkins
Robert Keeling
John Jenkins
Mt. Olivet Church
E. W. Sommers
Johnsonville
A. Y. Hatchett
George Hatchet
Taylorsville
Roscoe Brown
Frank Hardin
John Hungate
Willisburg
Hollace Sommers
Cardwell
Jim Kays
John Noel
Artie Sutton
Brooksville
Jim Pierson
R. N. Vowels
Susan Hyatt
John Hyatt
Lawrenceburg
Christaan
J. L. Gunter
Commonwealth
Richard
Anderson
Nelson
Washington
Texas Wonder Cure Ad from 1908 Dr Hall’s Discovery
An old advertisement claims Dr Hall and W Hall of St Louis offer the Texas Wonder, a cure for kidney and bladder troubles. It promises relief from bladder issues, gravel, and lame backs, asserting dramatic health benefits. The text is a fragmented sample of a period medical sales pitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. & W. Hall
St. Loui
Sto
Rome
Texas
Eliza
Frost
Texas Wonder
Hall
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Ida Young
Vis
Ryan Parks
Louisville
J. R. Claybrooke
Andrew Yankey
Lexington
Ed. Duncan
S. J. Smock and Children
Will Merritt
Lizzie Mae Gregory
Paris
Graham
Davis VanArsdale
Roscoe Inman
Clarence Young
Frederickstown
Kate Mayes
Eleanor and
Sue Duncan
Pleasant Grove
J. W. Thomas
Hodgenville
Hodgenville, Ky
Epenet
Central City
Jasper L. Whitehouse
Joe Irvin
Cleaton
Irvin
Whitehouse
Warner
Guarda
George B. Warner
Western Asylum For
Hopkinsville
Lakeland
Paducah
Hawkins
Campton
Lillard Brewer
Lloyd Spence
Tar Bridge Chared
Ballard- Snow Liniment Co
ST. Louis
Portland Oregonian
Springfield Market
Sparrow
E. M. Russell
Illinois Central Railroad
California
Colorado
Portland
Sree
Mississi
Pointe Kansas
Terri Vritory
Arizonia
New Mexico
F. W. Harlow
Springfield Sun
Parpore
the Sun
Springfield, Ky
L. and
Louisvill
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