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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1906
Page
8
An explosion at a dynamite factory near Pequea Pennsylvania killed eleven men and injured five others. Investigators began scenes of debris and sparked inquiries into safety practices and factory conditions. Local authorities and workers remained at the site as authorities inspected the scene and coordinated with emergency responders.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Dr Miles nervous system tonic. It argues nerve force powers bodily functions including digestion and circulation and claims Nervine strengthens nerves to restore health. The text cites a patient’s claim of improvement after using Nervine and notes availability.
Deep Creek updates report healthy crops and tobacco near Perryville building a barn for Wade. Up top, families visit, fishing on Chaplin river yields many fish. Beech Grove lecture by Bro Walden planned, singing events noted, and Uncle Jake Cocanqugher’s death mourned. Visitors from Boyle and Texas attend local singing. Danville trip covers Kentucky School for the Deaf commencement.
Prominent athletes nationwide use a hot bath at bedtime to loosen muscles after intense work. They then apply Chamberlain's Pain Balm vigorously into the skin, which relieves stiffness and soreness. The liniment, popular for rub downs, keeps muscles in good condition and is sold by reputable dealers in the Blue Grass.
Local option speaking by W P Walden with dates at Fair View June 24 3 30 pm Thompsonville July 1 8 pm Antioch July 8 3 30 pm Texas July 22 8 pm. Meetings invite all to attend and bring someone. Robinson Co Bardstown progressing painting the Christian church at this place. Baptist church may build a new church. Ikey Walden and Judge Thurman spoke at Glens Creek last Sunday. Decoration at Fairview well attended. Rev J A Simms attended at Fairmount last Saturday. Mrs Henry Scott ill. Mr and Mrs G A Duheney Lebanon visited. John Perkins returned from Ind. L W Jenkins infant ill.
Mr M F P Burroughs of Bluffton Indiana praises Chamberlains Colic Chae bs Diarrhoea Remedy as the best cure for bowel trouble after years of use in his family He says he is never without it Available through reliable dealers in the Blue Grass
Last November W H Hays of Bloomfield bought twelve lambs for 63 dollars. They weighed 2 215 pounds total about 92 pounds each and sold to McMakin Tucker for 144 dollars. Wool from twelve ewes brought 76 pounds at 30 cents per pound, totaling 167 dollars and nearly 14 dollars per head. Lambs were high quality and sold on first delivery. Hays lauds sheep farming amid farmer complaints.
Large crowd gathered in Willisburg last Sunday afternoon for the Maccabee decoration. Speakers Mayes and Neikirk did not attend, leaving attendees disappointed. Local residents and visiting kin, including Miss Mary Bell Gibbs, Miss Mayme Merritt, Miss Annie Sutton, and Miss Viola Vice, were noted in outings and visits around town.
Mrs. Thomas S. Austin of Leavenworth Indiana suffered a severe female complaint with stomach and bowel catarrh and a risk of fatal complications. Her husband postponed surgery seeking a remedy and Eletric Bitters cured her completely. The ad touts Bitters as a guarantee for liver, kidney, bile, chills, fever, and general weakness. Subscriptions and newspaper mentions follow.
Suburban column lists farmers and residents offering livestock crops and supplies for sale. Sherman in Springfield advertises a mare with mule, geese, and pigs. Thompson Willisburg offers two milk cows and sows. Waters Springfield sells Jersey cow. Sutherland Springfield RT 3 offers 1000 boards. Hickerson Mackville advertises two year old steers. Mayes Springfield promotes Belgian hares. Cecil Rout 2 promotes a young Duroc boar. Price terms stated as reasonable.
White Hall residents report active farm work with corn plowing. James Riley and family return from Nelson county visit to his father. Mr R D Riley and wife visited friends in Harrodsburg last Monday. J H Hayes traveled to Spr ingfield on business Tuesday.
For twenty years W L Rawls of Bells Tennessee battled nasal catarrh. He reports that swelling and soreness in his nose disappeared after using Bucklen's Arnica Salve on the sore surface. He claims the relief was complete and lasting. Sold by C J Haydon druggist for 25 cents.
In Elizabethtown a man W D Galloway promised to leave all his property to Flora, an orphan girl he raised from age six, if she lived with him until 21. After his wife’s death and his own later death, Flora claimed the estate based on a May 10 1904 holographic letter. The parties compromised at Horse Cave: David Galloway to receive $1,000 and Flora, now Mrs Ed Burks, $5,000. The case raises the question of whether a wholly written dated unsigned instrument directing posthumous money can be probated as a will.
Bond clerk Nan Cardwell suspended pending treasury investigation for careless entries. Also notes storm in central Kentucky with damage to lines, trees, fences. Remains of James W. Carter, trainer, to be buried in Lexington cemetery. Post Office to hold mail for Southern Mutual Investment Co. and American Reserve Bond Co. Market notes in Louisville tobacco region. Brooks leaves Kentucky State College for University of Illinois. Prince Henry will start Frankfort to Vienna in auto tour. Worthington nominated for governor in Arkansas. Lincoln party ticket named in Philadelphia. Moyer Haywood Petri case defense argues no further steps pending Supreme Court decision. W. P. Swope announces candidacy for Seventh Democratic district.
An OCR garble lists market items and prices with many misspellings including produce like dried apples onions corn and potatoes, meats such as chickens ducks and turkey, staples like flour lard and beans, plus vague weights and per unit phrases. Reading issues obscure exact figures and some items read as unclear phrases.
The Washington Circuit Court orders a sale by public auction at Springfield Kentucky on June 25 1908 at 2 pm to satisfy a judgment of 1272 plus six percent interest from April 18 1906. Two tracts of land on Little Beech in Washington County bounded by John Palin Lincoln's Run turnpike and Beech Fork are offered to raise 1213 45 45 plus costs. bidders must post bonds and execute legal notes with approved sureties.
Reduced rate trips advertised to Ceruhan Day and Gray Springs Kentucky with notes on California and colored. Wary phrasing hints at unusual transport or travel package with unclear details and fragmented wording.
Buck Turner a 35 year old farmer from Slick Rock in Glasgow county died suddenly of apoplexy at his home June 6. He had been gathering wood for dinner when he collapsed and died. He was to come to town on business.
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