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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1906
Page
8
Several local items note a thin] tity wedding of Falcon to Miss Ruby Miller with a sixteen year old bride and parental consent. The column also reports a infant cholera death, census data on pupils, and community notices including an open meeting of the American Society of Equity and local social calls.
A butchered classifieds note lists multiple farmers and residents offering livestock and farming items for sale including steers cows pigs and a Jersey cow. It also mentions the Senate confirming Benjamin F Barnes to be postmaster of Washington.
At a Nelson county Board of Health meeting, a motion was passed prohibiting excursions carrying colored passengers from Loutaville to Nelson county as detrimental to public health. A true copy of the order is to be served on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company via agent B J Hubbard.
W. L. Hill rose from 90 to over 180 pounds after using Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. He credits the treatment with his recovery from a terrible cough and late stage consumption. The drug is sold by C J Haydon Druggist with a trial bottle free.
Mackville and surrounding area report steady corn and hay supplies. CW Camden bought four sows and sixteen shoats from Rye Votaw of Cornishville for 100 dollars. A schoolhouse is being repaired and will be taught by Nora Cloyds and Eva Hatchett. Rev Mullin of Madison county to preach at the Christian church next Sunday. Judge Thurman’s temperance speech drew large crowds, hinting at a possible local option vote August 25. William H Hunting’s tobacco warehouse and nearby structures burned in East Hartford, Connecticut, with an estimated 200000 dollars in losses.
Poetic reminiscences by James Whitcomb Riley and Rev W S Maxwell mix with local notices from Louisville on June 19 1906. Reports cover temperance sermons parishioner visits marriages including J J Dyer and Killa Russell, obituaries for Taylor Bishop, homecoming in Henry County and a Campbell county grand jury indictment for false swearing.
Advertisement touts Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as relief for women during nervous periods. Claims include stopping pains soothing nerves and giving strength amid discomfort.
Advertised in fragmentary text as a remedy for menstrual pain and nerve irritation. Claims include prompt relief with regular use, no heart or stomach harm, and sleep improvement, attributed to Dr. Mites Anti Pain Pills. Likely an old patent medicine pitch from Akron.
Cardwell reports from Harrodsburg and surrounding area include greetings from travelers and residents, marriages of Earley Parrott and Miss Noel, and several homecomings. Local markets show lambs at 6 cents, cattle at 21 per head, and mares, horses, and heifers changing hands. multiple buyers and sellers are named with small farm transactions across the county.
Miss Mattie Begley of Fenwick visited Miss Sadie and Miss Ethel Mayes last week. Our Long Run correspondent misses his letters. The public schools of Mays district number 18 will open the first week in July with Ida Haydon as teacher. Local option support is strong and the county is expected to go dry when the time comes.
In Laurel County Kentucky at about 9 this morning Sherman Collier aged around 35 fatally shot his wife at the Carmack residence three miles south of London then killed himself with the same pistol, dying beside his spouse.
Many users praise Chamberlains Coke Choeria and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel trouble. They refrain from testimonials but remain friends of the remedy, spreading good word locally. Lucien C. Dalim, a Henderson capitalist, died yesterday after a long illness.
Butter tse per pound. Chickens hens 9 percent spring 96 driedapping per pound. Ducks be per pound. Corn per bushel 8s. Ginseng 7.00 per pound. Wheat 56 corn oats. Hides green 9c to 1e. Lard per pound. Lime per barrel 1.00. Bran 1.00 per 00 pounds. Potatoes country. Onions 1.00. Salt 1.45 and 1.66 per barrel.
Early cold signs include a dry loud cough and runny nose with a white coated tongue. Chamberlain's cough remedy taken hourly at first symptoms may relieve symptoms within a day or two and restore health.
Rail rates announce low round trip fares to Mississippi Louisiana Arkansas Indian Oklahoma and Texas with monthly excursions to Hot Springs Arkansas. Details by sending inquiry to F W HARLOW C P Ay Louisville Ky.
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