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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1905
Page
3
A reflective piece contrasts mourning and the cost of love with a reticent note on superstition. It mentions a medical scare called the mad stone and a physician’s advice to avoid further discussion with boys, as risk and relief ideas are weighed.
A collection of brief items notes the public interest in the two grandsons of King Edward VII, Princes Edward and Albert, as potential heirs. Also listed are local obituaries, property sale, a move to Springfield, a child's death, and quotes on advertising from Fort Wayne Gazette and Mabin's Magazine.
Local note from Sonora Kentucky in February 1905 reports Mr Sol Lays of White Mills bringing his two boys to see the writer after they were bitten by a dog deemed mad. The account reflects concern over medical treatment for suspected rabies in that era.
Public is aroused to the curative merits of Electric Bitters for sick stomach liver and kidneys. Mary H Walters of 546 St Clair Ave Columbus writes she was near death from fever nerves and weak stomach but was cured after using the tonic. Guaranteed at C J Haydon's drug store for 50 cents.
Notes from Marion recount the marriage of George Hasty and Nannie Martin at the home of James Hasty. Ben S Mattingly wed Mary Tow Luckett at Calvary. Obituaries note Louisa Vittitoe dies at sixty five, John Daugherty at seventy five, and a daughter of Mrs James Whitehouse dies at Aliceton with interment at Pleasant Hill. Dr. John W Lawson of Virginia is named as a former congressman and is described as a well known old gentleman.
Annie Hunter of Pittsburg Ps describes four weeks of illness with typhoid and kidney trouble and how Electric Bitters restored her health. She says she can walk freely now and credits the remedy for her recovery. Guaran liver and kidney remedies are advertised at C J Haydon's drug store.
A long essay extols the southern girl as exquisite and versatile, from childhood gallantries to mature poise. It praises charm, education, and adaptability, noting focused social training, readiness to work, and a life of elegance leading to loyal, domestic partnership.
The article notes nearly six hundred died at a Chicago theater lean on tin Wah and over 3,000 in Chicago from pneumonia that year. It argues most pneumonia deaths stem from colds and could have been prevented by timely use of Chambers.
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