Early Springfield Echoes From a Century Ago
A retrospective look recalls Springfield in its infancy with log houses on Main and Main Cross, rough rock pavements, corner men, and early trades like tan yards and a hat factory. Tecumseh’s era, Fort Sandusky, and St Rose Mission frame a vivid frontier portrait alongside notes on modern remnants and local memorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lincoln
Nancy Hanks
Washington County
Springfield
Missy Hanks
Danville Pike
Philadelphia
Tecumseh
Fort Sandusky
Pleasant Run
Napoleon
Belgium
Barnheim
Brotherhood
Kentucky
St. Rose
Sanduskys
Hertlein
McElroy
Bardstown
Danville
General Walton
Bardstown Pike
Daniel Boone
High Street
Main
McKenna
Louisville
Greensburg
Lebanon
Marion County
Washington
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Sold As Safe Baby Laxative
A prominent doctor warns against strong purgatives for babies and endorses Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe pleasant laxative for infants and families. Testimonials claim it cures chronic constipation and aids digestion, with free samples offered by the Pepsin Syrup Co.
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Indianapolis
Mattle Crouch
Tiptonville
Tenn
Almon Willis
Jamaica
A. B. Cunningham
Fresno
Calif
Flora Hebrew
Bow Creek
Kan
Pepsin Syrup Co
Caldwell Ridg
Monticello
Ghostly Dinner Confirms Spirit Visit in Paris Tale
In Washington Dr. Edward Rafael recounted a tale of mistaken identity and a ghostly dinner. Louis Lozier, presumed dead in Calcutta, was replaced by twin-like Edward Parsons on a Paris hotel visit, ending with a claimed materialization that the bride-to-be Eugenie accepted as her fiancé Louis.
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Harrodsburg Herald
J. B. Robards
RoBards
Washington
Edward Rafael
Paris
Louis Lozier
Jean Lozier
Marseilles
India
Louis
Lozier
Eugenie
Calcutta
Parsons
London
Parla
Blank
Wise And Otherwise Insight On Diligence And Time
A quotation from E. G. Holden in The Sunday Magazine contrasts patience and persistence with sloth and shiftlessness. It argues that diligent effort continues beyond formal hours and that cleverness alone cannot replace steady work.
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Holden
The
Sunday Magazine
Metrical Musings on Love and Finances
A playful verse contrast shows suitors courting trouble by marrying into wealth. It laments rash marriages and warns to avoid pots of danger as Cupid shifts aim from hearts to fathers pockets.
Family health woes and a cure sold locally
A terse notice lists household injuries and ailments including a burned child, a foot cut, boils, and corns with a claim that a woman named she healed the family. The fragment ends with the word Sold, implying a sale or transfer of the remedy or service.
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Moses
Johnnie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Theodore Fenwick
W. A. Smith
P. F. Hennessy
St. Dominics Chuch
Springfield Cemetery
God
Christ
Louisville Times
Springfield Sun
Bath
the Sun
S. B. Thompson, Jr
Pleasant Grove, Ky
Wall Street
Papa
Cupid
Fine Farm
M. L. Or Pearl Gonnor
Fredericktown, Ky
J. W. Jarboe & CO
Tate
Bradfordsville
Debs Ky
Highest Benice
T. B
B. E. Terhune
Bradfordsville, Ky
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