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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1905
Page
8
Army stables at the old Tom Nichols place four miles north of Springfield on the Willisburg pike held a public auction starting at 1 pm where horses sold to the highest bidder.
Farmers enjoy fair weather and bury tobacco beds as Dick Perry Ruby and family of Chaplin and T J Griffey and family of Tatham Springs visit J M Shields. Larkin Dean Sam Montgomery and wife and Miss Maggie Montgomery recover from illness. Katie Ballard Lela Good Sot Roy Wells of Pleasant Grove join the community gathering. Maland Settles leaves for Indiana to seek luck. Walter Cutsinger buys a horse from Byron Parks for 365.4. S Leachman sells his cotton crop to B D Lake at Skean pound. Ernest Showmaker and Byron Parks trade horses. J M Montgomery loses a valuable colt last week. A nice rain arrives Monday night and Mays Creek flows past Ford Street.
The Brooksville mass gathering Thursday night drew several boys and girls who enjoyed the event. Miss Hattie Settles of Hillsboro visited Sunday, and Miss Myrtle Sutherland stayed with Miss Lula Pinkston Tuesday. Artie and Olive Sutton visited Mrs. Bertha Sutton of Hillsboro, and the write up notes several coon and possum sightings.
Edgar Wilson and Will Hoker hunted coons beside Felix Noel's house and freed a large game from an old hollow tree. Chas Drake praises Chamberlain's Pain Balm for shoulder pain and urges purchase through C. J. Haydon.
A market listing shows prices for dried apples at per pote and oats at 1.17 per pound. Other items include vinegar and meal with various quoted rates and vendors named in a fragmented local trade record.
This notice promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to cure distress from an unsettled stomach and urges an airings dose at the first symptom. Also, a personal notice about J. G. Mansfield's books and notes held for settlement with W. E. Szencewicz.
In a Tiflis inquiry, an American jailed in Russia is found not guilty of crime. Captain Orskoff is cleared for rescuing women, while conspiracies against Col Jamie crumble. Harvey notes plans to locate windmills for Nijni Novgorod fair, with marriages arranged for Koura Biarteltis and Habpyey.
A Tribune report notes Reverend George P. Mains remarking on profitable sermon volumes and an old Scottish minister's quip about printing sermons. It also recounts General Sherman’s theatergoing and a humorous moment when a polite patron asked to pass by, with Sherman replying in stride. Helen Sherman Griffith references in Lippincott's.
The Sun invites business readers to view samples of stationery printing citing latest type faces and inks to project progressiveness and prosperity. A separate line notes a coal lands deal worth 3,000,000 dollars being completed in Pennsylvania.
A 68 year old from Louisville writes in June 1991 praising Texas Wonder Hall's Discovery for kidney and bladder trouble noting 25 years of illness and claiming substantial relief after using the product. He mentions passing graves as a metaphor for relief and signs his name H C Thomas with address 529 Third Ave.
An old Texas Wonder advertisement touts Hall's Great Discovery as a universal remedy for kidney and bladder issues in men, women, and children. It promises a two month supply for $1 and claims mail delivery from Dr. F. W. Hall of St. Louis.
A historical real estate notice offering multiple Nelson County farms and properties for sale. Listings include various acreages from 111 to 208 acres, single and two story houses, planing and saw mills, tobacco and bluegrass land, orchards, and rural amenities. Prices range from $2,500 to $5,000 with terms noted as liberal. Nearby Bardstown and Bloomfield areas referenced along with railroad depots and churches.
The snippet names two individuals, C T Atkinson of Bardstown and L K Stiles of Springfield, Ky., as listed parties in a local notice or notice-like record.
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