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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1905
Page
7
A collection of humorous and odd anecdotes from Idaho and elsewhere. An Idaho woman killed a billy goat with a rolling pin during a wash day mishap. A highlighted remark questions the value of a New York Stock Exchange seat at 82500 and compares it to social images.
Equity sale ordered by Washi Circuit Court to dispose of Tract No 1 near a Beech Tree corner Hendricks, bounded by Louisville Willisburg turnpike and lands of Henry Scruggs Coleman Akon Breckinridge. Sale at residence of Shewsaker at 10 o'clock a.m. M G Leachman M C W C C.
C W Post of Post cereals argues newspapers create a halo around products by repeated advertising. He claims merchants can sell through mass talk in columns, not just one on one. a well built halo becomes the merchant’s most valuable asset. The remarks appear in the Indianapol is Star via a Claypool hotel gathering.
Mooresville readers report Miss Chatsey Collings returning from a visit with John Collings at Woodlawn to her sister Mrs. Etta Crume. Columbus Cheatham of Chaplin was a Sunday visitor. Abi Shehan is out again after a long illness. J. E. Stevenson is ill. Some locals report Illinois fever among young men, others frequent Woodlawn. R. M. Carney and wife visit relatives in Danville. T. D. Sweeney and wife visited their daughter at Chaplin last weekend.
George Coulter left his home on Saturday morning and by 11 o clock was found dead, hanging to a fence post. A full account of the tragedy will be found on the first page of The Sun.
Mrs. Jess Pile of Booker visits Ham Pile. Kate Moran of Poortown visits Ed Jones. Mrs. L. J. Settle returns home from Palmer Goatley after three weeks with J. W. Tucker. E. E. Wakefield of Maud visits Sam Tucker. Dryes of Lebanon stay with Sam Tucker. Will Beam resumes activity after illness. Harness mare sale to Ed Gortley for 75 dollars. Various locals gather at Poortown and Springfield area. Chas. Lewis near moving into a new house. Levi Dickerson from Bardstown visits Palmer Goatley. William Derringer sells new tobacco crop to American Tobacco Co.
In a small community a cabbage snake is allegedly found by Mrs. T. D. Shehan while preparing cabbage. Mr. Shehan claims he has buried about 600 heads of cabbage and does not plan to use any more, stirring uncertainty about eating the vegetable.
Ivan Keeling closed his Rockbridge school last week and several residents from Antioch and nearby towns visited. Local commerce includes hogshead tobacco shipments and a cow sale for $15, with mill grinding possible delays from a broken spindle. Community members attend church, visit relatives, fish with dip-nets, and a floodfront bridge crossing highlights the week.
A Leathers store mail carrier narrowly escaped when crossing the Salt river bridge toward Lawrenceburg last week as the bridge began to fail. He backed the team off just as the span collapsed and one abutment washed away, leaving the vehicle and horses unharmed.
In fair weather, oats are expected to yield well as harvest begins. W S Y Goodlett reports the Little Beech fordable after rain, Miss Ollie Gaay returns from Chaplin, Ezra Goodlett plans California trip, and locals attend visits and gatherings. James Kays says fever is broken after Illinois trip. Cheser tobacco sold to John Armstrong at 8 1/2c. Cheatham School to close March 24. Rev J A Sims to preach this weekend.
Mrs Ella Taylor visited Springfield on business. Tobacco sold at 8 cents to Jim Moore and to B D Lake. Edna and Della Grigsby from Spencer county attended church and visited Mrs Lem Cheser at Polin. Miss Ollie Gray visiting D B Sutherland. Rev Maxwell preached and announced lectures by Dr Jacob Ditzler on Methodism. Ed King and Ruby Tyler visited Emma Neale. Families and farmers discussed railway prospects, land sales, and local illnesses. Postum and Grape Nuts advertised for the sick.
The letter asks who is the richest man in the world and cites John D. Rockefeller as a probable candidate noting his wealth surpassed his own estimates. It mentions Senator Clark of Montana and Andrew Carnegie as other claims, but leaves the conclusion open.
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