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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1905
Page
8
A sailor and Iris Deane glimpse danger near rocks and a buried skeleton, hearing distant gunfire and fearing Dyak pirates. The sailor suspects a haunting pursuit while a dream wrecks Iris’s nerves and both seek shelter and safety with looming threats from the sea.
The story of Bastien Lepage who endured poverty and war injuries to gain recognition. A New York designer helped fund early work by illustrating medicine, then Lepage painted a landscape for a patent medicine ad. The ad earned him payment, allowed entry to the Salon, and launched his enduring reputation.
A Chicago Daily Journal note cites Mexican proverbs on hot air misfortune and experience. A New York Observer anecdote follows a boy mispronouncing words while listening to a mother read about heaven and the gates of pearl.
A guide warns not to grab the victim’s hands when a person is tangled in a live wire. Grasp the clothing instead to avoid shock, and wear leather gloves if possible. The text also includes a clipped aside about a boy and a dog, with quoted remarks from two newspapers.
Fragmentary dialogue mocks a figure labeled clever yet failing to realize a point. The text notes a refusal to take chloroform during an operation, with a jab about payment, reflecting a humorous or critical tone in print.
A lamb on a Harrodsburg farm survived a golden eagle strike after being hit mid flight on March 14. The dead eagle lies on display at Mr. Geo W Robards’s fore. Also reported were warnings of possible war with Japan over the Philippines, the death of U S Senator Joseph R Hawley, a French protest in Caracas regarding a cable concession, the steamer Spartan sinking after grounding near Block Island, and a sharp rise in meat prices in Mexico City amid concerns of a meat trust.
The list shows Bacon Hazis and other meats priced per pound, along with dried apples, corn meal, wheat, limes, and barrels of staples. Items include feathers, ginseng, potatoes, onions, turkeys, tallow, vinegar, wool, and poultry priced in per pound or per barrel measurements.
Market notes on cattle and sheep pricing and shipping options. Includes references to prime shipping at 46 and 46.00 per hundredweight, various classifications such as good feeder and butcher types, mixed stockers, bulls, calves, and hogs with quantities and destinations. Also mentions packers and extra shipping terms and terminology for livestock lots.
Farmers near finish sowing oats. Rev Read preached at the church Sunday to a good crowd. Jerome Trent and Ciel Hardesty visited Obe Cheeseman. Sam Burkhead sold a horse to Richard Trent for 65 dollars. George Sutherland bought two hogs from Thos Prather for 11 dollars. Douglas Royaly moved to widow Hatchett’s property. Robt Thompson found a stray sow last week after five months away. Pugilist Jeffries backs President Roosevelt on marriage. Milt Reese leaped from a bridge at Harrison County causing a stir.
Farmers and buyers in scattered notes advertise stock and farm goods for sale or lease. Listings mention Brown Leghorn stock, eggs, a Gentled mare, locust trees, Jersey boars, herd boars and assorted farm livestock with contacts in Walker Valley Springfield and Beechland Kentucky.
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