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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1905
Page
8
A collage of snippets shows a traveler at a hotel questioned about valuables and liability, a Walrus expedition goal for a millionaire, and a breach of promise suit tally. The jokes pivot on misfortune, ambition, and cautionary moral tone across papers.
A collage of humorous exchanges and jokes quoted from multiple papers. It weaves light dialogue on hair locks, language progress, accents, wine cures, ring jokes, jiu jitsu boasts, millinery bills, and a police career switch, reflecting early 20th century humor and slang.
Mary Pulliam visits daughter in Bardstown and Katherine Tatham guests with Alfred Snyder. A baby girl born to L. E. Sweazy’s wife on March 13. Marshal Keeling and family at Thomas Brown’s. James Brown buys a mare for 70 dollars. Abe Phillips sells tobacco for 3200. Haskins Bros and John Gregory sell crops for 800 and 500. Rev. Sims holds a regular appointment near town. Granville Brown hosts a musical gathering. E. Sweazy retires from Louisville after purchasing spring goods. Beret of this place broken.
A column offers practical household guidance from nail biting as an early sign of nervous degeneration to remedies for keeping cider sweet and cleaning copper. It includes orange souffle recipe, walnut salad, batter cutting tricks, aluminium ware cleaning, oilcloth care, and a homemade perfume, all framed in plain advice for home use.
The snippet shows assorted commodity prices including Ginseng at 1.50 per pound, Grain-Wheat at 115 dollars, Lime at 1.00 per barrel, Bran at 1.00, Potatoes and Onions with unclear figures, Turkeys at per pound, Vinegar at 2. per gallon, and Sorghum at unclear rates, reflecting a disorganized market page.
Market prices show ranges for cattle including prime shipping steers from 4 74 to 5 26 and medium to good steers 4 44 to 4 10. Butcher, common, and medium stock cattle bids, plus feeders and stockers, are listed with varied figures. Hogs are quoted for choice packers at 200 to 220, with other hogs 120 to 140. Sheep and lambs offer values for shipping lambs and butcher lambs, with ranges around 4 00 to 6 00 for lambs and different weights for hogs and calves.
SEAVILLE. A birth day dinner was given to James Robinson of Anderson county on March 26 by L H Sea and family, Wm Sanders and family, J L Springate and family, and Edgar Sea and family. Mrs Mahalie Satterly died of heart failure on March 23 leaving three children. Local note requests a telephone line from Willisburg to Seaville as farmers stay busy plowing and fencing.
W P Cheatham and wife spent weekend at Perryville. Miss Mattie Cheatham visits Perryville this week. John Golf hosted a gathering Thursday attended by local boys. Clarence Hayes suffers worsening consumption. Oscar Shirley from Tatham Springs visited Sunday. Lila Goodlet and Roy Walla of Pleasant Grove visited Ivan Armstrong and sister Saturday. Bill Oder of Hillsboro and Sam Crook visited Sunday. Local folks attended Willisburg meeting. Ivan Armstrong and Purdom Pinkston traveled to Springfield on business. Local youths enjoyed music at Miss Jessie Noel's Saturday evening with a pleasant time.
The Valley Hill column notes sparse happenings as farmers and wives busy with spring chores. J. W. Tucker and family of Springfield visited relatives here. Miss Mattie Mudd visited Misses Pearl and Ola Goatley. Willard Thompson and wife called on friends. Ed Goatley and Willie Virgin of Maud came on business. Rose Snider and Nannie Pinkston shopped in Springfield. Clarence Settle of Maud spent a week with relatives. Mrs. A. K. Parka and Miss Stella are mentioned.
Wakefield guests of Mrs. Sam Tucker and others visit homes across towns while word of new telephone lines spreads from Carrol Kelly’s to T. C. Tatum’s store. International dispatches discuss Kaiser William’s Morocco trip and neutral angles amid European diplomacy. local incidents include accidents, recoveries, and a village fire with wide losses.
A county member will visit the present season at the speaker's Place on Barber's Mill turnpike by the waters of Pleasant Run, located 44 miles from Springfield and eight miles from Lebanon.
A lien is retained on the living colt until the season fee is paid in full. Payment is due when the foal is born. Care is taken to prevent accidents but the party is not responsible for any that occur.
Parties desiring any information as to clubbing arrangements will be to the undersigned J R Durham RD No 2 Springfield Ky.
Springfield residents advertise sales and trades for livestock crops and farm goods. Listings include sea cat 100 bushels, horses and mules, pure Bosse Coty Whi Sa cattle, and stock from S. C. Brown. Contact details given for several individuals across R F D routes.
Orphan Boy stands as a fine young jack at four dollars to insure a living colt. Orphan Boy is Gladstone, he Parrott's Jobe, he by Kelis Seat Der vis, he by Maxwell's.
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