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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1909
Page
3
Mrs Bridget Fox a noted Boyle county resident aged 98 died at her home in Danville Tuesday night. Interment was held at St Rose yesterday afternoon. John Donahue sold his 200 acre Frank Hill farm on the St Rose pike to Joe A Thomas of Louisville.
A historically styled ad extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle, effective laxative for the whole family. It warns against violent purgatives, claims quick relief from constipation and associated symptoms, and notes endorsements from Chicago and other locations. It invites free samples and lists price points and wholesale availability.
Six Black defendants arrested for liquor sales faced police court trials with five guilty verdicts. One jury hung for Charlie Mitchell. others include fines for Fred Burbridge, Prock Lancaster, Pete Williams, Joe Hamilton, and Jim Thompson. Mrs Malinda Thompson died at St Marys and Miss Jane Peake passed away after pneumonia. Property transfer reports note Geo R Burks selling his East Main home for 11500 with possession June 1. Mrs J W Tharp learns of uncle Almer Childress, last heard from in Grant County in 1875, later found by a traveling man from Grant County.
In a playful exchange from Woman's Home Companion, Eve’s lily hat draws Adam’s surprise while Eve explains fashion cycles and flippant remarks about style. The piece uses light humor to reflect evolving tastes and gendered responses to trends.
A wartime style ad asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It claims a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure and invites readers to send for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The following 1909 Kentucky Fair dates are listed: Stanford July 31 three days Henderson July 27 five days Georgetown July 27 five days Madisonville August 3 five days Winchester August 3 four days Blue Grass Fair Lexington August 1 six days Taylorsville August 10 four days Uniontown August 10 five days Harrodsburg August 12 three days Leitchfield August 17 four days Barboursville August 18 three days Brodhead August 18 three days Shepherdsville August 18 three days Ewing August 19 three days Shelbyville August 24 five days Springfield August 25 four days London August 25 four days Florence August 25 four days Frankfort August 31 four days Hardinsburg August 31 three days Tompkinsville September 1 five days Fern Creek September 1 five days Bardstown September 1 four days Hodgenville September 7 three days Monticello September 7 four days Glasgow September 8 four days Kentucky State Fair Louisville September 13 six days Scottsville September 16 three days Bedford October 1 two days
An advertisement promotes Dr Miles' Nervine as a nerve tonic to treat epilepsy fits convulsions and nervous diseases. It cites a testimonial from W H Allison of Moot Inc claiming his son improved and stopped spells after using Nervine and Anti Pain Pills, with a request for others to try and report results. Miles Medical Co is named as the manufacturer.
A collage of verse and scattered clippings recounts a bold local voice seeking reform and truth. It mixes quips on lovesickness and prosperity with notes from town papers, a laughing sultan carpet line, and homages to mothers and community.
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