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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1909
Page
2
A regional farm note cites USDA figures on annual net income and urges practical steps. It covers soil depth, plant roots, and nutrient availability, recommends giving youths a working farm stake, and argues machinery can substitute for labor. It advises marketing turkeys near Thanksgiving, proper feeding, weight targets for hens and gobblers, and spring benefits of fall plowing to kill or expose soil pests.
The piece touts longevity myths and cures, citing William Parr England’s age feats and James Wright of Spurlock Kentucky who says he feels 16 after six bottles of Electric Bitters. It also offers farming tips on poultry and hog fattening, plus hair restorer Parisian Sage advertised by Leo Haydon Drug Co with money back guarantee.
The article warns that finding goods or money and keeping them until advertised is illegal and may amount to larceny. Finders must perform their duty promptly and report discoveries, rather than awaiting rewards, as many have delayed to claim small rewards.
Sam Calkins, a down on his luck miner, clings to two cents while overhearing talk of ore riches. He bets on a mining stock tip from Constant vein ore, meeting luck as shares surge to six cents and beyond, then returns home to find his wife crying and children hungry.
An old health note touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle stomach tonic for dyspepsia and biliousness. It claims long use, cites cured patients, offers free trial bottles, and urges sending for advice to Dr W B Caldwell at Monticello. Store endorsement by The Red Cross Drug Store.
A compact verse urges restraint when judging others. It argues many have faults, including the speaker, and warns that slander harms those not fully known. The piece uses homely imagery of glass houses and chickens roosting at home to stress self restraint.
An 1880s style advert claims deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and can be cured by Catarrh Cure. It promises $100 for incurable cases and urges readers to send for circulars. Sold by Druggists for 75 cents with Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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