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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1905
Page
3
Harrodsburg Herald reports Hoodoo beliefs linked to the Jessamine county sheriff contest. John Perry and J G Scott were rivals for the nomination. Perry dies after vowing Scott would never be sheriff. Scott wins by acclamation but dies two days before the election.
A Jacksonville Journal editor Samuel W. Nichola is praised for his benevolence, funding school trips and playgrounds, paying 400 children’s way to St Louis during the world’s fair and supplying toys, candy, oranges, dolls, and books to poor children while keeping a plain appearance.
An advertisement touts Jenene Bodes cleared for action with Life Pills claiming health benefits for eyes flesh muscles and mind. It urges purchase at C. J. Haydon's drug store for 25 cents.
The grand jury returned ten indictments for election law violations and two for assaults at the polls. Attorney General Mayer and State Superintendent Morgan pursue a sweeping inquiry. Hearst supporter William R Hearst pledges $10,000 for evidence and seeks a recount, claiming thousands of votes in his favor.
Kansas officials debate capital punishment as Governor Hoch urges replacement with humane methods. He argues the practice is relic of the dark ages, with statistics failing to deter crime, and calls for a shift to a higher Christian civilization and alternative penalties.
The New York press notes a vogue for small canes among women this autumn. Mme Hengel mueller, Austrian ambassador’s wife, is seen with a white cane, followed by followers who pair canes with morning attire. Notables include Miss Charlotte Barnes, Miss Constance Bacon, and Mrs Archibald Mackay, each showcasing elegant canes or bows.
Local notices cite a Calhoun Georgia resident praising Dr Kings New Discovery for coughs and consumption with claims of relief and sleep. An elderly Newport Kentucky man, Anton Rowenhurst aged seventy five, was struck and killed by a train outside his home.
TL Jones of Obfy reports on silage based beef cattle feeding at two barns. Calves wintered on corn silage, bean silage, clover, alfalfa and oat hay, with gradual gains totaling 267 pounds over five months. Costing about 4 cents per head daily for feed and 31 cents per pound of gain, silage proves cheaper than grain-fed fattening methods.
The Weekly Courier Journal announces a subscriber giveaway totaling 600 dollars with twenty Christmas presents. Four major prizes include 100, 50, 30 and 20 dollars. sixteen 20 dollar gifts will be awarded across Kentucky Indiana Tennessee Texas Mississippi Missouri Virginia and Alabama. Mail for a free copy with full details to Courier Journal Company Louisville Ky. Blood poisoning scare noted in Minn. Bucklen's Arnica Salve cited as healing wound and saving life with 25 cent price at C J Haydon’s drug store.
A Cincinnati Enquirer dispatch recounts Civil War era finds around Fredericksburg and a Duncan family dinner in Tennessee. William Short of Washington County, Kentucky, long missing, was identified from a photograph worn in a breastpin found at a gate’s smith shop where he died resisting Federal soldiers. His sister Mrs Jenkins learned the victim was her brother, leading to a visit with his grave.
Mr. T. E. Kirtley, formerly of Washington county, died in Greenville Texas after years of disability. He once worked for a large wholesale concern, which sent a carriage to his home for travel to the workplace and back each day. He was brother in law to Mrs Chap Coleman. Mayor Tom Johnson of Cleveland has named an antisuicide commission to curb the carnival of self destruction in the city.
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