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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1907
Page
3
A reverent tribute to a mother, noting her ceaseless care and the sorrow of ingratitude. The piece laments neglect by sons who fail to value a mother’s life and sacrifice, contrasting motherhood’s gifts with human frailty and the comfort of memory.
A Louisville advertisement proclaims a rapid salary rise after business courses at Clark's School of Business. It cites a young man who increased earnings by 225 monthly after 12 weeks shorthand or 16 weeks bookkeeping, with day or night sessions and guaranteed placement. Courses cost 40 to 50 dollars, with night classes 5 to 12 dollars monthly.
A Plunk merchant G W Cloyd recalls a four year old injury after a jam bar pierced his thumb. The doctor urged amputation but he refused and used Bucklen's Arnica Salve to heal the wound. The poster notes the salve was 25 cents at Haydon Roll Drugists.
Woodlawn notes announce L and N railroad business move and local inquiries. Dudley Barber and son Emerson travel to Bardstown after shingles. Hughes and company open slaughterhouse for turkeys. Typhoid illness of Mack recovers. W C Ellis runs laundry agency and nursery stock orders for spring 1908. Green Brier distillery to open December 18 with many workers. Community health generally good except colds. Birth of a 14 pound boy to Ed Borders. Owen Woford relocates Marks property. Mrs W C Ellis and daughter visited Bardstown. Mrs Alic Dugen in Bardstown. A box party at Humphrey school house funds refit effort. Mrs Ben Crume hosts social for youth.
A New York American cautionary piece warns that prolonged sun exposure damages pale delicate skin causing inflammation and sunburn with scaling. It describes potential infections, recommends cream formulations and a lotion for treatment, noting varying responses and care steps for affected skin.
Advice on keeping house plants safe outdoors in sheltered spots. Emphasizes leaving plants in pots for free circulation, avoiding indoor use next winter, and training growth now to prevent awkward shapes. Cautions against neglect during development and recommends proper timing for shaping.
A Pittsburg Dispatch summary advises judging melons by ripeness. Ripe fruit is fragrant spicy and appealing while heavy with deep furrows and rough surface signals sound sweetness. Underripe shows green yellowing. Overripe yields mushy dry notes despite sweetness.
A woman recalls saving for a lifelong European journey, aiding a dying stranger named Miss Tift in Paris and London, funding medical care from her savings, and ultimately inheriting Miss Tift’s estate of about £350,000 after her death. The tale ends with the narrator returning home with Miss Tift’s body for burial and a new life abroad.
B D Lakes offers numerous Springfield area tracts from 22 to 69 acres and larger farms up to 330 acres. Listings include dwellings, barns, tobacco and timber land, water, and orchard features with prices ranging from 15 to 82 dollars per acre plus a few city properties on Main Street and Grandy Covington avenues.
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