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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1910
Page
3
A British Medical Journal note cites bizarre verdicts linked to death certifications. One entry recalls a drunk man dying of kidney stone swallowed on a gravel path, another names a three month old found dead with no evidence of birth. An upstate paper once mocked a murdered man’s postmortem statement.
A trio of humorous excerpts tumble from a New Orleans to Philadelphia tale about boasting of an operation, a dental remedy testimonial from Cleveland, and a jailhouse wedding miscue. The pieces weave social mores and courtroom irony through dated wit.
In a brief exchange, Mautle fears moths will devour a bathing suit while May tle laments the moths would starve if deprived of food, revealing a small, whimsical dialogue about clothing and creatures.
A fragment notes Gaeta praised as genius by a writer calling himself The Amateur Poet. Hig Wife urges practical help tying up tasks and using hands, as the couple discusses daily duties and support.
A Chicago clerk recalls illness from poor diet and tells how Grape-Nuts food restored health and income. She credits the product for relief from nervous strain and fatigue caused by overwork and boarding-house meals, urging readers to read The Road to Wellville in Reason.
A detailed report describes new capitol air purification in Frankfort. Outside air passes through running water to remove dust and impurities, then is heated for distribution to offices. Automations control thermostats, vents, and a basement pump to regulate temperature and air flow.
A quarrel over estate division ends when Morris, 25, shoots and instantly kills Mrs. Carney Sebree, 65, in front of the Trenton post office. He escapes after discharging a double barreled shotgun and drawing a revolver. He is later arrested.
A three member board of engineers held a public hearing in Burnside before a large Cumberland County audience. O H Waddle of Somerset chaired the session which weighed building Lock No 20 and river improvements. Former Senator James B McCreary urged completing improvements arguing equity demands government support. Congressman D C Edwards argued the engineers’ adverse tonnage view was dated and predicted commerce would rise tenfold after completion.
Whitesburg reports Consolidation Coal Co plans a major coking coal plant in Eastern Kentucky within months. Location uncertain, likely Boone's Park or Elkhorn near the central strip. Thousands will be employed, and millions invested in development as rail lines by Chesapeake & Ohio and Louisville Nashville prepare shipping connections. Other coal interests acquire land and plan developments within a year.
Dr. T W Gardiner of Hopkinsville part of the state board asserts that at least forty percent of convicts in Kentucky prisons are insane. He argues they belong in the penitentiary rather than asylums, though they would be out of place there. The issue may reach the legislature next session for care provisions.
State inspector cites that fire at Stearns was controlled by sulfur fumes after water could not reach the upward sloping shaft. No deaths. property loss remains undetermined. Other items note a dynamite accident near Shelbyville injuring Wilson C. Layson and Cornelius, a Kentucky saddle horse exhibitor at Chicago, and political seating questions in Lexington.
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