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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1907
Page
6
Washington County Kentucky orders a November 1907 election flotation to let voters decide if livestock may roam freely on public highways in Willisburg Precinct No. 3. Sheriff and officers will open polls for this question. Notices inform Willisburg voters of polling day and purpose.
Washington County Court during the August term 1907 orders a vote on stock running at large on public highways in Springfield precinct No. 8. Sheriff to open polls for the November election with ballots deciding if stock shall run at large. Attest W F Booker. Notice to voters of precinct No. 8 to appear at the next regular November election.
J G Howell moves Washington County court to hold an election at the next regular on public highways in Mackville precinct No 6. Polls open at the next November election. Voters notified that ballots will decide if stock may run at large on the public highway in Mackville precinct. J S Osborne and S W C sign. W F Booker clerk.
A. L. Li filed a petition in Washington County to hold an election at the next November 1907 ballot to decide if stock may run at large on public highways in Kelly Shop precinct No. 11. The sheriff and election officers will tally ballots on whether livestock may roam freely in the precinct. Attest W. F. Booker, Clerk.
In August 1907 James Wall filed to determine if Mooresville precinct No. 2 should allow stock to run at large in the upcoming November election. The court orders the poll to decide whether the precinct will permit stock on the public way within its boundaries under J. 8. Osborne, S. W. C.
A London Answers excerpt traces monopolies from ancient Rome to Athens and cites the biblical Joseph story. It cites dardanactus law under Lex Julia de Annona and Zeno’s prohibitions on food monopolies, noting rings as early as a corn ring and describing political power centralization through stockpiled grain and wealth.
A humorous quotation contrasts being prepared to die with being ready, noting many may be prepared to die but none truly ready. It reflects on readiness versus preparation and ends with attribution to the Chicago Record-Heraldt.
The St Louis Globe Democrat urges readers to balance work with leisure, warning that chasing wealth at the expense of enjoyment robs life of its pleasure. The editorial emphasizes mindful use of time for recreation and personal well being.
Mrs Peabody schemes to settle a protracted lawsuit by wedding Ephraim Codman after a circuit of letters between Codman, his heir Louis, and Miss Ward. The plan progresses through mock meetings, romantic prose, and a staged betrothal, culminating with Codman’s consent and a sealed agreement to marry.
A columnist notes brushing dairy cows aids health and milk quality. It praises the cow as a moderate mover, resisting bustle and haste of modern life. The piece argues slow, careful tending benefits milk production and animal well being.
Ming Junction village council commercializes Potter spring water once famed to destroy the taste for liquor. For more than a century the spring has been credited with curing thirst and removing the urge for firewater, a power linked to Logan, a Mingo chief.
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