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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1908
Page
3
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C Wards, a youthful dishwasher at a Boulevard restaurant in Seattle, alleges Andy Johnson grabbed his neck and forced his wrist onto a red hot stove, burning the arm from wrist to elbow after a dispute over dish stacking. Johnson remains at large as an investigation continues.
George W. Jones, jailed eleven years in Huntsville Texas for a woman's murder in Williamson County, is pardoned after a dream vision by H Waldrip of Chester Texas. Waldrip claimed the killer resembled another man seen in his dream and led to a presidential pardon and release. Jones plans to live on a ranch near San Antonio, while his wife, who once visited daily, has remarried.
The wedding of Jacob Klink and Emma Schultz causes a sensation as Klink, a civil war veteran, weds a 14-year-old in Wilmington. He wills $25,000 to his bride. Emma defends the match saying she cannot do without him and criticizes dress-focused youths. Kirik has three marriages. his second wife was 13 when wed and he later divorced her for cruelty.
A man named Smith drifted into Harrodsburg with his wife and seven children, then left, abandoning the others. Two younger children aged twelve and fourteen suffer severe scrofula and were sent to a free hospital in Louisville for care. Older boys worked to support the family, and locals are urged to help the two afflicted children and possibly employ the older brothers. the tale is linked to Sam Jones preaching about benevolence.
A brother Sam pens a memorial poem for Sadie Harmon who died Aug 22 1908. The verses recall a month of mourning, missing her footsteps and presence at home, and the hope of meeting again in heaven.
A lone frontiersman Cyrus Moffatt, over forty, unsettles near a log cabin as a new neighbor appears. He notes a sleeping infant, inspects a barrel marked Dere Sur, and marks WONT BUY OR SELL before leaving. The tale follows his uneasy pursuit of settlement and change.
This piece argues advertising should be treated as a profit tool. Set an annual ad budget, measure results in dollars, and adjust for a 10 to 30 percent volume gain. It invites readers to consult on sustained, scalable ad contracts for local reach and store sales.
A hardened man named Cyrus Moffatt reluctantly shelters a widowed mother and her infant after a tense encounter. He initially confronts threat then softens, sharing milk and taking on a protective role as they stay on the isolated property. The scene ends with Cyrus accepting responsibility for the baby.
Listing advertises a 135 acre Stringheld farm with dwelling and 20 acres of clear land, fenced and well watered, on a main street with water in yard and good ground. Asking price $6,000. A separate dwelling on another street offers a water yard, good ground, and a new house for $3,000. Also listed is a crop, improvements, and a 10 room house with stables and garden for $2,100.
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