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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1907
Page
2
A long list of farms with 60 to 380 acres near Springfield and surrounding towns details locations from seven to 34 miles away, sizes, improvements, fencing, water access, buildings, and prices ranging from 16 to 60 dollars per acre or lump sums up to 35 000 dollars. The roster includes 100 to 210 acre parcels near Willi sburg Mackville and Lebanon with multiple dwellings, barns, tobacco and grass land, and proximity to rail stations.
Judge Henry B. Hines chairman of the Democratic State Campaign Committee declares Augustus E. Willson's Owensboro claim that William J. Bryan was paid to campaign in Kentucky was false malicious and unbecoming. Hines says Bryan spoke without compensation and even paid his own expenses. Kentucky Democrats will resent the statement at the polls.
Elia Slayton of Noland Arkansas touts Dr King s New Life Pills at 25 cents per box as a gentle cleanse that restores vigor. Haydon Robertson druggists guarantee satisfaction with purchase.
The community mourns Henderson Hardin aged 74 and Joseph Reddick aged about 70, long-time Rock Bridge church members. Both men were noted for integrity and hard work, with families counting many descendants. Their deaths reduce a pair of old leaders among neighbors and kin, as spring sowing resumes despite sorrow.
Announcements list several church weddings in Marion County. Len Wheatley of this city weds Miss Lacy Thomas of Calvary on October 22 at Calvary church. Other couples include RayWwick with Rose E Bryan, Catherine Dant with J A Dant, and Etta Newton with William Mife. Mrs Eyle of this city declares the engagement of her daughter L Underwood Lyle to Samuel E Blackburn of Louisville, with ceremony planned this month.
Hon. Augustus 8 Willson, Republican nominee for Governor, will speak to Washington county voters on county court day at 1 o clock in the afternoon. The event aims to rally support ahead of the election.
Mrs. Fannit Connor of Rural Route 1 Georgetown Tennessee credits Dr King s New Discovery with curing her persistent cough and lung soreness after other remedies failed. The ad promises a $1.00 trial bottle and notes Haydon Robertson as distributors.
A recent refreshing shower blessed the area easing farm work as tobacco and sorghum harvest nears. Community members share visits across households including Ernest Goatley and Mirtaels Virgin at W Y Goodletts, plus many relatives and friends gathering over the weekend across Gray, Trent, and Hardesty households.
Frankfort reports Secretary Leigh inspected pardon records from 1895 to 1907, showing Bradley era pardons 48 in four years including commutations and pre trial pardons, while Beckham’s eight years yielded 355 pardons and commutations. The assessment notes independence from the governor in prison commission actions and highlights restorations to citizenship and racial patterns.
A. A. Chis Holm of Treadwell New York recounts nearly fatal indigestion and debility then credits Electric Bitters with his recovery. He reports returning to business and ongoing daily gains praised as the best tonic medicine on earth sold by Haydon and Robertson for 50 cents.
A catalog of county farms for sale near Springfield and Lebanon detailing hundreds of acres in each parcel. Listings include No 4 121 acres with 8 miles to Springfield and 50 acres of tobacco land, pricing around 25 dollars per acre, and many other tracts with 4 to 260 acres, multiple tobacco barns, dwellings, fences, timber, and river or bottom lands. Prices range from 20 to 85 dollars per acre depending on size and improvements.
A compact historical note references several newspapers including The Sun and Weekly Cincinnati Weekly Atlanta Constitution and Semi-Weekly St Louis Globe-Democrat with possible merger or listing context. The snippet suggests regional press activity and cross-city publication names.
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