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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1905
Page
6
An old advertisement offers a $5,000 reward for finding even one atom of opium chloral morphine cocaine ether or chloroform in any form within Dr Miles Remedies. It specifies the reward applies only to untampered goods bought in open markets and stresses the remedies soothe and strengthen the nervous system rather than paralyze it.
Readable fragments from multiple papers show brief mentions of courts, cities and newspapers including Wrens Courier Joan Weekly Louisville Nashville American Weekly Cincinnati Sena Atlanta Constitution Sena St Louis Aeon.
Fragmentary OCR shows mentions of subscription rates for The Sun The Daily and Courier Journal in Louisville. It appears to list one year offers and combinations for three days per week.
London officials announce Bow bells at St Mary Le Bow will peal twelve bells after refurbishment. Rector Rev. A W Hutton oversees the project with Sir Charles Villiers Stanford providing the harmonized chimes. The bells, recast and rehung since 1669 by Lester & Pack with the 12th added in 1881, will be automated for quarter hours by Mears & Stainback expert Mr Hughes.
Prof A L Herrera chief entomologist of Mexico describes Meccus pallidipennis known as chinche voladora a large bloodsucking bug. It surpasses the native kissing bug in size over an inch long with turtle-like markings and a fierce appearance raising fears of serious bites especially to children.
County commissioners inform Sheriff Lindley that chronic offenders must be housed at their own risk and expense. A blacklist of repeat offenders will close the county jail doors to them, while Kokomo relies on the county jail for city arrests and expenses until conviction. Separately, Chesterton reports odd hybrid cats with cotton tails owned by Henry Johnson.
Two giant skeletons were uncovered in a Wisconsin gravel pit amid puzzling details. The discovery parallels a historic Indiana site and evokes a sense of mystery surrounding the find.
In a concise exchange from the Tatler, Joseph questions new buying of wives and Arthur confirms the belief, cynical that some men will buy anything.
A traveling man in the drug trade notes druggists ask customers if a cough medicine is for a child or adult. They often recommend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for children since it supposedly causes no drowsiness and is said to cure. Sold by C J Haydon, druggist.
A rural English society secretary receives a letter proposing humane animal aids. The writer recounts burying a beloved tomb cat under a gooseberry bush and notes that subsequent fruit and caterpillars grew hairy, suggesting a curious link between animal burial and plant changes.
E H olfe of Bear Grove Iowa credits Electric Bitters with curing his kidney trouble after two years of suffering He notes the medicine helps general debility and nerve trouble and says he keeps it on hand since then Dr Haydon the local druggist sells it at 50 cents a bottle Plus a collection of light humorous exchanges and gossipy items from the town Topics and Puck columns including a guest suicide rumor and social misunderstandings
A Columbus man Theodore Schuele reports a deep foot wound from an accident was treated with Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The medicine, advertised at 25 cents, is sold by C J Haydon’s drug store and claimed to heal burns and other injuries.
Grover Elliott spends the day with aunt Ida Elliott despite a sore foot. Beech Grove hosts large Sunday singing with visitors from distant towns. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Carpenter plan to occupy Harvey Lawson’s vacated house after his Texas departure. Prayer meetings begin Fridays at Beech Grove led by Woodsie Coyle. Marcus Cocanougher recovers from fever, then relapses. Court of Appeals upholds death sentence of William Van Dalzen for the murder of Fannie Porter in Louisville.
A local shop announces it carries a full set of burial robes and caskets in stock for immediate purchase.
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