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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1905
Page
8
The item touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as instantly restoring and strengthening the whole system. It claims thousands of successful uses and promises refund if not satisfactory, with both dollar and half dollar sizes available from druggists.
Local notice lists Pepsin Syrup Co Monticello Illinois products sold by Red Cross Drug Store. Community items note visits and illnesses among residents including Ed and Charlie Cocanougher in Danville and Typhoid fever case improvement, plus social events at Pleasant Hill and nearby areas.
Brussels reports Belgian postal officials found Congo Free State leather mail pouches repurposed by native women as skirts. End cuts create waist belts using the straps while the women display evident style. Also noted is the death of James J. McCarthy, famed Chicago alderman.
Mrs W G Sims to return this week from Owen county visit. Rev E Sommers closed his meeting at Tatham Springs Saturday. Born to H J Brown on October 3 a girl and to L Graham on the 12th a girl. Mother and baby doing well. Our assessor J L Royalty working on Bethel church attendees. W L Graham and E T Perkins visited Lawrenceburg on business.
Holliday and Kyler received a carload of cattle from multiple buyers including William Lay and Sid. Voteau with prices from 1 to 3 cents per pound. Sales also include ewes, horses, mares, and cows to various buyers. The column notes a two-year-old steer sale to Russell and Walters and a series of humorous clippings and verse interludes from nearby papers.
A 1902 letter from R A Williams of St Louis claims a bottle cured his wife of kidney and bladder trouble after he paid $1.00. The note praises the medicine as a real wonder and best in the world, describing blood in urine prior to treatment and restore health after one bottle.
A Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder troubles including gravel diabetes and back pain. The ad states one bottle equals two months treatment and offers mail delivery for $1. Dr E W Hall, sole manufacturer in St. Louis, invites testimonials and states the product is sold by all druggists.
Obituary poem recalling Joseph Thomas Gordon who died August 27, 1905 after a devout life. The piece praises his moral worth, temperance, piety, and service at Bethlehem church in a centennial year, noting his faith and belief that Heaven awaits. Widely mourned by family and friends as he rests with Christ.
Soak the corn or bunion in warm water to soften it Pare closely without drawing blood then apply Chamberlains Pain Balm twice daily rubbing five minutes per application A corn plaster protects the area from shoes Pain Balm is recommended for sprains bruises lameness and rheumatism Sold by C J Haydon druggist In Middlesboro Kentucky Tilman West was shot and killed by Mark Smith during a fight over a woman.
An advertisement extols Paracamph as a safe non morphine pain reliever for all ages from baby to grandparent. It claims quick relief from aches and pains, urges keeping a bottle at home, and offers money back if it fails to help. Sold by druggists in 2½ oz 10¢ and 1.00 dollar bottles.
A damaged OCR list from Springfield Market shows prices for bacon harin butter eggs chickens apples ducks corn meal flax ginseng and other staples. Entries include per pound prices for bacon lard turkeys and vinegar with various hazy spellings and broken product names.
A string of local sale notices lists buyers and items from seven shoots of 80 to 85 pounds to registered Short Horn cows and calves. The page also threads in light humor and short writerly quips, including the Memphis shooting of Al Walters by bartender John Gill.
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