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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1910
Page
2
Springfield newspaper brief lists H. L. Smith as editor and publisher with Springfield as the city. No further details or events are provided in readable text.
A fragmented column railroads jokes and social quips touch on weather over flights, cows jumping moons, crossed wires of belief, New Jersey rag pickers, New York gum and wives, and a sly look at penny banks, postal savings, and pen rifles as France arms for future wars.
In Frankfort the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled in Clay Gourley vs. Commonwealth that proving malt mead intoxicating is necessary for conviction in a local option district. Judge Carroll’s exhaustive standard declares certain drinks like beer wine brandy ale and gin presumed intoxicating, while others with unfamiliar names must prove intoxication. Gourley sold malt mead. a buyer claimed he was not intoxicated, yet the court held liability if the drink that was consumed produced intoxication.
In Shelbyville circuit court the Commonwealth and the International Harvester Co. case was halted after Sanford argued that Special Judge W C Harris lacked authority under a new act. Harris, seated from Louisville, ruled the point well taken and ordered a continuance to the next term.
Engineer Summerfield spotted a cross tie placed to wreck Queen & Crescent passenger train No 9 near Lexington. The train slowed to avoid the obstruction, preventing an accident. Capt. J H Crane of the Q C detective force investigated the scene and kept silent on potential leads while continuing inquiries.
The A M E conference session reports widespread gains across church departments led by Bishop Shaffer. Rev Mrs Lena Mason set a fundraising record at Harrodsburg while Claude Langford of Frankfort faced a $75 fine for a beer bottle incident in Paris. The Kentucky publishers association elected new trustees and Louisville expects a large Masonic gathering with 800 lodges represented and a weeklong theater closing.
A roundup of local events from Princeton to Jackson and Lexington includes union strike action by railroad car men, deaths of notable residents, marriages and social visits, oyer raids on gambling houses, a monument unveiling, stock farm ownership change, oleomargarine prosecutions, a boy’s accidental death, lawsuits over show vents, a fatal shooting in New Castle, a fatal shooting by a man named Forree, a large tobacco and farm losses by fire near Versailles, a successful moonshine raid in Clay county, a viper encounter near Buffalo Trace, and Breathitt circuit court’s tough fines on liquor violators.
Fashion notes describe decorative ribbon uses for hats and collars. Various shapes use bows loops and velvet to create rosettes and flower forms. Examples include velvet poppy accents, a drooping brimmed hat with ribbon plaiting, and a blue felt crown adorned for young misses.
A testimonial from an Allegan, Michigan woman claims her sight failed and back pains ceased after using Deans Kidney Pills. The ad notes 60 cents per box and Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo, New York as sellers. Also mentioned is Laura Jean Libbey discussing her Brooklyn stage appearance and a joke about Solomon and animals by a student.
The article details a white linen boating outfit trimmed with blue and white striped linen. The skirt features side prints, button ornamentation, and knee-high stripe bands. The blouse has a bib plastron with buttons, a sailor collar, anchor-embroidered cuffs, striped linen trim, and a black liberty cravat and girdle.
Jewelry styles for day and night include low-cut necks with velvet collars and paste ornaments in silvered metal, with Parisian diamonds, emeralds, and baroque pearls. Earrings feature bows, danglers, and three-tiered drops. Corsage pins, seed pearl collars, and Parisian diamond accents suit slow-necked gowns. Travel watches in gold, red enamel, rubies, or sapphires rise in popularity. Mercury wings decorate hair or corsage for versatile wear.
Instructions describe preparing a diapered pattern on heavy paper, cutting pieces with care, sizing or shellac to resist color bleeding, mixing color with pic ture copal varnish and turpentine, and applying with a stencil brush to walls. The method emphasizes keeping pieces intact and using volatile solvents safely.
The black satin and silk waists in Persian colors win favor over last season’s novelty. Veiled effects look better in waists than skirts, creating color depth not achievable by pipings or bands. A messaline woven like Tadla shawls is used with Dinck for waists, while plain black silk waists remain common. Some feature a narrow white lace round yoke for dressy contrast.
A description of a fetching new tie designed to brighten dark or white costumes. It features bias satin or ely et formed wide folds, ends with tiny flower and leaf bunches, and a shamfer bunch in front to hold the leaves together.
A humorous note warns that a porcelain bathtub was damaged by washing with a yellow resin soap. It asks who scrubbed it and promotes “Easy Task Soap” as a supposed safer cleaner. Two cakes cost five cents with a money back guarantee if not as represented.
A boy raised by a fire eating father to detest anything English was sent to dine with a nurse while the family hosted a true English lord. Twenty minutes later the adults' meal began and a child’s cry from the kitchen rang out. The nobleman heard the chant Fe fi fo fum claiming to smell an Englishman.
A testimonial recounts severe coffee dependence harming health. After doctors advised quitting coffee, the narrator switches to Postum, reporting rapid improvements in nerves, sleep, balance, and overall well being. The ad urges reading The Road to Wellville and notes a package offer.
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