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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1910
Page
2
A collage of jokes and observations inclining toward light odds and ends from Springfield Kentucky. Mentions Edison weather bread by weight and a cheeky line about New York brides and insured eyes. Scattered musings touch on Cuba revolutions, aeroplanes, dirigible balloons, and odd medical cures.
Samuel J. Roberts, longtime Seventh District internal revenue collector for Kentucky, hosted a dinner at the Lexington Country Club in honor of his successor Col. Timothy A. Field. Roberts, serving under three presidents and six commissioners, ends a 14 year term with a transfer arranged by Taft to September.
Charles Burton, 30, a coal miner from Shelburn Indiana, was arrested in Henderson after a murder scene on a funeral train. Burton allegedly shot F J Staples twice at Mine No 4 in Shelburn and killed him. A funeral party aboard the train identified Burton in the smoker escape, prompting police to detain him at the city jail.
Four short term prisoners Will Goodhue Charlon Parrish Will Ross and James Cook escaped from the county jail in Glasgow. Keys found in the door by jailer Captain Nathan Burkes sparked questions about how the keys were obtained. Conflicting witness accounts point to a confederate with access to the jailer's room passing keys to the escapees. The escape caused considerable excitement.
Louisville efforts aim for a record attendance at the Kentucky Good Roads convention to be held during the state fair in Louisville on June 15. J F Boss of Middlesboro leads the state association and issued the call to county judges, fiscal courts, and commercial organizations, with Gov. Wilson urging broad participation. Secretary J W Newman supports Senator Bosworth’s call as activists nationwide are invited. Bosworth’s road bill failed last session but is expected to pass next year.
Maj. W. H. Collier has received his commission from Washington as a revenue agent in the secret service branch. He will take charge of the Cincinnati revenue agency this week, after previously serving as a deputy in the Internal Revenue Department with a salary of 9,600 dollars.
Gov Willson resumes duties in Frankfort after a vacation in Michigan and a stop in Cincinnati for the Ohio Valley exposition. He plans to attend an American Bar association meeting in Chattanooga before returning to steady work in Frankfort. Attorney General Breathitt challenges jailer fee raises for current terms.
The Berwind White coal syndicate of Baltimore completed the purchase of 25 000 acres of fuel coal land in Harlan and Fletcher counties along the Upper Cumberland river for about 1 250 000 dollars and plans to invest several million dollars to develop it and connect it with the Waslote and Black Mountain railroad.
The Scott County Herald, once edited and owned by B. Gaines, has gone out of business. Its presses, type and fittings were sold at public auction to Ryland Musick, formerly of Georgetown and now of Jackson, Ky., who plans to launch a new paper at the site.
Kentucky district meetings and public notices report the Eighth District Publishing League gathering at Estill Springs September 2 to 5, with other items on urban planning, labor speeches, and county incidents. Notables include deaths Louieville-Lewis Barrett and Carrollton typhoid cases, a large hog sale in Carlisle, a shotgun shooting near Trout, a Labor Day speech in Frankfort, and possible disbanding of State Guards Company C in Middlesboro.
The article describes goats that faint or become rigid when frightened by a spell or threat. They fall to the ground and remain rigid until the fear subsides, their eyes showing anxiety. Researchers have not yet determined why this highly developed nerve muscle system exists, though the goats otherwise appear normal and can be kept within sanitary grounds.
The article argues for a high standard of roads in the central west, urging consistent use, proper drainage, grading, and a hard wearing surface. It favors crushed limestone foundations, Wisconsin granite wearing surfaces, and long lasting plans funded by state and county level tax support to reduce maintenance costs and provide durable roads.
A practical guide by W. D. Neale on optimal wheat cutting. It warns against cutting green wheat to avoid loss from rain and wind. It details building shocks with three bundles per row and caps, aligned to shed storms and protect grain.
The text explains that roots cannot grow in waterlogged soil and require air and moisture. Deeper drainage increases rooting depth. In light soils tile drains can be four to five feet deep, in heavy soils three feet improves results. Dense clay or hardpan may block drainage, making deep drains useless.
Bishop William F Oldham of Singapore spoke at a New York dinner on missionary work and warned against claims that Westerners civilize savages. He used a parable about a deformed nose and a beauty doctor to illustrate how beauty standards can distort judgment and whether civilizing missions truly help.
A witty vignette from Lippincott's recalls a fashionable guest at a West Virginia summer resort who asks a local if fishing nearby is worthwhile. The native’s blunt reply: fishing isn’t good, and he doesn’t know how the guest values his time.
A Victorian science note explains how lightning causes trees to explode when electric bolts drive moisture inside the trunk into steam. Damp interstices and hollow bark fill with steam, producing internal explosions that rupture the tree. The theory, once disputed, is presented as now confirmed by modern science.
Mrs Henderson will not wear her white waist after it came back from the wash with rosin staining from common yellow soap. A second wash with Easy Task soap, which contains no rosin, should restore it to near new. Easy Task claims to bless clothes and their keepers at a price similar to inferior soap.
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