Local Notes From Springfield Area And Nearby
A Springfield county court day brings visits from Mr Cleveland Hill of Lawsville and Mrs Jennie Corbett with her son. Miss Regina Rodd hosts a pie supper raising a good sum. Sales include milch cow for 35 dollars and two suckling mules at 90 dollars each. Obituaries note Mrs Cassie White of near here, age 80, Catholic cemetery burial. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy praised for wide use from a small start, sold by The Leofingdon Drug Co.
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Regina Rodd
J. A. Fields
Garrett Haydon
Albert Graves and Brothers
Springfield
Richard Blanford
Louisville
Teresa Blanford
Jennie Corbett
Little Son
Holy Cross
Local Marriages and Obituaries In Marion County
Thomas Bickett and Miss May Jones wed at St Augustine’s Jeffersonville on July 26. Monroe Thomas sold 111 acres near Loretto to Sylvester Smith for 2350 with possession around October 20. Annie Cooper dies at 87 after long illness. A J Purdom dies aged 65 with private family burial.
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Monroe Thomas
Sylvester Smith
Loretto
Mr. Smith
Ed Peterson
Mr. Thomas
Illinois
Oklahoma
A.J. Purdom
Little South Fork
It Saved His Leg and a Remarkable Remedy
A letter from Watertown by J. A. Swengon praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He had ten years of eczema resisted by fifteen doctors before the salve cured him completely. The note claims the salve is infallible for skin eruptions burns cuts and piles and ends with a street remark about Haydon and Rol.
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J. A. Swengon
Watertown
Haydon
Clothes as a Business Asset in Women’s Success
A Delineator writer argues dress is a key asset for women in social and business life. Visible competence in attire influences perception of merit, potential income, and opportunities, urging balanced spending to project success while avoiding outright extravagance for those with modest means.
Swordfish Weather Vane Spurs Block Island Echoes
A traveler recalls Block Island and a unique swordfish weather vane atop a barn cupola on the southern shore. He notes the island has grown busier yet the vane remains turning true, a familiar sight amid battlefield of clay bluffs and fishing lore.
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Block Island Barn
Block Island
Block
Personal Notes From Various Local Residents
Miss Lizzie Kinkead of Mississippi accepts a position with Miss Willie Knott. Alma Spalding of Lebanon visits Miss Margaret Sagan. Irvine Wimsatt of Louisville visits his mother Mrs. Janie Willett. Ray Wakefield of Americus Georgia attends county court. Mrs. E S Mayes Sr and Jr visit Harrodsburg. Sarah Seleeman Litsey of Lebanon visits grandparents. The Haydon family and children return from Bardstown. Chas. Boswell in Louisville on business. Edwin and Mrs. Smith of Bloomfield visit relatives. Dudley Robertson at Beechmont College spends weekend at home. W E Leachman in Louisville. Fannie Smith visits Bloomfield parents. B D Lake in Bloomfield. George Moore Lee and family with Young family this week. Mary Brown of Losiaville visits. Mildred Spalding of Lebanon visits E. Duncan. Hugh Stiles of Boyle spent county court day here. Mack Miller of Nelson county visits. Dr. W F Trusty recovered from typhoid fever. John R Smith of Bloomfield visits. Arch Hayes of Louisville visits. A R Shultz spends Sunday in Louisville. Isa Colvin returns to Fairfield after weeks with Prof. George Colvin. Mrs W P Kusty and children with Mrs Alice Miller at New Hope. W K Robertson in Cincinnati buying goods. Nannie B Young returns to Lebanon. Mrs Louis Rodgers spends day in Louisville. Catherine Spalding of Lebanon visits Bertha Haydon. Mrs John F Simms in Bardstown. Mrs John W Lewis visiting sister Mrs Samuel Avritt of Lebanon. Louie Haydon leaves for Memphis to attend school. J C Shader visits son J C Shader Jr at St Mary’s. G D Duncan returns from Cincinnati with goods for Cunningham Duncan Co.
Unlikely streetcar fix for cuff link dilemma
A pretty woman and a streamy-eyed man board a street car. The man’s cuff link is broken and he fears the loss of his entire outfit. The woman solves it by twisting a shoe button onto the damaged cuff, restoring the cuff link and mood with a cheerful, practical fix.
American fruit surplus joke echoes across oceans
A British traveler recalls a California fruit surplus joke and an American version that humorously twists the punchline. The exchange highlights cultural humor about abundance and appetite. The incident shows cross cultural wit and the way jokes travel.
Skeleton quiz reveals a pupil’s morbid recital
A superintendent prompts pupils with questions on physiology and anatomy. A small girl struggles to answer and finally perplexity leads to a morbid joke about skeletons, revealing the tense dynamic of the classroom scene.
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Abe
New Life Pills Stop Merciless Slayer of Victims
Advertised as a preventive remedy to deter appendicitis by stimulating stomach liver and bowels. Claims to prevent Sa that invites appendicitis and indigestion with a product named Freedacne Biones Chills. Sold for 26¢ at Hap den and Robertson's.
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Dr. King
Hapden and Robertson's
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Mr. Cleveland Hill
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Nettie O’bryan
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Clarrie Willett
Predericktown
Charley Wheatley
Twiman Keene
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Ernest Thompson
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Robert Nally
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al Smith
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Dick Keene
Lennie McIntire
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T. E. Ballard
Prudie Wright
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Leo Fingdon Drug Co
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Thomas Bickett
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May Jones
Annie Cooper
Kate Cooper
Phillip Cooper
Immarele
Malaga
Katie Hertlein
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V. Stallard
D. D
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McElroy & Shader
Lizzie Kinkead
Mississippi
Willie Knott
Alma Spalding
Lebanon
Margaret Sagan
Irvine Wimsatt
Janie Willett
Ray Wakefield
Americus, Ga
E. S. Mayes, Sr
E. S. Mayes, Jr
Harrodsburg
Sarah Seleeman Litsey
W. E. Selecman
Leo Haydon
Chas. Boswell
Edwin Smith
Bloomfield
Mrs. Smith
Fielder Smith
Dudley Robertson
Beechmont College
W. E. Leachman
Fannie Smith
J. R. Smith
B. D. Lake
George Moore Lee
Joseph
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William Young
Mary Brown
Losiaville
Miskes Lucy
Veoa Brown
Ty Court
Mildred Spalding
Miss E
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Boyle County
Mack Miller
Nelson County
W. F. Trusty
John R. Smith
Arch Hayes
A. R. Shultz
Isa Colvin
Fairfield
George Colvin
W. P. Kusty
Alice Miller
New Hope
W. K. Robertson
Cincinnati
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Ida Young
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Memphis, Tenn
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J. C. Shader, Jr
St. Mary’s
G. D. Duncan
Cunningham, Duncan & Co
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Sue Knott
St. Louis
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Maurice Kirk
Maysville
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Near Town
John Wigginton
Spencer County
M. J. Waters
Frances Litsey
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J. R. Claybrooke
Asié
McLean County
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Nannie Fenwick
Tom Bowles
T. Scott Mayes
Lomsville
W. F. Grigsby
Taylorsville
Chas. _E. Grigsby
Bertha Trusty
Sky
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Will O'Nan
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C. W. Adams
Edd Bowles
Stanley Rogers
Harry Jones
Alex. Smith
J. B. Feswick
Lon Barker
Elvin Perkins
Kirkland
W. Robinson
California
Eng Usman
Miss Willie Knott
Washington County
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Liszie Kinkead
Nannie Simms
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