Hopkins boom gains momentum in seventh district race
The Informal conference of Republican leaders in the seventh district near Nashville favors Hopkins for the party’s standard in November. Davidson County Republicans and leaders in Maps County back him. The district convention will be held in Columbia about two weeks after the state convention in Nashville on April 14.
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G S. Tokio
Caligabia
Hopkins
Cen
Davidson County
Constitution
Nashville
Columbia
Quarterly report from county superintendent slated for April
Prof. dohn Graham, county superintendent of public instruction, is preparing a quarterly report due to the court on the second Monday in April. The document is described as among the longest reports of the year with no real distinction between doves and pigeons.
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Dohn
Graham
Buon
County Council of Agriculture Drive Nears Mass Meeting
The county council drive for agriculture gains momentum with a mass meeting planned at the court house on April 5. Officers and twenty-one directors will be elected as the campaign continues with district and county agents addressing farmers to explain the council’s objectives and expected impact on the county’s farming communities. County Agent McLean anticipates at least two hundred farmers will join before the mass meeting, enabling substantial work for the upcoming year.
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Court House
McLean
Frank Owen Buys West End Property
Frank Owen purchased the Mack Bald place in West End known as the Morton property for $5.10. The seller was Elder A. V. Morton, who sold it for a profit of $1,000 to Mr. Baird. The report notes dubious details and incomplete phrases about the transaction.
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Frank Owen
West End
Frank Owen Haw
Mack Bald
Morton
Elder AV. S. Morton
Baird
Unloaded Gun Fatal Shot By Neighbor Shocks Community
A 16 year old, Fred Amick, was killed instantly by Claud Davis in a rural Davis County home. The incident occurred as Davis allegedly teased Amick with a shotgun, causing shock and grief across the community. Funeral services followed, with surviving family and neighbors mourning the loss.
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Fred Amick
Claud
Davis
Pred Amick
J. J Amick
Hoar Creek
Claud Davis
Dowd
Walter Averette
Claud Allen
Averette
Young Amick
Fred
Bear Creek Pike
Elizabeth Daniels
Franklin
Tyep
Reailes
Elion
Jaranillo
Ruth
Rachel
J. R. E. Ronnell Sharp
Seth Fleming
Doy Neon
D. Hardison
May Cricketiaking Co
Mrs Morris Hunter Pneumonia Victim
Mrs Morris Hunter aged 33 died this morning at her Bear Creek Pike home after a short pneumonia illness. She was a daughter of Mr and Mrs W T Sharpe and highly respected in the community. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm at her residence conducted by Elder Morton of the Christian church.
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Morris Hunter
Bear Creek Pike
Fills Pulpit at Santa Fe Church
Rev W. 8. Robinson filled the pulpit at the Santa Fe Cumberland Presbyterian Church preaching morning and evening. He will preach there on the second and fourth Sundays each month. Recently returned from Texas, he is a longtime pastor of the Santa Fe church and well known locally. Pigeons are nowhere more abundant than in the East Indies.
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W. 8. Robinson
Santa Fe Cumberland Presbyterian
Robinson
Texas
Santa Fe Church
Bayer Aspirin Ad Claims for Cold Relief
An OCR fragment touts aspirin as genuine Bayer medicine for colds and pain. It mentions branding like Bayer par 5 and Taye Tablets, with terms such as Arepet Airee sylc Cols and Neuralgia. It cites a physician prescription for nineteen persons and twelve-tablet boxes, in a garbled historical advertisement.
Cascarets Ad Claims Gentle Nightly Laxative Power
A vintage advertisement urges readers to use Cascarets to purge liver and bowel poisons, claiming relief from biliousness headaches constipation and bad breath. It touts Cascarets as gentle and non griping unlike salts oils or harsh pills and says they work while you sleep.
Three Bills Filed In Chancery Court Against Wolff Family
Three firms filed bills in chancery court alleging shipments of goods to Wolff Sample Store at Russellville Kentucky and Columbia stock, seeking about 911.83. Plaintiffs J Shelby Coffey for Eskind Son 47.54 Sam Levy 163.91 and Korman Sawyer 90.38 seek amounts tied to unrecorded sales.
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Chancery Court
Jacob Wolf
Morris Wolf
Eli Wolf
Wolff Sample Show
Russefltiffe
Columbia
J. Shelby Coffey
J. Eskind & Son
Sam Levy & Co
History of Fields Artillery Out of Print in Columbia
Copies of History of Fields Artillery by Capt Reese Thomas Amis have arrived in Columbia. The profusely illustrated volume lists names and ranks of all members, details regiment chronology, and covers service in France including Argonne and St Mihiel battles.
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Maury County
114Th Feild Artillery
Reese Thomas Amis
Columbia
France
Argonne
St. Mihiel
Amis
Bids for County Bonds Fall Short of Expectations
County bond bids came in below the required rate, prompting the bond commission to reject them for the stated reason. The measure faces further review as officials assess market conditions and funding needs.
County Faces Choice on Highway Bond Bids This Saturday
Bids for county highway bonds await decision by the county court at the next quarterly session two weeks hence. The county must pay expenses and attorneys fees tied to the bond flotation, and the court will determine acceptance based on the bids submitted by the county judge, county clerk, and trustee.
County bids for bonds rejected over court resolution
County court rejects bids that violated the court authorized bond terms. Some bids demanded attorney fees or unused deposited proceeds, while others proposed funds kept without interest or improper authority. The case goes to the quarterly session to settle and may yield short term warrants. Nearby notes mention Bristol channel tides and a mix of unrelated trivia about the Falkland Islands and Julius Caesar.
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Forest
J. ©. Mayer & Co
Costa
Caldwell & Company
Nashville
J. &. Tigret & Co
Jackson
State Highway Commission
Caldwell & Co
Tigret & Co
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CB & Q
B. A. Satterfield & Co
Hamilton County
Virne Iren
White Serum Company
B. F. Watkins
Citizens
Walter
Tennessee
J. H. Moore
Columbia, Tenn
County Council of Agriculture
Cotty
Bear Creek
Supreme Court
Swift Company
Middle Tennessee
J. A. Sloan Company
Lonnie B. Ormes
Mitek
Sloan
W. E Robinson
East Indies
Bayer
Chancery
Jacob, Morris
Bogatzky & Bauman
West 7Th Street
D. Tlhooney& Co
Bond Commission
Bristol Channel
Falkland Islands
Julius Caesar
Europe
Asboutos
Dodson
Fere
Dodeon
Harmon
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