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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1920
Page
7
A historical ad touts Dr Pierce Golden Medical for blood and body strength and a Sage’s Catarrh Remedy. It lists ingredients like stillingia and grape root, claiming to tonify the blood, aid digestion and guard against colds, urging purchase via mail to Buffalo New York.
The Dimple Joe Cream & Creamery Company installs new machinery and plans a public opening reception. Manager Lovell aims for an April 16 reveal and full plant tours showing cream making stages to invited townsfolk and inspectors.
The fourth annual county school meet at Hic hool on April 9 attracts rising turnout. State officials Albert Williams High School Inspector Duggan and J Harned will attend. County schools prepare contests with student judges and teachers overseeing events.
A fragmentary recall of mothers seeking relief for a child with severe skin ailments. The text notes worsening symptoms, failure of remedies, and a claim that natural or Weston moreland therapies offered relief. It mentions weakness, appetite loss, and blood concerns as linked issues.
The article notes that sixteen true bills were returned by the recent grand jury from March to March 24, with only one for wheel tax violations and none for dog tax. It mentions past dog tax indictments were largely invalid, duplicity objections by Judge Whitthorne, and that the wheel tax indictment aims to be definite about the offense.
N F Vaughn of Richardson Lumber Company announced the Maury Motor Corporation garage carpentry will start immediately after brick and concrete progress. The firm is also wrapping two large constructions, including Dimple Ice Cream plant preparations and expanding the Chero Cola Bottling Works building, set to become a top scale, well arranged facility in the city.
Mrs Lula De Moss aged fifty of Santa Fe died suddenly on a train en route to Mt Pleasant to visit her niece Mrs Ine Brown. She was traveling with her sister Mrs Lon Petty and survived by another sister Mrs W E B Walker. Funeral at Santa Fe Methodist Church conducted by Rev J T Catton with interment at Cave Springs. The report ends with unrelated notes about a black salt and Bologna’s ancient university.
Henry S. Howard of King Hall Italio praises Tanlac after claiming it restored his health. He says twelve years of rheumatism and indigestion left him unable to eat or work, then a first bottle improved mobility and appetite. He urges others to try Tanlac, noting its value and weight in gold. Tanlac sold by local drug firms in Colombia, Santa Fe, and nearby towns.
Nearly three hundred people gathered for an all day event marking the closing of Isom School. Residents enjoyed a traditional dinner on the ground with readings and remarks by local figures.
Under the direction of Prof Anthony Isom school Friday closed one of the most successful terms in the history of the county school. Morning and afternoon events plus a general get-together brought a fitting close to the term as students and staff celebrated achievements and progress.
A community school term ends with impressive exercises and a grand social at the festive board attended by nearly three hundred. District Agent Dean and Mrs Kate Wells, County Agents Melean and Mrs Kate Crady speak, a large dinner is served, and plays are performed in the afternoon and evening. The event emphasizes civic cooperation and progress.
Local poultry dealers report shipments from Columbia this week set new volume records with a conservative value estimate near 20 000 dollars. One dealer alone moved as much as 19000 dollars of hens geese ducks turkeys and other fowl. The surge is linked to demand from Jewish holidays in major urban centers.
Dealers anticipate steady prices after holiday demand, noting poultry cars require two to three days of hand feeding before they can be secured. The text says the supply issue stemmed from the need to feed fowls prior to securing cars, not from price changes.
The ready lot has been cleared and the store moved for storage. Contractor Eugene Alford will commence laying the foundation soon. The building is expected to be finished and machinery installed within sixty days.
A dubious ad claims rheumatism stems from blood germs and promises a medical depot in Atlanta Georgia. It mentions a special tonic with a free trial and urges cleansing the blood to remove disease traces, alleging dramatic relief for sufferers.
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