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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1900
Page
5
A worn advertisement touts New Oxford and Slipper styles for ladies and children with prices from 1.00 to 3.00 for Oxford and Slippers. New stock includes Misses and Infants shoes in black tan and red leather, with spring footwear urged and a call to spread word if pleased.
A long list of visitors and residents scattered across cities such as Nashville Pulaski Knoxville Memphis and Franklin includes John Voss visiting Summertown Lee Sacra in Pulaski Jorge B EB Erwin on business in Knoxville and many others returning from trips or staying with relatives in the area Miss Flora Harlan Cross Bridges Mrs L G Woldridge Franklin and Mrs Henry Martin among others are noted as visiting or staying with local families through the period with several planning future stops in Atlanta De Ray and Nashville cases.
Mr. George McKenner of Spring Hill working for Swift & Co. visits en route to his mother’s home amid seminary plans with relatives. Attendees at the State Republican Convention in Nashville include Parise, Hughes, and Blackhorn. Clyde Latta from St. Louis visits family on the path to Birmingham as brothers Clyde and Herbert Latta join the Maxwell-Croush Mine Coy. Miss Gertrude Craik of Mt. Pleasant visits with Dr. and Mrs. Craik.
Attention Farmers. This month offers large portions of Field Bend seed and a full line of feed seed varieties including Clover Timothy Bermuda Grass Orchard Grass Red Top and Burt Data. Frierson Embry Oakes Building 8th Street corner Main sell groceries cheap and promise prompt attention for all orders. Pell 407 Citizens Phone 107.
Mrs. Mary Mills of Bear Creek Pike died Sunday night aged 61. Funeral at 10 Monday. burial in family graveyard. husband and two children survive. father and two sisters from Nashville attended. Mr. Hyde, husband, is manager of the American Phosphate Co. Remains shipped to Nashville for interment. Mrs. Mary W Alexander of Carter's Creek neighborhood died Sunday night aged 76. Widow of John O Alexander. several children survive. Funeral Tuesday at Beach Grove Church. interment in Alexander graveyard.
Louise Dobbins Thompson Meadore and Miss Ellis Jones, daughter of J A Jones of Little Lot, Hickman county, will wed Hugh Vaughn Porter of Williamsport at Creating Church Little Lot on Thursday May 10 at 4 p m Rev F Webb to officiate.
An ad promotes a winter blood purifier, claiming it cleanses the system of impurity and supports liver and kidneys. It presents the product as non patent medicine, vegetable based, praised by physicians, and offers bottles at 1.00 each or 6 for 5.00 by a local seller.
Acting Chancellor Ewing dismissed the bill in Camp Phosphate Co of Florida v West and Penrose with each side paying its own costs. The suit arose from a phosphate deal involving London buyers. Mack Webster was granted a divorce from Jennie Webster amid local classified noise inviting new buggy and sarry styles from Beett Batterfield Dopson.
Franklin items report A.T. Allen taking pupils to Mammoth Cave next Friday. Dugger buys Green’s stake in a bakery firm. Local births, band formation, and congratulations noted. Sheriff halts four craps players from Pleasant to county chain gang. A fire destroys an unoccupied East Hill cabin. Laundry ads urge Wire Stand Laundry service. A horse dies after river bluff incident. Postmaster Fariss cites a letter from P. L. Garetsen in Washington.
Palace Meat Market announces a switch from credit to cash sales starting May 1 1900 to reduce bad debts. Retail cards offered at a discount let customers punch purchases but must be paid at issue. Cart and meat price inducements promised to attract trade, signed W. J. Gorst & Co.
West End Notes lists Union City visitors Jack and Ben Breen and Mr A Y Simmons family, Mrs Watts opening a dress shop, J T Batts expanding, Lem Johnson building new office, and several local building and civic notes. Mentions of government building interest, church steeple repaint, and a stray lost jacket. Also notes on local offices, a dead cat found, and a classified sale advertisement. Includes upcoming homegrown strawberries claim and local phone numbers.
A fire engine broke down during a practice at the Hetherl House corner turning. No one was injured.
The notice shows a suit for 1500 dollars filed by J L Jones in the Circuit Court against Soacaine Co al leging damages. Other items include a land transfer reference and a promotional notice for a 1900 born photo portrait offer. Shippers Anderson & Thomas delivered a load of sheep to Louisville. Dr Holding seeks to buy wool at the old stand.
Old veterans in this state welcomed a favorable committee report on Congressman Coxs bill to pay Confederate soldiers for property taken during the Civil War. The proposal directs the Treasury to issue vouchers to claimants or their survivors upon parole verification, with funds priorized to widows and children.
The advertisement proclaims Barr & Oakes stocks a full line to suit all budgets from the expensive to the modest, with prices aimed at all fortunes. It promises prompt telephone service and emphasizes trust and fair dealing as guiding principles for loyal customers.
In South Columbia notes Eugene Cust and family plan to move to Florence Alabama while Clarence Williams of Sheffield Alabama visits relatives here. Dixie Blair returns to Taylorsville after visiting, Ed Clark and children move to Indiana with Mr. Clark, Lauretta Burch from Nashville visits cousins Willie Belle and Sadie Grimes, Kate McClellan travels from Franklin to visit relatives, Pinion family moves to a new South High street home, Birdie Hortison returns from Shelbyville.
Premiums will be offered in the Flower Parade on May 30 with first and second prizes in each class. Open or top buggy surrey trap or cart pony trap or cart prizes listed. Miscellaneous prizes include handsome deliver log wagon merchant's float and soapened float prettiest decorated. Best lady and gentleman horse back riders receive a prize.
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