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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1902
Page
2
A boastful line of ready-made clothing is contrasted with made to measure options. The piece highlights a vast clothing room dedicated to inspecting new Spring and Summer suits, underscoring quality and value without bragging.
Special sale ads list men's suits from 500 to 40, youth Jong pant suits from 00 to 1.00, boys knee pant suits 200 up to 150, plus Rowsian Sailor Blouse and Norfolk jackets for ages 3 to 6. Carpet department offers matting and carpets with Saturday and next week prices, China matting 10c yard, Jap matting 20-40c, lace curtains 1 and 2 pair lots at 1.99 per pair, wash goods including Ginghams Lawns and Batistes in varied fabrics.
Maury Dry Goods Co belonging to G W Ray at Spring Hill was sold Saturday under attachment by Nashville firm W J Embry Co advertises Florida Velvet beans and Virginia Soja beans for planting. Messrs Stockard return to Mt Pleasant Chronicle as assistant editor. Willie Belle Guest sponsored by Maury County Veterans for Dallas reunion. Federal Court jurors from Maury named J B Fleming and LD K Minor. G W Collier to move to Chickasha. J T to leave for Western home. Bridge contracts awarded for trestle at Matthews Ford. Newtone secured approach work. Jas B Scott and family relocate to Marlow. Susie Webb in Mt Pleasant calaboose, thought to have started fire. county jail transfer. Fire damages building. local fire department aided. One hundred dollars reward for Catarrh cure. Hall's Catarrh Cure recommended. prices and endorsements listed.
Notary public blanks offered for sale at the county office as illness improves. Local items: new stock at James Bros store with samples, Mr J J Wilson Sr sells Cullooka farm for 85000 to phosphate dealers, wool market ads, a May 24 election for three school commissioners per district, residents traveling to Dallas, Cullooks to Guilatin move, Cullooks Baptists seeking successor, Pleasant water works plan to extend mains, harness and leather stock on hand.
W B Greenlaw, attorney, advertises money to loan for terms of five to ten years. Located to assist borrowers seeking longer repayment options and flexible schedules.
The Columbia district Presbyterian Assembly at Mt Pleasant elected Rev. W J McMillan moderator and Prof Jackin Reaves treasurer. A devotional meeting lasted thirty minutes before reports from churches, sermons by Rev B S Brown and later education session, with fundraising efforts for Monroe Harding Memorial Orphanage and a plan to devote evangelistic work within the presbytery.
Tuesday morning meeting at Duplex for Cumberland Presbyterian church attendance. South Columbia M E Sunday School to host children day exercises in May with committee setup. Rev Johnson of Fayetteville preached at First Presbyterian. Rev Rogers left for Decatur Ala with Mrs Daniels for a meeting. About 25 to 30 members formed a Christian church at Waco Giles county. Associate Reformed Presbyterian Presbytery met at Hopewell today through Pandey. Also features on wall paper and new visiting cards and 10c dye products sold in local shops.
Curtailed text notes few cultivators remain at reduced prices. Prospecta for the biggest crop in Maury County in years. J Horace Rainey says all fruit prospects are improved, especially strawberries and apples. Strawberries may ripen in ten days, apples blooms promise full supply. Also a for sale cheap item describing a corner lot with dwelling at High and 13th streets.
The Columbia Mercantile Storage Co promotes a wide range of field seeds including Bert oats black oats and field peas. They position themselves as leaders in all classes of field seeds and urge farmers to visit before purchasing seeds for the farm.
A broad sale offering dress goods including calicoes ginghams lawns and muslins with low prices per yard. Men’s suits youth and children’s suits pants and shoes priced from low to mid ranges. Hats shirts and hosiery offered with aggressive discounts and end-of-season closeouts across men women and children lines.
A local shop reports complete stock across departments with a fresh line of swine edgings Readings dew and py patterns in Ap-ape eet Shite Valenciennes and Laeken lace. New curtain fabrics lace caps hats and children's wear plus ribbons summer vests gloves and undergarments. Also featuring brushes paints fishing tackle wall papers and a wide range of affordable mens and boys summer apparel and accessories.
A Pulaski Tennessee bar endorses Ben Childers Bay for Attorney-General of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. Signers include S.A. Rose J. B. Stacy WB. Smithson and many others stating integrity, honesty and capability. Meeting of the Democratic Executive Committee Giles Godbey December 21 1901 unanimous endorsement.
Assorted fruit whale root and plant stock advertised for purchase at Culleoka Nursery. Retail offers include basic fruit tree and root selections for garden use. Details and quantities not fully legible in the fragment.
Columbia Lodge No. and Hope Rebekah No. will mark Sird Hee Day of American Odd Fellowship at the South Main hall. Addresses by J H Dinning and W C Salmon, with music recitations drills tableaux and other features. Public invited. Prices on Wall Paper. A D Fairman and Son.
In Nashville Tennessee on August 13 1901 Jno D Anderson president of Empire Coal Co reports using Dr Brown's Magic Liniment in his family with highly satisfactory results The product is described as working like magic relieving almost any pain instantly easy to apply and not blistering
In the Ballanfant habeas corpus matter Chancellor Abernathy allowed Mrs Wirza Ballanfant to remain with her sons Joe and Matt noting her age and feebleness. The Chancellor spoke with her and found her wish is to stay with son Will. Other cases discussed include Farmers Merchants Bank vs Jacob Barker and J E R Carpenter v American Phosphate Company with decisions deferred or dismissed. The State of Tennessee v Columbia and Pulanki Turnpike Co involved attorney general authority and a charter forfeiture compromise. Walker Stone on W A Wilson administrator resulted in a $1500 judgment for the complainant.
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