28 Apr 1893
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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1893
Page
1
Garwood Sarsaparilla is advertised with a strict guarantee that every bottle is fully guaranteed or money refunded. Sold through leading city druggists, with wholesale and retail distributions by A. B. Rains as sole agent.
A brief note asserts that verbal dispute cannot change established facts, emphasizing the permanence of truth despite debate or rhetoric.
April notes from Dank's Mint recount small town arrivals and visits. Mrs W. Gordon returns home after Nashville, Miss Della hols visits Neapotis, and numerous neighbors attend services and gatherings. A ferry accident near Gordon's Ferry spills a wagon and team into the river, with rescuers saving the boat and recovering contents. Local farming, marriages, travel to Williamson and Franklin, and schoolhouse plans reflect community life amid early 20th century rural rhythms.
April 24 notes from Hernican report ge vos at Mei Church and brief mentions of pastor W Graves. High school pride remains. crops up, potatoes frost damage hoped not serious. Death of W W Kennon’s son in Nashville. sympathy from local friends. Several locals noted for visits, farming, and ball game enthusiasm. Marriage of Mr. G Vareis daughter to Rev J Me Brown. church praised. Scribed advice on medicines and tonics concludes the page.
April 2 report from Enon Creek notes lack of local correspondent and plan to send readers word via Hors. The Rev. C. S. Sullivan is mentioned in a brief item, with muted tone and garbled remnants of notes about a Wednesday gathering or sermon.
Advert reads Dr Pierce’s pleasant pellets as a gentle, sugar coated remedy for constipation indigestion headaches and liver bowels issues. Claims permanent cure through mild action guiding patient to healthier pathways. Also touts catarrh relief and cure regardless of duration.
The county column reports prayer and Sunday school at Cathey s Church, praise for the congregation s cleanup, and local social updates. Mentions Rev Whittaker at Bethel, Mr Claton Godwin visiting Theta, and residents like H C Brown, J A Double, Edna Wert, and Martha Weatherly. Weather and farming notes, plus local word on Obet Tohiewond and others.
This fragment notes a claim that the product Woolford’s Saudery Lotten cures mange and scratches in minutes for animals and humans, attributed to a druggist. The passage is incomplete and reads like an advertisement or medical claim from an old newspaper page.
April reports from Hickman County note ongoing farming efforts despite persistent rain. Farmers work to advance sowing and crop recovery while uplands show slow progress and conditions remain unsettled.
April 22 in Jkowbey La describes a vast rice belt with level prairie lands, lakes, and trees. The article extols April planting, October harvest, and high returns from rice, then recounts a travel encounter with Arcadian locals and a Guar seult Co. agent amid language quirks and cultural notes.
A Kiama M. Hooper piece in the May Ladies Home Journal surveys travel wear fabrics. Navy and gray serges low-wrinkle lightweight blends hold up while dyeing well. mixed and striped enkeviots resemble serges and suit fashionable homespuns like hop-sacking. Prices range from fifty cents to over a dollar a yard for serges and similar weaves, with widths varying by fabric.
The piece laments idle gossip and its harm while praising generosity and Christian virtue. It notes how rumors spread quickly, damage reputations, and urges readers to uphold goodwill, confidence, and mutual respect amid sensational chatter. It also advertises Spavin Liniment and household remedies in the same issue.
The passage discusses a chaotic mix of phrases and cries with racial slurs amid reports of miners attacking a stockade at Tray City last week. It notes the failed attempt to release convicts and claims the rioters were sparked by bad influences, while some disapproved, calling the attackers foolish.
A Federal Grand Jury indicts Frank Porterfield and George A. Dazey of the Commercial National Bank of Nashville on charges tied to forged drafts totaling 142000 dollars. Porterfield and Dobbins & Dewey are named in the scheme with drafts sent to New York and protested. Spurr faces charges for endorsing checks while knowing the bank lacked funds. The article also includes an unrelated medical ad for a catarrh treatment.
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