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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1900
Page
8
A writer recalls a week near Reelfoot Lake in Obion County enjoying boat rides, hunts, and a fish fry with a hospitable, cheerful group. The lake's natural beauty and the history of its formation are noted, along with protests to drain it and the eventual repeat of carefree countryside leisure.
A whimsical verse featuring anthropomorphized cigarettes and a cigar. The gay little cigarette stands beside a fat cigar on a tabouret in a ginger jar, chattering in autobac as love and dreamlike imagery unfold.
A fragmentary note describes toasts given in praise of the United States, highlighting a general sense of national esteem. The text mentions an admirer’s enthusiasm and a wine toast as part of a celebratory moment.
Chancellor Cook ruled the May 26 election for school directors in certain civil districts constitutional and that the directors elected on that date form the valid school boards. The decision covers school directors in all civil districts and holds broad significance for the state.
A playful exchange features a young Benedict declaring his wife an open book and an older husband joking that he cannot shut her up, in a lighthearted domestic vignette.
After Charles opened fire from a second floor, four whites and one black were killed or wounded as police and militia responded. A crowd gathered as Charles continued shooting until the building was engulfed in flames and he died inside, with several officers and bystanders injured.
A man identified as Charles was killed after a racial assault. The narrator notes the victim died soon after and a mob then surged in with windhlusters and revolvers, firing at the body and tearing him apart.
Aldroggiate manufacturers authorize refunds if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure piles in any case. It promises to cure ordinary cases in days and the worst in sixteen days with a guaranteed result. Sold by druggists in Columbia Tennessee for 1 cent, mail order available.
Real estate transfers list including Geo L F Deschamps to W H wife for 200 acres in 15th district. Cross and wife to Buck Dodge for 1 acre in 18th district. A Dobbins and wife to J B Astton for 107 acres in 21st district. W H Raymond Receiver to D A I sain for 40 acres in 24th District. Robt D Smith to Isaac Love for a lot in 3rd ward for 175 dollars.
A historical note describes Superior grain drills with single and double discs sold at J market by Srawer w, highlighting their use for sowing wheat peas and oats.
In Nashville on July 26 the City Council withdrew the People’s Street Railway franchise bill after allies anticipated a defeat. The move ends a major street railway fight and marks a knockout for the reform administration behind the plan amid surrounding scandal.
In obedience to vendition exponas the Hon Circuit Court of Maury county Tennessee commands the sale of the undivided eleven percent interest in a 246 acre tract described as bounded by F. J. Moore Cullo oka Davis Ford Road Wilkes Henderson Richardson and others. The sale at the courthouse door in Columbia on August 4 1900 to satisfy the judgment and costs in the case Dobbins and Ewing vs Hunt Bellamant. Sheriff RR Hight announces the sale with witnesses John Latta D shif.
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