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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1913
Page
4
Treatment applied in accord with recommendations from O. C. G. Hopkins. The report notes fertilizer assistance aiding the Illinois wheat crop and outlines adherence to Hopkins guidance amid ongoing agricultural efforts.
M W Johnson of Christian County Illinois reports a wheat crop averaging over 50 bushels per acre on 10 acres. Ground receiving full phosphate yielded about 60 bushels while heavier applications suggest potential near 70 bushels on better soil. Johnson credits Maury county phosphate and Dr Cyril Hopkins ideas, noting alfalfa, lime and careful soil care alongside tobacco and meadow plans.
A quirky fragment notes Bill’s board bills and boredom ending as he overcomes the fatigue of repeated board related tasks. The text preserves a scattered, playful account of Bill managing boards and personal weariness.
August 14 and 15 are set for road building between the Fe ked Deer and Obion rivers. The four mile stretch links the Nashville Memphis stage road and the Bristol to Memphis highway as part of a national route. Fifty teams, three graders and seventy five workers plus many women will work two days to complete a model road.
Miss Ancis Higgins daughter of a Jackson county farmer near Larkineville single handed captured and destroyed a large wildcat liquor still and set in a swamp. After observing intoxicated farm hands she followed a worker to the hideout. The operators fled as she approached on horseback, she destroyed the still poured out the liquor and alerted revenue officers who confirmed her report.
Mr aré Mre. William Yancey Er win are in Columbia for several weeks. Erwin recently issued the third edition of his original poems and acrostics praised for variety of subject and beauty of diction. The book is neatly bound in green binding with ink title and highly commended by readers of all classes.
Mrs Thomas Salmon of Knoxville reports Rev Robert K Jeffers of Mosheim Greene County died instantly when he fell on a circular saw. Jeffers aged 25 leaves a widow and three children. No further details given.
Chicago August 5 Miss Kitty Smith armless marked her ballot with her foot during the first Maywood election held under the new woman suffrage law. She is the founder of a home for crippled children.
Washington August 5 B A Enloe Jr nomination as United States ambassador for Oklahoma was confirmed by the senate. Ten new candidates for collector of Infernal Tevence were endorsed in letters and telegrams to Tennessee senators. The knowledge that a deadlocn exists has caused Tennesseans to sacrifice personal interests for party harmony. Benton McMillin arrived and will depart for New York tonight and then Peru on August 12.
The Maury County Medical Society met in regular session Monday August 4 at 11 oclock with J G Williamson absent. Dr J Ye Wilkes presided in his place. Dr H M Ragadale of Santa Fe the day essayist was absent. George Williamson was elected to membership. Reports and discussion filled the meeting. Dr H C Anderson will read a paper September 1 on The Prevention and Treatment of Typhoid Fever.
Senator Tillman accuses New York bankers of starving Southern cotton planters of funds and warns of losses surpassing a hundred million dollars. He urges immediate nonpartisan currency legislation and temporary relief measures through Congress to prevent further harm to the South, citing past banker leverage and calling for decisive action.
Private J K Morgan of Nashville, advertising agent for the United States Army, visited Columbia today under Capt W N Hughes to handle matters. A testimonial from C H Hines of Whitlow Ark endorses Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation and indigestion, recounting a long journey to hospitals before relief. Port sale by all dealers.
A long editorial urges fair wages for farm workers matching public works pay. It argues laborers should prove their worth before pay, noting shifts from farming to rail, mining, and industry. The piece advocates intelligent effort, better contracts, and community benefit from renewed agricultural labor.
The general merchandise firm of Hobbs & Caskey at Campbells Station has been dissolved. Mr Hobbs retires and the business will be conducted by Mr Caskey.
Detailed observations by Mrs. J W Fleming at Ashwood show July 1912 as the hottest month since 1901 with 21 days above 90. Mean July temperature 75 with 2.76 inches rainfall. year 1901 had 106 degrees high. Observations list max 109 on the first, min 66 on the eighth, mean 80.8, wind from the south. comparison notes hot, dry conditions and lower rainfall than last year. Also includes an advertisement for Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and a note to subscribe to The Herald.
Two unknown white men robbed a Nashville train mail car near Birmingham Alabama shortly after 8 PM. They seized two clerks George Hoover and York and handcuffed Chief Clerk Harry Everett, then fled toward Calera with registered mail. Detectives pursued by automobile after an alarm. one clerk noted similarity to a prior Louisville & Nashville robbery.
B W Hill of Snow Hill N C says he suffered enteric illness around July 25 and deteriorated despite doctors and remedies. After two months a friend advised Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which gave permanent relief. sold by all dealers.
A fragment discusses failure to publish required legal notices for general registration. It notes the machine line’s stance, the ten day requirement, and potential impact on registration dates amid back tax and election-law debates. The piece references Supreme Court rulings and secret acts by regulars.
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