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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1913
Page
2
Commissioner T F Peck warns farmers that neglect during hot weather, weed growth, and overplanting reduce yields. Proper cultivation, thinning, seed selection, and timely weed control conserve plant food and improve corn health. The message urges consistent, thorough care to avoid wasteful fertilizer use and poor results.
R L Jeter a Columbia carpenter reports chronic kidney trouble improved by Dean's Kidney Pills after overwork and cold. He praises Adams and Martin's Drug Store now H B Adams' Drug Store for supplying them and endorses the product. Sold by all dealers 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agent. Remember the name Dean's.
Obituary notice reports J D Chauncey died Saturday in Oklahoma City at his son in law George S Alcorn’s home after long illness. He and the Alcorn family formerly resided in Columbia, with many friends in the city. Calomel advertisement warns of mercury with Grigsby’s Liver-Lax as a safe vegetable alternative from Stephenson Bros.
Aug 9 The two lobby investigations under way in Congress after short sessions this week will resume Monday with a prospect of important testimony on executive activities by the National Association of Manufacturers and Allied Organizations. Senate committee ceased work today with James A. Emery still on the stand. Martin M. Mulhall likely to testify for the House committee Monday.
The piece contrasts a batting contest between Lewisburg and Columbia with an explainer on kilowatts and watts. It recounts the game highlights, errors, and player performances, then shifts to a humorous household electricity explanation showing how a 35 kilowatt hour bill is calculated and likening watts to work units. The next game is noted for Cornersville.
The city tax collection begins with a promising start as receipts arrive well, one week after due date. The recorder reports satisfactory payments and notes the early response surpasses past years.
Abundant watermelons on the market despite a severe drought since 1881. Loads are small with few large melons, risking early crop end if rain does not come soon. Melons flavor is fine and prices reasonable given conditions, demand strong but growers struggle to dispose of loads.
The article surveys how women, using charm and social access, have spied for nations. It cites German and American cases, including a governess who obtained naval plans and duped officers, plus leaks of British dreadnaught interiors and a German-descended American woman in London society.
Nonresident Laula Hill, resident of Chicago, must appear by September 1, 1913, in a Maury County Court foreclosure action. If she fails to plead, answer or demur, the bill may be confessed and set for hearing ex parte. notice published for four weeks in The Columbia Weekly Herald.
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