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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1900
Page
6
Prose on women’s fashion detailing new fall gowns. Discusses cloth straps with braid, mercerized cottons, pastel shades, grenadines, silk stripes, lace trimming, and unlined collars. Includes a short fiction vignette about a gentlewoman and a shampoo recipe ad offering hair care tips.
Charles R Ferrell a former Adams Express Co employee pled guilty to the murder of Express Messenger Charles Lane and the robbery of the way safe on train No 8 between St Louis and Columbus. He admitted planning the crime to fund his upcoming marriage to Miss Lilliney Costlow and was captured in Columbus. Ferrell described his motive as desperation from unemployment and impending nuptials. He claimed no accomplices and said Lane trusted him. He was to be married Thursday next and the recovered money was given to Costlow to hold. Ferrell was to be taken to Marysville for an affidavit and faces further proceedings.
The Jackson Whig questions if the American public tires of war taxes and exactions. It argues telegram and express charges, bank check fees, corporate and rich burdens, and broad expenses fall on the poor and middle class as the war continues.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a natural bowel remedy promising relief from headaches to cancer and easy movements. It emphasizes a ten cent trial and cautions against imitations while noting each tablet contains medicinal ingredients.
The Nashville American notes the trend of keeping coatless outfits out of respectable reports. It argues the change is settling in and predicts the fashion will endure beyond a year. The piece reflects on public perception and social standards.
Nasitvinem Ang. 10 reports the State Board of Equalization lacks uniformity in county assessments. County transfers vary widely from 25 to 160 units, and some districts show no assessed value. Officials warn they cannot act by September 16 without full, consistent data, delaying the review of assessments.
Nikola Tesla promotes an electrical oscillation therapy for tuberculosis using a machine delivering two to three thousand volts. He claims the treatment eliminates tubercular matter from the body and cites a York hospital case where a patient improved from a respiration rate of 86 and recovered lung function after starting July 9.
A satirical spoof outlines bizarre and dangerous rules for shooting and public harm across ranks from plain citizens to senators and governors. It warns of moonshine fines, public shaming, and chaotic penalties, reflecting mock legal farce rather than enforceable statutes.
A fragmentary poem from James Foley Jr in the Bismarck Tribune voices a life that flickers like a ship and a bud opening at dawn. It blends images of birth death and memory with natural forces the sea sky and earth as a single mournful meditation.
Nasavites Aug. 11 report D. E. Vaughn of Franklin Tennessee tried to kill himself with laudanum after failing a physical to join Uncle Sam's army. He collapsed near recruiting offices, was rushed to hospital in a patrol wagon, and after restoratives his condition improved with recovery likely.
A Knoxville Sentinel excerpt reprints E W Carmack's House speech on China trade. It notes low wage Asiatic workers limit flour purchases from American mills and predicts Chinese development could lead to own manufactories with cheap labor, impacting U.S. advantage. The piece praises Carmack's arguments as worthy of study.
In an interview with the Chattanooga News Mr Bates who attended a Bar Association meeting says Tah all may not be in the next Legislature but Bates expects him there. He calls the reform essential and condemns office holders who profit from high fees as robbery under the law. The bill was ruled unconstitutional on a clerical error and will be reintroduced purged of defects.
A group of Columbians attended a Saturday reunion of American soldiers in Henryville. The event honored Capt. W. H. Skillman commander of the Henryville Camp of Confederate Veterans with a welcome address, a poem by Maggie Dooley, and music by the Summer town brass band. Speakers included Meners, L. P. Padgett, W. J. Whitthorne, W. A. Smith, and R. Watkins.
Report notes many residents search rivers including Duck river and streams across the county for pearls. Mussels near Columbia are scarce as most have been removed by the year, making pearl gathering difficult.
A buggy overturned injuring Mr R. H. Ogilvie and his son James during a Sunday drive to Mr Fine Ewing's, with Oscar reported to have suffered a serious accident.
Fragmentary OCR reads unclear names and event details with no coherent narrative or identifiable entities available for a confident headline or summary.
Card from Mr and Mrs Henron and Williams and Humphrey Church describes leaving Tennessee after six years of friendly ties. They praise the state and say duty calls them North, promising to miss Tennessee and its people. The report notes Henron and Williams were arrested Saturday by Officer Lipscomb for threats with a double barreled shotgun. they await trial before Judge Erwin.
The Courier Journal notes that Pennsylvania Republicans debate policy aimed at depriving Southern Black illiterates of votes, accusing local law of allowing a Qu heelers to escort literate voters to the booth to vote as the heeler desires.
The list shows letters remaining in office for the week ending August Lith Fi id Dan Moore Quonie Gordon Delia McClure Bessie Parties calling for the above letters will please say advertised. Advertised letters due are cont. A P Fantas P
J B Beasley will begin publication of Vo Paper at Ganteeville at an as yet undetermined date. The Tennesee people’s party of Florida and Schubert sold his newspaper business to J B Hood in Hohenwald Crestview area. publication now continues.
The olive harvest details different varieties and handling from green table olives to ripe oil olives. Workers must avoid touching olives with hands, using wooden spoons. jars are hermetically sealed. Olives yield wood, oil, and pulp burned as fuel, with long tree lifespans and high cultural value in Apulia.
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