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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1902
Page
3
Official vote tallies by county show Whitthorne and Padgett prevailing in the district. Padgett is declared the nominee amid thanks to the committee and the Democrats of the district for his nomination.
Tr Cares Velen and others report quick relief from Brown's Ointment. Testimonials claim cure of persistent piles and long standing eczema after three weeks. Product sold in porcelain jars with varying prices. Pre-Digested Oil touted as valuable. Sold by local merchants including W P Woldridge and others.
A fragment recounts a Thursday evening ad in the Herald for ginghams at a yard with no signature, only the ad’s position. The goods were not to go on sale until Friday 8 am, yet by noon Friday the entire stock and more had sold to buyers drawn by the bargain. The piece argues advertising pays and proves the community trusts the ad’s claim. It also promotes PUTNAM FACLESS DYES available at local stores.
Rev J W Hatcher from Blanch Lincoln county reported a recent revival at Smith's Ueaple Church where a large arbor housed about a thousand daily worshippers. Eighty five conversions and twenty five renewals were recorded with Rev F J Tyler of Columbia assisting. Hatcher praises a year of strong success across four charges and toll collections. A testimonial praises Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption with free trial bottles offered at W P Woldridge s drag store.
Anree Grubbs a brakeman was attacked in a caboose yard by an unknown man Monday morning. He was struck three times on the head with a stick, causing a painful bruise on his lips and scalp. Grubbs says the assailant was a white man seeking clothing and unaware of the brakeman’s presence.
The Columbia Mill and Elevator Co. sent the largest single car shipment ever from the mill. The car, with 72 sacks and 24 sacks, valued over $1,000, was loaded under Ira Brown’s direction and sent to points in the south. The company operates at night and day.
The poem laments crossing a mystic river to reach gone loved ones. Voices recall childhood idols and the Angel of Death guiding souls toward a tranquil unseen shore. The speaker envisions waiting family, a boatman, and a hopeful reunion beyond the river’s veil.
An advertisement claims a masterful cure for stomach weakness and indigestion with a South American Nervine pain remedy. It promises relief from the first dose, universal effectiveness, and safe, pleasant use, sold by A B Rains, druggist, with a February 7 date.
Rules and regulations from the European Hotel Bloomington New York Press outline quirky guest instructions and safety notes. Items cover payments, meals, calling for service, self rising flour, valuables, transportation, and odd amenities including a hammer in the closet and a spring under the bed. The playful notice ends with a joke about the hotel being supported by its foundation.
Photographer C Harlan of Eaton Ohio finally found relief after years of agony from indigestion and stomach troubles. He credits Electric with curing dyspepsia and improving liver and kidney health and overall vitality. Guaranteed by W P Weldridge in Wisconsin.
A Copenhagen daily paper will suspend publication during July August and September to allow staff a long summer break. Readers are advised to expect its return in October with renewed vigor and anticipation.
Dr A. 8 Pettie and family Mrs Ben Thompson and children Mrs Ab Adkis eo and children Mrs Creaver and Miss Clements camp at Vaughn's landing on Duck River.
A negro woman disguised in men's clothing was arrested near Massey town after fleeing with a man in a wagon. Officers Hooton Scott pursued. shots were fired to stop them. The woman, still in boy’s clothes, was jailed awaiting transfer to Nashville. A second, unrelated ad promotes a Rheumatism and Catarrh remedy with free samples and medical advice.
Helena, August 12. Architect Joseph Smith of Helena describes a remarkable method used in the Big Hole country to secure time without powder or shot. The account, returned from the region, details a practical approach that may intrigue readers and reflect frontier ingenuity.
The obituary notes Mr. Colmore, son of R L Colmore of Sewanee, and mentions his sister Miss Dora Colmore who studied at the Columbia Institute, detailing family ties in the aftermath of his death in a traffic accident.
The residence of John B. Rutisoul at 1717 Hayes Street was sold to John W. Weatherly of Columbia for 6100. Weatherly, a member of Warren Neeley & Co., will move to Nashville in weeks and occupy the house on West End Avenue. Mr. Ransom plans moving his family to the Dallas place recently purchased on West End Avenue.
Surveyors led by Mr C J Akin mark a preliminary line this week for a proposed railroad from Ashwood Station to the Allen Harlan place. The road aims to reach the phosphate district along the Williamaport pike and provide shipping facilities.
Lynnville Tenn August 17 McCord Co bought and are receiving 3200 bushels of corn this week at 67 cents per bushel. Old corn is scarce and high and dealers say most of the local supply has already been sold.
Cut this ad out and mail or bring to Adams & Martin's Drug Store at N Main and Public Square. Free package offered for headache tablets. Harmless and guaranteed to cure. Prescription Druggists. Bell Telephone No 11.
A narrative describes oil discoveries drawing excitement in a western land, where premature tapping causes oil to spout wastefully into a gulch, creating an oil river that ducks mistake for a feast until they are stuck. A rancher plans to sustain revenue by replenishing the pond with ducks, while unrelated items report a city arrest, trotting race results, a verse, and a Nashville child injury update.
A New York paper investigates a century of odd bills and curious items, listing names and terms such as Samar a Stoyvenant, fundkerchiots, Deperster beans, Hhinelander, Brevroort parser, and lampblac.
Florence August 17. Sheriff Hill of Lauderdale County with Deputy Sheriff White of Wayne County hunted escaped convicts seen twenty miles north. No trace found and authorities believe the men have scattered and are hiding in the woods. Subscribe for the Herald.
Shanghai officials Lin Kun Yi Chang Chih Tung and Yuan Shai Kai met Tariff Commissioner T. Sharretta in St Louis to declare China will push commerce with America and Europe and will present an unprecedented exhibit at the St Louis exposition as a sign of good faith and gratitude to the United States.
The greatest river, the Amazon, is navigable for ocean steamers for about 2,000 miles from its mouth. At times, one bank is invisible from the other, giving the observer the impression of looking across a wide sea of fresh water.
Eugene Vows to Miss Borusie Fox Ed Woodard to Miss Lizzie Wells Bam Norman to Miss Annie Wells Clarence Crews to Miss Ollie Box C L Cheek to Miva Bessie Alavp Confirmations list several couples taking nuptial vows with names and unions noted in the local marriage notices.
Washington storyteller Joseph E. Ralph recalls a presidential lodging tale from the Grover Cleveland era. At 4 a.m. a rustic farmer rouses Cleveland to announce breakfast fish, asking if he should serve them “skan” or “onaktin,” prompting the president to sleep on.
A historical ad claims swift relief within six hours from a product called New Great Houth American Kidney Cure. It promises prompt relief from pain in the bladder kidneys and back for both men and women. The remedy is attributed to A. B. Reins, a druggist, and highlights notable efficacy beyond expectations.
Col. Wil ets Arnold Kemphi, longtime founder and manager of the Atlanta Constitution, died at his residence on Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 17.
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