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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1901
Page
7
An advertisement touts Alcorn's Dyspepsia Remedy for indigestion sour stomach and related stomach disorders. It promises refunds if no relief and lists a dollar bottle price with a claim of two dove imagery.
Our Correspondents report quiet week with rain easing. Women preserve peaches, a protracted meeting at Ash Hill led by Rev Stapleton and Stephen. Thorn reports eight converts, Mollie Ehimpton and daughter Nora visiting GW Ware’s family. Ethel Stephens hosts a birthday party scene includes several children. A croquet gathering at Coldwell sisters’ home had few attendees. Revival set for the first Sunday in September at Glown's Chapel.
Salt traders announce large stock of coarse salt in 7 bushel barrels and promise lower prices than any competitor. Boers urged to buy immediately from Columbia Mercantile Storage Co.
Mrs Church returns from Nashville visits friends in Nashville and Shady Grove while Misses Pearl Roan and Eloise Davia stay with Miss Minnie Lou Davin. Numerous visitors from Auburn Kentucky Columbia and Franklin appear as area families host guests. The Baptist Association plans Bethany Church gathering next Wednesday with protracted meeting starting the second Sunday in September.
The Retail Clerks Association hosts a grand event in Columbia tonight with a well lit venue, seating for hundreds, a string band, and ample refreshments. Attendees can enjoy lawn chairs hammocks and swings while sampling sherbet and cakes. The evening blends carnival fun with a social celebration for clerks and friends.
Millet seed sought to purchase in bulk by Columbia Mercantile Storage Co. They request bids for a specified quantity and plan to store before resale. Contact details not provided in the fragment.
Report from Buffalo recounts a Cincinnati to Buffalo visit by the Ten Heaton Press Association. Hosts entertained them with breakfasts, tours of a type foundry, Rookwood Pottery, zoo gardens, and Mt Adams. The party heads to Cambridge Springs after a hearty welcome. Col Gates and Mr Holabird supervise the return cars. A joke notes Col Slatter’s fear of large water.
The John Robinson's Ten United Shows will perform in Columbia on Saturday September 7. The famed troupe promises top acts including champion riders, high salaried wrialists, gymnasts, acrobats, clowns, elephants, wild beasts, and a grand production of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba with a large cast and new scenery and effects.
Fragmentary notice from the Mercantile Co offers wheat storage services with unclear details and garbled branding mentioning Peery Bell TM and sans ball bare your peat te oe mees. The readable portions indicate a storage proposition without concrete terms or dates.
Announcements favor Latta for Sheriff Embry for re election and John G Latta for Register. The piece praises Latta s training handling law breakers aiding court duties and Embry s competence and courtesy. Latta the Register seeks endorsement after one term. The writer notes Maury County would gain with any of the three elected August.
A local ad seeks farmers to sell wheat to Columbia Mercantile Storage Co. Those who do not wish to sell will have their grain stored by the company.
Special to the Herald from Mt Pleasant Tenn reports progress on laying piping for the town waterworks, with a steel tank and tower delayed by a strike. Contractor Mr Porter says the system should run on schedule if materials arrive. Local notes mention injuries from a runaway wagon, new store openings, and various visits and travels.
On next Saturday August 31 at 0 a.m. four farming implements two mules two milled cows sheep and household and kitchen furniture go to sale. Terms: All cash. Amounts over the sum payable in one year with approved credit. L. E. Love.
J P Latta announces his candidacy for sheriff of Maury County, pledging faithful law enforcement without fear or favoritism. He notes twenty years as a public official in Columbia and plans active outreach in the county despite a distant canvass start, urging neighbors to support his bid.
Education wheels resume in Maury County as multiple institutes launch for the year. Howard Institute at Mt Pleasant led with strong attendance under Prof J A Bostick. Hay Long College also opened. Branham & Hughes and several other schools report brisk enrollments and bright prospects for success.
Social events staged across Thompson's Station and Columbia feature dances, music, and games. Notable gatherings honor guests from Memphis Henderson Indiana Alabama and Nashville with refreshments and cheerful entertainment.
Local ad invites customers to view the Pony Kid disc plows at Satterfield and Dudson's before purchasing. It emphasizes trying products firsthand and compares options available in the shop.
A fragment notes the Mack Missionary Society meeting in session room on Tuesday evening. It mentions attendance and a note of unity at a grace moment across locations, with brief references to Greace and Woodland Street Presbyterian church in Nashville and a general sense of a planned gathering.
Authorized notices declare Jobh Latta a candidate for Sheriff of Maury County in August. W E Embry seeks re election as Circuit Court Clerk. John G Latte is renominated for Register at the August election.
At a Maury Chapter U D C meeting Mrs H G Evans hosts the session and delegates form committees to run parts of a Confederate Veterans day booth. Committees cover sewing, cake, fashion, and book display with chairmen named and urged to report. The ad notes a 1901 Hoosier Wheat Drill offered by Barrervisty & Dopsom.
Creditors of the estate of Inez P. Dooley are notified to file claims with A. L. Thomas, Clerk of the County Court, duly authenticated before February 28 or they will be forever barred. J. N. Williams signs as administrator and executor.
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