Women of Spring Hill Aid Wounded in World War I
Mrs Brice Martin led a Spring Hill Tennessee effort aiding trenches soldiers by collecting nearly 200 dollars and producing 4054 surgical dressings including bandages pillows jackets and linens. Volunteers knit 53 pair of socks and gathered spools thread rags and fabric salvaged from domestic items for French hospitals.
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Spring Hill
Tenn
Brice Martin
Ume
Sbe
National Logical Dessings Committee
New York
Sugar Tree Ridge
France
Mrs. Martin
Spring Hill Commercial Club
Haynes Ayres
Adies
John 8. Brown
The
Herald
Getting Up Early Becomes Pleasant Habit
A reflective note on enjoying early mornings and the routine of rising with the day. The speaker repeats the value of starting the day early and the pleasure found in regular practice.
Appeal for Red Cross knitted articles to aid Europe
An urgent Red Cross appeal from Maury County chair W S Fleming calls for knitted goods to aid soldiers and refugees in Europe this winter. The Tennessee allotment includes 190 sweaters 40 mufflers 400 wristlets and 400 socks with a rushed shipping deadline to meet demands before cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maury County
RED Cross
Europe
W. S. Fleming
Grayson Murphy
Atlanta
Fleming
Ue Cross
Columbia
Morphy Fellows
Switzerland
France
America
Murphy
Detiun
Cate Trom
Olor
Broom corn crop touted as major profit source in Maury County
Local farmers Col. Ed Armstrong Jack Granberg and Col. William M Cheairs report strong potential profits from broom corn across about fifty five acres each. At $400 per ton and a half ton per acre the crop could yield around $11 000 to $12 000 with seed fed to hogs and additional value from hog feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maury County
Ed Armstrong
Jack Grankberg
William M. Cheair
Col
Armstrong
Mr. Granberg
Cheairs
H. F. Alexander
Dodgy Calomel Cure Ad Ends in Liver Tone AdVERT
A garbled ad touts a liver remedy claiming calomel is dangerous and promotes Dod ons Liver Tone priced at 50 cents. It urges readers to ask a pharmacist for the product and promises relief from constipation and sluggishness without strong side effects, urging refunds if it fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
le Doreen
Such Life In The Ointment? Small Town Meltdowns
Fragmentary musings note rising washing expenses and a tense tone. The garbled text hints at domestic strain and financial worry amid everyday life in a small community.
97 Maury County Men Called for Military Service
Ninety seven Maury County men listed by the local draft board as selected for military service and likely forming the first 5 percent of the county quota. The group will assemble in Columbia for processing with meal tickets, transport, and IDs provided. one man will command the unit en route to Atlanta. The date of assembly is expected to be September 3 per Rutledge Smith, chairman of the state defense council.
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Maury County
National Army
District Board
Rutledge Smith
State Council of Defense
Columbia
Atlanta
Will Odell
Will Orr
King Turner
E.sth
St. Flournoy N. Thompson
Mt. Pleasant
William Perry
Cal
Fountain Creek
Neless Massey
Will Stephenson
Loyd James Murray
Lynnville
Tenn
Aaron Witherspoon
Glade St
Willie Lowell
Samuel Irwin Foster
Cathooka
Felix Webster
Williamsport
Jeff L. Porter
S. Garden
Buford Nathan Love
Willian
Felix Noles
Hampahire
William Henry Harlan
Colmbia
Lee Davis
Lewisburg
Henry Rucker Collins
James Murry Mitchen
Cullooka
Rufus Wesley Luckridge
Alvin McKinney Hilliard
Ditzler Bridges Anderson
Freddie Stephen Mitchell
Santa Fe
Wiliam Clifford Duke
John Chapman
Callooka
John Thomas Riley
Hamphake
Ollie Love
Spring Hill
Josh Johnson
Connie Hight
Glendale
Thomas Flournoy
Wilsford
Edgar Davis Hunter
Lennox Jerome Bray
Spring HM
Robert Thomas Riley
Garfield Foster
Claude Milhouse
Mt Plessant
Emerson Athridge
Nova Tamos Reovia
Mevent
Walter Porter
Cot
Mt Sleagent
Leroy Serugue
Ent
Colmbis
SIL W. Tot St. Jarniet
Cols
Paymond Ethrnder Crate
Rock In
Matthew Moreau
Pura
Mtr
Ase
Polit Stapeen Fot
Ubia
Bridie
Jamey Prins
Colunmtia
Phenatetos
Enol
Enol, No. 3: Win Prycnt Rekew Twlrmbin
Phegant
Tommy Widter
Clarence Elvan
Trice
Lieut Williamson Joins Medical Staff of First Tennessee Artillery
Lieut George Williamson, assigned to medical duty with the First Tennessee Field Artillery on August 5, is in Columbia. He is a Vanderbilt medical graduate and a highly capable young physician from the city. He volunteered the day after war was declared and passed stringent army exams with high marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Williamson
First
Tennessee Field Artillery
Columbia
Vanderbilt University
Mt Pleasant public schools open after Labor Day
Public schools in Mt Pleasant open Monday morning with teachers meeting September 1 at 10 o clock at Superintendent S. E. Stephens home. High school enrollment and classification set for Friday morning September 7 from seven to twelve in the Mt Pleasant High School building. Seventh and eighth graders enroll at the same hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Anderson Bros Foster depart for New York shopping spree
Eugene Anderson and Foster buyers for Anderson Bros and Foster return from the great metropolis. They recount tales of buying goods for the store, visiting former Colunian sites, and noting the whirl of activity in New York. The trip signals a busy fall as department lines promise a large stock and fresh goods for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Anderson
Foster
Anderson Bros & Foster
New York Cis
Holt
Anderson
Mr Foster
Metropolis
Estoriilly
COUNTRY BOYS HEAR DIFFERENCES BIRINGS INTO CITY LIFE
An old journal note discusses hearing differences between country and city people. It cites studies on nerve sensitivity and ear function suggesting urban noise may dull hearing. Historical references mention Marine Corps observations and general claims about nerve fatigue.
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Maury National Bank
C. A. Parker
W. ?. Ridley
Whienzy
J. K. Bic Wetaw
K. B. Lovacan
W. M. Chaitin
Old Biaury
Jack Granbery
W. M. Cheairs
Gall
Culleoka
Tom Gillespie
Rockdale
Willam Lee Garner
Clarence Earl Dennis
8Th St
Willie Hugh Warden
Josiah Hershel Dugger
Jim Gillespie
Matt Martin Cayce
Columbus Ham
Kelly Coleman
Robert Fleming Stuart
James O. Rail
John Smith Irwin
Main St
Willie Chavers
N. Main St
William Kennedy
Robert Tidwell
Mt. Pleanant
Monte McDaniel
James Lipscomb
Bethel Lawrence
William Richard Baugus
James Washington Hines
Elmer Bumpas King
William David Whittaker
Guy Fleming Benderman
Jennets
Tennessee
Kentucky
Logan
Ray
J. L. Wallace
Joe Fowler
Ing
Pilatus
J. N. McCord
Marshall County
Jack & Jennes Breeders Association
Abbe. Com
Williamson
First Tennessee Field Artillery
Peaslee-Gaulbert CO
Louisville
Stephenson Brothers, Columbia
United States Marine Corps
Moyet
Wasshington
Learinye
Marine Corpa oMeres
Mammoth Cave
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