Dr Willard Curtis Buys Maury County Farm For Home
A retired physician from Milwaukee Dr Willard Curtis of St Paul Minn buys the Hanaway farm in Maury County after visiting and being impressed by local timber and farming prospects. He plans to move his wife and two daughters to the area next summer seeking stronger schools and established learning institutions. Curtis will reside in the city and promote the region to northwest friends as a new home and investment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised in the same column with claims of effectiveness. Pills for constipation are also promoted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanaway
Willard
Curtin
St Paul, Minn
Milwaukee
W. W. Dyer
Dyer
Maury County
Dr. Curtis
Curtis
Te Imarried
Hall
Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Yruggists
Ake Hall
Estipation
Results Tell There Can Be No Doubt About the Results in Columbia
A Columbia resident testifies to lasting benefits from Doan's Kidney Pills after kidney trouble and dropsy. He recalls using them since August 1906 from Adams & Martin's Drug Store, now H B Adams Drug Store, with family members also reporting cures. The 1901 interview affirmed permanent relief and continued endorsement. Doan's pills cost 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo, NY, sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Columbia Citt
D. J. Dugger
High St. Col
Tenn
Dean
Adams & Martin
H. B. Adams Drug Store
Theirso
Doan
Durger
Conta
Foater-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United _ Staten
Doas’s
Thumb torn off as mule drags rider in county accident
J. R. Patterson, a longtime farmer six miles south of the city, was thrown when the mule he led balked and ran away. His thumb was torn off by the bridle, his right shoulder dislocated and right hip fractured. Doctors from Columbia and Blebyville treated him. he remains resting and hopes for recovery despite advanced age.
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J. R. Patterson
Mr. Patterson
J. G
J. G. Willamson
Columbia
Perry
Blebyville
Patterson
Tragic Hunting Accident Claims 16 Year Old
Will Campbell aged 16 was accidentally shot in the right side while hunting on the Allen Winston farm near McKenzie Tennessee. He died instantly and his body was found after an extended search. His mother and widow survive him.
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M'Kenzie
Tenn
Will Campbell
Allem Winston
McKenzle
Sensation Over Abel Charges Followed by Arrest
A Nashville campus libel case spills into public view as Dr. Geo W Martin director of libraries at Vanderbilt University is arrested in Columbia on libel charges. The suit stems from a farm contract dispute with Jesse Howell and accompanying accusations in letters to Martin's son Curtis.
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Cullecka
Geo. W. Martin
Vanderbilt University
R. L. Wilkes
Hag
R. H. Guest
Enlumbia
Jesse Howell
Cullooka
Martin
Howell
Curtis
Nash Ville
Columbia
Sam
Dr. Martin
Justice Wilkes
The Secret Terror and Foley Kidney Pills
The ad warns of sickness and helplessness as a secret terror for workers. It promotes Foley Kidney Pills as the best remedy for kidney and bladder troubles, claiming fast, thorough relief and improved strength. John McMasters of Streator endorses the product, saying he feels better and stronger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
John McMasters
Droge
Wolbridge Co
Prize cabbage by Newton Dew in Maury County
Maury County reveals extraordinary cabbage yields as Newton Dew, famed cabbage champion, grows prize heads weighing about forty pounds. Residents cheer the notable crop size celebrated as a remarkable season for local agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maury County
Newton Dew
Honey and Tar Compound touted as fastest cough relief
Advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar Compound stops dangerous coughs and wheezy colds with quick relief. It says the product soothes heals and contains no opiates. Endorsed by HL Blomquist of Estaila Wisconsin and Woldridge Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Simost
Blomquist
Estaila
Wis
Woldridge Co
Adv
Boy Recovering After Toy Pistol Burn Incident
W Porter Erwin plans to fetch his nine year old son William from a Nashville hospital if weather allows. William was severely burned by a cap explosion at Riverside ball park on May 15 during a game. Initial hopes faded until skin grafts failed and a frontier surgeon offered fresh tissue, enabling a healing process. William now walks with crutches and shows signs of steady improvement.
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W. Porter Erwin
Nashville
William
Riverside Ball Park
Henry Shelton
Land Sale in Maury County Tennessee Auction Notice
In the Chancery Court at Columbia Tennessee under a decree from October 1912 Mrs Sallie Montgomery Bernard Montgomery et al are to sell on Monday December 9 1912 at noon at the courthouse door Columbia the 100 acre tract in Maury County bounded by Gardner Lieper’s Creek and Gardner North East South West with James Gardner sale on credit one and two years cash one third on day of sale notes bearing interest security required and sale free from redemption. J A N Akin C M.
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Bernard Montgomery
Chancery Court
Columbia
Tennessee
Court House
Maury County
B. Gardner
Esteemed North County Citizen Thomas Alderson Dies
Thomas Alderson a highly regarded north county resident died at home Sunday afternoon aged 75. A Civil War veteran and longtime Southern Methodist Church member, he was noted for his commendable character. Survived by a wife and two sons. funeral today at the Methodist Oakens Memorial Chapel, Oakens Tabole funeral directors in charge.
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Thomas Alderson
North
Southern Methodist Church
Methodist Oakens
Last Day of Present Court Term Hearings and Withdrawals
In circuit court, the term ends with petitions and closing details. The new trial is granted in the cash store versus C. B. Jackson case. Norman Batts and Sow Stages faced murder indictments but withdrew without examination, with defendants returned to jail until February. A habeas corpus case on a Lawrenceburg skip bill followed.
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Fc. 8
Jackson
Mt. Pleasant
Turner
Norman Batts
Sow
Lawrenceburg
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Bow & Pas
WDC
Fe ‘Rontway
Tow York
Ise
Willard A. Curtis
Northwest
R. Patterson
Stantly
Padgett
Abel
Washington City
Democratic Party
Fernoon Ff
Washington
Congress
Seventh Congressional District
Tenessee
Wilson
Fifth District
Fine Farm
Sult
Will Filton
Newt Dew
H Walker
Qurtury
Ohio
Dobbins & Ewing
Sallie Montgomery, Et al
Good Citizen
Water Valley
Staggs and Batts
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