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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1900
Page
8
A fragment noting an address 2022 West Seventh Street and the names DOBBINS and EWING associated with it. The readable text suggests a property or case reference without further context. No dates or actions are evident to clarify the event or role of the named parties.
In Columbia a public letter argues current Water and Light Company provides unreliable service with frequent outages and inadequate lighting. Citizens seek duplicate power sources and a better system, urging a new company if the present cannot furnish reliable electric service and urging focus on lighting in the next campaign.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions relief in six hours, a troublesome bladder and kidneys, and references a married couple. The garbled wording makes identifying names, dates, or a clear event difficult, but the snippet suggests a transient medical or personal issue with no verifiable facts.
City Health Officer Porter obtained warrants against Sarah Edmondson and her family at No 9 Woodside Street for concealing smallpox after a household eruption. The case followed a prior warning and a report that the disease existed, with delays and concealment until the illness became public. The pest-house was used for the sick man, and warrants were issued for the others.
Passengers from Middle and West Pennesses points are urged to use Southern Railway for eastward travel with double daily Nashville departures. First train leaves Nashville 9:20 p m reaching Washington 6:42 a m, Baltimore 3:00 a m, Philadelphia 10:15 a m, New York 12:43 p m, via Chattanooga and Asheville. Second train leaves Nashville 3:30 p m, connects at Chattanooga with a 10:00 p m departure, arrives Washington 3:50 p m, Baltimore 11:35 p m, Philadelphia 2:60 a m, New York 6:23 p m. includes sleeping and dining cars. Apply to your nearest Ticket Agent.
A satirical note from Mt. Pleasant Chronicle ridicules Spring Hill News and The Chronicle while defending Maury County press, condemning perceived criticism as baseless and vowing indifference. The item mirrors local newspaper feuds, signaling tensions among Maury County outlets.
The Colored Relief Committee reports cash relief totaling 2100 turned to treasurer J L Hutton, with many subscriptions unpaid and collectors urged to report. The notice thanks the white relief committee and local friends, listing gratitude and hopeful Providence for the community. Also listed are multiple property transactions in various districts with donor and recipient names, amounts and parcel details. The text ends with an unrelated medical advertisement for a cure for deafness and catalog details.
In the Chamber of Deputies corridors General Ge Galiifet heard shouts calling him an assassin. He laughed with a friend, then walked calmly to the chamber and shouted a dramatic phrase at the top of his voice.
Immense throng gathers as Cushman Kellogg Davis is laid to rest in St Paul Minnesota with simple funeral services at home and a procession to Oakland Cemetery. Officials, lawmakers and associations pay tribute including wreaths from White House the House and State Bar.
Secretary Hay and Nicaragua minister Senor Correa signed a treaty granting the United States rights and privileges for constructing the Nicaragua Canal within the nation’s bestowal. Congress may be asked to act on methods to prevent injuries at U S military and naval academies following an incident involving Oscar L. Root at West Point last year.
In Japan a tiny spaniel breed, black and white or yellow and white, is prized. A one year old pup weighed five pounds sold for 250 dollars and smaller dogs fetch larger sums, with some selling up to 750 dollars. These delicate dogs eat little and can fit in a boot. They live about ten years with proper care.
A Hartford Maryland celebration unveiled a tablet honoring the Hartford committee that in 1776 urged a formal declaration against British oppression. The town’s ancient hostelry recalled revolutionary leaders as Washington passed through on his march to his first inauguration.
A Yankee authority explains that cutting onions releases sulphurous fumes that irritate the eyes. The pungency comes from a volatile substance that disperses when the onion is cut, but placing a small pared potato on the knife end absorbs the fumes. Once the potato saturates, it is replaced to continue absorption.
Swift Wright, once editor and proprietor of the Daily Journal of Lo Sansport Indiana, becomes prime minister to President Jiminez of San Domingo. A former recruiting service lieutenant, Wright was in Cuba during the Cuban war and joined Jiminez in San Domingo. He is credited with contributing greatly to Jiminez's success through his resourcefulness.
The telephonograph, a new invention on the tele phone line, records and can repeat a message after sending. It uses a steel tape passing over a magnet instead of wax cylinders, akin to inked typewriter tape. A Concord report notes an incident on Emerson road with a teacher firing at a snake. Evelyn, Duchess of Wellington, is described as a young, attractive widow in England at forty five, younger than her sister.
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