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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1902
Page
5
Gift ideas emphasize practical, affordable items from neckwear and handkerchiefs to gloves and slippers. Neckwear offers a large dressy selection from 0.75 to 1.50 dollars, handkerchiefs include cambric linen and silk varieties, gloves range from golf wool to silk lined, and bedroom slippers feature nullifyers, Romeo styles plus plush and fur trimmed options.
The item notes a single promotional offer for December 20, 22, 23 and 24. Acknowledges N Figuers and Mrs W B Matthews among a long list of visiting friends and traveling notices across Nashville, Gallatin, Carter's Creek, and nearby towns. Also advertises fruit cakes from The Red Sealery with seed raisins figs and citron, priced at 80 per pound.
The Herald announces calendars for 1903 will be ready by Monday and offered to paid up subscribers as a compliment to patrons. Also notes subscription payment required to obtain calendars and mentions local promotional use for business ads.
A long column lists clerks and business notes from T. Pigners and Trade Palace plus relatives in Naanville. It mentions Will Johnson in Birmingham on business, holiday clerking at the Trade Palace, trips by Mesare, Gua, Sima and Jack Watson, and a Dobbice & Ewing connection. Also advertised are Santa Claus toys, a Decatur visit, a butcher shop move, bakery cakes, traveling salesmen, and local civic business with the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
A fancy box of chocolates, creams, and bon bons promises a delightful Christmas pen for your best girl. Parente invites customers to enjoy pure, home made confections from the Red Seal Bakery to bring joy to children and loved ones.
Mrs KR HL Ogilvie of West Sixth Street had a slight stroke Wednesday affecting her lower limbs and right arm. Her son Wave Ogilvie of Lewisburg is visiting, and Mrs Mable Brown, previously ill with typhoid fever for three weeks, is showing improvement.
Two weddings featured. Mr. N Jones of Nashville and Miss May Dugger of Ashwood wed at Rev W T Ussery s home in South Columbia with a small gathering. Attendants included Maude and Lottie Willis and Raymond Rocher. They plan a bridal trip to Nashville then settle there. Minutes later Miss Mary Bernice Smith wed Charles Edgar Dugger at the Smith home near Broadview with attendants Mary Smith and Will Kennedy and a reception at D B Dugger s home. The groom runs a McCain s merchant business. R S Hopkins of Hopkins McKnight left for Milford Ohio to wed Minnie Francia Case on Wednesday. they will holiday with relatives in Belfast Tenn and return to Columbia in January.
Private Clarenback has been discharged at expiration of service and will depart soon for his home in Trenton New Jersey. The Arsenal football team has disbanded for the season. Corporal Talbot's enlistment term ends in a few days and he will be given a position in Kentucky.
Two weddings marked a weekend near Andrews. Alfred Derryberry and Pollite Hardison wed, as did Russ Derryberry and Biancho Hardidon, in a Gretna Green style ceremony by Rev. W. Spivey. A separate home wedding saw J. Ripley Steele and Mai Mitchell married at the Mitchell home with music by Minnie Lou Davis and Mendelssohn’s wedding march.
Satterfield and Dodson advertise top quality harnesses for sale in Columbia. The notice highlights their best gear and invites customers to visit or contact for purchases.
A quirky item describes a hot water bottle priced at 1 20 per night as protection against cold feet. It promises a strong solution from W. P. Wannerpan's Dee with a playful note about value and effectiveness.
A Minnesota subscriber Mr G M Hlenton now of Le Verne praises the Herald for fearless expression on politics morality social and religious topics, noting the paper never hesitates to gauge public sentiment and speaks plainly.
When you want a second band buggy, go to 31 Satterfield and Dodson's for reliable wheels and prompt service.
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