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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1907
Page
5
Store promotes ready made gift packages for men with a full holiday assortment. The retailer touts being better prepared than ever to handle Christmas trade and invites housewives to visit for Cakes Candies Bottled Goods Canned Goods Baked Hams Cigars Fruits and more. RED SEAL CAFE
An old ad touts Candies Mitchells Chocolates as superior and promotes Loebs Christmas Packages for gifts. It highlights cheaper candies for special purposes and special prices for Christmas trees. Red Seal Breads are praised for quality each with varieties Cream Rye Plain.
Local market showcases a selection of English Wannata Cream Nuts Cocoanuts Pecans Almonds Filberts. Shoppers seek quality snacks and durable grocery staples from regional vendors.
Chicago report on the Illinois Manufacturers Association banquet with remarks by Congressman Charles N. Fowler and John L. Hamilton. Fowler advocates gold as the bank reserve, criticizes silver and greenbacks, and argues against a central bank while urging unified banking coordination and free interchange of bank credits.
H H Mayberry announced progress on the Nashville to Franklin interurban railway. About eleven miles graded with five more to finish, crews working daily and paying out over 16900 a month. The 17 mile route from Nashville to Franklin to be completed with plans to extend to Columbia and Mt Pleasant in the coming year.
At the regular meeting Monday night LaFayette Chapter No 4 Royal Arch Masons elected officers for the next year. Names include Joe Ritt as Most Excellent High Priest Rev William Ussery as King W R Hovious as Scribe Dr Wm A Smith as Captain of the Host Maj J T Williamson as Principal Sojourner Dr J A Edwards as Royal Arch Captain W C Whitthorne as Master First Vell Col H G Evans as Master Second Well Robert L McKinney as Master Third Well Frank Swaneburg as Treasurer Frank H Smith as Secretary J M Cabler as Sentinel There will be another team soon to go through the Royal Arch degree.
Norman E. B. Mack, Democrat National Committee member from New York, said in New York that the National Convention would be held in St Paul or Louisville. He said Denver was not central enough and Chicago made no bid. He predicted Bryan would be nominated for President and that William L. Douglas of Massachusetts was favored for the second spot on the ticket.
Delegates from major commercial bodies met in Washington and formed a national organization on the suggestion of Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus. Gustav Gobwab of New York was chosen chairman.
Maury County Historical Society notes donations including 1870 voting certificate and Porter & Porter records. Mrs Hart asks Jonas Amis to annotate James W. Matthews diary covering fifty Maury years. Capt. Robert D. Smith presents on Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne's last battle at Franklin with new, unpublished details from teammates and battlefield study. A January 14 article on Cleburne is requested.
A fragment notes continued actions including a stay at St John's church Ashwood a final removal to Helena Arkansas and the dedication of a monument to memory with burial at Columbia involving ongoing removals.
The Red Seal Bakery recently added a new bread and cake machine to its plant. Proprietor Louis Loeb showcases enterprise by expanding production, positioning the bakery as one of the most complete facilities in the region and attracting patronage locally and abroad.
The Hersig Herald invites letters from children to Santa Claus to be published starting Saturday. Letters must arrive by Tuesday to ensure delivery. Brief letters preferred as many children write each year. Families with multiple children should combine letters.
A light humor piece mocks restaurant schemes and melodrama. A critic jokes about an upright piano mover as the hero, while Grace boasts oyster tricks and romance. the dialogue showcases playful banter and social satire in crisp quips.
Chief of Police John A Suggs and Night Policeman Lewis Woods of Fort Gibson are under arrest for robbing the Fort Gibson post office on November 22. They reportedly obtained $400. Both were bound over to the grand jury with $1,000 bonds each.
In Owingsville Kentucky on December 10 15 year old James Gray accidentally shot 14 year old Eli Reeves while hunting near their home four miles north of town. The load struck in the abdomen causing a horrific wound and Reeves died almost instantly.
An advertisement proclaimsContinential Fire Insurance Co offers the best value and cheapest rates with Farrell & Lipscomb as agents claiming affordable protection for customers.
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