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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
4
Crayne subscription rate listed as $100 per year with payment at the post office. Editor F. D. Lander notes the weekly offering and urges readers to subscribe.
A Tennessee opinion argues assessments fall far short of actual cash value across counties. Maury county lands taxed at 1iss than half their value, while others appear higher. achieving true value would boost statewide wealth and attract capital, with lower overall tax burdens.
The piece denounces a supposed Democratic machine alliance with liquor interests, criticizing open Nashville headquarters to save the liquor power. It calls the union immoral and against public policy, urging Democrats to resist. It questions Dunc Cooper and the Patterson tendency as described by associates.
A remark on extraordinary returns cites profits of fifty five dollars per dollar invested, likening it to a legendary Irish potato grower tale but identifying the source as the Standard Oil Company and its operations.
Advocates frame liquor revenue as a warning while noting tax values and state finances. The piece argues abolition of saloons would not harm revenue, citing Comptroller Dibrell and growth in taxable wealth, and questions whether saving households justifies liquor abolition versus broader state economy. Malicious inference toward a political figure is also mentioned.
The text surveys marriage and morality links from Arkansas penitentiary statistics to national politics. It comments on Teddy Roosevelt, suffragettes, a John J Cox speech, Missouri teachers, Union Army survivors census, pension figures, and Maury county bond plans, noting bias, public figures, and policy inconsistencies.
The column lists numerous contributors to a local monument fund, naming individuals and groups such as Mrs Beatrice J McKnight, William Smith, Clayton Church, and the Beech High School, with amounts and ongoing community support across churches, schools, and civic groups. It also mentions a Sunday school collection totaling 20.78 and a Christmas clearance sale advertisement attached to the page.
A fragmented ad list names Miss Jesse Strayhorn and numerous Stephenson and Hutcherson family members alongside schools and stores. It references Glendale Training School and Luckett's Chapel with teachers W A Wolters and Elmer Hutcherson. Numbers like 1.00 and 5.00 appear as prices or amounts amid scattered entries.
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