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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1905
Page
4
A wholesale and retail harness and leather goods store at 29 South Main Street advertises first class wagon and buggy harness, collars, and related items with a promise to save money and invites readers to call for prices.
A proposed 11 foot waterway from Chicago to St Louis would run via the Chicago ship and drainage canal and Des Plaines river. An appropriation of 31 million dollars was introduced in the house to fund completion with prior costs around five hundred thousand and an additional 25 million to finish to the Mississippi. The senate also passed the Panama canal emergency appropriation bill after a prolonged debate.
Serious rioting erupted in Shanghai over a trial in the mixed court after a fight between English and native groups. The German consul was stoned, the American vice consul injured, and several foreigners hurt. Warships are landing men and volunteers are being called. Chinese shops are closed.
The attorney general acting for the president removed William B. Johnson U S attorney for the Southern district of Indian Territory. The action stems from an indictment Johnson procured against the law firm Mansfeld McMurray and Cornish attorneys for the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations. The DOJ ordered dismissal of the indictment and exonerated the firm’s members.
We sell scalder troughs meat cutters stuffers and butcher knives at BarTrenvieLD & popsoN.
Walta Niemann 29, vice president of Niemann Table Co., dies after a quarrel with wife McLeod. girl suspected of shooting Niemann and the husband shot in the back. Incidents unfold in a room at the Expire hotel as the pair used aliases Willas Adams and wife.
Local ad offers wheat storage at a small fee from Seon J B Ashton of Columbia Tennessee. Details of service and terms are not fully listed in the fragment. The notice names an individual provider and city.
Fire at 145 Lake Street caused $219,000 in damage to a five story building. Lanz Owen & Co. leather dealers suffered about $75,000 loss in the blaze. Separately, John A. McCall, president of New York Life, was reported seriously ill with pneumonia in New York.
Local sportsmen led by Satterfield & Dodson pledge to spare quail to allow numbers to recover after harsh winters. Officials say few birds survived the cold in recent years, and unity aims for a satisfactory rebound this fall.
Fred Racik of San Francisco traveled to England to shine the king's boots but was repelled at Buckingham Palace. He presented a letter to Lord Knollys asking aid to kneel at the king's feet, but Knollys refused to assist him.
A Washington Times summary notes Barnard sophomores issued strict rules for freshmen. Freshmen may not be seen with male students on campus, must not carry parasols unless after a home basketball game and only if victorious, and must avoid certain places. Hairpins are capped at twelve with no ornaments. The piece jokes about the penalties and questions the terminology for first year students.
A National Magazine feature notes Georgia residents cherish memories of the president's refined mother. Through her girlhood she was a noted belle, admired for beauty and grace, shaping local recollections of a famous family.
John Alexander Dowie abdicates control of Zion City placing governance in a triumvirate led by J. G. Speicher Alexander Granger and V. V. Barnes. The move follows Dowie’s claim of healing thousands as critics doubt his abilities while the public reads chatter on fashion and humor in the period.
A southern social figure, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, becomes engaged to Mr. Roosevelt after visiting Philadelphia, drawing mixed congratulations and regrets as crowds react to her Confederate flag display. The piece also notes a humorous anecdote about two young men waiting for a horse to yawn. Mentions fashion trends in hats including Directoire crowns and a tricorne example called the Garde Republicain.
The article recalls two strange events: a wild duck flying through a courthouse window during a party of players, darkening the room, and a stormy night attack by wild ducks against a barn door near Seneca Pauli county. Some saw the events as divine warnings and providential guidance in lean times.
A brief note on camel life spans notes that camels mature at five years, peak strength in youth, decline after twenty five, and typically live about forty years.
A San Francisco Chronicle excerpt relays a social misstep of a waiter who replies to a guest with humor about making mistakes. It also shares a Plum Pie recipe urging a light puff paste crust, baked, layered with plums, and chilled before serving.
The guidance instructs washing eyebrows in tepid water then rubbing with olive oil. If brows scatter, apply lighter oil and brush with a hard toothbrush to shape them.
The London Chronicle notes diamonds can explode after reaching the surface, with large stones more prone to shattering and dangerous pockets of warm pockets. Miners risk loss as tone gems are damaged by heat and pressure, while traders recall sensational cases of stones bursting from mines.
A 103 pounds per acre actual Porash extraction from soil needs replacement to keep quantity and quality. Fertilizer should include at least ten percent pure Porash in sulfate form. The book Tobacco Culture, valuable to growers, can be requested free of charge by farmers by writing Works for a copy.
In a cable to the London Daily Express Thomas W. Lawson says he will not quit his fight against Standard Oil. He claims new offers of capital will fund his campaign and asserts he will endure despite threats, insisting he would not quit for the United Kingdom.
A brief quotation from the Washington Star presents a girl asking what relations are and a boy replying that relations are folks who keep mothers working so hard they will be praised or critiqued during an inspection tour.
McClanahan Harness and Collar Co advertises prices for hides at public square batterfield and Dod’s old land. Offer lists 10 cents for green hides, 11? cents for green salted, and 10 to 20 cents for dry hides.
Text discusses rats eating everything including loaves and elephant skin, then explains witch hazel seed dispersal and how to handle branching decorations. It describes harvesting and preserving seed pods and flowers for fresh use, noting cutting timing and storage in cold water with damp cloths.
Highest market price paid for wheat and sacks advertised by J B Ashton inviting customers to come and see or phone for mill services in Ashton dy2 tt region.
The senate prepares to meet for Christmas recess on Thursday while a Panama Canal emergency appropriation bill faces conference committee. Elimination of Land preservation and a separate insurance measure loom as main points of contention before adjournment.
Weather report notes an incoming cold wave as blizzard conditions build. Forecasters warn of heavy snow, strong winds, and possible travel disruptions in affected regions.
Multiple Nashville bankers including J Keith of Fourth National Bank and A W Harris of Cahier Amer clan Bank commend R W Jennings Principal of Jennings Business College. They cite long acquaintances since 1863 and say graduates fill key roles at Fourth National Bank American National Bank Union Bank and Trust and Capital City Bank.
Distressing kidney and bladder diseases relieved in six hours by Now Great Soutiermerica Kroxy Coat. Prompt relief of pain and retention of water in males and females. Sold by W P Woldridge, druggist, Columbia, Tenn. October 26.
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