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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1907
Page
3
New York December reports stock transactions as markets prepare for year end settlements. Cash outflows to the interior persist despite fund returns from crops. Clearing banks face deficits and high call loan rates while the money market remains tight and merchantile paper finds weak demand.
An old European standard fixed shoe sizes by a French method claiming a maximum foot length of three and seven eighths inches plus a one and one third inch offset. The piece notes the impracticality for precision and how retailers advise customers to submit both length and width or an old shoe size to determine fit.
Louisville and Nashville railway engineers survey the main line south of Nashville with proposed segments from Nashville to Franklin and Spring Hill to Culooka, then to Decatur Alabama. If built the route could cut across the state, shorten the line, and remove several couriers.
Washington December 22 In a bold showing the Evans Hale Sanders Republican trio maintains influence over Tennessee politics. New postmaster appointments reveal nominees favored by Newell Brandery, including W M Wray Henderson B H McNeely Humboldt BT Hickman Lynnville M L Seabey Newbern C Givan Arlington Styles at McKay and B P Allison Monterey. The Brown-Jowley faction appears sidelined as Ryans Sanders and Hale consolidate power.
In Rome Nebraska on Nec. 23 during Daniel Boone at the opera house Miss Teena Leslie and Oscar O Shea were badly bitten on stage by a wolf used in the play. The animal tore Miss Leslie and O Shea leaped in to rescue. Rob Harris a Catawba Indian drove the wolf back. The audience was panicked by the real attack. Leslie and O Shea will be out for days. The wolf had not been violent before.
Philadelphia Record recounts a tale of King Oscar of Sweden praising travel and local people. During a diligence journey through Samland a widow tossed a wet wreath from a bucket of water, stunning the king who then laughed and forgave her, restoring cheer among villagers.
A mid fifteenth century traveler, weary and short of fuel, found fragrant berries on a tree. He crushed them, released aroma, and purified nearly putrid water. Reenergized, he gathered berries to Aden and shared them with the mufti who, cured by a roasted infusion, named the plant ashuah meaning force.
Money invested in advertising yields better and surer returns than any other investment. Great merchants, from national leaders to smaller town retailers, prove that advertising is essential. An observer noted crowds at one Columbia store, while nearby others had idle clerks. the best advertiser drew customers versus the non advertiser.
Hungarian Premier and former Justice Minister Polony dueled in Budapest over honor. Both men escaped harm and reconciled after the affair.
Taft campaign manager Mr Vorya and Secretary of State Arthur Yoren discuss the audit changes and Taft’s absence note. Confernce notes shifts in strategy as Taft campaign updates are reviewed. Subscribe for The Herald.
A patent medicine ad promises a hundred percent cure for catarrh using Catarrh Cure by Catarch MMnil. It asserts internal action improves digestion and respiratory function, offers a money back guarantee, and urges readers to send for testimonials and a sample pack with a price tag and address.
Nashville reports Governor Patterson issued Christmas pardons and commutations, freeing forty offenders including eighteen for murder and eight for larceny. Many beneficiaries are disabled or crippled from Hussar Mountain coal mines outbreaks. Davidson led with eleven pardons, Shelby nine, and Knox four.
Chicago physicians warn that rapid modern life raises heart disease deaths in 1907 24 097 an increase of 10.6 percent from the prior year. Dr C St Clair Drake notes figures include the few days of the year and call for lifestyle changes. Return to single life shorter hours and fewer late suppers along with reduced food and drink and moderate exercise. One doctor urges total abstinence from liquor tobacco and coffee.
A fragmented feature discusses fur seals with heart liver and kidneys like sheep and compares their fat, skin, and hair to clothing. It notes their subarctic migration, diet of cod, and oddities of their behavior, followed by a comic dialogue about late shopping and a brief mention of The Modern Stage and dressmaking.
Grenier and Mason stage a careful heist at the Grange House as they lift Philip Anson’s forged credentials and a large envelope. They travel from Beardale to York to push a forged claim through, seeking funds and cover while evading a vigilant police presence and a wary Grange House crew.
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