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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1912
Page
2
Christmas, December 21. President Taft pardoned Henry Nelson of Owensboro Kentucky who had been sentenced to the penitentiary for moonshine distilling in the Kentucky mountains. The pardon came because Nelson is expected to die soon and wished to spend his last Christmas at home.
President Taft left Washington at 10 30 p m for his fifth and final Panama trip after a long day’s work. The party boards from Key West aboard battleships for an eleven day absence from the executive offices. Surbeer.
Dispatches from WALLINGTON and EL PASO report new outbreaks across Morelos Puebla Mexico and Zacatecas with attacks on railroads and telegraphs cutting lines south of Juarez Forty bridges burned and a Cananea strike swells as miners join rebels amid Federal troops exhaustion Rebels capture Casas Grandes after defeating a 1000 strong federal force and taking General Jose Blanco prisoner.
A Greek military airman flew over Sania and dropped bombs on the Turkish fortress, dropping a hall of bombs that terrorised the population as the attack occurred yesterday over the city in 80 aircraft.
Readable program from Campbell Station School on December 20 1912 features chorus, readings, piano solos, dialogues, pantomimes and a sunflower drill. Notes that Miss Erwin and Miss Beattie Osburn will leave after Christmas, while Miss Mattie Hughes remains. Includes a dated remedy advertisement for catarrh and Hall's Family Pills.
Glasgow Ky December 21 one of the largest droves of geese seen arrived from the Cumberland river country. Nearly 2,000 birds will be fattened for the market in Indiana. They were bought at an average of sixty cents apiece and driven forty miles.
A advert promotes Foley Kidney Pills as the best medicine for kidney and bladder troubles claiming they restore health and strength quickly. Testimonial from John McMasters of Streator, IL says he feels better and much stronger after using the pills. No harmful drugs noted. Woldridge Co. ad.
ITHACA New York December 21 Cornell announced by Dr Esther S Parker Sage College physical examiner that Elsie Scheel of Brooklyn is the most perfect physically among students examined. Her measurements approach Venus de Milo proportions and she is an athlete who plays basketball.
The Acting Superintendent recommends federal jurisdiction over Glacier National Park and acquisition of private holdings within the reserve. The park features 60 native glaciers, diverse lakes including Lake McDonald and Upper Lake St. Marys, and abundant game such as bear elk moose and mountain sheep. Lakes offer excellent fishing at times and streams provide sport with hook and line. A 1912 elk release from Yellowstone is noted at Belton.
The fire department was summoned in the early hours to a house on North High Street near Third. The structure burned down before aid arrived, and much of the occupant Wakefield’s household goods were lost.
Miss Margaret Campbell of Fort Smith Arkansas writes that when her father was sick six Chamberlain's Tablets fit his case exactly. He purchased a box and has not been sick since. Her sister also benefited from them. Sold by all dealers.
Excited McDowell pupils and faculty welcomed Jim Fly who arrived with barrels of apples as a Christmas gift. Police line and crowd antics are referenced in a fleeting urban scene. Advertisement copy about Dr King’s New Life Pills appears alongside the event.
Kingston New York December 20. Mike Esther Sleight an 18 year old girl who earned four dollars weekly in a local cigar factory will depart for Vancouver to claim a legacy in the will of Mrs. Charles Vandewater. She is named residuary legatee of an estate valued in the millions.
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