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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1916
Page
3
A reader from Glendale Tennessee submits a two dollar check to extend The Herald subscription to March 1918. She says she has read The Herald for seven years and kept it in her home for about thirty years, expressing she would not like to be without it.
A reader notes two children suffered croup three weeks ago and were saved by Foley’s Tar and a dose given promptly by a caregiver. The next morning both children were free of croup symptoms, according to Billie Mayberry Eck Gal.
Special to The Herald reports hundreds of United States Marines with the Atlantic Fleet look forward to a five day April voyage to the Panama Canal on March 17. Plans aim to allow visits to South American and other neutral ports for educational and recreational purposes until world peace is secured.
The J. A. Sloan Company wholesale grocers hold their annual banquet Friday night at the Pope Hotel in Fayetteville. Attendees include employees from five wholesale houses and the Sloan coffee roasting house in Chattanooga. The event is a highlight, with reports to show the best year since the parent house began in Columbia over a decade ago.
Advertisement promotes Dean's Ointment to relieve skin itching from piles and eczema. Claims benefit with scratching worsens the itch and notes 60c price at all drug stores. The ad emphasizes ordinary drugstore availability.
A fragment recalls a woman facing an empty task as no crew could be found and no box existed, leaving the tag missing and costs unknown. The lines imply absence of resources and unclear price for an uncompleted endeavor.
An advertisement touts Burdock Blood Bitters as strengthening digestion and purifying the blood for dyspepsia. Sold at all drug stores for 1.00 per bottle.
A government expert labels mistletoe a pest causing romantic expectations. The grouchy growl notes that many girls expect a kiss under the plant, reflecting social conventions of the season.
A brief ad note praises Dean's Regulats as a vegetarian friendly remedy said to be easy on the stomach with no griping or after effects. Sold for 25c at all drug stores, per Adyt.
The verse notes a genteel scene in shop windows with a playful hint that Lady Clara Vere de Vere may secretly be named Squills, suggesting a light theatrical mockery rather than a factual report. The tone remains light and fictional, reflecting period wit.
Maury County farmers report a record or near record hay harvest aided by local mule shipping yards. Dealers say fifty to one hundred tons per farmer are common as clover and crabgrass hay flood the market at about sixteen dollars a ton. The feed boom boosts revenue for farmers with large supplies, while mule yards sustain rising prices. Small farm for rent nine miles out seeks work horse in exchange. Address C 74, care Herald, 298t
An old fashioned prompt remedy claim promoting Foley Cathartic Tablets for stomach indigestion sour stomach and other digestive issues. The copy emphasizes quick action without griping or sickness and advertises Smiler Drug Company.
The county work house prisoners received a generous Christmas Day dinner prepared by Superintendent John T. Akin. He had several large fatted hens slaughtered and baked, with additional good foods served alongside the chicken. Candy and fruits were distributed as gifts, and the 45 inmates appeared to enjoy themselves.
I can say with the greatest pleasure that Foley Kidney Pills were the only relief in sixteen years, says I G W Henderson of Dingle Mississippi after suffering from cystitis and kidney trouble. He details wasted funds and endless discomfort before finding relief with the pills and rest. Smiler Drug Co.
Ed T. Nicholson of Driver Ark returns from a visit to his father R H Nichols. He notes cotton crops of about 100 bales with prices ranging from twenty two to twenty eight cents a pound. He reports abundant money and prosperous conditions in Arkansas though he yearns for his homeland. Catarrh remedy ad copy follows.
A Tennessee reader asks the Columbia Daily Herald to continue delivery and forwards a $2.50 check with instructions to shift the date one year. The note is signed J. V. Delk and cites Hampshire on R. R. 1.
An old warning promotes Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honor Native remedy to soothe throat irritation from a nagging cough. The ad claims healing balsams ease breathing and kill germs, offering relief for sore throat and persistent cough. Available at druggists for 26 cents.
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