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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1916
Page
4
The Columbia Herald notes Judge Williams freed twenty five prisoners on Christmas, giving each a Bible and urging a new life. The editorial praises his humane act and the potential long term good, hoping more public figures like him will serve with compassion and virtue.
The article lauds Lloyd George as delivering a strong incisive speech in Parliament, arguing no peace while German militarism remains. It portrays him as British resolve personified, claiming England and France must enforce reparations and guarantees to prevent a repeat of absolutism and war.
The Nashville Banner argues against state funded free text books, calling it paternalism and socialism pushed by unions. It claims taxpayer burden and insufficient rural school conditions, urging legislators to resist the lobby and protect school revenues.
The Knoxville city judge Bob Williams is a longtime former reporter for the Knoxville Sentinel who wrote about courts and police. He has presided over the city court for the past year or two and believes that criminal laws...
A Tennessee editorial urges that the General Assembly must select capable, patriotic members and finance experts to control state finances. It decries small town pressure and warns against last minute appropriations while calling for careful revenue surveys and avoidance of new debt.
The Columbia Board of Trade president J A Sloan sends The Herald a box of fine cigars as part of an annual custom. Also seeks a city or country man with auto or horse and buggy to solicit life insurance in Maury county. no experience needed, just energy and connections. Send details and references to No 710 Independent Building Nashville, Texas.
The article notes a lull in marriage licenses with only forty five issued in the month, while a fatal thirtee n on Saturday halted further calls. It also describes severe winter relief strain in Maury County as The King's Daughters and other groups face depleted funds and rising appeals for aid from mayoral officials and County Judge McKnight.
Martin Vaughan Co on K Street offers largest ever stock of galvanized corrugated and V crimped roofing in lengths from 6 to 12 feet at less than factory price while supplies last.
Atlanta journalist Homer George drove his Chalmers Six-30 175 miles at average 1744 mph in a snowbound journey from Atlanta to Dalton Rome and Calhoun. He reported speeds up to 55 mph on grades and 40 mph in towns, praising the car's power and balance amid heavy drifts and steep mountain grades.
For sale a good second-hand rubber-tired survey with pole or shafts listed at K Street by Martin Vaughan Co. The fragment includes a quoted festive toast line I want a Yuletide toast to a beautiful girl and a reply suggesting Here’s looking at you.
The Briggs family thanks friends for kindness and sympathy shown during illness and death of husband and relative J F Briggs. Mrs J F Briggs and relatives.
News from Springfield Tenn recounts the death of Riggs L Hayes Jr sixteen month old son of Mr and Mrs Riggs L Hayes. Funeral held in Springfield on Tuesday. He is grandson of W T Branch and nephew of Mrs John W Jackson, formerly of Columbia. Also reported is the death of Alex Ashbaugh youngest son of Dr and Mrs J L Ashbaugh in Tuscaloosa Ala at eighteen amid nervous strain from over study as he prepared for West Point. The Ashbaughs formerly lived in Columbia.
Best grade of auto oil offered at 50 cents per gallon by St Street, Martin and Vaughan Co. This short catalog style notice highlights a fuel product available from the local merchant.
Joshea Satterfield and Horace Greer are listed with Miss Eva 99 and Miss Vera Gray. Elon Barron plans to wed Miss Marie Harras. The fragmentary line items reference engagements or social pairings without full context.
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