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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1920
Page
5
Fragmentary notes describe an annual sale of mules in Hays with references to participants and local events. The readable text suggests a community auction setting with listed names and dates, though details are fragmented and uncertain.
Bayer Tablets of Aspirin sold in Bayer package with proper asostrons and brand names for pain head ache and rheumatism. It is prescribed by physicians for nineteen years and comes in handy tin boxes of 12 tablets at a few cents. The trade mark belongs to Traver Manufacture of Monoacetic acid ester of Salicylic acid.
The article notes Congress has not changed the income tax since the net, but rates under the original law will be slightly lower for the coming year. Individual taxes drop from six to four percent, with surtaxes on higher incomes. corporate rates fall from ten to eight percent, keeping most corporate taxes similar to last year.
Teachers will have the opportunity in this examination to obtain certificates to teach either in elementary or high schools of Tentabe. This may be the last opportunity for many to gain their certificates before the permit expires.
State highway plans limit construction to the Spring Hill to Columbia segment this year. Other routes from Spring Hill to Rockdale via Mt Pleasant and Pulaski Pike to Giles County will be postponed due to funding. Official notes the cost per mile has risen from initial estimates to about 1500 dollars, with total county and federal shares around 6000 dollars each. County funds accumulate for road maintenance while bond issues are adjusted by collected tax proceeds.
Prof. If A McLean county agricultural agent has finished his annual report for the county, to be submitted to the county court meeting on the second Monday in January. The report details work to promote agricultural interests and shows strong returns from modern farming methods surpassing costs. McLean believes the court will value the year’s efforts and support improvements for the next year.
A Kentucky resident recounts relief from constipation and indigestion after using Black Draught, claiming improved appetite and strength. The advertisement touts the 70 years of use, urges cleansing the stomach liver and bowels, and markets the product as a prompt gentle natural remedy priced at 25 cents per package with one cent per dose.
Unprecedented prosperity in Maury County leads to expected large increases in next year’s federal income tax receipts. Taxpayers will face about the same rates as last year, with installments allowed and a local deputy collector two days weekly. The piece notes complex tax forms, late year filings, and broader economic uplift reflected in tax returns, alongside scattered local items about marriages and a New York theft incident.
Prof Bingham, a leading farmer, plans to build a Jersey dairy herd using Landseer Farm stock to improve soil fertility and blood health. He cites Ziron, an iron tonic, as aiding nerve and blood strength, with testimonials from J R Beil and general drugstore availability with a money back guarantee.
The county reports a historic drop in corn receipts due to reduced acreage and unfavorable weather. The Pro duce Company has not shipped a carload this year and has bought less corn than ever, with local demand absorbing most purchases. Labor shortages and war production shifts reduced fall plantings, while increased legume sowing and larger dairy herds boosted livestock needs and kept outside shipments at a record low.
An ad touts Cascarets as a gentle, natural tonic to aid liver and bowels without harsh laxatives. It claims the product cleanses waste without griping and notes twenty five million boxes sold yearly. The piece also mentions higher tobacco market prices in East Hartford, Connecticut.
Edward Allright announces Tom McLean is appointed deputy sheriff in Maury County after eight years of service, with wartime duty noted. McLean will serve under Sheriff Downey, praised for faithful leadership in Columbia.
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