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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1900
Page
7
Hamsitine January 4 1000 reports year end events with visits and illnesses plus a long health ad touting South American Nervine Touie as a cure. OCR mixed local society notes from Hamsitine and nearby areas recount family visits moves and church plans alongside promotions for a patent remedy.
A garbled local notice lists residents and guests in Mt Pleasant area during the Christmas season. Names include Marshall McKlesick, Lucy Mise, Lou Seagraves, Hud Kieherman, Earnest Thimas, Charlie Crown Hieorge, Frank Mellewick, and others. Several moves and visits are noted, with references to homes on Dey Creek and nearby communities. The text also mentions holiday gatherings, health updates, and ongoing neighborhood activity during the Christmas period.
Ironyerik Jao July 9 The Lyceum will meet west Friday night at the home of Mr Robert C Maxwell. An interesting program is arranged and a pleasant evening anticipated with Mr Atking of Giles county present on business. Miss Emma Scott studies music at the Tnetinte under Mike Schiuter supervision. Mr W D Strayhorn of Mt Pleasant recently here. Mrs Adkisson and husband moved to Perry farm about a mile from the village. ALTA Calvert with friends.
Special to Tir Henan Browssvinge Tennessee January 10 Henry and Roger Ginery charged as the main participants in murders in Lauderdale County for which two men were lynched last night are at large They are said to have entered Haywood county near Shepard s Posse from Beaconville Ripley and Henning pursue them Great excitement prevails in Lauderdale county Negroes reported ming Some white men have gone from Haywood into Lauderdale to help if trouble occurs
Jan 10. A noted Hunvend Price Gury is charged with wrecking a rail line near Hingis Center. Rails were piled, a streetcar train derailed, causing deadly damage. Gury was found hiding in nearby woods after allegedly vowing revenge following an earlier insult by a conductor.
A fragmented verse narrative depicts a widowed woman humming hymns while doing washboard work. The speaker recalls a friend who will “keep her to the end,” asserting faith in divine support amid hardship and isolation. Human need and hope anchor the poem’s sentiment.
The article notes ministers in the country earn a little over 70 dollars, arguing the modest pay explains why many young men avoid the ministry and instead seek employment with magnates. The piece reflects on career choices influenced by compensation.
The jury found Jatia Morrison James not guilty of murder in the shooting death of Frank Leidenheimer at the Chattanooga Opera House. The verdict sparked dramatic public reaction as the actress delivered a Shakespearean speech of thanks and forgiveness, while plans for a lecture tour titled The Other Side of the Story were announced.
A widow visits a general store to buy five cents worth of nails and small items. The clerk, used to treating all customers with equal respect, helps her with careful politeness, while she insists on precise fractional amounts. She continues her life and trade at the store for years amid staff turnover.
Arkansas report notes former St Louis Post Dispatch editor Charles H Jones will start a new Memphis morning newspaper soon. Also tallies a South Carolina cotton mill expansion with 200000 capital, and Louisville & Nashville Railroad declares 2 percent semiannual dividend. Local violence in Tennessee follows vaccination law dispute as two Black suspects kill peace officers Marion Darham and W D Parner. mob of about 1500 pursues them. Nearby notes population claims and cryptic unrest in other towns.
The text reflects a Philadelphia recount noting broad support for an open zone policy by Great Britain, Germany, France, Russia, and Japan, with the United States leading the initiative. It suggests Americans should secure full benefits to enable safe mercantile ventures and investment opportunities abroad.
An inexact market report reads as a string of garbled terms and fragments. It mentions winter, prices, shipments, and months like May and January, with scattered references to ships and markets amid unreadable OCR noise.
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