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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1901
Page
6
James N Cratcher pastor of Compton Heights Christian Church announced a service in a cool shirt and invited men to attend without coats and hats. He urged comfort over formal dress to boost attendance during hot weather, insisting the church focus on sermon not attire.
Fragmentary OCR text alleges misrepresented roles at a firm named Food Cups Ry & Oo and promises a sum of money per unit some legal claim. The passage is garbled with many misspellings, obscuring concrete persons, places, dates, and verifiable entities.
A compact reflective piece by W. Sala Leland compares spring streams swelling with moisture to the soul nourished by the river of life. It suggests continual refreshment comes only from permanent work planted by the living water, yielding fruit enduringly.
A chaplain urges consolation on a dying man named Kelley with the line you are not to go to heaven and must go to hell. The patient’s final hours unfold a grim exchange about fate, faith, and the hospital’s care as Kelley dies without the promised assurance.
Awful anxiety grips Mrs Lincoln widow of Gen Burnham of Machias Maine as doctors fear for her life. She credits Dr King’s New Discovery with easing pneumonia and lung disease after three doses, leading to sleep and recovery. Free trials offered at local agents.
From the Americas Manila report dated April 27 offers a satirical and hostile view of the Philippines. It caricatures geography, climate, and society, describing locals as industrious yet risible, their diet as rice heavy, and their customs as primitive. It mocks natives, imports, and military presence with exaggerated, demeaning phrasing.
Deputy Supreme President Marcomte organized Columbia Court 38 with thirty charter members and 13,000 in insurance last week. Officers and council members listed include H. Thomas President and J. Collier Vice President, with W. L. Hooten Chaplain and other named roles.
Mrs J B Hunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin faced stomach trouble and yellow jaundice with little hope of cure. After seven doses of Electric Bitters she recovered fully avoiding surgery, gaining weight and improved health, with the remedy praised as a proven cure for stomach liver and kidney troubles.
Mr. W R Dillehay of Groveland neighborhood sustained a severe injury while repairing a thresher. He fell from the machine’s top, struck the arule of his leg on a plank, and suffered a painful and dangerous wound. He had previously lost a leg months earlier due to a prior fall.
Madson Maxim's Maximite, tested at Sandy Hook, is claimed to be more lethal than lyddite yet safe to handle. Government secrecy surrounds the demonstrations showing armor penetration and inside-explosive effects, prompting talk that battleships may yield to fast torpedo boats and new fortifications.
Jennie Fortune Rochester of Los Angeles reunites with her two daughters at St Marys school in Memphis after a year apart. The mother traced the children across the United States from Maine to Georgia. The father had kidnapped them, but the family was finally located in Memphis, ending a dramatic custody chase. A separate note reports Edison battery advances presented by Dr. Kennelly at the American Institute of Electrical Engineers in New York, claiming higher energy and range for storage batteries and potential improvements for autos once fully developed.
The Criminal Court normally meets on the first Wednesday each month but will convene later due to independence day celebrations. About forty cases are listed for the current term and several items describe alleged crimes and injuries.
Land sale ordered in the Chancery Court at Columbia Tennessee for the Gibbs versus American Phosphate case. The property, a 480 acre tract in the Knob Creek watershed with multiple field lines and landmarks, will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder on July 20, 2001, at the courthouse. Terms: six and twelve month credit, no redemption, notes with interest from sale date, secured by purchaser. Auction note dated June 21.
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