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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1915
Page
11
County teachers have just completed a week long institute praised as the best and most studious in Maury county history. Attendance averaged about 100, with sessions focused on business and exam prep. Examinations start Monday, with August retake option for those who miss or fail.
The advertisement promotes Dr King's New Life Pills in glass bottles at 25 cents. It claims a nightly dose of one pill with water relieves constipation by morning, touting ease, economy, and effectiveness with a sugar coated pill.
After a day and a half in circuit court, J P Warnock received 200 dollars from the jury for damages to property caused by pavement lowering. He had claimed 5000 dollars, and the jury outcome was reviewed by Judge Warner until Monday morning.
John W. Adkison, county trustee, says only a few tracts will be advertised and sold for delinquent taxes. Constables report solid collections, with ninth district showing only about six tracts left unpaid by early June. Poll taxes remain a problem as many thousands are still unpaid. meanwhile health resort claims and Foley Kidney Pills ad follow.
A group of gentlemen on the Duck River banks breakfasted then wandered into the woods to shoot a squirrel. They discovered a four to five foot snake entangled by a knot twice as long as its head. One observer slit the knot and a full grown squirrel crawled out of the snake’s body.
Dr. E B Pratt, chief of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, told bankers in San Francisco that the United States will close this year with a favorable foreign trade balance of 1 billion dollars, reversing last year’s 55 million dollar unfavorable balance. He predicted the American dollar would supplant the pound as the unit of foreign exchange.
Reports from London describe the sinking of Majestic, a British battleship, by a German submarine near the Dardanelles. The Princess Irene was lost due to an explosion at Sheerness. Most crew aboard both ships were saved, with total fatalities including dockyard workers.
Nashville May 28 Gov Rye appointed Robt A Shiflet of Harriman as chief mine inspector of Tennessee to succeed Geo Sylvester whose four year term ends June 1. Salary $3000 annually. Shiflet has twelve years as chief inspector across the Frazier McMillin and Patterson administrations and authored mine laws and the department reorganization bill.
Catron Kentucky report recounts Bettie Bullock Wiles, long bedridden by womanly troubles, who credits Candur the woman’s tonic with rapid improvement. Her husband secured the remedy after doctors failed to sustain her strength, enabling her to walk two miles and perform her duties again.
The Maury Council No 275 of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics elected officers for the last half of the year. They will assume office July 1. Elected were Otey Johnson as Past Councillor, W B Smith as Vice Councillor, M Edwards as Assistant Recording Secretary, J F Nicholson as Conductor, James Lusk as Warden, James Allen as Inside Sentinel, O H Harrell as Outside Sentinel, R B Pinkleton as Chaplain, and S R Armstrong as Trustee. A drill team was chosen including Otey Johnson, Charles W Rambo, Fred E Wiley, W E Smith, CM Edwards, J W Tanner, James Allen, A E Branch, S R Armatrone, and N W Nicholson.
A vintage ad urges immediate kidney care to prevent rheumatic and bladder issues. It claims Foley Kidney Pills restore kidney function, promote regular action, and deliver good results from the first dose, urging readers to begin today through Woldridge Co.
Nashville May 28 Nearly 20000 will be saved this year in grading teachers examination papers through an innovation by Samuel W Sherrill state superintendent of public instruction He proposed the plan to have normal school faculties grade papers without cost to the state and all agreed Thus the burden shifts from teachers to faculty volunteers and the state treasury benefits.
An advertisement promises relief from summer coughs and bronchial irritation. It touts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as soothing and healing for raw airways, stopping tickling coughs, and aiding sleep during travel and grippe coughs.
One of nine men appointed to the state constabulary, Tom Tansil of Franklin is named a state ranger. The force, under the governor, will enforce law in areas with night rider activity and flagrant state-law violations in cooperation with local officials. Rangers are paid only while on duty.
A brand new piano was installed at the Dixie Theatre by Capt. White, replacing the old instrument sent to Nashville. The upgrades include improved ventilation with a large exhaust pipe to remove foul air during large crowds, boosting the venue’s appeal.
A Mt Pleasant committee of A L Ward W F Green and W D Cooper travels to Florence to inspect a motorized fire truck and determine if a similar vehicle would meet Mt Pleasant's needs for fire protection.
Porter J. Neal and Mr. Barker form Barker Neal Co. Neal, fourteen months with Barker in the produce business, has purchased Harbin’s interest and will run the firm. A former Winchester resident, Neal is described as a lively, active business man with thorough produce knowledge.
Maury County officials and Board of Trade directors met at the courthouse to defer the 2009 bond issue for building roads until late fall or winter. They urged a sustained good roads campaign through private solicitation and press articles to explain costs and benefits. The secretary was instructed to contact the federal good roads bureau for information and to seek federal support for campaign efforts.
An advertisement asserts Foley Carthartic Tablets serve both women and men, listing indigestion relief, constipation treatment, and stomach and liver health. It stresses cleanliness, non griping action, and broad usefulness for those with a sense of fullness. Wooldridge Co. promotes the product as the cure for overall clogged feeling.
A passenger traveling from Nashville to Decatur on Friday misplaced a Colt revolver on a train between Nashville and Columbia. The firearm was found on a seat by an officer and turned over to conductor Capt. Corbett, who seeks the owner. No identification has surfaced yet. The notice also includes an unrelated dental advertisement for neuralgia pain relief.
Griffin and Edwards have sold and delivered a Big Twin three speed Indian motorcycle to Hardison, a city mail carrier. He is highly pleased and expects to use the machine on his route, replacing the old model. The sale marks a notable vehicle upgrade for city mail delivery in the area.
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