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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1913
Page
8
A concise note compares a high grade buggy to cheaper inferior rigs, underscoring value for money. It suggests buyers pay no more than for lower quality models while obtaining superior performance and reliability. The message emphasizes prudent purchasing and quality over price alone.
Monday docket at the Maury temple of justice shows three courts in session with Chancellor fearden and Judge Turner presiding. The grand jury organized to vigilantly oversee county affairs while civil and criminal dockets advance, including two murder cases from the last term. An advertisement promotes Electric Bitters as a stomach and kidney remedy, with a Raleigh New York user testimonial.
Wm Huchnay from Memphis stopped by The Herald office with a large dish of peaches. This marked the eighth consecutive occasion he has treated the staff to a delivery of peaches, bringing cheer to the office force.
An ad notes June’s morning planets Mare Venus Saturn and Jupiter as the stars. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a universal cough remedy for colds croup and whooping cough. It claims the product prevents bronchitis or pneumonia and heals inflamed membranes. The genuine package is yellow and rare.
Maury County Teachers Institute opens at the Athenaeum with strong attendance and orderly week ahead. Prof Stephens presides as work for two weeks is planned and sessions align with Chautauqua performances to maximize access for teachers. The opening notes suggest surprisingly low county grades prompting direct study and continued institute through Friday June 1. Dr King's New Life Pills ad follows.
The display of kitchen cabinets by Frank G. Cook on South Main Street draws wide praise. The window shows a striking, well arranged assortment praised by women and passersby for its artful design and practical appeal.
Arthur Bestor described the new patriotism as global duty and American example, urging stricter naturalization laws. The event highlighted Dr. Kline’s sermon and the Ben Greet troupe’s muddy, weather‑hindered performance of The Comedy of Errors. Misa Patterson, Ben Greet cast member, was ill at Bethel House but later traveled to Pulaski.
A fierce Western wind storm swept Century region causing widespread corn damage as stalks were shredded and leaves blown off. Trees along the ridge between the A B Harlan place and Duck river were uprooted in the century mines vicinity.
The Columbia district conference will meet next year at Cul leoka after a Bee Spring Memorial church session adjourned last Saturday. Rev. T H Gilbert extended the invitation which was accepted with near unanimity. Delegates were elected and the routine business taken up. A notable feature was Rev. W T Haggard’s sermon from the city First church. Delegates enjoyed hospitable entertainment despite Chautauquas at Columbia and Pulaski reducing attendance.
Dr J L Haywood a leading physician in the county was killed when his car reportedly turned over on slick road near Knob Creek. He was forty, practiced twenty years, married with one child, and survived by his wife. The tragedy occurred this afternoon with no witnesses and details uncertain. He was well respected in the medical fraternity and connected to one of the county’s oldest families.
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