Patriotic mother advert and flour donation noted
The piece praises California Syrup of Figs as a harmless laxative for children and adults, urging mothers to use it when a coated tongue signals constipation. It also reports E R Dodnon of Knob Creek delivering flour to the County Food Administrator for government use, urging others to follow once a designated day and price are set.
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Patri
California
California Fig Syrup Company
E.R. Dodnon
Knob Creek
John P. Graham
H. A. Morgan
Graham
Dodson
Beautiful Light Taken From The Home
L H Moffat Sr infant son of Mer and Mrs L H Moffat died after eleven days illness at South School Street home. Funeral Sunday at 3 pm by Rev HK M Chennutt with Rose Hill Cemetery burial. Maury Undertaking Co. pallbearers listed as active Hoy Tatum Bobbie Reid James Rogers Walter Williams honorary list includes Mildred Corellia Arteus Mary Lee.
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L. H. Moffat
Mer
South School Street
Coluin
Howe
HK. M. Chennutt
Rose Hill Cemetery
Maury Undertaking Co
T. L. Cunningham
LeHoy Tatum
Bobbie Reid
James Rogers
Walter Williams
Rightum
Mildred Corellia
Juniors Elect Officers for Maury Red Cross War Fund
Maury Council 275 Junior Order United American Mechanics elected officers for the coming term: Councilor Oscar Spivey, vice councilor C. M. Edwards, conductor D. B. Cathey, Warden J. W. Williams, inside sergeant W. T. Smith, outside sentinel T. A. Brown, Junior Post Councilor F. T. McKnight, chaplain W. B. McKinney, assistant recording secretary W. A. Reaves, trustee J. T. McKnight. After the election a motion to contribute 26 to the Red Cross War Fund was unanimously carried.
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Maury Council
Junior Order United American Mechanica
Oscar Spivey
C. M. Edwards
D. B. Cathey
J. W. Williams
W. T. Smith
Sentinel
T. A. Brown
T. McKnight
W. &. McKinney
W. A. Reaves
J. T. McKnight
Red Cross War Fund
Repairs Planned for Street Breaks at Phoenix Bank Corner
Preparations are under way to repair breaks across several asphalt streets including a notably bad spot at the Phoenix Bank corner. Work will occur before the paying company starts laying asphalt and resurfacing on West Seventh and nearby streets.
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Phoenix Bank
Payng Company
West Seventh
Lemon Skin Whitener Ad Promises Clear Complexion
An old advertisement touts lemon juice with Orchard White to create a lemon skin whitener. The claim urges daily face and body massage to fade freckles tan sallowness redness and roughness, promising a smooth clear complexion and harmless effects.
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Adyt
Joe Hagey Still Holds Interest In Firm
The paper misstated Joe Hagey’s status after enlisting in the navy. He has not disposed of his interest in Gurley & Hagey and intends to keep the business at home to return to after the war.
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Joe Hagey
Navy
Gurley & Hagey
Hagey
Nation On Wheatless Basis For Ten Weeks
Washington reports the nation will be wheatless for ten weeks from June 1. Households must cut wheat use to about 20 percent of normal through August 15 when the new crop becomes available. Official announcement clarified the wartime food plan for Americans.
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Washington
No More Wheat Used Before Next Harvest in Maury County
Maury county dealers and consumers are ordered to stop using pure wheat flour and surrender holdings at cost to the government by Monday June 10. Millers cease distributing wheat flour locally and all flour from county mills ships under government orders to support soldiers and allies in Europe.
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Maury County
Milla
John P. Graham
Europe
J. A. Sloan & Co
Columbia Mill & Elevator Co
State Food Administration
Columbia
Mt. Pleasant
Culleoka
Food Administration
Graham
Rie
Atlantic
America
Forgetful Fellow Owes Grocer Nine After Bar Visit
A man butts heads with memory after a night out as he shells out nine dollars at a bar to forget he still owes a grocer seven for three months. The brief scene highlights the comic lapse in recall and financial juggling.
Cardui helps Mary Kilman beat lifelong misery
Mrs Mary Kilman of Reyes City Texas recalls severe post partum sickness years ago. After doctor visits and three months bedridden she started Cardui the Woman's Tonic and claims rapid relief. She finishes three bottles and remains well to this day. The ad asks readers suffering headaches backaches or monthly pains to try Cardui.
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Cardus
Tonlo
School Picnic Ends With Near Tragedy At Franklin
At a Bingham school commencement picnic near Franklin, a beech limb 8 to 10 inches in diameter fell, striking Prof. L. B. Duke of Columbia High School and two Franklin women, Mrs. Cornelia McPherson and Mrs. Blazer, who were injured and rushed to local homes or hospitals. Duke, unconscious for hours, later improved. McPherson and Blazer remained seriously injured but with some signs of recovery. The scene involved other attendees, including Miss Mary Duke and Miss Bonnie Blankenship, and the limb’s weight likely saved additional fatalities by breaking on impact.
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Franklin
Duke
Columbia High School
Cornelia McPherson
Blazer
King's Daughter's Hospital
Pranklin
McPherson
Walters
Saw Dust
Maury County
Frank Hogers
Columbia
Cotton Undertaking
King’s Daughter's Hospital
Bingham
K. &. Howlett
W. K. Shed
Gan
Duke Hero
H. Duke
Frank
Lin
Mary
Myrtle Duke
B. Eb, Duke
T. E. Johnson
West Eighth Street
Lmb
Prof. Duke
Corns and Foot Care Ad Boost for Youthful Steps
An ad urges women to rid feet of corns to preserve beauty and grace. It touts Free Zone for quick, painless corn removal, claiming a brisk step and youthful look attract more than skin. The ad emphasizes easy home treatment and inexpensive use at drugstores.
Good Citizen Answers Last Roll Call in Nashville
T M Hogan a prominent Flys Store farmer in this county died Thursday at 7 30 PM in Nashville s Woman s Hospital after an operation last Monday He had been in poor health two months Remains shipped to Fly s Station for Rites at Goshen Church Interment in Goshen cemetery Survived by wife and three children Mrs Mary Gardner Mrs Lillie Watt and Tom Hogan in France with American forces He was 50 and a longtime Methodist faithful A beloved local figure per Herald Cheap Column Ads Pay
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T. M. Hogan
Fly's
Woman's Hospital
Nashville
Hogan
Fly's Station
Goshen Church
Robert Waite
Goshen Cemetery
Mary Gardner
Lillie Watt
Fly's Store
Tom Hogan
France
Methodist Church
Bin
Tennessee Chickens Face New Federal Egg Handling License
Beginning Saturday June 1 every egg and poultry dealer must hold a federal food administration license and candle eggs before buying. Dealers failing to comply will have licenses revoked and face prosecution. The Nashville meeting led by Mr. Priebe and attended by W S Beasley William Barker and B J Park declared the rule aims to curb egg wastage by ensuring proper gathering and handling, with enforcement by food and public health agencies.
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Federal Food Administration
The
Food Administration
Egg and Poultry Dealers of
Tennessee
Nashville
Whic
Priebe
Department of the Food Administration
Herbert Hoover
Hmself
Pure Food Departments
Epg
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Deering
Cross
L. H. Moffet
RED Cross
Heraig
United Press
Carder
Reyes City
Tex
Mary Kilman
Bel
Prof. L. $. Duke
Bingham School
Williamson County
Tion
Herald
Ada Payy
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