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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1903
Page
8
In spring a tendency toward laziness among growing boys is described as a weed to be weeded out by cultivating industry. The piece urges instilling willpower and a true sense of life, linking honest toil with happiness, discipline, and health. It argues exercise for body mind and heart, the value of measured amusements, and that early habits of industry ease later labor.
A promotional notice extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a quick remedy for burns cuts sores eczema and piles. The ad.Trips up a dramatic example of horse mishaps to push the product through Woldridge’s drug store.
Tucker Caruthers, editor of Brave Colored Man, again proves a fearless friend. He rushed into street danger, seizing a boy named Mayes from under a bogey and saving his life. Days earlier he rescued Mrs. Cook of Santa Fe from a fearful death, earning respect across racial lines for forty years of high regard from white and black communities.
A Chicago Chronicle piece notes Swiss multilingualism with German French Italian spoken widely. Public notices appear in French and German, and the president Adolf Deucher is largely unfamiliar to readers. A bizarre medical advertisement for Botanic Blood Balm claims cures for blood disorders with testimonials.
A former Missourian serving as an Oklahoma judge presided over a poker case. The gambler dressed flashy and boasted money. The judge asked for remarks before sentencing and the gambler quipped he would flee. The judge then sentenced him to sixty days.
A dubious advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a cure all refreshing the stomach kidneys liver and blood. It claims quick relief for nervous system woes and aches with a money back guarantee by a druggist.
A promotional note announces a free 116 page illustrated history of the region delivered with a three month Scimitar subscription. Rates are listed as one month 50 cents, three months 1.50, six months 2.50, with delivery to any address in Memphis Tennessee.
A fragmented old directory lists rural routes from Columbia including Columbia to Ridley Station via multiple churches and farms. It names routes to Webster’s store, Snow Creeks, Greenlaw lane, Bear Creek pike, and various landmarks like Zion Church, Mt. Pleasant pike, and the Smyrnapperch road, outlining paths to Water Valley and beyond.
An advertisement promotes White's Cream Vermifuge as a children’s tonic to stimulate digestion and improve health. The claim suggests the product will help puny babies grow stronger and healthier. The wording reflects an 19th or early 20th century medical patent tone.
Chicago authorities closed the Star Matrimonial agency in the suburb of Austin after a raid seized a large batch of circulars and questionable literature. W. A. Henry identified as connected to the operation, with details of the case emerging from the seizure and inquiries.
Jackson Kentucky June 20 Prospects of perjury bribery and accessory to murder prosecutions rise after Jett and White moved to Lexington. Warrant arrests target high officials and witnesses amid military oversight and fear for jurors and witnesses. Judge Redwine may convene a special term after Irvine and Lee counties work. News notes jail routine for Jett and White and pope vitality reports in Paris.
Prince Henry of Prussia will travel incognito during a US visit tied to the St. Louis World’s Fair. He plans a coast to coast tour including the Pacific region and may be accompanied by a German crown prince brother. The report notes a discreet royal tour ahead of the exposition.
Berlin June 20 Frank Pryzgodin convicted of poisoning four husbands with arsenic and exposed by the fifth in Allenstein East Prussia. Verdict: guilty. She sentenced to death with additional sentences. Mayeside Kentucky June 20 three black defendants for assault on the Farrew family given added sentences of ten years. Wulitive sentences 15 years. Mep Hugh vice president of the Irish Nation League arrested December 6 under contempt warrant released from jail. Virginia June Turkish em Vusay review about the inventor and a journalist’s notes on a malicious attack.
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