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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1907
Page
3
A NY World report notes Helen Gould receives massive weekly pleas for funds as 2,000,000 per week in requests pour in from diverse nations. Many seek pianos, loans, churches, schools, libraries, or travel funds, with questions ranging from books to a wedding home.
Richard Salmon about 60 was found dead in bed at his Buchanan area home. He had been ill for several days but not seriously ill, leaving a wife and several children. He belonged to an influential family and was considered a good citizen. Interment was at the Salmon family burial ground. He was an uncle of Mr. W. C. Salmon of Columbia.
An elderly Black man in Carolina fell ill and first had a Black doctor attend him. When no improvement followed, a white physician was summoned. After examining the patient, the white doctor asked if the prior doctor had taken his temperature, and the old man replied he knew of nothing besides losing his watch.
Advertises Ladies Long Silk Lisle Gloves and Silk Gloves in various colors with prices from 75 cents to 1 69. Also features Laces and Embroideries including Pat terns Linen LacesInsertions All over Net and Embroideries Corset Cover Embroidery Cambric Edges and Headings SwissNainsook Badges and Shirt Waist Patterns Neck Ruching Windsor Ties and other fashion items plus a Beauty Powder line.
A six year French geodetic expedition in the Andes near Quitro Ecuador aimed to verify the degree length on the equator. Colonel Bourgeois led ten officers and twenty seven non commissioned ranks living at about 13000 feet amid arctic conditions. Wolves roamed camps while natives deserted for high pay, yet seventy four geodetic stations and a chain of astronomical observations were established establishing the Quito meridian with near scientific precision.
Not of fruit trees vines and plants R A Wilkes Cullooka Tenn 1-8-1f HIG Consolation Mr Justcott Why what are you crying about dear Mrs Justcott Oh George The mice have got into the pantry and walen up a beautiful custard ple T made yagi Mertunicete There there Don’t pry over a few little mice Cleveland Leader
In the St. Louis Globe Democrat an anecdote shows two dyspeptics comparing meals, arguing diets, and a doctor noting each stomach is unique. A West End patient improved after choosing pork and beans, illustrating that dyspeptic diets vary and that advising one universal regimen can mislead.
The Grand Jury found the county jail and Work House in first class condition with minor repairs needed at the jail and two bath tubs proposed for the lower section. The Poor House was clean and well-kept with no vermin found. Indictments were returned on several cases, including a $360 judgment in Cayce v City Grain & Feed Co for loss of an arm, and others in Magie Hardin divorce and Dederick Agriculture v City Grain. Some trials ended without verdicts and others resulted in sentences or appeals to the Supreme Court.
New York Times reports a plan to print a photograph of President Roosevelt in an automobile for Michigan Agricultural College’s semicen tennial celebration. The target image will measure twelve by fifteen feet, over four times the previous record. production involves a large temporary dark room, multiple camera sizes, and a multi-strip bromide panel expected to cost around $200.
A New England patent medicine peddler and a sheriff stage a mock sale to trap illegal peddling. The sheriff shams a buyer, demonstrates lack of license, and imposes a $25 fine the next day, per Torrens Weekly.
A small boy fishing by Bean Lake was called to five times by his mother. After she finally reached him with a shake she asked why he didn’t answer. He replied that he hadn’t heard her the first three times and the last time he had a bite.
A late session bill, Senate Bill No. 694, requires corporations to file sworn statements with the secretary of state and pay annual fees based on capital. Penalties include $500 for noncompliance, with fines pursued by the state. The act took effect April 10, and filings are due by July 1, 1907.
A collage of aphorisms on gender and intellect mocks certainty. It contrasts caution with haste, hints at social traps, and cites an infamous German study to question claims about women’s brains. The piece glosses over wisdom with wry, ironic streetwise musings.
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