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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1900
Page
6
A reflective piece blends quotations from Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Horace Greeley on kind thoughts, sunshine, sacrifice, and enduring character. It argues life is a college where events are teachers and character is the true diploma while wealth and fame fade.
A reader letter to the Herald outlines Confederate Home rules such as no liquor profanity or firearms and requires cleanliness baths and decent dress. The note praises chapel services Sunday school and midweek prayer and lauds Daughters of the Confederacy plus commander R C Hardison and wife of the 7th Tennessee.
Describes current hair styles with soft waved hair swept back from the brow and neck into a loose knot or pompadour. Notes no part, three puffed coils, few strands curled at the brow, and a rose pin or bow. Mentions velvet knots for light hair and floral garlands for full dress. Refers to grooming habits and jewelry limits.
Lynnville June 22 Ray A. Webb resigned as pastor of Campbelleville Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He accepted a call to Carter's Creek Church and has moved with his family to that area.
Advertises PAZO OINTMENT with a guaranteed refund if piles persist. Claims cures in six to sixteen days, immediate itching relief, and no knife. States nationwide availability through local druggists in Columbia Tennessee on a no cure, no pay guarantee.
Miss Ollie Alford celebrated her seventy eighth birthday last Wednesday. Though never married, she mentored ten orphans and enriched many lives through her quiet life of service. The King's Daughters honored her with thoughtful gifts and lunches, and she expressed gratitude for their care and prayers.
An advertisement touts a “Mystic Cure” that supposedly eradicates rheumatism and neuralgia within three days, claiming immediate relief and removal of the disease’s cause after the first dose. The drug costs 75 cents and is sold by A. B. Br. Batus, a Columbia druggist, with a November date cited.
Robert L Campbell, a well known Nashville bookkeeper, shot himself at his residence this morning. The ball passed under his heart and through his body. He had been in poor health for years and said he did not realize what he was doing directly after the shooting.
Carrie Foater, described as a Negro woman in West End, accuses Will Brown of poisoning her. A warrant was issued. the physician found hysteria. Brown was jailed by Officer Goad. Clemmy Hamper, named as implicated, is being sought.
An advertisement claims a masterful South American remedy permanently cures stomach weakness and indigestion. It markets a universal treatment said to help anyone, regardless of duration of illness, with safe and pleasant effects. The note mentions Colombia and a global promise of healing.
In a small ceremony, ee Pevenweil wed Mise Kure Medi a FX to Lizaie Pullen, while Jomph S Watton joined Mise Lilliac in marriage. The event drew family and friends who celebrated afterward.
Washington reports a tranquil postwar climate with no disorder as Secretary Root plans a large military drawdown in Cuba. About half the troops may return home in months, first the 5th and 6th Infantry from Santiago, paving the way for sending regulars to the Philippines to replace volunteers by late 1901. Gradual homeward movement of volunteers begins, with 6,000 to 10,000 regulars slated for deployment abroad.
A full afternoon meeting of The King's Daughters was held with Mrs R G Ogilvie in attendance and one new accession. The group will meet next Thursday at five o'clock with Mrs R P Dodson to discuss The Parade of the Wheat and the Tares.
A Kansas City Journal item mocks a man who won’t subscribe, recounting a neighbors’ prank where a boy borrows a paper and bees sting him, a fence incident injures a father, a cow consumes green corn and dies, a churn of cream floods kittens, false teeth go missing, milk spills, a carpet is ruined, a daughter elopes, a dog wrecks hens, and calves chew shirts, all in a chaotic chain of misfortunes.
An old advertisement extols No-To-Buc as a wonder-worker that makes weak men strong. It promises a booklet and free sample from Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York, claiming life, nerve, vigor, and ease of quitting smoking with guaranteed cure.
A fragmented regional verse tone evokes rain over fields as the land and people await the weather's change. The speaker notes ripened crops, bees, and a gentle mood despite the lingering damp, with emphasis on rural life and seasonal rhythm.
In a Pillow of opinion from Pleasant Hill Tennessee the writer rebuts Bishop Potter’s claim that famine stems from good government and peace. He cites Henry George and a host of statistics on land use and productivity to argue that overpopulation is not the root, but economic structures that deny bread to the producers. The piece condemns the idea of overpopulation and urges reform of land rent and taxation to avert famine.
Two daily Nashville departures offer eastern service via The Land of the Sky. First train leaves Nashville at 6:40 p.m. with connections to Washington Baltimore Philadelphia and New York arriving next morning. Second runs 3:30 p.m. via Lee and Chattanooga reaching Washington and New York with sleeper and coach cars. Tickets through from Nashville, with dining and Pullman service, and agent information available.
Distressing kidney and bladder issues relieved in six hours by New Great South American Kidney Cure. Advert claims fast relief for bladder and back pain with immediate effects on urinary retention. Sold by A. B. Rains, Druggist, Columbia, Tenn.
Nasiviex June 26 report notes repeated destruction of bananas in Nashville by order of Fruit Dispatch Company. Louisville and Nashville rail lines carried out dumping to curb supply. initial attempt near the penitentiary failed with hundreds of bunches recovered. Seven carloads dumped yesterday valued at about 3325 each.
Special to Hitwatn reports Children’s Day services at the M I Church in Spring Hill included school songs recitations and prayers with Miss Janie Orman presiding. The event united Methodist and other town churches, followed by a long list of performances and later social notices and visits from local residents and guests.
The text cites Brownlow leaning to zay after a Philadelphia win and discusses Clay Evans' fate with a parable about two men westward, a telegram to a father, and a note about Henry. mentions Hartville and McMillin with a Memphis Commercial Appeal tone.
In Philadelphia last Sunday readers faced liquid refreshments scarce at all approaches. The Nashville American notes the Union seeks solutions for the Fourth when a major poll is held. It asks what can be done under party excitement to ease access, asserting where there is a will there is a way.
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