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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1911
Page
6
State Commissioner Capt. T. F. Peck reports June drought harmed several crops yet aided wheat harvesting and corn and cotton cultivation. Cotton conditions improve vs 1910. corn acreage down five percent. overall grain outlook shows wheat at eleven bushels per acre statewide while oats may average seventeen.
Fox and Derryberry finished improvements on their barn on North Main Street. The renovated quarters provide more comfortable housing for their stock and enhance utility for the farm operation.
L McConnell of Elmira New York reports two bottles of Foley's Kidney Remedy effectively treated ongoing kidney and bladder issues, praising its reliability and promising continued endorsement. The statement comes from Woldridge Co. based in Elmira.
Maury County road commissioners will inspect the county roads in July with eight districts examined, and two districts in August. The July and August inspections were decided at a Monday session attended by T. H. Taylor H. H. Hill and J. T. Petty. The first two districts will be examined last in August while the other eight districts are slated for July.
Heavy Sunday rain and a two month drought break flooded streams and damaged crops in Maury County. Wheat and oats were washed away, corn fields gutted, and pastures revived while springs and tanks were replenished. Farmers report extensive farmyard damage and high incidental costs, with some structures lost but overall yield prospects improving.
A brief two hour downpour dropped about 2.30 inches, nearly three times the total for May, halting wheat threshing and toppling some corn. Strong winds accompanied the rain, flooding Mill Creek area and prompting evacuations. no fatalities reported, but many sought higher ground.
A local carpenter from Murilla New York praises Bucklin's Armen Salve as a universal healer. He claims it quickly heals cuts wounds burns boils and skin eruptions and never fails. The ad notes the product sells for 26e at Woldridge Co.
Representative Richardson of Alabama has introduced a bill to amend the Food and Drug Act. The measure requires medical preparations to be clearly labeled as cold or ineffective and to avoid creating a false expectation of cure.
The Athenaeum school building improvements will be completed by week’s end under the direction of Chairman Adkisson of the city board of education building committee.
Hugh Akin, colored, was sentenced to six months in the workhouse and fined $5 and costs by Judge J.T. McKnight of the county criminal court for selling whisky without license.
The children's day services were moved from the second Sunday in July to the first Sunday in July. The change affects Glemtile Meth Odvdt Church and its parishioners, with the service now scheduled at a church near the town.
Hon L. P. Padgett arrives in Coloma for a brief vacation. Lor W Milgett, representative from a thin divider in Congress, is mentioned as coming, with Padgett set to depart soon to resume duties in Washington.
Maury County Fair directors approve a premium list totaling over 2500 dollars for live stock and farm products. Horses, mules, Jersey cattle, sheep, hogs and grain prizes are boosted, with livestock gains outpacing farm product awards. The Herald notes the exhibit will likely be the county’s greatest ever.
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