Depot Proposal Moves Forward In Columbia Meeting
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen discussed a L. and N. depot plan with a 75000 cost estimate and conditions. A counter proposition calls for a twelve foot viaduct over South High street, city streets, tunnels, and a loan of up to 10000 from the railroad for street improvements, with work aiming to begin by April first if the company agrees.
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Board of Mayor
Alders
L. & N.ity
Columbia
Pablink
Jaent Smith
L. and N. Railroad
South High Street
E City
Garden
Main
Golden Medical Discovery and Pellets Advertised by Dr Pierce
An old advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as curing ninety eight percent of indigestion cases by improving digestion, liver function, and blood quality. It endorses Pleasant Pellets for bowel obstruction and claims significant health benefits for mind and body while warning against debt, the devil, and other vices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Spurgeon
Lefla
Rheime
Standin
Pierce
Golden Medical
Paterson Deluged By Rising Palatic River Floods
Paterson New Jersey is engulfed by floods after a recent fire left the city vulnerable. The Palastic River overflow has submerged the business district and vast areas housing the poor, sheltering hundreds of families. One death reported so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterson
N. J
Palasic
Old Soldier's Appeal and Political Pledges in 1900s
A column recounts historic pleas from veterans, notes pension sums and a Roosevelt order favoring ex Union soldiers in office, and mentions a local Democratic primary. Alfred Horseley and T F Anthony are cited amid pension and political references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe E. Johnston
W. T. Sherman
Columbia Ae Fur
Old Prone
Roosevelt
Alfred
Horseley
Prince Henry of Prussia Visited Nashville in Brief Stop
Prince Henry of Prussia spent seventeen minutes in Nashville with an ovation from about ten thousand at Terminal Station. He arrived at 2 20 and left at 2 47 for Louisville and St Louis. Mayor Head delivered a welcome and presented a unique walking cane carved from the Hermitage and silver mounted. Electric Bitters touted for ailments from backache to nervousness with a patient testimonial.
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Nashville
Prince Henry of Prussia
Louisville
St. Louis
Folly
Terminal
Mayor Head
Hermitage
Drunken man fires pistol in Mt Pleasant crowds
A drunken man fired a revolver near Broadway and Blue Grass streets causing panic Saturday evening around 6 30, injuring three bystanders slightly and leaving others shaken. The shooter fled the town and is being sought by authorities.
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Broadway
Bluegrass
Mt. Pleasant
Pleanant
Constipation remedy ad and rail damage report
An OCR fragment mentions a bowel health product Educate Your Bowels With Cuscards and a price while also reporting serious railway damage in the Eastern District of the Southern Railway due to unprecedented high water and slides. The note cites heavy rain and snowmelt between Asheville Morristown causing washouts.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Eastern District of the Southern Railway
East Tennessee
Central
Georgia
Asheville
Morristown
Electric line venture eyed by Nashville leaders in Neahville
Haskell and C W Ruth of the Nashville lines met in Neahville with their attorney to discuss a proposed electric railway. They plan to stay several days to decide franchising, rights of way, and alignment. Investors expect profit and value for farming lands, with local support sought to secure the road’s route.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad From Toledo Manufacturer
An old advertisement warning that mercury in certain catarrh remedies harms health and urging use of Hall's Catarrh Cure by Fr. H. Cheney Co. Toledo Ohio. Claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills as best. Contains dubious pricing and origin notes.
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Halls
Cheny , Co
Toledo
Hall
Ohio
Fr. Cheney & Co
Drugglat
Prominent Millionaire Ex Con Rouss Dies in New York
Charles Broadway Rouss, famed New York millionaire and former Confederate veteran born in 1836 at Woodsboro Maryland, died in New York on March 8 after heart disease and dropsy. He built a Confederate memorial in Mount Hope Cemetery and funded a Virginia university lab, and offered 110000 for a memorial hall in Richmond. His executors are expected to carry out his $100000 pledge if matched externally.
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New York
Charles Broadway Ronas
Rouss
Woodsboro
Winchester
Mount Hope Cemetery
University of Virgints
Richmond
Boues
Charles Broadway Rouse
Willionaire
Money to be paid Confederate claimants after surrender
A meeting of about fifteen claimants discussed collecting fifty thousand dollars owed to ex Confederate soldiers from the First Tennessee Regiment at Strawberry Bluff. President Roosevelt signed the bill. funds are with the Secretary of War. Maury County veterans expect benefits. Mrs. Davis received a Virginia inquiry about the estate of late Frazer Davis Stratton and heir allocations to Mrs. Stratton and Mrs. McBride.
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Tennessee
Strawberry Bee
Ssnr
Secretary of War
Roosevelt
Maury County
W. L. Davis
Virginia
Thomas A. Leftwick
W. L. Davie
A. B. McBride
Columbia Names New Postmaster Hughes Arrives Tonight
Postmaster Hughes, Col. A. M. Hughes, Columbia's new postmaster, will arrive from Washington tonight or tomorrow and assume control of the office at once.
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A. M. Hughes
Columbia
Washington
The Age of Gold and the Greed of Grain Reflections
A long critical piece condemns the worship of wealth and its moral dangers. It warns aspiring youth against the spirit of the times, citing elite circles and a Monte Carlo gamble as temptations. The essay champions financial independence without idolatry, citing gospel warnings about wealth. It contrasts virtue with avarice and laments wealth’s dehumanizing pull. Rheumatic cure ads, medical claims, and a local pharmacist notice close the item.
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Kas Oma
Bundeel
Mr. Schwarz
Feel Trust
Hentmant
Wen Hin
Monte Carlo
Austria
Bin
Tieng Edward
Mariners House
Liquor Debate Prompts Duty to Help Youth
A Nash ville American correspondent cites New York District Attorney remarks on liquor sales. He argues open saloons ruin young men, invite gambling and crime, and burden families. The Anti-Saloon League gains strength as Col. Arch Hearne’s Columbia appointment and federal patronage shifts shape local politics, per Giles County Record.
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Nashville American
New York
Kingdom of Heaven
Arch Hearne
Columbia
Brownslow
Walt
Giles County
Irregular Easter Marketing Notes At Local Apartment Sale
Fragmentary ad style notice discusses Easter timing, early spring apartment sales, and the merchants’ long standing reputation. Claims merit based selections, retail and wholesale experience since 14M, aiming to satisfy customers with minimal outlay. Encourages continued patronage and contrasts with other merchants’ offerings.
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Ourrpartment
Cate County
Bryan praised for moral courage amid party splits
The Commoner notes Mr Bryan’s Boston speech commending moral courage and opposing imperialism, used by The Nashville American to rebuke critics of Democratic papers that left the party in 1846 and 1900. It argues some defectors acted from corporate ties, not conscience, and that Bryan remains loyal to convictions.
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Nashville American
Mr. Bryan
Boston
Couor
The
Bryan
Democratic Party
the American
Republican Party
Democrata
Educate Your Bowels
Advertisement touts training of bowels like muscles with Cas carets Candy Cathartic tablets stamped C C C. Sold by druggists, not in bulk, with a Roc label.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Candy Cathart
Ail Druggists
Roc
Opera House Schedule Promises Variety Acts
The Opera House manages a diverse week of acts including Frity d& Metz on March 14 and Muro the Magician on March 17. Also listed are Fanny Hall on March 21 and Haverly's Minstrels on March 4, with Quo Vadis Carpenter's Company among the bookings.
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Opera House
Frity d& Metz
Muro
Fanny Hall
Haverly
Quo Vadin
Old Soldier's Experience Allegedly Mentioned
A Civil War veteran M. M. Austin from bs comments on health and remedies, recalling old treatments and draughts. The fragment hints at a historical perspective on health, with a suggestion to write for relief, referencing aged remedies like oldridge's dra.
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M. M. Austin
Oldridge
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