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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1902
Page
2
Maury Dry Goods Co advertises new spring suits for men and boys from Marz, Motafrey & Co with tailor quality claims. It lists fabrics including carpets, ingrain and velvet carpets, plus smyatmings and curtains. Special sale items include ginghams, linen, gingham, and gloves with various prices.
Local items list notary blanks for sale, medical treatment for Davis Mitchell, money to loan at six percent, and several office notices. Post office personnel changes noted at Mt Pleasant and Cullooka, with vacant toll gate and survey ads. Advertisements for stock, implements, clothing, and a K P lyceum season praised.
Five car loads of new catalog styles for buggies surfioa pha sed buckboards and driving wagons arrive. Barrenrend and Dowson stock owners advertise prices meant to please, claiming to be headquarters for the feed line. Calls by phone order items for satisfaction. Mention of storage and time terms appears in the fragment.
Prof Floyd M Hutsel opens a studio at the Atheneum, offering vocal and piano lessons. His background spans Chicago and Sioux City training with notable instructors. a recital is planned for mid April, with further Bohemian Girl performances in May under local talent. The piece also advertises Columbia Mercantile Storage Co and field seeds offerings.
Obituary notices detail the deaths of Mrs Sallie Smiser at about six o clock, Drew Irvine in his forties of consumption, Mr P Cheek aged about 72, John Dodson at 61, Burton Jerome Sewell aged fifteen, and William King who died in Franklin. The piece notes survivor relations, church affiliations, burial details at Rose Hill and local cemeteries, and reflects on their lives and character.
Fire yesterday leveled two small houses east of town near the lime kiln. Property owned by Messrs. B. Stephens and N. M. Jones, Stephens’ dwelling occupied by a negro family and Jones’ unoccupied. Stephens insured for 200, Jones for 150. Blaze likely started from a defective flue.
Farmers are urged to obtain Burt Oats White Oats Black Oats and Rust Proof Oats for seed of top quality along with millet and stock peas. The advertisement promotes starting the raring correctly and using new seed, noting shiver and grass to wit our aeons. January 17.
A Tuesday night act damaged wire fencing on the farm of J. B. Chappally Ripley Steel and W. E. McKennon in Bear Creek. About 30 pounds of wire were torn down and 50 pounds remained. No suspects identified yet.
Cecil Rhodes died peacefully in Cape Town at 6 57 p m on Wednesday. He slept earlier in the day, but his breathing grew difficult and his strength diminished until death.
A compact old time health note extols aging as majestic while warning that stomach care dictates vitality. It credits Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with strengthening weak stomachs in the elderly, restoring nourishment and vigor to mind and body.
In the Eastern Market the advertisement touts spring stock arriving soon. It markets lace curtains, table damask, napkins, towels, embroideries, laces, ribbons, and embroidery silks. Also featured are corsets, combs, hair pins, and a wide notion line. Mason’s blacking, talcum powder, and boxed Perfection Tooth packs are offered with samples. Menswear includes dress shirts, collars, cuffs, and rain coats with a focus on value.
ANNEX announces new spring stock of Wall Pan Ban with the largest selection of up-to-date patterns in the city. The letter offers to show customers through the line and expresses pleasure in assisting shoppers.
Dr A O Kennedy sold a nice horse to W P Ridley last week. Harlan and Son sold a nice mare to Walter Bailey Saturday. They also bought a good horse Saturday and one Monday. John Fraser travels to Murfreesboro this week buying horses. Shipments show mules to Memphis from W B Burnett and J A Smith, cattle and hogs to Louisville from Anderson and Hagey, hogs and cattle to Louinville from Milt Allen, and a horse to Mobile Ala from Porter and Co.
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