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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1906
Page
8
The notice promotes Pinu Paper in tablet form envelopes matching, fine paper in bundles, and a wide stationery lineup. It lists envelopes, blotters, window shades, wall paper, room moldings, memo books, brushes, and assorted wall coverings. Gentle emphasis on large stock and low prices.
Authorized notice announces Gran Pratt as a candidate for Magistrate of the Third District in Meary County at the August 1606 election. The statement confirms candidacy and electorate timing in a formal local notice style.
Farmers desiring to plant cotton can borrow or buy first class seed from the Columbia Cotton Mill Co. The notice emphasizes quality seed and available options to assist growers.
Rain dampened form work and turnout yet a large Columbia crowd gathered to back Senator Taylor. Gov Taylor spoke at Riverside Park after riding with a parade of 154 men ten ladies on horseback and 130 vehicles while critiquing the Dibrell letter and receiving a handshake from Miss Bessie Murphy as the event wrapped up.
Branham & Hughes track team beat Vanderbilt scrub squad 56 to 41 in a Spring Hill dual meet. Several races saw strong times as Branham & Hughes hope to excel at Vanderbilt. relay not run. Notable results include Bell winning sprints and Whitman and Moorman posting fast times as new B & H athletes push toward school records.
Mr J B Barber flagman on passenger train No 22 on the Nashville and Florence road was knocked from the train by the mail crane at Rockdale and badly hurt Thursday afternoon. He was brought to the city and taken to his mother in law Mrs Bullard's home. The Cleveland Leader notes a quoted exchange about Bilkins keeping his word.
A Tennessee reader advocates for Senator Carmack as the wiser senatorial choice, arguing his experience, steadiness, and patriotism suit national leadership. The note endorses Carmack over Gov Taylor and Dibrell, while praising other figures and ending with a humorous Winchester sendoff. The piece appears in the Chattanooga Times with dated context.
Glendale Tennessee letter from WT Galloway praises Senator Carmack for leadership on the Railroad Rate Regulation bill. It notes Carmack’s amendments carried in committee and asserts his influence despite a tough Tennessee Senate race. The writer quotes supportive remarks and affirms strong Tennessee pride.
Special to the Herald from Nashville Tennessee reports Mayor Morris sending instructions to the Chief of Police. The order requires every detail of police on duty to be charged with enforcing the law against gambling and Sunday tippling and promises prompt reporting of any officer failing to do his duty in this matter.
The Maury County Democratic Executive Committee met in Columbia and adopted a plan for a May 19 1906 Democratic primary to elect delegates to the Nashville gubernatorial convention. Delegates will be chosen from districts, with 32 total, and voting limited to white Democratic voters qualified for the next governor race. Delegates will convene May 1 to organize, and county voting will reflect proportional district weights.
A local health notice warns that kidney trouble grows without noticing and may cause backache headaches nervousness and urinary issues. It promotes Doan's Kidney Pills by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as a proven remedy, citing R L Jeter as a user from Hast Ninth Street and noting price 60 cents with Adame & Martins as a local supplier.
Mr. Hatfield of McClanahan Harness & Collar Co. receives a letter from his brother recounting survival in the San Francisco quake. He describes fleeing the devastation, helping fire crews, and living in the streets while fires raged, noting immense destruction and ongoing peril.
Burglars broke into Joe Hagey’s Mt Pleasant Pike home Saturday while the family was away. Missing items include a plate, a gold ring inscribed From Joe To Jennie, a nickel plated water and sold chain, a savings bank, a pocketbook with money, a Panama hat, a coat, shirt, and other articles. No clues given as to the thief or thieves. Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil ad follows.
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