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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1916
Page
2
A solid car load of Louisville Kentucky live stock dealers will travel to the event on May 25 as a feature of the booster rally. The visiting group is described as numerous and prominent in the city’s meat and farm trade.
Louisville remains the principal market for county livestock with hogs lambs and sheep prices guiding the local market. A special livestock train will arrive May 25 from 8 55 to 10 55 a m carrying cattle and other stock.
Anna Hawn of Cedar Grove Missouri writes that Foley Cathartic Tablets are the best liver pills she’s tried they do not nauseate or gripe and act freely on the liver. She recommends them for constipation bloating sour stomach gas bad breath and irregular bowel action praising Smiler Drug Co Adv.
Maury County real estate trends climb as Porter Bros. sell the 100 acre John Warfield farm near Columbia to Stuart Swope Fleming for 150 per acre, netting a 3700 gain after six years of use. Property features include a colonial brick house from before 1812, barns, and water, with Fleming adding it to his growing 300 acre portfolio. Ad ends with an Eclectic Oil advertisement.
Charles A. Wright reports observing sedge grass cut and cured for hay on Everett Orr’s stock farm in Mooresville country. Orr’s 75 acres produced three cuttings last year, supplying winter feed for a large herd. He claimed the hay yields well when cut at the right stage and can be harvested three times.
Louis Barker paid Frank McGavock an average 2.30 for fleece from twenty six sheep, wool weighing about 170 pounds total. Price per pound tops the county record, with many sheep yielding six and a half pounds each. The county wool crop is moving, with a large portion to market next week as warm weather arrives. Lambs sell for 7 to 8 dollars per head and ewes bring high prices, boosting overall county income despite fewer sheep now.
The Herald announces Walter McCandless JesseOverton Webb Williams Ben G Hill Ben Cowley and others as candidates for Tax Assessor of Maury County along with Sheriff J Walter Griffin seeking re election and John W Adkison for Trustee.
M R Hammond, a state official of the Knights of Pythias, addressed the Cullooka lodge Friday night about the upcoming Columbia convention. An effort will be made to recruit new members.
J S and S A Wright have bought a splendid young jack from J Fox of Marshall County for a handsome price. The animal will be placed in the stud at Little Bigby Stock Farm and is registered as Ham Patterson.
Chicago May William Lorimer, acquitted on charges tied to the La Salle Street Trust derailment, announced he would run again for the United States Senate. He said he would reenter politics after paying depositors and clearing his finances within a year.
In a morning tilt at Riverside Park the Sluggers from Sixth Street defeated the Invincibles of High Street nine to two. C Cook started for the Sluggers, Christley was hit hard, and Frank Rawls, the official scorer, refused bribes to alter the tally. Mrs J M McDonald of Metals County sets a turkey record with eighty-five eggs and a large brood, while hens continue laying as a big flock awaits renewal.
An advertised remedy claims a single spoonful provides instant bowel cleansing and relief from sour or gassy stomachs. The promo asserts the product acts on both lower and upper bowels and is effective for appendicitis symptoms, with immediate passage reported minutes after use.
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