Postal notice from Columbia town paper
Entry confirms the post office listing for Columbia town as second class mail matter with editor FPD Lander.
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Post Omee
Columbia,Town
Fpd Lander
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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1900
Page
4
Public Benefactor Citizens' Co saves Maury county money
The Citizens' Telephone Company of Columbia reports a net gain of 120 subscribers locally, boosting monthly income and expanding connections with Lawrence county. It argues reduced rates save Maury residents about 9 600 annually, and criticizes the Bell monopoly for high charges. The article also discusses broader social topics and local election notes.
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Citizens’ Telephone Company of Columbia
Maury County
Citizens’ Co
Citizens' Co
Lawrence County
Columbia
Mt. Pleasant
James A. Siniser
Bell Peoples
Cumberland Telephone Co
Citizen
Bell
Citizens’ Telephone Co
Snaps Room for Rent Offers Pantry Staples at Bargain Prices
The notice touts grocery items available for purchase including blackberries peas corn olives and cat sup in bulk or glass with promotional pricing such as 3 cans for 25 cents and 2 pounds of berries, plus fresh vegetables arriving daily and a reminder to hurry before stock runs out.
Race and politics stir Northern Methodists and Tennessee Democrats
The piece attacks Northern Methodist insistence on social equality for Black leaders, while praising Southern stance. It critiques Senator Chark’s political maneuvers in Montana and accuses the Nashville American of duplicity, calling for a Tennessee Democratic party organ in Nashville.
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Chicago
General Conference
South
Eclothea
Nashville
Boy's Long Pants Suits Special Offer
We offer seveneighths of a fine lot of boy's long pants suits at reduced prices. Premium goods originally priced up to 12.50 now cut to 6.25 with a down payment and selection available. A second batch of decent suits priced around 7.80, now 4.25. Hurry to choose before stock is gone.
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Columbia
Navy to Build Fortified Coast Defenses at Malone
The Navy Department purchased land opposite Mount Desert on the Malone coast and plans a fortified coastal station with modern machinery for handling coal and ships. A large fleet could anchor nearby, making it a strategic naval hub and supply base in wartime.
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Navy Department
Malone
Mount Desert
Wonderful Ribbon Values to Go On Sale Next Monday
McKennon and Anderson Foster announce all silk metallized luster Taffeta Ribbons to be offered next Monday morning. Four widths available in two price groups 19 cents per yard for 3 to 3 1 2 inch styles and 22 cents per yard for 4 to 4 1 2 inch styles. Colors include white black pink light blue turquoise light yellow and lavender.
Warm Weather Wash Goods Sale Preview
The store promotes thin wash fabrics, fresh weekly arrivals, and cool materials. Prices step down from 10c to 18c per yard with light grounds and white figures, including cadet blue and navy patterns. About twenty five styles, bleached goods, taped necks, no sleeves, offered as value for summer.
Millinery Sale Items At Second Floor Department
Ladies' Oxford Ties in black viel kid and black Dongola with various tips and heels priced from 1 to 1650 per pair. Hats in White Chip, coin toes, and other trims offered at 125, 150, 175. Sailors priced 0.50 to 1.50 with Knox Shape styles noted. bright, brisk sale noted as the first lot moved quickly.
Moon Seen as Tennessee Delegate on Platform Committee
Washington reports from the Tennessee Democratic Convention describe John A. Moon as a likely Tennessee representative on the Platform and Resolutions Committee at Kansas City. The race for the committee seat centers on Moon versus Charles T. Cates after Albert McNeal is ruled out, with no active contest evident.
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Washington
John A. Moon
Kansas City
Tennessee
Richardson
Albert McNeal
Charles T. Cates
Judge Moon
Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge session report gains 400
Special to the Henana from Nashville on May 16 reports the Grand Lodge of Tennessee Knights of Pythias met in annual session. Grand Chancellor Bright delivered an address and the Grand Keeper of Records and Seal read a report noting a net membership increase of four hundred during the year.
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Nashville
Grand Lodge of Tennessee Knights of Pythian
Bright
Grand Keeper of Records
Carmack to Speak at Memphi s Auditorium Opens Campus Address
Congressman Carmack returned from Columbia and rearranged his schedule to speak in Memphis next Thursday night at the Auditorium. He said the address would open his campus program and plans to depart Wednesday night for Memphis, with a stop in Alamo Crockett County on Saturday.
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Congressman Carmack
Columbia
Memphison
Carmack
Alamo
Crockett County
Memphis
What’s In a Kiss
A reflection on kisses from mother’s good night kiss to first love and farewell kisses, noting memory as a treasure laid away in the lavender of loving thoughts. The piece laments modern kissing as a trivial custom while honoring sacred memories.
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New Orleans Picayune
Grand Conclave Elects Officers and Chooses Next Meeting
In Nashville Tennessee May 15 the Grand Commandry of Tenmessor Knights Templar held its thirty eighth annual conclave naming Chattanooga as the next meeting site. Officers elected include Grand Commander R R Freeman Nashville Grand Commander W M T Hope Chattanooga Grand Generalissimo J P Hannah Franklins Grand Captain General J P Batley Memphis Grand Senior Warden A N Sloan Chattanooga Grand Junior Warden J C Smith Jackson Grand Recorder J B Garrett Nashville Grand Treasurer J H Bullock Paris Grand Prelate J C Cowan Morristown Grand Standard bearer J R Reson Paris Grand Warden John Kennedy Nashville Grand Captain of the Guard W H Cloedenning Nashville.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tenmessor
Knights Templar
Cnattan Voz Ne
R. R. Freeman
Nashvilley
W. M. T. Hope
Chattanooga
J.P. Hannah
Franklins
J. P. Batley
Memphis
Weiden
A. N. Sloan
J. C. Smith
Jackson
J. B. Garrett
J. H. Bullock
Paris
J. C. Cowan
Morristown
J. R. Reson
John Kennedy
W. H. Cleodenning
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