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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1917
Page
4
The paper advocates maintaining normal business to support the war effort, urging citizens to avoid rigid retrenchment while focusing on sustaining essential industries and food supply. It notes six designated state aided highways in Columbia and praises a fair county plan sharing funds among them.
The piece urges citizens to conserve the food supply for both people and livestock, citing crop reports and high prices. It frames conservation as a patriotic duty and essential to national defense, noting that wealth cannot guard against hunger.
Wheat prices fell for a third straight day with July slipping eight cents to $2.15. Hog prices rose five cents amid large Louisville receipts. Cattle stayed steady and no changes occurred in local markets.
The Bourbon Stock Journal reports Louisville cattle market strong today with receipts of 250 head and hogs steady to five cents higher on 6,200 head. Tops hit 16.20 for cattle and lights 14.70, pigs 10.15 to 11.80, roughs 15 and down. Also includes price quotes for produce flour and grain and field seeds with various per unit prices.
The President urges merchants to set small profits and provide quick service. The store vows to avoid excessive margins amid scarcity and promises narrow profit marks and efficient service to customers.
A wartime appeal urges all Americans to sacrifice personal preferences and help nation by growing vegetables and aiding food production. It notes stores will support the effort and assist in planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops.
Judge McKnight and Chairman Jasper Taylor, two committee members tasked with locating a site for the Middle Tennessee Agricultural station, did not meet today but will resume work next Tuesday. Four candidate locations remain spread out, possibly delaying completion.
The article details a eight month period when the British government conducted a massive operation through local yards in Columbia Tennessee. It describes over 16 000 mules led, costing more than 2 750 000, daily labor and feed expenses averaging around 1 000 dollars, and total expenses exceeding 3000000 dollars. It claims a per capita potential benefit for Maury County residents and calls for subscribing to The Heald.
William Pry son of Judge Fry returns from Chattanooga to Columbia to practice law with his father at a firm over Maury National Bank. A standout student from Columbia Military Academy and Derland University, he is expected to have a bright future in his chosen profession.
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