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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1917
Page
7
Maj. Leonard T. Waldron of the Coast Artillery arrives in Nashville to confer with Governor Rye and Adjutant General Rogan about securing camping grounds for 30 000 men of the new army. The visit signals wartime mobilization needs and local support.
Maj H F Zimoski of the Columbia Military Academy was ordered late Saturday to report to the officers' training camp at Ft Oglethorpe. He left at once to begin his work. Mrs Zimoski will spend the summer with friends and relatives at Chattanooga and South Pittsburg.
A Cincinnati authority promotes Freezone as a simple remedy for tender corns and hard calluses. He says a few drops dry the area immediately and lift the corn or callus without pain, with a small bottle priced low at drug stores. Millions of women may welcome relief since high heels became popular.
Mrs. M. 3. Voss sold her West End lot between Judge Tomlinson and W. D. Hastings to H. O. Fulton for 3000 dollars fronting West Seventh Street. Fulton plans remodeling the old residence and building two new structures on adjacent lots. Sale handled by Figueras Realty Co. Also sold by the firm were fifteen acres of J. H. Denning to T. J. Land for 1500 dollars on the Ashwood road by Bigby Creek in Seventh district.
Dr W T Haggard of Nashville delivered the commencement address at County High School to a large audience with a strong sermon urging a straight path. Dr J C Molloy of Columbia Military Academy preached at Vogue Theatre to the cadets. Dr P A Pugh of St Peters Episcopal church spoke at the Columbia Institute. Also notes on Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement.
Extensive repairs at the Glendale Methodist church include a thorough exterior and interior repainting and complete renovation. The work is funded largely by voluntary contributions with much of the money already raised through hand may efforts.
An old advertising notice promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets claiming they cleanse the bowels remove undigested waste and tone the liver. The copy urges a light comfortable feeling and states the product will not be addictive.
The new bath showroom completes water connections and offers a practical demonstration of bathroom fixtures. Visit to see working demonstrations and see the only connected showroom in the city.
The Whitehouse & Dyer barrel company in Florida cannot meet the soaring demand for potato shipments as yields of Irish potatoes set records. The mills run day and night, with over 150,000 barrels already sold. growers switch to sacks due to barrel shortages while truckers fetch high prices from an exceptionally strong market.
Andrew J. Fly known as Jim Fly died Saturday at four o clock in Stephens Infirmary Nashville after months of illness. Survived by wife and two daughters Sara and Thelma and one sister Mrs Amos Timmons. Funeral held Sunday at First Methodist Church with Rev. W B Ricks and Rev. W T Haggard officiating. interment Rose Hill Cemetery. Oakes Nichols handled arrangements.
Mrs. Emily Trimble widow of Elijah Trimble died at Carter's Creek at age seventy six after a brief illness. A Christian church member for sixty years she is survived by sons John Jee Lee and Will Trimble and daughter Mrs Mary Campbell. Funeral services were held at Theta Christian church at three this afternoon with burial in Theta cemetery. Maury Windertaking Co. in charge.
An advertisement touts Gets-It as a painless corn remedy. Two drops shrink and loosen the corn so it can be picked off with fingers, claiming a simpler, safer alternative to knives and salves. Sold in bottles of 26 cents and advertised by Lawrence Co. and several drug firms.
Three Nashville physicians and Vanderbilt graduates Henry Douglass W B Goward and T B Givins have been appointed to the first installment of the medical reserve corps bound for Europe. The physicians will serve with the rank and pay of captains and first lieutenants.
A vintage advertisement praises Foley's Honey and Tar as a quick cure for lingering coughs and colds. The ad by SMISERM DRUG CO features C Smith of Augusta Georgia sharing a positive testimonial and promotes a 25 cent bottle.
Special to The Herald reports Nashville residents protest the pick of trainees for the Pt Oglethorpe camp and the small Nashville presence. A Commercial Club meeting will voice opposition amid claims of partiality and favoritism. Sloan's Liniment is advertised as a remedy for strains sprains and muscle soreness.
A 1911 testimonial from Deputy County Clerk T Lipscomb of Columbus touts Doan's Kidney Pills from Martin's Drug Store for backache kidney pain and restored normal kidneys. He repeats praise in 1915, noting the pills' substantial benefit. Price 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY advertises.
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