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Newspaper

Columbia Herald

Location

Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1916

Page

5

Noted Area Folks Visit family and attend reunions

A long column lists residents and visitors from Lewisburg and surrounding towns. Names include Miss Maude Miller Mrs. Clyde Kinnon Mrs. Merritt Tomlinson Dr H N Shepherd and many others visiting relatives in Fulton Ky Nashville Louisville Birmingham and Louisville to attend reunions church events and Derby attendance.

Maude Miller Lewisburg W. G. McAdams Clyde Kinnon Glendale C. A. Compton Merritt B. Tomlinson Cul- Jooka Lebanon Eugene Pigg Annie Lee Pigg Water Valley D. M. Galloway H. N. Shepherd Paris Tenn Fannie May McAdams Bellfast Highland Park J. John Jones John, Jr Birmingham Will Morison Kettle Mills City O. B. Pennington J. N. Redding Fountain Creek Cuilooka Wilburn Scobey Nashville Willie Hardison Elizabeth Russell Williamsport Warren Tucker Pleasant Anderson Hardison Lookout Mountain Henry Mayberry J. M. Russell Sawdust Valley Ingram Ruth Faucett Columbia Institute Columbia Gerald Howard W. J. Howard W. H. Keller Staunton St. Thomas Hospital Walter Griffin Roy Rigeley Louisville Derby Will Barker Lee Samuel i St. Louis William 8. Fleming, Jr Hohenwald Marvin Bostick D. F. Brewer Iron City E. M. Cheatham Gretchen N. C. Blair

Tennessee Convention Battle Overshadows Crump Fight

In Nashville on May 17 the state convention debates seating Crump delegates while anti-Crump forces led by Mooney press for floor action. Preston commends Governor Rye and President Wilson, predicts McKellar will win in November, and urges faith with the people as Democrats seek a united platform. Delegates report credentials, with seating decisions pending after afternoon sessions.

Herald Nashville Tenn Preston Gov. Rye Wilson Democratic Party Tennessee Rye Hooper K. D. McKellar Democrats of Fraser Crump Shelby State Committee Greer Bedford Law Willamson

Joint committee to hear charges on road matters

A joint committee of the county court and road association will hear charges against road officials and county figures at 10 o clock Monday in the county court room. R A Wilkes of Cullooka gives notice that mileage reporting and use of county funds will be questioned along with employment of kin and other alleged conflicts. The committee includes Justices Davis and Jackson Auditor Puryear and T H Taylor Ridley and Brown from the roads association.

County Court and Road Association County Court Room R. A. Wilkes Cullooka Wilkes County Road Board Davis and Jackson W. H. Puryear T. H. Taylor W. P. Ridley Jnc

Inference About Her Walk for Completion

A Browning’s Magazine exchange notes a person denying going to the drug store and stating she would go out walking for her completion. The snippet illustrates a cryptic remark and a deduction based on wording.

Browning

Traffic Officers Placed At Garden and Seventh Corner

City officials and the police commission assign Officer Lancaster to Garden and Seventh to enforce traffic laws. Speed is limited to 12 miles per hour, drivers must keep right and pedestrians must cross corners square. The move follows several accidents at the corner in the past month.

Garden Seventh Streets Lancaster

Panama Police Surrender Rifles For Shipment to New York

May 16 report states Panama police pack rifles to ship to New York for sale. Brig Gen Edwards, commander in the Panama Canal Zone, orders American soldiers to refrain from visiting Colon or Panama for a week or until conditions improve.

Panama New York Edwards Panama Canal Zone Colon

Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safer Liver Cure

An advertisement warns against calomel a mercury laxative and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a pleasant vegetable alternative. It claims the tonic starts the liver without causing salivation and touts benefits for children and adults, including relief from biliousness constipation and stomach issues.

Dodson

Evidence in Patten libel suit grows with depositions

A Chicago trial on the libel suit of 7% C. Patten Jr against Averick Medicine Association heard depositions from southern women. They testified about using Wine of Cardus, Patten’s product from Chattanooga Tenn, to treat ailments, claiming cures from cancer and headaches.

Chicago Eral District Court C. Patten, Jr Averick Medicine Association Patten Bath Nooga Tenn J. A. Davis Athens Rose Plaser Wasi Mo Cardus Luther Downey Covlné Otto Evans Ha Ville

Fragmented Cartoon Caption Readings on Cinderella Slipper

A garbled couplet about a man with a lady's slipper in his pocket mocks romantic lines. The dialogue hints at a joke about matching items and a puzzled spouse, reflecting light humor and domestic banter.

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