Statewide Teacher Examinations Schedule Announced
Schedules for the state teacher examinations to be held at the High School auditorium on May 30 and 31 were released by County Superintendent John P. Graham. Exams run from 8 AM to 4 PM with elementary papers on arithmetic physiology reading spelling reading and writing. High school groups cover English mathematics history Latin science and home economics in three sessions.
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John P. Graham
United States
Tennessee
Reading circle schedule for history science groups
Groups will take reading circle sessions from 10 to 12 with history general history and science agriculture. From 1 to 3 history American history and science biology. From 3 to 4 civics science physiology sessions for the combined groups.
Dr King’s New Life Pills Ad
Keep your skin clear with Dr King’s New Life Pills. The ad claims the pills promote a clear complexion by keeping bowels active, stimulating the liver, cleansing the system, and purifying the blood. A spring medicine priced 25c at your druggist.
Man seeks license to marry his mother-in-law
Evansville Ind May 22 County Clerk Bingham of Union County Ky refused a license after a Illinois man applied to wed his deceased wife’s mother. The man said the mother-in-law had lived with him and helped raise his children. an attachment grew, but the request was denied.
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Evansville
Ind
Bingham
Union County
Ilinois
Cut Out Ad for Foley’s Honey and Tar Pack
A 19th century style ad instructs readers to cut out a slip and mail it to Foley Co. in Chicago to receive a trial package. The package promises Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for bronchial coughs, colds, and croup along with Foley Kidney Pills and Cathartic Tablets from Smiler Drug Co. Ad appears as a newspaper classified notice with promotional language and a request for name and address.
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Foley & Co
Chicago
Til
Foley
Smiler Drug CO
Adyt
County Court Funding of Debt a Splendid Investment
The county approved a four percent bond issue at par by paying a $4,900 commission to the purchaser, saving two percent interest on $175,000 for over seven years. The action, urged by Col. Brownlow and Col. Hutton, was supported as a regular, profitable funding move, despite earlier opposition.
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Erwin
Wilkes
Herald
Chicago
Joseph F. Brownlow
Maury National Bank
Joseph L. Hutton
Phoenix National Bank
Maury County
Insurance Commissioner files bill against insolvent Life firm
Nashville May 20 Insurance Commissioner Dunbar filed a bill against Independent Life Insurance Company charging it is insolvent and has lost over $600,000.
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the Herald
Nashville, Tenn
Dunbar Today
Independent Life Insurance Company
They Let Him Sleep Soundly By Foley Kidney Pills
Ten years of sleepless nights improve after Foley Kidney Pills. The ad claims rapid relief from pain in back head ache stomach problems disturbed heart action rheumatic pains and bladder issues. The testimonial states a full night of rest with immediate relief after taking the pills.
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Tye
Sali
Murder at Hickman Farm Near Maury County Line
News arrives of the shooting death of Andy Love a white man aged about 45 to 50 killed by John Baker a 25 year old on the Baker farm near Hickman over the Maury county line The shooting followed Love's drunken visit to the Baker home The body lay in the rain all night while Baker surrendered to an officer and was jailed in Centreville awaiting preliminary hearing Love left behind a wife and several children
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Shady Grove
Hampshire
Andy Love
John Baker
Bill Baker
Maury County
Hickman
Sam Hoover
Love
Baker
Centreville
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement and testimonials
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous system remedy. It includes endorsements from F J Cheney and associates, a Toledo address, and mentions price and other products.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
Leslie N. Sims Promoted to Dallas on L&N Staff
Leslie N. Sims, formerly of The Herald, has been promoted by Louisville and Nashville to the Dallas Texas office with a substantial raise. He began as a clerk in the local freight office and has risen rapidly, now regarded as a leading passenger solicitor in the railroad system. He is en route to the new post. Accidents happen but Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil is sold in two sizes 25c and 65c.
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Leslie N. Simms
Herald Force
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Dallas
Texas
Simms
Gordon Cowie En Route Ten Bliz City Visit
Gordon Cowie arrives from New York to see wife and child at Dr. and Mrs. Pillow's home in Columbia. He plans a brief stay before leaving for Belize on a large contract. Mrs. Cowie and child remain in Columbia until September. Also an ad claims Sloan's liniment eases rheumatic pain with quick relief and a tingling warmth.
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Gordon Cowie
New York
Robert Pillow
Cowie
Belize
British Honduras
Sloan
World’s Best Corn Remedy Ad From 1930s
An advertisement extols a corn remedy sold by Woldridge Co. and Stephen Son Bros. It describes a simple, painless treatment with wax and bandages and features a sales pitch praising the product as the world’s best corn cure.
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Rover
Fat Poe
E. Lawrence
Columbia
Maury County Election Announcements and Ads
The Herald lists candidates for Tax Assessor Walter McCandless Jesse Overton Webb Williams Ben G Hill Ben Cowley and for Sheriff J Walter Griffin and Trustee John W Adkiron. An August 8 1916 election date is noted with an advertising Burdock Blood Bitters health claim.
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The
Herald
Walter McCandless
Maury County
Jesse Overton
Webb Williams
Ben G. Hill
Mawr County
Ben Cowley
the Herald
J. Walter Griffin
Sheri
John W. Adkiron
Adlerika: The Herein Columbia's Simple Mixture Ad
An advertisement from Smiser Drug Co. touts Adlerika as a buckthorn bark remedy for constipation and stomach gas. It claims quick relief within a minute, thorough cleansing, and no griping, citing uses from general digestion to appendicitis. The copy emphasizes instant action and broad efficacy in a Columbia notice.
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Columbia
Smiser Drug Co
Advté
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Larry
B. A. Satterfield & Co
High School
Illinois
Bell Phone
Citizens
Geo. R. White
Tennesse
White Serum Company
Liff Insurance Company Attached
Thea Herald
Sm!er Drug CO
Latters
Hickman County
Leslie N. Sims
Office OF the
Dr. Thomas
Eclectic Oil
Bliz
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CITY
Figuers Insurance Agency
Phoenix National Bea
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