Maury County Teachers Begin Annual Institute Week
About 100 educators attend the Maury County Institute opening with County Superintendent John P. Graham present. Sessions run 8:30 to 1 each morning, seven instructors cover spelling writing arithmetic geography and grammar Tennessee history physiology and more, with state certificate exams set for May 31 and June 1.
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Maury County
Institute
Dhe Athenaeum
John P. Graham
Agnes Amis
J. A
Twenty Years Ago in Columbia May 24 1895
Madame Rumor speaks of two June weddings among church members. D W Dorris and Miss Lena Cook wed at the bride’s father Sam Cook’s home. The grand jury weighs indictments for gambling after Judge Patterson warned uncooperative witnesses. The US Supreme Court declares income tax unconstitutional by five to four with Justice White among the living.
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the Weekly Herald
Christian Church
T. Bledsoe Brown
University of Virginia
Jo L. Hutton
C. A. Parker
J. F. Brownlow
Bankers
Memphis
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Fred Evane
D. W. Dorris
Lena Cook
Sam Cook
Meacham
Patterson
Supreme Court of the United States
Harlan, Brown, Jackson
White
Justice White
Mt. Pleasant
Granville Bullock
Turney
Charles Sykes
Nashville
R. A. Wilkes
Birmingham
J. A. Sanders
Had to Go
A terse exchange hints at a scene where a character insists on shaving to keep a pact while a girl grumbles that the mustache harms her complexion, voiced in clipped, informal dialogue. The fragment suggests tensions over appearance and promises in a newspaper storytelling voice.
Tanlac Comes to This City
The Smiser Drug Company announces exclusive agency for Tanlac in this city. They report an unqualified endorsement from leading Southern druggists and praise Tanlac as a preparation of extraordinary merit. Knoxville stores have sold over 30 000 bottles in under four months, with strong Nashville demand in the past three weeks.
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Smiser Drug Company
Tanlac
Nashville
Knoxville
Louisville
Smiser Drug Co
South
Tenn
Kuhlman-Chambliss Drug Co
Nashville Author Wins 600 Dollar Prize in Magazine Contest
Miss Maris Thompson Daviess of Nashville won 600 dollars in the Associated Sunday Magazines contest for the story Both. The prize is paid as 8 bonus alongside the purchase price and will appear in Every Week. Five prizes ranged from 1000 to 300 dollars with Daviess as fourth. First prize went to Roy Norton. Katherine Holland Brown and Abbie Farwell Brown won other top prizes.
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Nashville
Maris Thompson Daviess
Associated Sunday Magazines
Mrs Daviess
Roy Norton
Katherine Holland Brown
Abbie Farwell Brown
Miss Daviess
Caught in Act Selling Booze at Wright’s Mink Slide
Early Johnson was arrested by Patrolman Lancaster for selling liquor at Albert Wright’s business on Mink Slide. In Judge Erwin’s court he pleaded guilty and paid a $25 fine plus costs. A tip and field glasses confirmed the sale, as Johnson was observed receiving a drink across the bar.
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Johnson
Albert Wright
Erwin
Lancaster
Wright
Tax assessor Cowley nears finish on county assessments
County tax assessor Ben Cowley reports the aggregate value may see little change from last year with some increases in personal property. The board of equalization meets on the first Monday in June to review the completed rolls, and the tax books will then be prepared by the county court clerk. The legislature did not enact a new assessment act, leaving no back or reassessment except where property has escaped assessment.
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Ben Cowley
County Board of Equalization
Cowley
Three County Winners Headed for Panama Exposition Trip
From twenty eight subscribers won by Southern Woman's Magazine three winners hail from Columbia Miss Louise Shuneman Mrs Ed Church and Miss Aileen Led Detter. They will have all expenses paid to Panama California visit and side trips to the Golden West the trip lasting about three weeks leaving soon after June first. The ad promotes Pine-Tar-Honey and Electric Bitters as spring tonics.
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Southern Woman's Magazine
Columbia
Louise Shuneman
Ed Church
Aileen Led Detter
Panama Exposition
California
Golden West
John Brown Seeks Shelby County Judgeship
John Brown a former Columbia boy and son of Col and Mrs Allen Brown is among seven applicants for the second division circuit court judgeship in Shelby county He has sat on the bench for about six weeks following Judge Walter Malone’s death He seeks to serve until the August 1916 election Gov Rye makes the appointment.
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John Brown
Columbia
Allen Brown
Circuit Court
Shelby County
Brown
Walter Malone
Rye
Harlan Wins On All 25 Points In Federal Case
The jury ruled for defendant A B Harlan on all twenty five points presented after counsel from both sides submitted them. The verdict came at two o clock in the afternoon in front of a large audience. The chancellor did not reveal how the findings would affect any further action. The jury earned the court's thanks for patience, prompt attendance, and courteous conduct.
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Federal Chemical Co
A. B. Harlan
Harlan
Carcass Burn Failure Fined In Dark's Mills Case
J N Meroney of Darks Mills fined 2 dollars and costs for failing to burn a dead animal carcass as required by state law. He submitted his case and received the minimum penalty in the court of Hugh Lee Webster.
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J. N. Meroney
Dark's Mills
Costa
Esq
Hugh Lee Webster
Meroney
GetSIT Corn Cure Promises Quick Pain Free Removal
Advertises GETS IT corn cure by Lawrence Co Chicago. Claims rapid corn removal with two drops and no pain. Mentions sales by druggists and direct from company. claims world’s best corn cure with wide distribution.
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Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Columbia
Woldridge CO
Pretty Gift for Beloved Teacher
Friday morning before an all day picnic tenth grade pupils at the high school presented Mrs. Inez Kannon a handsome electric percolator. Lee Wheeler spoke as class president, praising her for a year of kind instruction and showing gratitude.
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Inez Kannon
Lee Wheeler
Cougs Hang On Lingering Colds Ad Promises Relief
A 1910s style advertisement warns that lingering colds and bronchial coughs may persist into summer. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is promoted to allay inflammation clear passages relieve discharges banish stuffy wheezy breathing and soothe nasal bronchial passages. The ad claims prompt action and safety with no opiates and credits Woldridge Co.
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Foley
Woldridge CO
Advt
Capt Fussell Improving Steadily at Home
Numerous friends of Capt. Joseph H. Fussell are gratified by his rapid improvement. He is up in his room and Dr. Timmons expects he will be well enough to go to the springs by the first of next month for several weeks of rest.
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Joseph H. Fussell
Timmons
Governor Bans Convict Labor in State Homes and Institutions
Gov. Charles Henderson issues an executive order declaring the use of convicts as servants in state official homes and as laborers at the capitol and other state institutions illegal. About seventy five convicts, mostly regional women, will be returned to the penitentiary and state convict farm.
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Montgomery
Ala
Charles Henderson
Regio
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MGW Institute
Rey
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Popular Remedy
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Early Johnson
Board OF Equalizers
Shuneman
Ledbetter
Mrs. Church
Exposition
Dr. Bell
Malone
Gimple
Capt. Fussell
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