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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1907
Page
2
A jagton Herald piece lampoons cook candidates by comparing cooks to pups and recounts a crusty interview with a woman named Liza. The tale mocks common job questions about laundress skills bread baking biscuits and pastry while hinting at a jail stint and a cheeky crackdown on recruitment tactics.
An old advertisement announces Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for unsolved catarrh cases and includes endorsements from F J Cheney Co and Walding Kinnan Marvin. The text touts the cure as acting on the blood and system, with testimonials offered free and a price per bottle, plus a note to take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
An old Home Chat reflection notes many people aim to do nothing yet occupy various groups from society to business. A discharged worker laments doing nothing, the employer counters that nonperformance justifies dismissal. The piece argues that nothing comes from nothing and great works require hard labor and persistence.
A drunken man on a northbound streetcar from New York Avenue provokes a confrontation with a grouchy passenger who suffers a painful toe injury when stepped on. The altercation ends with the grouchy man leaving the car, riding on the back platform, while the inebriated passenger mutters provocations about his own feet.
A businessman hung signs reading Do It Now to spur prompt work. In a private office a friend asked about the impact on the star. The cashier fled with thirty thousand dollars, the head bookkeeper ran off with the secretary, clerks sought raises, and the office boy became a highwayman, as reported by La Lois' Home Journal.
A Lawrenceburg construction boom begins with rebuilding after a recent disaster. The Lawrence Bank & Trust plans a modern stone and pressed brick bank building on the square’s edge. A two story Carrall business block is also planned nearby, with designs already approved.
The black swallower, a deep sea fish, can engulf prey up to twelve times its own bulk. It darts to seize the tail, then crawls over the prey as it is swallowed, distending its stomach until the entire fish fits inside. Overload causes fatal indigestion for the hunter.
An Arkansas hog described in a poetic tone weighs about fourteen pounds dressed with head on and around eleven and a half pounds with head off. The piece extols its ability to outrun a greyhound, leap tall fences, climb, and live on grass and roots. It notes the razorback’s sun-like shape, its habit of being shot at sideways, and the peculiar “stone Jug” head. The owner ties a stone to the tail to prevent balance issues, with risks if the stone is too heavy.
L N surveyors worked Friday at Ashton's Mill to survey a river crossing. Rumor says the straightened line could leave the old route near Spring Hill or Dark's Mill. Some think the activity aims to bluff Inter Urban promoters or serves another internal purpose.
The piece describes rapid concrete adoption in cities like Milan Berlin and Budapest and cites a new machine that makes six hundred blocks daily. It notes a U S bridge built of concrete without iron and argues artificial stone could house future needs without harming forests though conservation remains important.
Dr Emil Reich denounces imperialism's impact on music across nations. He mocks English taste, praises Beethoven while critiquing his life, questions Wagner's drama, and argues mastery lies in elaboration of theme beyond mere novelty.
The Washington Star quotes a landlord who asks why guests seem content. A clerk replies that guests are not discontented but seek a favorable impression of what they are used to at home.
Henry the author vouches for a comic episode where a dainty young man buys a stamp at a drug store. The clerk rips the stamp, the man offers to place it himself, and confusion arises over the correct orientation of the stamp as he explains he is a student in an correspondence school.
Kansas City Star recounts how wives of railroad engineers endure a life shadowed by danger. They describe constant worry over bridges, embankments, and curves while husbands chase fast trains. One wife calls it semi widowhood after years of travel, with few moments at home to offset the fear.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a Nashville figure named Carmack praised by supporters as a strong, rising statesman. References mention admiration from Taylor and a Chattanooga connection, with hints of ongoing political strength and public backing increasing daily.
A rustic craftsman explains shaping marble by striking with a hammer and removing undesired chips. He emphasizes taking a big chunk initially and then refining the piece to reveal the artwork.
A fragmented note discusses belief in evidence of merit related to a Columby Ellison and an alleged investigation. It mentions back and leg pain severe upon waking, difficulty shifting in bed, and unclear references to hearing pills and medical results with incoherent details.
The text appears garbled and unreadable, lacking coherent events, people, dates, or locations to summarize into a factual news item or card. No identifiable entities or actions are present to construct a credible T or S within the required format.
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