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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1901
Page
6
Louisville Counter Journal reports a fire incident at a barber shop on Elm Street when a Johnson lamp ignited after a new whiskey based hair tonic was tested on Henry Jackson. Fire crews from Eighth Avenue extinguished the blaze. Jackson was saved but suffered eye injuries from the chemicals.
A collection of humorous, curmudgeonly observations on human folly. Bits include satirical lines about avarice in soap buying, book agents, slippery ethics, and social pretensions. The snippets mix witty aphorisms on gender, pride, and manners with sharp social commentary.
The passage blends casual table talk about eggs and milk with remarks on electricity executions in the state and a poetic reflection on love and memory. It references daily milk supply, distances of supply points, and a testimonial for Bucklin's Arnica Salve noting its use for burns and wounds despite other remedies failing.
A harsh pamphlet-like tirade condemns slander as a vile crime. It likens a slanderer to a reptile, warns of ruined reputations in a single day, and accuses agents of aiding this nefarious act. The piece urges people to recognize the gravity of calumny and refrain.
A garbled report mentions phosphate in Giles and a Palask special to the American something. It references Abernathy & Co as owners and a transportation or sale context, but the text is incomplete and data unclear.
Fragmentary verse contemplates the soul's longing for eternal companionship and the heavenly rest beyond earthly life. The speaker seeks guidance toward a final home, aspiring to see the Savior and find solace beyond memory and wandering.
William Jennings Bryan argues against limiting free speech and press despite political abuse. He cites McKinley’s death as not caused by rhetoric and urges liberty loving citizens to oppose censorship. He asserts free speech defends government and warns against enabling anarchy through restraint.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising to cure a cold in one day. It notes Grove's signature on each box and offers a refund if the claim fails.
A sheriff and constable reported a disturbance at the Carter's Creek mines last night involving local men. Police dispersed the crowd, fined individuals, and referred to coal and pecan items in the incident report.
In chancery court the term lists many cases with divorce actions dominating the docket. The text notes several proceedings and indicates a focus on marital disputes amid the term's filings.
The Wild Circle tour includes Arabs Filipinos Hawaiians and Boers in a broad world exhibition titled Congress of Rough Riders. It showcases the Battle of Tien Tain with over 100 performers scaling walls for a dramatic rescue of prisoners in Pekin. Two performances are scheduled Saturday with afternoon and evening shows.
A French poet Saint Foix with large income but in debt sits in a barber shop. A creditor enters and demands payment but the poet asks to wait until Sam is shaved. The barber witnesses the agreement and the poet leaves with a towel, keeping his beard for life.
A Lisbon Indiana man recounts wading in icy water to repair a telegraph line and suffering a bad cold and cough. Doctors in Nebraska Iowa and Omaha said he had consumption but he recovered after using Dr King s New Discovery and related throat and lung remedies. State news notes a Nashville commercial travelers meeting forms a state council and a McKensie Anti-Saloon League with 100 members. The Illinois Central depot at Martin burned with $10,000 loss. Governor Bob Taylor plans a six week lecture tour starting Nov 1. DeLong Rice assists in the tour. Haywood County Democrats to nominate county officers in November.
A decree of divorce was granted to Mrs Lynn Pullman from George M Pullman son of the late palace car magnate in Chicago on Friday. Alimony set at 1100 a year with possible increase and attorneys fees later. the husband defaulted.
Bud Chareh of Snow Creek neighborhood fell from a loft last Friday night after stepping through a hole made in the loft floor to push hay. He fractured two ribs but was able to walk afterward.
A brief note claims that among 100,000,000 air travelers worldwide none die while rail travel shows 47 fatalities. The statement contrasts transportation safety without detailing source or context.
United States Secret Service officers seized two men named Thomas and David M. Johnson, brothers about fifty, at John Wood's saloon opposite the Otomot house. They confessed to making counterfeit money, with coins and notes found on them and at their home. The pair are jailed and deny guilt.
An extract from a Benjamin Harrison essay written at age fourteen emphasizes honesty as the foundation of character and destiny. It argues that true honesty attracts unseen guidance, earned trust, and a peaceful life, even without public recognition.
An authoritative note claims deafness stems from an inflamed Eustachian tube and catarrh. It advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for any cured case, urging readers to send for free circulars from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo.
A Washington dispatch reports Wills, Nashville Postmaster, faces opposition in Tennessee Republican circles as his four year term ends in February. Possible successors include Capt. Le Terry and Dr. W. H. Harrington. The GOP faction plans to oppose Wills reappointment, noting his four year-ago appointment via Representative Grosvenor over Brownlow’s protest.
Henry W. Bivens wed Miss Emma Jones and J Coleman Horton married Miss Ellen Harden as recorded in the marriage licenses section.
Mr. Ad Forgey of Water Valley was kicked in the stomach Saturday and hurt. Doctors say he was not seriously injured and is expected to recover.
Missouri shows a large surplus for 1900 with total value of 143 590 065 72 dollars. Five store sales lead at 74 739 209 58 dollars followed by farm crops 14 532 H0 08, fruit and vegetables 1 670 25547, mill products 8 871 301 10, minerals 24 338441 04, timber 200 772 20, and miscellaneous 10 399 000 43. Minor figures hint at livestock feed use and dominant farm crops. Jacksonville resident John B Joy dies at home eight miles northwest. California price quote notes Kalel Grower association cuts prices and links with a new caching company.
A collection of pithy maxims on debt, fate, honesty, home, discord, fishing, ignorance, kindness, red tape, extravagance, autumnal talk, work, and human nature. Includes urging practicality and personal conduct with terse moral reflections.
The general impression is that the phosphate consolidation at Mt Pleasant will not fail, and if it did, the impact would affect only the International Central and Blow Grass Companies.
A curious exchange notes a Virginia minister’s wife with a tangled maiden name and a line of birds as surnames. The tale mentions a Robin husband, a Sparrow, and a Quayle relation, with two young Robins, one Sparrow, and three ro ears in the family.
The commentary proclaims that affliction is destined to refine gold within clay, urges reliance on Bible truth, and warns that even well meaning apologists may condone evil. It reflects on memory, humility, and the struggle to suppress malice through gospel methods.
Edward Noyes Westcott, author of David Harum, left a bank life tale finished at his death. Appletons plans immediate publication under the title The Teller, with letters and edits by his sister. A biography by Fores Heermans accompanies the volume.
In Boonville Indiana Smith Jones thirteen was sentenced to life in prison by a county circuit court jury for a fatal stabbing. He is noted as the youngest person ever sent to prison from the county.
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