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Local ad promotes popular sheet music at half price with selections emphasized. Stresses 25 cent sheet music and encourages calling to view offerings.
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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1901
Page
7
Local ad promotes popular sheet music at half price with selections emphasized. Stresses 25 cent sheet music and encourages calling to view offerings.
On Sunday morning September 24 1901 William Wallace Cochran died at his Oni leoks home after a three week illness of pneumonia. He was a faithful Methodist and Knight of Pythias member. The Knights bore his casket and a funeral was held with graveside rites. The community mourns a devoted husband father and friend.
Salt sale notice from Columbia Mercantile Storage Co offering large stock of coarse salt in 7 bushel barrels at lower prices than competitors. Customer urged to visit immediately to secure deals and stock.
Water Valley reports a large revival at Hethel led by Gro Hensley with many souls saved and strong congregations. The Alexander circuit marks a busy year with prayer meeting at Goshen next Saturday night and a master sermon before Conference at Alexander on the second Sunday morning. Local visits include Miss Sonninger near Santa Fe and Miss Daley Harris from Williamsport. local births noted as Jeff Kinzer and wife welcome a baby girl.
Snow Creek report lists residents ill including Dan White and Mrs Shaw, a barn loft fall injuring Burr Church, and condolences for Mrs John Hutchenson of Texas. Guests visiting Goshen and Water Valley are named, with travelers returning from Dark's Mill and news of a newborn Biel. Verna Lee signs the column.
A 620 acre farm two miles from Columbia on the Mooresville pile known as the Clapton place offers a fine residence and good water. Lease terms available for one or five years. see U7-31 dao. W Frierson handles the rental.
Mt Pleasant Tenn Oct 2. Mr and Mrs Arthur Davis of Palast visit relatives. Rev W H Doss conducted funeral for Tommy Howard who died Saturday. Henry W Finlan of Paragould Ark marries Emma Jones at her parents home. Rev W A Cleveland preached naval at Presbyterian church to large crowds. Methodist service time moved to 7 o clock. Keyworth League meets at 7 pm. Granbery Jackson in Sardis Mo on business. E E Buchanan returns from Nashville Lebanon. John Ingram at Southport. Phil H Porter of Lonsville promotes local water works. steel tank and tower expected this week.
An advertisement for Myatia Cure promises complete relief from redmatism and neuralgia in 1 to 8 days. It asserts rapid effect, immediate disappearance of the disease, and notes a first dose providing strong relief. Sold by A. Rains, Druggist, Columbia.
The Confederate monument on the Public Square near East Main Street in Murfreesboro has been set in place with inscriptions to follow. The Munich bronze statue shows a uniformed soldier with a blanket and gun, drawn crowds as the block and statue were hoisted. Unveiling date not fixed.
A local store advertises a thirty day sale on surreys and phaetons with large stock and cut prices. Boo Sarrenrieig and Donson invite quick purchases for best choices.
The State Board of Health adopted a resolution warning that tuberculosis anthrax and glanders exist in some livestock and may transmit to humans. It bans selling milk or dairy from cattle with these diseases and prohibits skinning selling or using carcasses. It urges cremation of carcasses and pledges state aid to city boards enforcing the rules.
J P Greer & Co advertises disc plows disc harrows and grain drills. The notice promotes a wide selection of farming equipment and calls readers to visit.
Nashville dispatch reports the Collapse Company expanding car output with more vehicles today than yesterday and 30 additional workers hired from former staff. No violence or threats from discharged union men are noted amid the plant's ongoing operations.
One car of selected pure Hynter seed wheat advertised as extra fine quality. Tests 62 pounds and 40 intahols, noted as very hard, prolific and hardy. Sold by Columbia Mill & Elevator Co.
Colonel Cody and Rough Riders present a living reproduction of the Capture of Pekin as in the Battle of Tien-Tsin. Over 1,000 rounds per performance, authentic scenery and uniforms. Two shows on Saturday October 12 at 2 and 8 pm regardless of weather.
Advertisement notes trying to urge buyers to consult the Pony Kid before purchasing. Mentions TERTHINA teeth powder as a cure-all and claims it saved or helped many children, asserting doctors cannot match its results. Druggist from St. Louis is cited.
At a Dickson citizens meeting with about twenty participants Mayor Slayden was asked to contact J A Wayland editor of the Appeal to Reason at Girard Kansas and invite him to Dickson. Wayland once edited the Coming Nation organ of the Ruskin Society colony formerly based in Tennessee City Dickson County.
Merchants invited to trade as the Mercantile Storage Co offers hay corn oats and all kinds of feed in any quantities and will match or beat any price. Partners welcome.
An old advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm for ulcers eczema itching humors pimples boils cancer and rheumatism. It claims a 30 year test and free trial by writing Dr. Gillan 213 Mitchell St Atlanta GA with prepaid delivery and free medical advice.
Members of Closer Leaf Lodge No. 117 Knights of Pythias mourn the loss of brother W. W. Cochran a devoted church worker and citizen. Resolutions express sympathy to his family and announce a special memorial service Monday night with copies sent to relatives and county officers. Committee members J.P. Granam C.S. Carvani E. C. Tartom.
Auction notice lists fifty yearling mules for sale by Ocumbe and Co with details unreadable in the fragment.
Squire EB Silver, a Sherman Heights resident and justice, was found guilty of embezzlement in Chattanooga. The jury sentenced him to three years in the penitentiary after a full hearing. Silver faced multiple indictments for larceny and related charges. The case is part of a broader probe involving other officials and constables.
Kentucky coal miners face unrest as non union workers in Christian county mines were fired on returning from shift. In Hopkins county, about a hundred shots hit Barnsley mines with three deputy sheriffs narrowly escaping. Pistols fired near States camp at Carbondale mine caused alarm but no injuries reported. Hopkins county mines operate with full crews and detachments of troops guard Reinecke Monarch and Carbondale wharfs. No date set for disarmament of rival groups.
Harrows and land rollers from Woly excel at Sarrenrreny and Dopson events, topping rivals in a regional agricultural equipment competition. The victory highlighted Woly machinery and showcased robust performance against established brands.
Nashville, Tenn. Oct 2. George Williams, colored, arrested Monday as a suspected Shelby county escapee, proved not to be the 1892 escapee. Identified as George Williams from Davidson county sentenced in 1872, who escaped in 1878. He is serving 13 years for larceny and owes about 12 years. This is his second time at large in about 28 years.
An advertisement urges readers to buy coal for winter from Citizens Mercantile Storage Co. It promotes a phone contact and stresses timely placement of coal orders.
A Cookeville dispatch notes Morgan Pittpatrick plans a Democratic bid for Congress in the Fourth District alongside incumbent Snodgrass seeking reelection. Boss Brownlow meets the new president regarding patronage, while Judge Ferrin hints at sensational charges about Judge Swiggart’s withdrawal. Chattanooga’s James B. Frazier nears Governor nomination with smoother path than Ned Carmack. Roosevelt reportedly to appoint J H Blanklock, a McLawrin man, as South Carolina Internal Revenue Collector.
In McMinnville Tennessee on October 1 the Anti-Saloon League moved to surrender the town charter and reincorporate as a smaller entity to abolish saloons. A resolution calls on the county commissioners to hold an election on November 2 to decide surrender of the special charter and adoption of a general charter.
Taken up by W C McKissack in Ettaton district Maury county a brown horse one year old about 14 hands high with a white star forehead white left hind foot and a scar on the left leg valued at a notice by Ranger Joan Teoken records this estray.
Reports on Sheriff J L North's trial in Ashville Alabama and a fatal shooting during a lynching attempt tied to Jim Brown. Also coverage of Samar massacre at the island of Samar with 45 bodies, Louisville Nashville railroad leadership changes, Confederate Home opening costs, and federal political notes.
Fragmented text reveals a dental surgeon named E G Grant drafting a will from Bothell near Garden Street. The document mentions bequeathing entire sales to a caregiver and references surgical operations and anesthetic practices. It contains era-typical references to office hours and lodging, with unclear names and locations.
Notices announce multiple candidates in the Eleventh Judicial District and surrounding counties. J B Barner Latta and Latta compete for attorney general and sheriff posts. Willard Worley and W Embry seek circuit court clerk. John Latta tops for county register. A L Thomas seeks county court clerk reelection. anonymous trustee candidate also listed for Maury County.
In Charlotte, Wm Shaw a local farmer died by taking morphine after telling his wife of intentions to kill himself. Authorities note Shaw faced an assault with intent to murder charge earlier. In Centerville a sixty year old man named Dies Kelly hanged himself, the suicide linked to late night conditions in Little Rock Mills district.
An Oct 1 requisition from Indianapolis reports Marti Goubel requesting assistance from Gov Darbine. The note cites official channels and outlines the needed action, with the context suggesting intergovernmental coordination.
American Wire Fence is promoted as the best wire fence on the market. Satterfield and Dodson advertise the sale. T. F. Anthony, former postmaster of Seuae er, is mentioned along with a druggist name such as Sona o. a iene.
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