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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1901
Page
7
Our prescription department claims superior equipment and careful attention. It asserts that prescriptions use a higher class of chemicals and pharmaceuticals than most drug stores. The notice invites scrutiny by customers in Columbia.
Water Valley notes report preacher Hensley in Alexander and Goshen services, a Sunday school meeting, and funeral for Dick Alderson aged 38. Local sicklist includes several fevers and typhoid, with community updates on residents and visitors, plus a retail storage ad and medical testimonial from Louis F. Walbrl about Teph ite Tenders.
Knox Parrish to Miss Ruby Turner and Jim Adkisson to Miss Evie Hanron appear among marriage license notices. Additional entries include Rerun arto r to Miss Julia Chadwell, Gore to Miss Lou Jarratt, and Sheldon to Miss Louise Craik.
Eppecial to the Herald notes many townsfolk and visitors in Mt Pleasant. A. B. Gail, now of Nashville, was here yesterday on business. Mr John Suttle left for Huntaville with Will Owen to start a new venture. Mrs Katelle Frazer visits her sister near town. Miss Kate Lockhart returns from Santa Fe. Reservoir work for waterworks bystone nears completion. Mrs H Baker Adams visits Nashville. Granbery Jackson returns from a trip to Sardia Miss. Geo W Killebrew returns from Arkansas. Laura Colebarn improves rapidly on the Wick list. Mr and Mrs Hi M Adams of Columbia visit the city. N A Wisener opens a bowling alley in the opera house. Mr and Mrs H D Rohm quit housekeeping to spend the summer in California. Petrified Bone Mining Co prepares to mine rock. L B Hughes & Co sell their Blo Grass Ave establishment to Broa. Mrs Virgil Garner visits Columbia relatives. Revival tent meeting opposite Presbyterian church draws expectations of good. E & Buchanan return home to Donelson for mother’s illness. The six months old child of Mr and Mrs Cord Jones dies and burial planned. L B Hughes purchases an interest in the Guest pool room. Sheldon Craik funeral noted at Ridley draw a crowd.
An audience ad extols Botanic Blood Balm as a universal cure for malignant blood and skin diseases, listing ulcers boils and cancers among afflictions. It claims extensive testing and offers free trial by mail from Dr. Gillam in Atlanta, with purchase at stores for one dollar per bottle. Also includes hymn-like memorial resolutions for Robert Anderson and expressions of sympathy from church leaders.
Taken up by W C McKissack near Ettatan Maury county third district a Drawshoree three years old fourteen hands high with a white star in the forehead a white left hind foot a scar on the left leg valued at five dollars Tecksn Kanger aScowst
Lexington editors report Dean Baker P. Lee of Christ Church Cathedral donated funds to the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association, with a note stressing community interest. Other ministers and Dr Edwin Muller joined the interest, influenced by Thomas W Lawson's charity support. Lawson gave 10000 dollars annually and 250 extra to a charity this year. Special to the American. Big bargains follow with a sales pitch for surries and phaetons at cut prices from See Sartenritio & Dopson.
On Saturday November 9 at 10 o'clock I will sell about forty head of thoroughbred Jerseys cows and heifers at public outcry to the highest bidder. Terms: credit twelve months with notes bearing good security and no interest. Address Sterling Kruedy Co. Chicago or N.
Presiding Elder W K Peebles preached on Witnesses for Christ stressing daily living over talk. He warned some testify honesty while keeping sinners from joining the church and urged a pure godly character behind every word. The service, reports, and upcoming convocations at Columbia district and South Columbia were noted along with church appointments and revival plans.
An advertisement by Reid B Karns Druggist of Columbia presents Mystic Care for rheumatism and neuralgia promising a radical cure in a day. It asserts immediate symptom removal after the first dose, with prices 73 cents and $1, claiming dramatic system-wide effects.
British customs collections for the fiscal year 1900s reached £26,270,939, an increase of £3,074,87 over 1889-1900 and £2,640,059 above the budget. Inland revenues totaled £27,227,977, rising from prior years. Major gains came from tobacco and other duties, with notable increases noted in the apparel sector.
Right now W. H. Davis & Co offers Cumberland or Bon Air Coal at the beat and cheapest prices in years. Rates will advance on September first. Telegraph or phone your order now.
Fifty young mara mules offered by Columbia Mercantile Storage Co for sale or trade. Ages two, three and four years old.
Reports say Day Wilyvommers and other camp youths near Madisonville have returned home. No further disorder reported in Hopkins or Christian counties. In Georgetown the Cale Powers defense case saw 212 witnesses present. a postponement was requested and an affidavit to be filed. Anarchists held a meeting to hear about McKinley’s assassination. Josiah Quincy nominated for Massachusetts governor by Democrats in Boston. Kruger said to be physically and mentally weaker. Grove’s Chill Tonic advertised with quack tone and guaranteed no cure.
Ex Governor T G Jones of Alabama, a former Democrat, is appointed by President Roosevelt to the federal district in Alabama. His stance at the Constitutional Convention against the diafranchising clause, and his friendship with Booker T. Washington, are noted as key factors in the unexpected honor. Washington’s endorsement and Jones’ prior governorship are cited as the background for the nomination. A separate note mentions Ex-Postmaster T F Anthony of Promise City Iowa praising Mystic Cura for rheumatism.
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