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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1907
Page
2
Aug 23 reports show Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad cut a hillside below Scott street. Homes creak as earth slides 300 feet, breaking water mains and leaving Port Vue residents fearful of further collapse. About 300 men dig to stabilize the mass while crowds watch.
London Telegraph reports a visit by the society of engineers to the Metropolitan Water Board’s new reservoir at Honor Oak. The project features vast underground caverns beneath brick and concrete arches, planned as a subterranean lake fed from chalk wells and the Thames, with a 60 million gallon capacity and future ground level landscaping.
Patrolman Edward Frawley reports in his beat around Third Avenue and Grant Street that no Chinaman he has seen is intoxicated. He notes opium use is more common and that Chinese tobacco smells different from American brands. He cites one Pittsburg case of a drunken Chinaman as exceptional.
Itching piles provoke profanity yet profanity cannot cure them. Dean's Ointment claims to relieve itching bleeding or protruding piles after years of suffering and is available at any drug store.
In Central Park New York a set of white wood discs with lines and lead weights were placed in the pool as targets for dy and ball casting. People misinterpret them as flypaddies or fish-breeding cans, while patrolmen report inquiries from park visitors about their purpose and nature.
A Milwaukee rail official, known as a strict stickler for rules, faces a public comeuppance when his pass is forgotten. The conductor enforces the rule by making the official pay his fare, while fellow passengers laugh at the irony.
David Davis, a hard working farmer from Tusumbia Alabama, has inherited a fortune after the death of an uncle in Pine Bluff Arkansas. The estate is valued at several hundred thousand dollars with farming land city property and bank savings. Davis already received ten thousand dollars as his distributive share and plans to decide whether to keep farming locally or invest in a larger operation.
In a McClures piece by Carl Schutz, General Grant appears with General Thomas to inspect trenches. The unannounced visit shocks soldiers who see a modest, unadorned leader in a black felt hat, unbuttoned coat, white gloves, and bare white socks as he passes by with a brisk cavalcade.
A Providence girl married six months sent a wedding present to an old friend and received two baby forks as a return gift. She planned to swap one fork after initial removal but the jeweler warned the tray is worn thin after five prior monogram changes and cannot be re engraved without cutting through the bottom.
A San Francisco tale recounts a young woman mistaking a middle aged traveler for her father. She hugs him and kisses him, only to discover the man is a masher from a tobacco house. The man shrugs off the mistake noting such incidents occur with handsome men. Her diamond breastpin is later found missing.
A census taker in an isolated village handed a paper to a woman and asked her to answer whether she was married or single. Instead, the line read “Condition as to marriage,” and she wrote in her reply, “Awful hard up before. Wits after.” The remark, reported by the Argonaut, reflects the era’s blunt humor in census questionnaires.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a young man and an old gentleman discuss what makes weather warm or cold. The dialogue spirals from casual chatter to brisk sarcasm about understanding weather, with the young man insisting on talking about the weather and the old man returning to his news.
The London Chronicle reports Italy plans eight 15.6 inch guns across four battleships with four turrets in a rhombus layout. Chief constructor Col Cuniberti leads the design to surpass the British Dreadnought in firepower and speed, costing about £250,000 more per ship.
A London church notes an odd first night at seaside lodgings. A visitor says she found something in her bedroom, prompting the landlady to insist the item was brought by the guest. The visitor counters she did not bring any sovereign with her.
Mrs. J R McKay of Cuba New York sends a $30,000 check at 4 percent to Homer and Mrs Powell in Cordele for their newborn James Edward Powell. The infant will receive the entire sum when he turns twenty one. The gift arose after a chance meeting during a Florida to Cuba layover. Meanwhile A A Marshall of Baltimore may drop a $500 whiskers damages suit against Hotel Gayosa due to failed legal services and a botched barber job.
The Chicago Tribune reports that many garden flowers such as nasturtium begonia clover wood sorrel and bluebell bear eye like structures on their leaves. These protuberances act as light receptors forming countless miniature images yet no central nervous system is confirmed. Some plants show touch sensitivity and electric responses while ferns mosses and seaweeds can move in early life.
The Hartatorg Courant notes gulls aim for clams at low tide then drop them onto rocks to crack shells, a tactic they repeat by using icy surfaces in winter. The behavior appears wiser than mockery implies as birds exploit available surfaces to access food.
A Cleveland builder notes the heavy need for supervision in large firms. He explains a multi tier system with gangs foremen inspectors and a superintendent overseeing each level. The company president also visits to ensure proper work and to account for time.
A dialogue frames a question about why a man gifts a woman an engagement ring. Grandfather responds with a parable about choosing well and valuing commitment, while the child presses for meaning. The exchange centers on love, promise, and the symbol of a diamond.
An old remedy claims mos and scrofula are caused by impure blood. It promotes Burddck Blood Blt vore as a tonic to clear it, claiming it cleanses and strengthens the blood to improve skin conditions.
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