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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1918
Page
3
An old fashioned advertisement urges parents to use California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for infants and children. It touts fast relief from stomach and bowel issues, promises a pleasant taste, and cautions buyers to insist on the California Fig Syrup Company label to avoid counterfeits.
Washington UPI reports that about 15,000 draftees will be called in September if draft plans of General Crowder remain unchanged. The War Department indicated readiness to implement the September call as scheduled this year.
The McCains Auxiliary to the Red Cross realized ninety dollars Tuesday night from an ice cream supper held for the benefit of the order. The event was baked by Mrs. G. B. Dixon and supported by the Missionary Society of the Mec church, with proceeds sent to a former president.
Ned Carmack selected as a member of Tennessee's 16 man squad for the United States Army small arms firing school at Camp Perry near Toledo Ohio. The training runs September 2 to 21 under Governor Rye's invitation with George L. Berry as captain and Ben Bartlett among the listed members from Memphis Nashville Paris and other cities. Carmack will travel to Nashville to join the group and may register for the September draft while there.
Two new $100 War Savings Stamp subscriptions from Mre. L. J. Brooks and J. C. Parkes reduce Maury county's unsubscribed balance to 17 265 dollars.
An attributed World War I item from London reports a sergeant named Pollington who was dragged across No Man's Land after a trench battle. He removed his steel helmet with two camits and used them to shield his face, then escaped the fight.
The Coriwobia Daily Herald announces a 10 000 inch contract with Dillard Jacobs Advertising Agency of Atlanta for Cabitales Co. The deal uses minimum card rate for 1 000 inches or more and marks the largest foreign contract ever for a Columbia newspaper.
F Evans, taxi operator, tells The Herald that the accident on the outskirts of Lawrenceburg involved his car traveling about 20 to 26 mph, not 40 or more as claimed. He says no one was injured and explains the car skidded down an embankment after a sudden turn, with the gears slipping as he tried to maneuver.
A statewide flour control outlines required substitutes with four pounds of flour to one of corn flour or meal or barley flour or two to three pounds of wheat flour. Farmers who grow on land owned or rented by them may use a miller's certificate for corn ground into meal. Toll cards issued to county food administrators.
Eighteen soldiers from Maury county depart for camps this evening at 6:16. Four proceed to Camp Green, Charlotte, and one group to the University of Tennessee Knoxville. All men reported with instructions, transport and meal tickets. Contingents include 1918 registrants and were led by Allen Campbell Polk and Roderick Reed. others listed among the units.
An advertisement urges readers to press an electric button and apply Freezone to corns and calluses. It claims a quarter ounce coats and removes hard or soft corns with few drops stopping soreness instantly. The claim is that the corn shrivels up and is removed root and all without pain.
Washington reports that German airmen bombed a hospital train of 18 cars on the Belgian front. The Red Cross cables provide the detail with no casualties mentioned. The incident highlights the hazards faced by wounded and medical staff in conflict zones.
An additional pledge of 155 from Mrs. W. W. Dyer reduces Maury County’s unpledged War Savings total to 1 percent. Chairman Palton hopes another patriot will cover the remaining 90 dollars next week as 17,900 dollars remain to meet the quota.
Prof J Paul Slayden will join the Mirae Christian Church as pastor and take on English and literature instruction at the Columbia Military Academy. A former First Christian Church pastor, he returns with a long career including positions at Kentucky institutions and Lipscomb College, praised by supporters. He will split duties between church service and teaching, living on Hampshire highway near the military academy.
An advertisement describes mixing fresh lemon juice with orchard white to create a quarter pint of facial lotion. It claims lemon juice bleaches freckles sallowness and tan while the prepared lotion smooths rough skin and whitened complexion with daily use on face neck arms and hands.
Telegraphic orders for the 1 percent limited service men were received by the War Board to entrain September 3 at 9 20 a m to Camp Greene Charlotte N C The contingent includes Edward L Man co Samuel Clarence McKee William LaFayette Hewall Will Henry Kenneth Swart Aselton Wesley Lee Roberts Frank Wiley Bennett Elbert Berry Elbert R Burgess William Thomas Irwin George Jackson Dayin Otey Clark Vandiver Walter Green Luckett Harry Bronson Shaw Jonas Lavi Wiley Alternates James Herman Tyrees Raleigh Leo Pon Leslie Webb Smith Oscar Crockett McMahon Hewlett B Littlejohn Alex Ambrose
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