Pop Geers Lowers World’s Record in Two-Heat Dash
Pop Geers behind St Frisco defeats Mabel Trask for two straight heats setting a new trotting stallion world mark at 2 01%. The Harvester’s 2 02% record from 1912 is surpassed. St Frisco owned by F G Jones’s daughter of Memphis is tipped to drop to 2 00 or better. Memphis racing scene shines with Peter June 2:08% owned by Abe H Frank and driven by Geers.
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St. Frisco
Pop Geers
Mabel Trask
Walter Cox
Frisco
The
Harvester
Salta
Invention Puncture Proof Tire Delays Spark Debate
A fragmentary quote questions the pace of tire invention. The line suggests skepticism about a puncture proof tire arriving soon and hints at ongoing debate over practicality and timelines.
Dean's Kidney Pills Offer Truthful Relief Claim
A Columbia woman Mrs J Wray describes kidney trouble symptoms and relief after using Deans Kidney Pills bought from Woldridge Co's Drug Store. She asserts the remedy alleviates dull back pain frequent headaches and disturbed kidney secretions and urges others to use the same product.
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Poe
J. Wray
Thirteenth
Columbia
Dean
Woldridge Co
Saltpeter Caves in Maury County Linked to Civil War Powder
The Herald recalls Saltpeter Cave at Southport as a key saltpeter site and powder plant during the Civil War and earlier. It notes large cave passages, dry rooms, storage of produce, and that locals continued saltpeter work postwar. Describes cave length, ammonia fumes, and old mining methods.
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Saltpeter
Southport
Maury County
Herald of Thursday
William Addisson
Adkisson
Tennessee
Columbia
Hartshorn
Queenie Webster Arrested on Store Burglary Charge
Queenie Webster, also known as Neenie Webster, a colored woman, was arrested by Officer W R Lancaster for breaking into the store of Albert Wright. She was brought before Judge Erwin and is held in the County jail with her case set for Tuesday at a stated hour.
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Kemp (Neenie) Webster
W. R Lancaster
Albert Wright
Queenie
Erwin
Gabby guest causes fuss at summer resort
A noisy guest at a summer resort draws attention with loud talk and persistent chatter, described as among the worst seen, with others noting she came up to rent but dominates conversation, leaving staff and guests wary of her stay.
Glarenge Fry Goes to Italy for Aviation Training
Clarence Fry, son of Judge J. W. Fry, heads to New York with 160 aviation students for further training in Italy. He expects rapid U.S. air power growth, notes training at Columbus and Mineola, and argues air superiority could end the war while promising a letters-from-Italy series for The Herald.
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United States
Clarence Fry
J. W. Fry
New York
Italy
Fry
Aviation Corps
Aviation University
Columbus
Ohio
Mineola
Long Island
Tennessee
Jim Stokes
Nashville
J. P. Stillman
Mr. Pry
The
Herald
Bse
Dodson's Liver Tone touted as safe calomel alternative
Local druggists report strong drop in calomel sales and promote Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, pleasant tasting vegetable remedy. Advert says it guarantees money back if not effective, costs 50 cents for a family bottle, purportedly cures biliousness headaches and digestive ills without salivation.
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Dodson
McDowell School Opens Session with Notable Program
The McDowell School opened its regular term Monday with a large, enthusiastic audience. Dr. J H Barber led Scripture reading and prayer, followed by lectures from Dr. Geo O Watts Dr. J H Barber Dr W Ricks and Jno P Graham.
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McDowell School
J. H. Barber
First Baptist Church
Geo. O. Watts
Episcopal Church
W. Ricks
First Methodist Church
Jno
Marguette Page
Parent-Teachers' Association
Constipation Ad Pitches Dean's Legilets Medicine
An advertisement promotes Dean's legilets as a mild opening medicine for relief from constipation. The ad claims the product helps digestion and reduces headache dizziness and drowsiness, priced at 30 cents a box in stores.
Automobile Burns On Mt Pleasant Pike Tragedy Near Fence
A burning five passenger auto on Mt Pleasant Pike forced occupants to jump as it sped at about 15 mph. T. H. Peebles suffered a deep cut to the left leg. Dr Bledsoe Brown and Peebles leaped to safety with bruises. Lawrence Webster stayed inside until the car crashed into a fence 190 yards from the ignition point. Brown had recently traded for the car and could not explain the fire.
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T. H. Peebles
Bledsoe Brown
Fve-Paass Inter
Mt Pleasant Pike
Mr. Peebles
Lawrence Webster
James
Dr. Brown
War Duty of Boys to Return to School
The American Boy urges boys to stay in school as war needs skilled leaders. It argues education builds essential postwar roles for engineers, seamen, electricians, and managers. It warns that dropping out weakens a country’s future and urges perseverance, “Carry on,” for the nation.
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Secretary of the Navy
The
Yiu
Schol
American Red Cross
Leap Year August Beating War Month in 1917 Marriages
The August 1917 marriage data show a seven marriage drop from the prior year. By August 30, 1917, County Court Clerk Lipscomb had issued about one license per day, totalling 16 licenses for August with 6 whites and 10 colored.
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Lipscomt
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Peaslee-Gaulbert CO
Lousville
Kentucky
Stephenson Bros
Columbia, Tenn
William Adkisson
Campbell's Station
Queenie Webster
Glarenge Fry
Maly
Tran Far Aviation
M’dowell
MT. Pleasant Pike
DR. Bledsoe Brown
College Fres Dents
Red Cross
Geo. E. McKennon
Columbia Bank & Trust Co
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