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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1918
Page
3
A vintage ad urges mothers to switch from oil calomel and pills to California Syrup of Figs for cleansing stomach liver and bowels. It claims the fruit laxative is loved by children and effective for all ages with clear bottle directions and warnings about counterfeits from the California Fig Syrup Company.
Representative L. P. Padgett, chair of the House naval committee, has returned to the United States after more than eight months abroad. He led a subcommittee on a voyage through submarine danger zones, visiting England, France, and Italy, to assess front line and sea conditions for wartime legislation.
Gillie Orr left today to enter the law department of Cumberland University. He spent three years at the University of the South where he managed the football and baseball teams and belonged to Kappa Alpha. While in high school he was popular, and friends predict a brilliant legal career.
Chancellor Walter Scott Beardsen Beards sworn in Monday in Shelbyville to discharge duties as chancellor of the Eighth Chancery division for the fifth consecutive term. The veteran presides over the largest chancery division in Middle Tennessee and enjoys the esteem of the bar. He has served two years as chancellor.
An old advertisement promotes a home facial lotion made from the juice of two lemons and three ounces of orchard white. The mix reportedly forms a quarter pint of a freckle remover and skin beautifier sold cheaply at grocers and drug stores.
Just before entraining for Camp Sherman last Sunday, L. Aegle, colored draftee, told W. P. Ridley, chairman of the local board, that he had $400 in his pocket which he desired to invest in Liberty Bonds. Ridley acted as his agent, sought the bonds and forwarded them to him.
John D. Fleming requests transfer from Class IV to Class I and waives deferments to join the draft. He is placed atop the next Maury county call, a farmer married, and a Columbia Military Academy alumnus expected to join a 21 year old contingent. His action shifts local expectations as no general call is yet announced.
Washington dispatch reports Provost Marshal General Crowder announcing the new draft will call first men aged 32 to 36 and 19 to 20. Eighteen year olds and those over 36 will be called later, with no decision yet on induction timing for 18 year olds versus older cohorts. The September call will nearly exhaust the original class, Crowder said, as few registrants aged 24 remain.
Tickets to Tulsa will be sold at reduced rates for the Confederates reunion only to holders of identification certificates proving they are United Confederate Veterans or related family members, Sons of Confederate Veterans, or Confederate memorial associations. Gen. John L. Jones chairs the reunion committee and can issue certificates. visit his office on South Garflen Street before next Monday.
About twenty registrants from the August 24 class underwent physical exams Monday and most were placed in Class I as physically fit. Dr H A Gant led the exam with Dr Y Clarke and Dr W H Kittrell assisting. Clerical work was by Frank Wheeler and Frank Kittrell among others. Will Morgan was sworn registrar for the September 12 registration and begun assisting with absentee registration. A large number of both classes have already been registered.
Norman Farrell Sr dies Wednesday night in Nashville causing widespread grief in Maury County where he was known. He was brother of Kirk Farrell of Maury County and father of May. Louis Farrell was at one point reported killed in France but later found alive. Farrell, a wholesale hardware merchant before retirement, was a prominent local businessman.
Mary Kill Wan of Caled her family to her bedside after a lengthy illness tied to childbirth. She credits Cardus with curing months of pain in her side and back, noting she took three bottles and recovered fully. The note ends urging others to try Cardus for headaches backaches and general weakness.
Harlan and Pugh, longtime paper and paint contractors, announce closing out the business due to lack of competent help. Established since 1911, it traces back to 1909 as Harlan and Haley with Frank Pugh and Jake Harlan sharing leadership. Retained stock will be sold at retail or as a whole if a purchaser appears.
Dr Q A Deen, 72, longtime physician and respected Shady Grove resident, died Sunday at 2:30 PM after brief illness. Civil War Federal Army veteran and member of the Christian Church, he is survived by his wife and five children in Nashville and Shady Grove. Funeral held at 2 PM at Shady Grove Christian Church, Elder Sam Anderson officiating. Interment in family lot. Maury Undertaking Co. T L Cunningham in charge.
Dr E A Timmons suffered a fracture of the bone in his right leg below the knee when a horse kicked him Sunday morning while he was at First Christian church services. He is resting well at his home on North Garden Street.
H. E. Sherrell of Dellrose in Lincoln County sells the 170 acre farm near Cros Bridges to J. N. Martin for 40000. The tract lies on Big Bighy creel and is rated among the best in the county. Martin plans to move to Maury County. Sale handled by Figueras Realty Co.
Mrs Tabitha Haywood aged 75 died Sunday at her son James Wests home on Thirteenth Street. widow of the late Richard Haywood she was a Maury County pioneer and longtime Baptist church member. She is survived by one son and several grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 11 from West Point Church with Rev J B Hight and Dr W J T Ussery officiating. Interment in family cemetery. Oakes Nichols.
Material for making skirts for Belgian children has arrived and is ready for distribution. Country auxiliaries are asked to send in their quota at once at the Red Cross Work Rooms on the second floor of the Maury Dry Goods Co. store.
Lieut John Wesley Gainsfdr returned from France and is now in Nashville as an instructor before rejoining a unit to train at Camp Mead. He previously led Battery F of the 114th Field Artillery. he notes Tennessee soldiers completed training well in France and that the 114th and 116th Field Artillery regiments kept solidly together overseas. He reports good health among the men since going overseas.
Superintendent Harris reports a large turnout on opening day with more girls than boys. Dr. C A McMurray of Peabody University urged public school training as democracy’s bulwark, comparing the need for disciplined youth to national defense. Prof John P Graham praised Maury county schools and Rev George O Watts led devotional services as faculty introductions began.
A fragment from an old advertisement warns women about corns caused by high heels. It touts Freezone as a cure, claiming easy removal, no pain, and quick drying. The copy urges sharing with wives and promises relief from tender calluses through a sticky solution.
E D Looney and Co announce they no longer represent the Continental Life in Maury County. H Looney says expirations sold to himself and Ross Burns by W H Lipscomb, agency moved after Mery Burns trustee election. They are replacing policies with a water company as expirations expire.
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