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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1900
Page
6
Doctors Ammerman wife join practice move from Madisonville Kentucky to Lebanon Tennessee then Columbia. They promote osteopathy, offer free exams, and seek to acquaint with Columbia residents, stressing women’s health expertise led by Mrs Ammerman.
In Madisonville Kentucky the Hon. J H Goodnight lauds osteopathy after a courthouse speech. He credits treatment with restoring health to a former invalid and lauds the Ammerman clinic. The Hustler reports his remarks on osteopathy as a promising medical science gaining public esteem.
An unclear public notice appears, claiming publication of an article from Fraghiln Favorite and mentioning efforts to share information broadly. The readable text is fragmentary and lacks concrete details on action, authority, or deadlines.
Esq. Courtney of Bigbyville narrowly escaped after a sow母 charged through a fence attacked him while he held a pig. The sow knocked him to the ground and nearly bit through his hand as another man helped. Courtney fled through a gate and shut it to avoid further harm, the sow tearing his hat in the struggle.
In Chattanooga Tennessee on September 7 exhumation of fifteen Tennessee veterans from Gen Andrew Jackson's army, killed at Talladega Alabama on November 9 1818, was completed. Bodies buried in one grave for 87 years moved for reburial at Oak Hill cemetery Talladega with plans for a marble shaft and a Congress appropriation of $10000 for the monument.
A brief verse recalling that wherever the skies are clear or gray there is always a song in the heart. Images of lark, thrush, sunshine, grain, and swallows evoke persistent music and hope across changing weather. The poem laments no specific event or person.
The Republican committee in the Seventh District plans a meeting in the near future to discuss the congressional situation and the advisability of nominating a candidate. A split at the Columbia convention remains, with Brownlow and Livane factions forming two lines of support and the Evans faction wary of a weak nominee.
The planned joint debate between Gov. Benton McMillin and Republican nominee John E. B. McCall appears to be collapsing. Democrats urged McCall to join the dates set for W. B. Poston, but McCall and his committee refused, announcing separate appearances. Governors, senator and railroad commissioner debates may not occur.
Gov Mc Mittin grants a 90 day respite for Givens of Jefferson County delaying his execution to December 11. This marks the fourth postponement due to extreme ill health. Expert testimony says Givens is bedridden and paralyzed on one side with a diseased foot requiring amputations.
In Nashville Tennessee Rept 7 a mob killed Logan Reave after an attempted assault and he was brought to Nashville from Franklin with multiple gunshot wounds and not expected to recover. A garden store runaway frightened horses caused a wagon crash but no one was hurt. Tom Powell and John Lockett, colored, were tried on a dog theft warrant. Powell released on bond.
Nashville’s official census shows a city population of 80,865 in 1890 and 4607 more than 1880, a 6.17 percent rise. The suburbia addition by the Chamber of Commerce is expected to lift the total by about 12,000, altering the city’s apparent size in future tallies.
The will of Dan Wilsford has been admitted to probate in County Court. His wife receives all west-side real estate for life, with 2000 dollars to be paid to his nephew Frank C Wilsford from that tract at her death. The east-side 140 acres goes to D J Dugger Clarence E Dugger and Mrs Nora Kennedy. One acre on Yancey purchase near McCains is to the D Dugger pair during their lives, then to their three children. The remainder of Yancey property and all personal effects go to his wife. Wilsford, his wife, and Frank Wilsford are named executors without bond.
Three convicts escaped from the county chain gang Saturday evening by feigning illness and lulling guards into allowing them to be left unattended. They gained their liberty and disappeared from the work detail.
Woodmen of the World Camp No. 18 held its regular Friday night meeting on September 7. After routine duties, Aaron Hirsch and Herman Tucker were introduced into the mysteries of woodcraft as new candidates.
A Tennessee man John Cooley of Starra County has seventeen sons ready to vote Democratic this fall plus seven more children. His wife recently gave birth to twins. Cooley has been married several times and remains highly respected in the community.
An advertisement touts A Tablets as a universal remedy for kidneys bladder and urinary issues. It asserts kidneys filter blood every three minutes and promises cure for pain dropsy gout albuminuria and frequent urination with dramatic testimonials. The ad details price 1.40 and mails to Pan American Drug Co. Columbus Tenn.
The Daughters of the Confederacy held an informal Friday meeting with Mr H G Evans to discuss ways and means to aid needy ex Confederates. No plans were finalised. A called meeting is planned in about two weeks to arrange a fall entertainment.
The charter of the Columbia Grocery Co. has been filed in the Register's office. Incorporators include Meesis M. pean ea naeatee and 2a Lazarus. Capital stock is set between 800 and 80,000, with plans to conduct a wholesale grocery business.
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