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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1900
Page
8
Dobbins and Ewing advertise a sale on cooking and heating stoves with discounts from 10 to 25 percent. They list Majestic and Columbia ranges, No 7 box stoves for 10 dollars, air tight wood and coal burners, and a wide furniture selection including beds, dressers, chests, tables, and lamps. Elevator to the second floor invites customers to view.
P D Bray writes from the Transvaal Hotel on June 13 to his mother in England. He recounts being released, the May troop movements around Johannesburg Pretoria, Kruger, and a chaotic day with Boers and colonial officials. The letter notes prisoners of war and a dramatic rescue by Marlborough and Churchill, plus a brief, unrelated ad and moral reflection pieces.
The article recounts President Kruger’s head offices near a railway he distrusted, the Boer notion that railways were evil, and Dom Paul’s journey by rail prayer for safety. It also mentions a Great South American K testifying about relief from kidney and bladder disease with a tonic, citing dubious claims from Columbia, Tennessee.
A string of light hearted riddles and wordplay questions and answers about fruit bearing trees clocks furniture animals and medicine bottles. The jokes pivot on puns and mishearing common phrases to yield silly contrasts and a final quip about stabbing a man versus killing a hog.
Piles are promised relief with a new remedy claiming to cure ordinary cases in days and worst cases in sixteen days. It is marketed as a guaranteed non surgical treatment with a money back promise, available by mail order from Columbia, Tennessee.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a profile or notice about a daughter or musician with unclear names and exotic phrases. No clear events, dates, or organizations emerge to anchor a concise newscard summary.
In Tennessee near Duplex in Williamson County a Black man named Logan Rewns was chased by a mob after an alleged attempt to assault Mrs. W. B. Sampson. He fled into a cabin, was captured, tried at a store, escaped, and was pursued and mortally shot by the mob. He died within hours. The report also includes a lengthy advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Dr M L Clarks son Mark fell from a shade tree on a Lyxxville street and struck a curb injuring his head and chest. He was unconscious for hours but no bones were broken and he is reported severely bruised yet stable. State May Borrow Money to Meet Bond Interest
The Herald offers a furniture prize to the subscriber whose guess of Maury county’s Governor vote total in 1900 is closest. Past totals were 6 637 in 1896 and 3 388 in 1898. The window display at Dobbins and Ewing shows the item.
The contest invites Daily and Weekly subscribers with a simple condition pay a dollar and receive the Herald and a guess. It rewards even those in arrears or paid in advance, with chances to win furniture showcased at Dobbins & Ewing. Early guesses tended to be closer, so start guessing now.
Non resident defendants Jobe Winnett Ramsey Trustee of the North Western Mutual Life Insurance Company and others are ordered to appear within the time set by the court. Proceedings are to be conducted in Columbia Tennessee. The notice is published in a local newspaper in Cohen Tennessee by the attorney James A. Brown.
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