School to receive $9,000 annual aid for district colleges
Superintendent John M. Collum returned from Atlanta and Schley County as Georgia appropriates $22,000 for eleven district colleges, with $9,000 annually to Americus and others. The Americas school will add a new instructor, boost workshops, and equip the engine room with a twelve horsepower gasoline engine. Enrollment is expected to exceed 125 pupils from twenty counties, starting August 31st.
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John M. McCollum
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Americus
Schley County
Atlanta
Collum
Georgia
State of
Americas
Callum
North Georgia
Marietta
Richland Citizen Dies in California Trip
A Richland prominent citizen, E. J. Prothro, died in San Francisco during a West Coast pleasure trip. He was a leading figure in Stewart County and well known in Americus.
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Americus
E. J. Prothro
Richland
San Francisco
Stewart County
Slander Bill Targets Virtuous Women in Island Legislature
A House bill to shield virtuous unmarred women from slander passed, making willful defamation a misdemeanor offense. Offenders face up to twelve months imprisonment and a $1,000 fine. The measure aims to curb malicious statements about a woman’s good name.
Lincoln cents too thick for slots said banks better
Complaint notes Lincoln cents are too thick to fit into slot machines. The alternative is to slip the coins into the saying banks, which is suggested as a superior option. The remark captures a humorous take on currency design and usage in Chicago.
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Chicago Tribune
Lincoln
Fort Receives Call to Pastor Tabernacle Chattanooga
The Rev Allen Fort, a prominent Georgia Baptist minister, has been invited to pastor the Tabernacle in Chattanooga. He is in the city evaluating the flattering offer, meeting the deacons and congregation, and preaching at Tabernacle on Sunday. Fort, a single, educated, refined man from the Fort family, is viewed as a strong addition to the South Chattanooga church.
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Allen Fort
Baptist Church
Georgia
Baptist Tabernacle
Chattanooga
Fort
Chattanoga Times
Baptists
Tabernacle Church
State of
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promised as Worldwide Healer
An 19th century advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the premier remedy for burns boils ulcers fever sores eczema and piles. It promises rapid relief from injuries such as knife bruises cuts and door slam injuries and offers it for 25 cents at Eldridge Drug Co.
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Bucklen
Earth
Eldridge Drug Co
Moore sues in bride money back from Lillie M. Berryman
Logansville Ga Aug 04 J L Moore a wealthy citizen sues Miss Lillie Mabel Berryman in the Superior Court alleging a July 24 contract to marry in August. Moore paid $1000 in cash as part consideration for wedlock. she refuses to marry and he seeks recovery of the sum.
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Logansville
J. L. Moore
Lillie Mabel Berryman
Gwinnett County
Moore
I. L. Oakes
Letter questions mail order paint and purity law
A reader criticizes a mail order paint with high barytes ben zine water content and low pigment, arguing it inflates gallons falsely. The letter asks if a pure paint law should exist, cites North Dakota's new statute, and urges durable 10 gallon coverage and counterfeits shutdown. It notes Devoe and Co and American Construction Company in the context of the critique.
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North Dakota
Devoe & Co
American Construction Company
Railroaded Interrogation Point Referred to Information Dept
The Times-Union notes a living interrogation point is slated for transfer to the information department for handling. This action appears to streamline inquiry processing and ensure proper documentation within the department.
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Information Department
Times-Union
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Sweet, Orr & Co
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