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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1921
Page
3
George W. Riley of Farmers Cotton Oil company says no mixing of cotton occurs in their gins. He claims the firm runs out every bit of one lot before a new lot enters and has upheld this for 16 years. A local cotton buyer had alleged that mixing costs farmers thousands.
Fitzgerald December 16. An attempt to wreck a train on the Waycross division of the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad was made last night officials said. Only slight damage afflicted to the engine pilot by timbers protecting a tussle.
In yesterday's municipal election a total of 28 votes were cast to name three city councilmembers. R. E. Allison, W. J. Taylor and J. W. Harris Jr. each received the same number of votes with no write-ins or scratches noted.
An advertisement-like note suggests Mentho Sulphie as a quick remedy for skin blotches on the face neck and body. It promises improvement by the next day and positions itself as a simple solution without waiting for specialist care.
In a curious note from Troy Alabama on December 16 Mrs Eugene Smith aged 35 was burned to death when her clothing reportedly caught fire from an open grate. The report mentions the unusual use of phonographs to teach parrots to talk alongside other factoids.
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