Flour Prices Likely Rise Over Bleached Flour Question
Commissioner Han T G Hudson of agriculture visited and will stay through the holidays to study bleaching flour with nitrogen peroxide and other chemicals. He weighs whether such flour should be banned under the pure food law, noting Secretary Wilson’s ruling that bleached flour is adulterated and sale is forbidden where the law applies. Hudson suggests prices may rise if the process is harmless, but no definite conclusion is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Han
T.G. Hudson
Americas
Hudson
James Wilson
Americus Public Schools Close for Three Weeks
Americus public schools closed for Christmas holidays the longest vacation yet, lasting until January 4. Students and teachers exchanged small tokens and treats as classes ended for nearly three weeks of rest. the Agricultural College also closed for two weeks with many pupils returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural College
Police Chief Feagin Moves Into His New Home
Police Chief Feagin settles into a new residence on Church Street No 168 after purchasing the property. He plans to keep his farming hobby of growing large watermelons as a side activity and moves from his former home on McGarrah Street to a more convenient location for his duties and business.
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Feagin
Church Street
No. 168
McGarrah Street
Fragmentary Chicago Notes On Treasure and Telegram Skills
A garbled Chicago column quotes lines about treasure seeking minds and money as a sound basis. It parodies how a telegram is handled and hints at humorous opinions on finance and gender roles.
Central to Build New Roadbed Across Atlanta to Macon
Five corps of engineers surveyed the Central railroad line from Atlanta to Macon for E. H. Harriman to straighten the route and remove heavy grades and sharp curves. Work on the Atlanta to Macon segment may start early next year, with Americus to Macon already addressed. The move aims to reduce travel and operating costs while boosting employment during the coming transition.
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Corps of Engineers
Central Railroad
Atlanta
Macon
E. H. Harriman
Americus
Harriman
Worthner Inherits 700000 From German Brother
John Worthner engineer at Traut and Hine Manufacturing inherits seven hundred thousand dollars from his brother George Worthner who died at Schandau Saxony. The estate totals over three million with one third going to the adopted daughter and another one third to the two surviving brothers. John will remain employed at the local factory and is held in high esteem.
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John Wothner
Traut & Hine Manufacturing Company
Worthner
George Worthner
Schandau
Saxony
George
John
Jacob
Wurtemburg
Germany
John Worthner
Tenderest heart grows hard to love another baby
A fragment from New York Press and Chicago News notes about affection and distance, comparing tenderness to social debt and implying emotional costs in relationships amid mixed opinions.
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New York
Fertilizer Prices Rise as Americus Bas ing Point Drops
At a Board of Trade meeting a committee was appointed to lobby fertilizer manufacturers after Americus was withdrawn as a basing point. Cordele will replace it, raising local fertilizer costs by about 71 cents per ton. The article also praises Georgia’s eleven agricultural schools and their role in linking farms to higher education.
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Board of Trade
Lee “Allen
Martin Calvin Andar
W. J. Josey
Americus
Cordele
Americas
Georgia
Walter BH. Stead
Times-Recorder
Stead
South
Worth Reading Buffalo Ad Promises Bucklen’s Arica Salve Cure
A Buffalo advertisement claims Bucklen’s Arica Salve cured a persistent sore for Leo F. Zelinski of 68 Gibson 3 in two days. The salve is pitched as healing all sores and sold with a guarantee at Eldridge Drug.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Bucklen
Leo F. Zelinski
Gibson
Eldridge Drug
Pledges Reach Record Peaches Since Georgia Fruit Exchange
Atlanta reports show 8004 cars pledged to the Georgia Fruit Exchange in a single week the strongest yet. Marshallville pledged 168 cars, Montezuma 80 percent of shipments, and Fort Valley over 600 more cars. A. Fleming surveyed Adairsville and Calhoun regions. results promise a good next season with favorable tree condition and buds.
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Atlanta
Georgia Fruit Exchange
Marshallville
Montezuma
Fort Valley
Fleming
Adairaville
Calhoun
Stalk Cutter Ad From The Sheffield-Huntington Co
An advertisement urges farmers to buy The Famous I Excell stalk cutter and ploughs the ground. It touts simple durable construction and high farmer testimonials, with a 20-15t-d-2tw reference and the maker listed as The Sheffield-Huntington Co Americus Ga.
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I Excelleee
Sheffield-Huntington Co
Americus
A Cynocephalus Town Lamar Distinction in Pothounds and Dogs
The old town Lamar boasts a unique record with more pothounds and mongrel hunting dogs than any place of note. Locals describe residents with at least three lop-eared, hungry dogs to be respectable, while others must have six or more. The fragment hints at raising funds via selling dogekins to seize control of aStandard Of Company without issuing stock.
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Lamar
Velveteen fashion noted for coats and wraps in Paris
The article describes velveteen as a cosy durable fabric favored in Paris for walking coats and skirts, available in many shades. It notes its suitability as an outdoor wrap and as a house-appropriate soft, flattering material produced in glorious colors.
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Paris
Ely's Cream Balm Promises Quick Relief for Catarrh
Get Ely's Cream Balm at once for nasal catarrh and sore throat. Avoid cocaine in powders and snuffs as they irritate. The remedy frees secretions and treats the issue without drying you out, unlike mercury medicines. Available from druggists for 60 cents or by mail from Ely Brothers in New York.
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Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Davis Named Cashier at Bank of Ellaville
Mr H Cleve Davis is appointed cashier of the Bank of Ellaville and will move from Americus with his family to assume duties there. He has been the Americus Railway and Light Company accountant, to be replaced by R L Rawlston. Philo Smith, who led the Ellaville bank since Cashier Walters died, will relocate to Birmingham early next January for a new post.
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H. Cleve Davis
Bank of
Ellaville
Amerius
Davis
Americus Railway & Light Co
R.L. Rawlston
Philo Smith
Ellaville Bank
Walters
Birmingham
Forsyth Street Extension to Mayo Opens as Wheatley Gateway
Contractor Paschal completed the Forsyth Street extension to Mayo known as the Wheatley extension. Crawford Wheatley donated the right of way and the city appropriated 1500 dollars with Wheatley bearing part of the cost. The 1000 foot thoroughfare becomes a major county entrance with a grade under 3 percent and adds three blocks for residences in the 28th district.
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Paschal
Forsyth Street
Mayo
Wheatley
Crawford ‘Wheatley
Exen
People in the postal scale oddly weigh less often
A truncated fragment hints at a postal scale context where people seldom weigh items. The line suggests indirection or a humorous take on weighing habits, with no clear event, person, or organization identified.
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Chicago News
Butter from Milkweed Denial Sparks Debate
Roman Hasrick, noted farm economics lecturer, rejects that butter can be produced by churning milkweed juice. He challenges anyone to prove otherwise and offers $250 to the claimant, urging readers to stand up for themselves to prevent further distress.
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Roman Hasrick
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