Letters From the People on Veterans Reunion Trip
A readers letter recounts the trip of old veterans to the Reunion in Memphis. Ladies and Boy Scouts guided them through parks and venues, providing rides, refreshments, and speeches. The piece includes a personal reminiscence of Sherman era memories, a street parade, and a humorous exchange about love with a woman named Ida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumter County
Americas
Memphis
Gid
Forrest
Bartow County
Rome
Cartersville
Sherman
Georgia
Virginia
New Hope
Kilpatrick
North
Mississippi
Bartow
Spaulding
Forest
Ida
Jim
New Clerk Story Ends With Candy Duel
Jim Sims recounts a blunt tale in which he teases Ida in a store by proposing a candy wager. The prank escalates as lips touch during a joke bite, Ida screams, and her mother offers a cure for snake bites. Ida invites a return visit with more candy planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida
Jim
Jim Sims
Campaign to Poison Weevils Before Squares Form
Georgia College of Agriculture launches county level drive to poison old-wintered weevils before square formation. President Soule notes delayed cotton means many weevils reach crops late. two applications, one to two gallons per acre liquid or two pounds per acre dust, advised. Farmers urged to avoid wasteful spending and gather damaged squares as extra precaution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
College of Agriculture
Andrew M. Soule
J. Phil Campbell
Georgia College of Agriculture
Agricultural Colleges
South
Kieder
Laurens Committee Sets Primary Date for County Nomination
The Laurens county executive committee chose September 10 as the primary date for nominating a judge solicitor and state representatives and senators. The date aligns with the state primary and incumbents must state which representative they oppose or seek to succeed. The committee added a $10 higher assessment for unopposed representative candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Laurens County
Laurens
New Fisheries Bill Draft Is Completed Atlanta
A perfect draft of a bill for complete reorganization of the state fish and game department has been finished. It creates a fish and game control board with three governor-appointed members from North Georgia, South Georgia and tidewater counties. The board would appoint a state fish and game commissioner as executive officer and a tidewater commissioner as assistant, to be a tidewater resident with coastal fisheries experience and an office in a tidewater county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
State Fish and Game Department
Fish and Game Control Board
Georgia
Fish and Game Committees
General Assembly
Board of Game
North Georgia
South Georgia
Tidewater
Railroad schedules for Americus Georgia trains today
Arrival and departure times for Central of Georgia Railway trains at Americus, Georgia show a compact timetable. Key routes include Albany Jacksonville, Chicago connections, Macon Atlanta, Cordele Helena, and Columbus. Times list arrivals and departures throughout the day.
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Americus
Central of Georgia
Chgo
St. L
Albany
Jaxville
Albny
Cin-Atl
Albn
Small group to decide Democratic nominee in 1924 race
Washington dispatch notes only about 30 men may actually control the outcome at the Democratic convention. Bosses and party leaders wield the votes after initial delegation pledges are binding. Names linked include Olvany of New York Mack of Buffalo Hague of New Jersey Taggart of Indiana and Joseph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordell Hull
Homer Cummings
George White
Cox
Pat Harrison
Joe Robinson
Senate
E.T. Meredith
Iowa
Agriculture
Tom” Love
Texas
William Kemper
Missouri
Walsh
Montana
Oil Inquisitor
Fred Lynch
Minnesota
Bernard M. Baruch
New York
Vance McCormick
Pennsylvania
Sim
Ralston
Indiana
Dark Horse
Taggart
Harry B. Huntner
Washington
George Washington Olvany
New Chieftians
Tammany
Norman Mack
Buffalo
Frank Hague
New Jersey
Smith
Tome Taggart
Joseph
Your Kind of Face Powder Your Kind of Face Powder
Ad promoting a wide line of face powders from Americus Drug Co. featuring many tints and prices from 25 cents to 2 dollars. Encourages customers to ask for any cosmetic and notes phone contact.
Help Kidneys Drinking More Water Advice
An article explains that kidney and bladder irritation often stems from acidity. It recommends drinking soft water, taking four ounces of Jad Salts daily for two to three days, to reduce acid irritation and restore normal bladder function.
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Zoots and Her
Boots
NEA Sore
Swan
State College IS
Soule
Athens Institution
M. Curley
Massachusetts and Sons
North Carolina
Stanley
George Brennan
Illinois
Kentucky
Swanson
McAdoo
Underwood
Glass
Davis
Ritchie
Laurens Committee
Wootten Transfer CO
Americus Steam Laundry
Jackson Street
Seaboard Air Line
Cordele-Hel’na
Cols-M’t’g’y
Cordele-Savi
Richlend-Cols
Grove’s
Rie Business
Armour
Meadow Grove
Helen Lawton
Bragg's Market
General Electric
M’neill Elec. CO
South Georgia Public Service CO
Hill & Hill
Cuthbert
R. L. Proctor
J. W. M’leod
Dawson
Montezuma Light & Power CO
Montezuma
Americus Drug CO
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Sansais
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