Georgia and South Carolina Fight Boll Weevil News
Georgia and South Carolina trailed by about a million bales in cotton this year while Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Texas Arkansas Tennessee Missouri and Oklahoma rose overall. The piece urges farmers merchants banks and landlords to unite in community action to replicate the comeback and whip the boll weevil through local meetings councils and coordinated effort.
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Georgia
South Carolia
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Athens
Prophetic quotes on sunlit future and marriage by Steinmetz Shapley and Ford
Contemporary musings from Steinmetz on canned sunlight food and fuel, Shapley questions Mars climate and Venus life, and Ford advocates early marriage as personal investment. The piece weaves science speculation with social commentary, praising invention and personal responsibility.
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Steinmetz
Malthus
Henry Ford
Earth
Ford
Rockefeller
Shapley
China Famine Fund Surplus Aims At Education In Agriculture
The China Famine Fund reports a large surplus to be used to educate Chinese farmers in agriculture to prevent future famines. Pennsylvania Railroad details a program to chemically treat 6,000,000 gross-ties annually, extending their life two to five times. The effort focuses on addressing root causes rather than waiting for a cure.
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China Famine Fund
Pennsylvania Railroad
Milker Arthur Sanborn Hopes to Hold Coot Herd Record
Arthur Sanborn milks a herd of 29 coots in 2 hours 11 minutes in his Waban Massachusetts barn. He claims the title of fastest milker in the world and invites any farmer who can beat him to speak up. He values practical leadership in daily work and pride in a job well done.
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Arthur Sanborn
Waban
Mass
Art
Quebec Liquor Prices Cut 5 to 50 Cents a Bottle
The Quebec Liquor Commission lowers bottle prices by five to fifty cents, drawing interest from American readers. The piece notes thrifty U S tourists flocking to Candida this year, spending more locally than they return home, while Canadians enjoy the cheaper goods.
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Quebec Liquor Commission
Candida
Athens 27 Years Ago Readers Recall Classic City
Items from the Banner files note visitors to Athens including Roland D. Steiner and I. M. Schwab as well as Ella Bradford. The Pandora yearbook selects editors from fraternities Sigma Nu, Chi Phi, K A, Theta, Phi Delta, Chi Psi. The feature promises to publish again next year in entertaining fashion.
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Athens
J. H. Butner
Sigma Nu
J. G. Gibson
W. A. Harris
Chi_Phi
J. W. Morton
K. A
J. Theta
Hal T. Dunlap
Phi Delta
Pandora Steiner
A. E
Homer Black
Chi Psi
W. W. Chandler
A. T
Pandora
Did It Ever Occur To You Did It Ever Occur To You
Community leaders urge building a modern apartment house in Athens to meet a growing need for affordable family housing. The note cites cheaper labor and materials in 1923 and predicts a strong year for construction, with many permits and plans in the works. It also discusses proposed traffic regulations in California and a ten-point highway code addressing reckless driving, licensing, and pedestrian safety.
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Athens
Manufacturers Record
Grace Steinbre New York Bride Weds Count Jean De
Grace Steinbre, daughter of Mrs Steinbruzge, married Count Jean De in Paris. The ceremony united two prominent families amid society circles. Confirmed details describe a high society wedding with Parisian venue and attendees from European nobility.
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Paris
Miss. Grace 8 Steinbre
New York
Mra. Eee Steinbruzge
Jean de
Golden Knight Appointed Campaign Manager in Barnett Race
Golden M Knight emerged as a likely campaign manager for Barnett after a Friday morning conference at Barnett headquarters. The meeting, involving Willie and Golden, hinted at a debated plan for a joint Palace Theatre debate and a reorganized campaign team with managers and event details to be finalized.
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Golden Knight
Barnett
Golden M. Knight
Kiwanis
Barnet
J.’ Willie
Golden M
Abe
Gohen
Frank Lawler
Costa's
Golden
City Hall
Palace Theatre
8. V. Sanford
Linton Gerding
Jimmie Brace
Glide
Doc McHatton
Piggiy-Wissiy" Paddock
Marse
Jim Price
Coke Talmadge
Mack” Howell
Walt Jackson
McWhorter
Beardie
Bob and
Meetings on Marketing and Cooperative Credit Policy
Washington group sessions on cooperative problems and marketing finance were held by the National Council of Farmers Cooperative Marketing Associations. Included were American cotton exchange American tobacco growers exchange grain and dairy perishables wool and other groups, followed by a general session on marketing nuance and rural credits legislation.
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Washington
National Counsel of Farmer's Cooperative Marketing Association
American Cotton Growers Exchange
American Tobacco Grow ‘Era’ Exchange
Poison and weevil fight shapes Southern cotton plan
A veteran banker urges farmers to educate themselves on using calcium arsenate to combat the cotton weevil. The piece cites John Pittard of Winterville and D R Croker of Hartsville, detailing yields from arsenate and molasses mixtures, labor costs, and a seasonal plan from planting to harvest. It stresses immediate action and universal adoption to protect cotton money crops.
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T. Larry Gantt
West
South
John T. Pittard
Winterville
Uncle Sam
J. A. Darwin
D. R. Croker
Hartsville
S.C
Mississippi Delta
Croker
Mr. Croker
Coker
Amundsen Heads Polar Venture Into North Alaska
Captain Raold Amund head of Polar exploration sails into the heart of North OME Alaska amid undisclosed plans. Reports from Unsp otted Press identify Amund as leading the expedition with aims tied to Arctic duties.
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Ome, Alaska
Thd
Unspotted Press
Raold Amund
Polar
Governors Visit W Va Coal Mines After Debate
White Sulphur Springs W Va State executives at the tenth annual conference depart from discussions to inspect coal mines near Beckley after a midnight Quiry et debate on Prohibition and the Ku Klux Klan. Governors Olcott Parker Morrison Kilby sparred over methods and resolutions while addressing wider admin tasks.
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White Sulphur Springs
Beckley
Olcott
Oregon
Morrison
North Carolina
Parker
Louisiana
Sproule
Pennsylvania
Conference
Kilby
Alabama
British French Breech Talks at White House Cabinet Meeting
President Harding and his cabinet held a lengthy Friday session focused on European tensions between Great Britain and France. No final policy decision emerged, but officials signaled effort to use all available information to seek a workable adjustment. Discussions touched on an international loan to stabilize Germany, but no concrete proposal was presented to Washington.
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Washington
Great Britain
France
Harding
Gomany
Jn Alacvices
Savannahan Merchant Dies After Leap From Hotel Window
News from Albany Georgia details Frank C. Thoma a Hamilton Bermuda merchant dying after leaping from a tenth floor window at a New York hotel while ill with pneumonia. A Savannah Mason and former Albany resident Thoma was born in Austria and had resided in England before emigrating to America. He lived in Albany during the war and contributed to war causes before moving to Bermuda with his wife.
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Bnew York
Frank C. Thoms
Hamilton
Bermuda
Hoe
Pennsylvania
Nurge
Scottish Rite Masons
Savannah
Albany
Frank C. Thoma
New York
Thoma
Austria
England
America
Standard Oil of New Jersey defends post dissolution status
W C Teagle, president of Standard Oil of New Jersey, testified before the senate finance committee on the oil industry after the Supreme Court dissolution decree. He said the company observed the decree in letter and spirit and rejected being part of any Standard Oil group or price-fixing arrangement. He argued competition persists with independent units hampered by legacy transport locations and infrastructure.
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Washington
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Supreme Court
W. C. Teasle
Senate Manufacture Company
Teagle
New Jersey Ia
Teaglé
Standard Oil Grou
Association of
Standard Oil Companies
Tengle
Standard Oil
Turkey in League Favored by European Diplomats
European diplomats at Lausanne believe Turkey joining the League of Nations would energize the organization and aid global peace. They note Turkish leaders seek full sovereignty and westernization, with Ismet Pasha stating Turkey would pursue entry once peace is signed, potentially allowing a straightforward entry into Europe.
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Lausanne
Turkey
League of Nations
Fez
Angola
Constantinople
League
Ismet Pasha
Europe
TWO TUTAG CAR FALLS OFF BRIDGE IN MACON GA TEENS HURT
Miss Miriam Sams of Jackson and Miss Elizabeth Benton of Monticello High School teachers in Macon sustained serious injuries when their car plunged thirty feet from a bridge over the Central of Georgia railroad near Marshallville. Driver Troy C. Davis was only lightly hurt. The women were returning from a business trip to Montezuma and were found by three passersby.
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Macon
Marshallville
Central of Georgia
Miriam Sams
Jackson
Elizabeth Benton
Monticello
Troy C. Davis
Misa Sams
Miss Benton
Davis
Montezuma
Infant Pill Fatal to Baby in Berlin Georgia
A six month old infant of Mr. and Mrs. J A Pyles of Berlin Georgia died after swallowing a pill that lodged in the wind pipe. Physicians who were summoned could not save the child despite prompt efforts.
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Macon Ga
J. A. Pyles
Berlin
Thurslday
Fashionable Hat and Velvet Accents Highlighted
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a fashionable hat and velvet accents. The text mentions an archbishop named Pietro Fu and phrases about impressively smart pate styling. Details are unclear due to damage or misread characters.
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Bromn Pane
Pietro Fu
Troubled with kidneys since childhood woman seeks relief
A William Hyde advertisement notes Mrs. G Hyde of Benconis narrating long standing kidney trouble with backache fatigue and bodily aches. It claims Foley Kidney Quick Relief pills and cathartic tablets brought a “new person” with improved energy and reduced pains.
Grandchild Croup Cough Cited as Treated by Honey and Tar
A fragment notes a grandchild with a croupy cough and claims Foley's Honey and Tea along with Honey and Tar provided relief. The text references throat chest and bronchi issues and mentions Conzalet opiates on the wrapper, with usual sale claims.
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Meyersdale
Foley
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