Increased Wages for Railroad Employes Pleads Before Commission
Representatives from a majority of U S railroads told the government wage commission that higher pay is needed. J W Higgins of the Western Association of Railroads urged boosts for workers earning under 150 dollars monthly, stressing no distinction between union and organized staff.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Railroad
J. W. Higgins
Western Association of Railroads
Georgia Editor Author of Interesting Book
Savannah reports strong interest in the sale of Saturday Night Sketches by John L. Herring of Titton. The Savannah Morning News prints a half column write up in its Sunday edition and other Georgia papers note the publication.
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Savannah
John L. Herring
Savannah Morning News
A Hint to the Aged on Quick Cold Recovery
The article advises people over sixty to rest in bed for one or two days after catching a cold. It recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to speed recovery and reduce the risk of the cold leading to more serious illnesses.
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Chamberlain
Hundreds Destroyers Under Construction in Navy Program
Washington February 19 The navy department placed contracts for additional destroyers beyond this year’s building program. Secretary Daniels credited shipyard speed for the new orders. The exact number under construction is not announced but is known to run into the hundreds.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy Department
Daniels
How to Relieve Baby's Cold Salve Advice
The article promotes Eucapine Salve a mild remedy for children priced at twenty five cents a large family jar. It lists ingredients eucalyptus wintergreen menthol camphor pine oils and petrolatum and notes its availability at H R Palmer & Sons in Athens and other drug stores.
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Athens
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Only One Pension Check Was Not Delivered
Judge Orr of Clarke county had one pension check undelivered and returned to the capitol in Atlanta. The check, eighty dollars for veteran Pleasant Williams, reflects the new law expanding ordinary pension payments to eighty dollars this year with gradual increases to ninety and one hundred in coming years. Williams died in Greene county weeks ago, the only death among listed pensioners this year known to the office. about a dozen veterans and widows died during the year.
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Judge Orr
Clarke
Atlanti
Pleasant Williams
Willams
Greene County
Clarke County
Movie listings for Strand and Elite week schedule
The Strand shows Sonia Markova in Fox special A Heart's Revenge and Elsie Ferguson in The Rose of the World with six acts. Elite presents Julian Eltinge in The Clever Mrs Carfax and William s Hart in The Silent Man. Friday features Viola Dana in The Winding Trail and Claire McDonald in The Ship of Doom. Saturday includes Alice Joyce in A Woman Between Friends, Charlie Chaplin in Easy Street with Ella Hall in My Little Boy and Fighting Trail.
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Sonia Markova
Fox
Elite
Julian Eltinge
Mrs. Carfax
Elsie Ferguson
William S. Hart
Viola Dana
Claire McDonald
Alice Joyce
Charlie Chaplin
Ella Hall
Little Boy
Greene County Registrants Reappear for Draft Board Re-exam
Monday afternoon about twenty registrants from Greene county appeared before the advisory medical board for re examination. Delegations from counties in the district came for examination by a board of Athens physicians and dentists. ADVERTISE YOUR WANTS.
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Greene County
Advisory Medical Board
Doven Athens
Georgia Governor Urges Boost in Pork and Food Output
Georgia must raise food production to avert shortages says Governor Hugh M. Dorsey in a February proclamation. Citizens are urged to attend Macon meetings on February 27 and cooperate with cooperative efforts led by the Georgia College of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture and farm agents to boost pork production by 10 percent over 1917.
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Atlanta
Macon
Georgia
Dorsey
United States
Extension Division
Georgia College of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Federal Food Administration
Farm Demonstration Agent
Hugh M. Dorsey
Executive Department
Clarke Exemption Board Orders 28 Men to Camp Gordon
The local exemption and selection board will send twenty eight men from this county under the draft act to Camp Gordon on Saturday. The picks will come from Class One colored men who have passed physical examinations.
Close In Warehouse for Auto Sale and Service
For sale or rent is a warehouse with railroad frontage in a prime location suited for auto sales and service. Dozier 4 Co. suwid-fk.
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Dozier 4 Co
Suwid-Fk
City Court Recesses For One Day Amid Calendar Backlog
The city court paused yesterday after reviewing the calendar. cases will resume tomorrow Thursday. Several judgments and orders were issued. one jury case, Constitution Publishing Co. of Atlanta versus Eberhart and others, ended in a verdict for the plaintiff in Athens.
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Constitution Publishing Co
Atlanta
Eberhart
Athens
Resumption of 2-Cent Coin Mintage Urged by Association
The executive committee of the American Newspaper Publishers' Association adopted a recommendation to resume minting two-cent coins. The goal is to provide a convenient medium of exchange for buying newspapers.
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Washington
The
Treasury
American Newspa
Paper Publishers’ Association
Clarke County Day for Advisory Board Review
Yesterday a number of appeals from the exemption board for physical examinations appeared before the district advisory board and their cases were passed upon in most instances the findings of the local board stood.
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Exemption Board
District Advisory Board
County Commissioners Hear Report on Roads
County Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues held a regular semi monthly meeting. They received a report from County Road Engineer C M Strahan recommending bids for contracts under the adopted patrol maintenance system by the March meeting, the first Tuesday of next month.
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County Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues
C. M. Strahan
Railroad bill to pass this week under limited debate
Washington February 19 plans were made that leaders believe ensure passage of the railroad bill this week. An informal agreement to be submitted to the senate would limit debate to five minute speeches beginning at 2 pm Thursday with a final vote expected that day. Secretary McAdoo urged early passage to clear up transportation problems.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
McAdoo
Chamberlain's Tablets for Digestive Disorders
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