Barrow County’s Fifty Years Of Growth And Change
Barrow Times reflects on Barrow county’s rise from a part of three counties to a progressive, prosperous region. It notes land values climbing from four dollars per acre to about one hundred, improvements in schools, roads, telephones, and agriculture, and honors citizens who shaped the county’s development over the past fifty years.
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Barrow Times
Barrow County
Jackson, Walton and Gwinnett
Athens
Durin
Great
Darrow County
Senator Smith to Speak at Cotton Association Conference
A Montgomery Alabama convention of the American Cotton Association March 9 12 will feature speakers including U S Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia and U S Senator E B Smith of South Carolina. Gov Harding and Dr Bradford Knapp head the invited officials with Harvie Jordan predicting a record turnout of cotton growers bankers and educators from across the belt. The women's section promises special interest with leaders from Atlanta Montgomery Gadsden and Madison among those listed.
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American Cotton Association
Montgomery
Ala
W. P. G. Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Hoke Smith
Georgia
BE. D. Smith
South Carolina
Joseph E. Ransdell
Louisiana
Bradford Knapp
Bureau of Extension Work
Colleges of Agriculture
Jordan
Samuel Lumpkin
City Planning Commission of
Atlanta
South
Thomas N. Owen
G. H. Mathis
Gadsden
Z. I. Fitepatrick
Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs
Madison
Street Railways Hit by High Cost of Living
Atlanta dispatch reports street railway and electric power costs rising far above living expenses. Since 3 years, 72 electric railways with 6,558 miles have entered bankruptcy, 61 dismantled 791 miles, 39 abandoned 267 miles, and 315 municipally owned lighting plants went out of business, burdening taxpayers with losses.
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Atlanta
Railroad Commission
Street Railway Company
South
Cheney's Expectorant Sent By Mail Ad
J H Richardson of Sweetwater Tennessee recommends Cheney's Expectorant for long standing coughs colds and bronchial trouble. He orders six bottles by mail and says it is superior to anything he tried. The ad touts relief from whooping cough croup asthma sore throat and common colds with quick improvement.
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Mr. Richardson
Cheney
Firat
Aix
J. H. Richardson
Sweetwater
Tenn
Gator Nasal Relief Ad Promises Instant Clear Breaths
An old advertisement claims fragrant antiseptic cream, applied inside the nostrils, soothes swollen mucous membranes and provides instant relief from nasal congestion and catarrh, with promises of open nostrils and a clear head.
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Appy
Mother Teach the Children Daily Health Duty
An old health column urges mothers to establish a daily health routine for children, stressing regular care for body and comfort. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe, nonnarcotic remedy for headaches and digestive issues and offers a free trial bottle by mail.
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Peete
Dr. Well
Caldma
Dr. Caldwell
B. Caldwell
Washington Street
Monticello
Minois
Napier Declares No Loss in Court Race in Georgia
Atlanta February 24 Colonel George M Napier solicitor general of the Stone Mountain circuit and candidate for attorney general of Georgia reports a flood of supportive letters from across the state after addressing the Bibb County Napier club in Macon The Bibb club is the first Georgia political club for the 1920 campaign aimed at organizing the state in Napier's favor He has a wide personal acquaintance from his time as grand master of Georgia Mason and Mystic Shrine leader. critics praise his record as prosecuting officer noting he has never lost a case and the taxes public support grows with organized backing in central Georgia.
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Atlanta
Macon
Bibb County
George M. Napier
Stone Mountain
Georgia
South Georgia
Napier
Napier Club
Coonnel Napier
Haps
Georgia Mason
Yaarab
Coronel Napier
Grand Jury
Ita
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Ford
C. A. Trussell Motor
E & S Sporting Goods Co
Willard
Aeverleedd
Martin Bros
Clayton ST
Athens, GA
Barrow Times Progress OF
New County
Senator Smith
RE. W. Grove
Colonial Theatre
Ray Comstock
William Elliott
Milamaistila Miei Princess Theatre
Lero
Eno Success
Jerome Kern
Alces
Colonial Theater
Ma Tire & Buebel Company
Washington and Jackson Sts
Itwane
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