A Dull Season for the White Flower Business
A House floor remark by Dr Upshaw accuses Washington officials of violating the Volstead Act and calls for an investigation. Florists in Washington hoped for a boost from the debate but the demand for white flowers near the Capitol proved insufficient. Maryland’s Hill then urges a congressional probe, promising executive sessions and years of consideration, arguing the Volstead enforcement feeds hypocrisy and risks the nation.
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Flor Ve
Upshaw
House
Washington
Capitol
Hill
Maryveland
Athens Board of Education Acts to Lessen School Fire Hazard
Athens parents applaud steps to prevent school fires after Covington and Lanett tragedies. The Board imposes weekly fire drills and supports moving to one story brick buildings, aiming for safer schools as new constructions proceed over years.
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Athens
Board of Education
Covington
Landt
Ala
Covington and
Lanett
Farmers enjoy big 1923 buying power with rising cotton values
The article notes farmers will have about 1.5 billion more dollars to spend in 1923, with the South’s cotton crop valued at 1.19 billion, Georgia’s share rising to 56 million, and statewide farm-crop values up by over 34 million. Atlanta bank deposits rise to over 25 million as savings grow, while a Tulsa cookhouse fundraiser funds an Indian memorial.
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Gebrgia
Georgia
Atlanta
Columbia
8. C
South
Fourth National Bank
Harriet Carter
Tulsa
Okla
Vellore
India
Move On Foot Ten Move Big Mill To This Section
Movement of new cotton mills to New England states. Article notes southern mills expansion, plant relocations in Massachusetts, and capital spending shifts. Secretary of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers cites legal 54 hour week, wage and tax issues, and potential growth for New England mills.
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Lewell
Jenkens
Unis
Massachusetts
H. T. Sergeoul
National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
Souther Mills
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
New England
Georgia Sets New Record For Prohi Law Enforcement
Georgia reports a 1922 enforcement high with 2716 stills destroyed and 27313 gallons of whiskey and 2116 gallons of beer seized. The state logged 1443 arrests and 2133 prosecutions, with total property losses valued at 624,491.50 dollars while a 28 man force achieved unprecedented activity.
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Georgia
Prohi
Atlanta
Fred B. Dismuke
Dismuke
Ten Sign Changes From Dolls To Bakes
A shop sign evolves through ten readings after ten owners each change one letter in the word Dolls ending with Bakes via a sequence: Dolls, Rolls, Tolls, TollB, TollS, Balls, Bales, Bakes, Bakes, Bakes.
Athens 27 Years Ago Items of Interest in the Classic City
From Banner files of March 1895 the piece notes Miss MacLellans dancing school hosting Thursday afternoons at Dupree Hall with a small daily vernman planned. Lucy Cobb Institute ladies form T. R. Cobb Reading Circle meeting Mondays. seniors guided by Mrs Lipseiny and Miss Rosa Wienberg. Social visits list Mrs Baldwin of Savannah and others, travel by Mr Hutchins, Captain J J Rucker returning from Augusta, Mrs J W Rucker visiting Prince Avenue, Miss Emily Upson and Edward Upson bound for Eldorado Florida, Miss May Hodgson returning from Atlanta after visiting Lula Slayton.
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Athens
Banner Filse
Persoals
W. Dh. Baldwin
Savinnah
W. J. Boggs
Hutchins
J. J. Rucker
Augusta
J. W. Rucker
Atlanta
W. H. Davis
Prince Avenue
Emily Upson
Edward 8. Upson
Eldorado, Fla
May Hodgson
Mises Lula Slayton
Did It Ever Occur To You A Collected Column
A long reader letter cites a Wall Street Clayton street lot as an eyesore and urges city action. The piece comments on prosperity signs, pecan orchards in Clarke county, and celebrates Woodrow Wilson amidst the Wilson Foundation fund coverage, praising his wartime leadership and historical standing.
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Wall Street
Clayton
Cit
Washington
Wilson Foundation Fund
Woodrow Wilson
Springfield Republican
Woodrowilson
Aew
Wilson
More About Hill Mixture and Cotton Weevil Fight
The article argues farmers face high costs for calcium arsenate to protect cotton against boll weevils, noting price hikes from trusts and a per acre expense of 7 to 10 dollars plus fertilizer and application. It highlights L D T Hill’s touted mixture as cheaper and more effective, backed by Burke County farmers and local leader Mr Hill, claiming dramatic weevil reduction after use.
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T. Larry Gantt
Trneviments
Messrs
Jim Morton
Claude
Tom Erwin
Fred Davis
He Comer
L. D. Tt
Gough
Burke County
Hill
Calcium arsenate mix touted for cotton pest control
A Burke county farmer endorses a calcium arsenate arsenic mix as the best cheap solution to boll weevil infestation. He notes the powder is applied every ten days by dousing a single cotton stalk, warns of easy handling by children, and claims the mixture attracts weevils to the wet drop. Barrette & Company plans to supply the product at four dollars per acre, with Burke county experts urging independent local investigations before purchase.
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Burke County
Barrette & Company
Augusta
Athens
Ertinse-Hedron Company
Torrow
Greene County News Bits and Local Obits Tossed
Greene County tariff manager John D. Tattle and Mrs Agnes Newnan of Ireland mingle in Greens Core 앞hints of upheaval in Trish affairs. Governor Early’s remains were moved to Greensboro cemetery. Notables include George W. Tappan of White Plains and Dr Charles P Brightwell of Maxeys. Morgan and Barrow county deaths and marriages fill the page with local names and prospers.
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Greene County
John D. Tattle
National Coal Association
Agnes Newnan
Vailtin
Ireland
W. C. Davidson
Early
Skull Shoals
Greensboro
George W. Tappan
White Plains
L. Ray
Upior
Dragnet Spreads in Memphis for Two Negroes
Memphis police widened a citywide dragnet for two black suspects after one man abducted a white woman from a streetcar, dragged her to a ravine, beat her for hours and dumped her into the Mississippi River where she survived. In Shreveport, Leslie Laggett, a Black man, was lynched by a mob who abducted him and found his body riddled with bullets.
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Memphis Tenn
Memphis’ Parks
Shreveport
Leslie Laggett
Squirrels In The Movies Now
WHITE PLAINS New York Dr Lillian Delyer Powers has 150 trained squirrels at Squirrel Farm. She studies them for science and compares their behavior to humans noting memory temperament habits and even love affairs observed over 17 years of research.
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Josephne van de Gift
White Plains
N. Y
Lillian Delyer Powers
Squirrel Farm
Dr. Powers
Squirrels Star in Dr Powers Film Crew Names
Dr Powers trained a colony of squirrels for a movie and recalls key animals. Pedy Cartagena Feicia Curly and Massia played roles while others like Felician Gophle and Hi Agatha joined the cast. The process involved house keeping and some dramatic shifts as Massia abandoned home wrecking.
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Pedy Cartagena
Dr. Powers
Mov Aetoy
Felician
Curly
Mainie
Massia
Jeet
Gophle
Hi Agatha
Ang Min
Calotabs Purified Cal Tablets for Cold Cure
Doctors claim Calotabs purify and activate the liver as the first step in treating colds and influenzas. One or two tablets at bedtime with water, no salt, no fatigue, next morning feeling renewed and free of congestion. Pocket size, ten cents. advertisement from a historic newspaper notice.
Dangerous Calomel Diet Warns Against Mercury Ties
A fragmented advertisement warns that calomel mercury laxative causes sickness and bone necrosis. It claims it cures bile problems but triggers nausea cramps and liver issues. The piece promotes Liver Tone as a safer alternative despite garbled wording.
Speaks Highly of This Home Made Cough Remedy
An old-time ad touts a cheap DIY cough remedy using Parmint double strength and sugar water to create a half pint medicine. It claims rapid relief by acting on the throat and nose membranes, stopping tickle and inflammation, and clearing mucus within 24 hours for catarrh sufferers.
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