Dollars That Grow on Trees Pecan venture in Bulloch County
The Vidalia Advance reports on The Dollars That Grow on Trees pamphlet from Pecan Plantation Co. led by J B Brewton. A large pecan grove is being developed in Bulloch County with subdivided tracts sold on easy terms. Purchasers will receive a cared-for orchard after five years. The piece highlights pecans as a money crop and notes Georgia's role in the pecan belt. It also covers local figures in agriculture and farming experiments, including Hill and Yance methods, with warnings about weevil control and self-reliance in testing.
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Vidalia Advance
Pecan Plantation Co
J.B. Brewton
Bulloch County
South Georgia
South Tgeorgia
Georgia
Athens
Hill
L. D. Hill
Gough
Burke County
Burke
Banner County
K. G. Yance
Ridge Spring
8. C
Conaixsveq
Hil
Vance
Cokerdkdon
Hartaville
Yonce
Columbia
Polson
Cain
Voree
Subduing Fear: Carlyle’s Sermonette on Courage
The quotation states the first duty of every man is to conquer fear to act freely. Fear hinders genuine action. until fear is mastered, actions are enslaved and insincere. This Daily Sermonette underscores inner resolve as the prerequisite for true conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Carlyle
Adventurers By Berton Braley Poem
Daily they go forth to do their work unheralded and unlaureled. They toil in coal mines steel mills and ships, facing danger as they keep the world’s machinery humming. Adventurers who labor and serve, their courage steady through danger.
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Berton Braley
Adventurers
Puzzle on Ferris Wheel Riddle and Word Square
A puzzle note states two men on a ferris wheel agree that adding one third of the people ahead to three fourths of those behind equals the total riders. The word square puzzle adds six unusual words that form a symmetric square reading the same in all directions.
Historian Coulter Attends Hughes Address in New York
Dr E M Coulter of the University of Georgia traveled from Athens to New York City and New Haven for Secretary of State Charles E Hughes’s address to the American Historical Association. A reception in Hughes’s honor followed, with Coulter and other association members in attendance. En route, Coulter met James R Angell of Yale and other travelers in New York.
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E. M. Coulter
University of Georgia
Athens
New York City
Newnae Conn
Charles E. Hughes
Tosk American Historical Associa
Coulter
Hughes
A Nu. Historical Association
Dr. Coulter
James R. Angell
Yale“University
Athena
Mayor Hosts Dinner With City Council At Home
Mayor C Thomas hosted a dinner party on Hall Street Tuesday evening entertaining city council members. The home was decorated and a course meal served as civic matters were informally discussed. A separate note reports Nina Broxton, an escaped life term convict, was captured near his Broxton home in Ware County by Warden J D Prirge after escaping from the Coffee County chain gang. John Theaus, who escaped with Broxton, remains at large.
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Nee ‘C. Thomas
Hall Street
Sovers
Douglas
Nina Broxton
Coffee County
Broxton
Ware County
J. D. Prirge
John Theaus
Athens 27 Years Ago Items of Interest from Banner Files
In March 1895 Athens notes headline the University Athletic Association filling officer vacancies with Lindsley Halsey as vice president and Heywood Hansen as president. Lucy Cobb Day is set for November 29 with many Lucy Cobb Institute graduates expected to attend a memorial address by Hon. H. H. Carlton in Madison on April 26. Mrs Rutherford expresses optimism about the day’s events and the Cotton States exposition directors.
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Athens
Banner Files
University Athletic Association
Lucy Cobb
Rutherford
Lucy Cobb Institute
Lindsley Halsey
Jermis Club
Heywood Hansen
C. H. B. Floyd
Athletic Association
Ladies Memorial Association
Madison
H. H. Carlton
Morgan County
Did It Ever Occur To You A Little Of Everything
A column by Hugh Rowe discusses not treating police courts as revenue sources, praising prudent discretion over sheer arrest numbers. It laments revenue focus and notes music and community entertainment, then praises American cinema under censorship and summarizes Athens banking leadership led by Hugh H. Gordon Jr. at Commercial Bank of Athens.
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Hugh Rowe
Athens
Commercial Bank of Athena
Hugh H. Gordon, Jr
Pinkham's We Compound Helped My Bad Weaknesses
A testimonial letter from Mira describes use of Pinkham's We Compound to alleviate nervous weakness and pains. She recalls factory work before marriage and says the remedy made her well and strong. She offers to share the letter with others seeking relief.
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Mira
Foley mail-order offer for health remedy trial package
A fragmented advertisement invites readers to mail a cut-out slip with name and address to Foley & Co in Chicago for a trial package. The kit includes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and back pains, and Foley Onal Tablets described as wholesome.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Ill
Foley
Brighter Day and Bankers Back Farmers in Athens
Warren Smith of the Georgia National Bank leads a drive to educate farmers about calcium arsenate and modern methods. Local bankers mobilize resources, backing three major year starter projects: a white way, an abattoir, and a cold storage plant to boost stock raising and regional prosperity in Athens and surrounding counties.
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T. Larry Gantt
Athens
Georgia
South
Warren Smith
Georgia National Bank
Smith
Mayenville
Watkinsvile
Agricultural College
Mibtary
Hugh Gordon
Bermuda
Morton Hodgain
South Georgia
Hughes Proposal Reaches French via Jusser and Hughes
The State Department confirms Secretary Hughes presented his reparations inquiry plan to Ambassador Jusser and that the French government was informed through Jusser before replying. Officials say the exchange clarified the direct path of the American proposal and noted press reports about Ruhr occupation protests.
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Washington
Hughes
State Department
Paris
Jusseran
M. Poincare
Department
United States
Ruhr
Impeachment charges against Attorney General dropped
In Washington the house judiciary committee recommended dismissal of impeachment charges against Attorney General Daugherty raised by Representative Kellar. Also in Washington Senator Stedman urged for a southern negro mummy monument in a dramatic house plea. New York reports note Alfred L. Bud Johnson died. Smyrna refugees accuse Raymond Barnes of directing refugees to the street where some were killed.
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Washington
Daugherity
Kellar
House Judiciary Committee
Stedman
North Carolina
New York
Alfred L
Bud” Johnson
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Peggy Marsh
Cer
Smyrna
Raymond Barnes
Smyrna Theatre
Aspironal Elixir Becomes Notable Cold Remedy Across Markets
An advertisement touts a new elixir called Aspironal, endorsed by European and American army surgeons. It promises rapid relief within two minutes with a pleasant taste, claims universal relief, and urges druggists to stock the product. The copy targets adults and children, claiming safety and effectiveness for all ages and positioning Aspironal as the premier cold and cough remedy of its time.
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