Floyd bankers back revolving fund to fight boll weevil
Floyd County bankers and business leaders plan a revolving fund to buy poison for farmers facing boll weevil damage. Half the capital to be supplied by Rome bankers and half by local merchants, aiming to finance and educate growers for a profitable cotton crop next fall. The move reflects regional cooperation tying agriculture to finance to strengthen rural prosperity.
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North Georgia
Floyd County
Rome
Atigata Journal
West
South
King Cotton
Busineas
Floyd
Hieans
Mbrchanté
Virtuous Delight and Shelter in Aesop Fragments
An ancient fable fragment contrasts virtue with its absence and notes the bee retreats to lotus while the frog lacks shelter. The saying attributed to Hipopaitsa echoes moral prudence and nature imagery.
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Hipopaidesa
News of The Day Congressman CJ and Kitchens Out of Danger
A concise roundup notes Congressman Claude Kitchen recovering from pneumonia is out of danger in Scotland Neck New York and other items. The report mentions Allied and Turkish delegates on universal service for Christians, a blaze in Flovilla Georgia, and various political and legal updates from cities including New York Berlin Cleveland and Annapolis. It covers indictments in jewelry robbery, a call for debt law revisions, and other regional notes.
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Scotland Neck
N. Y
Claude Kitchen
Spider Interference Hits Broadcast Station Message
A bizarre report notes a spider interfering with a broadcasting station’s signals when a spider web atop a mast disrupted transmissions. The web’s carbon from coal allegedly caused short relay faults and message loss.
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Beattle
Puzzle Riddle From a Pocketbook Teases Small Sums
A fragment hints at a math riddle with boys and money. It mentions a pocketbook and a goal of three cents left over after each takes two cents. The text is garbled but implies a small group of boys and a total sum they found. The yesterday's answer line appears nonsensical.
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Cdc
Filtration visit to Athens water works by Atlanta delegation
A 1895 item notes a delegation from Atlanta to Athens to inspect filtration at the water works. Attending were George Hillyer Howell Evans and M B Torbett water commissioners board member. G W Terry secretary. W H Nye of Boston representing Warren Filter Company. Positive marks for the system and officials.
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Banner Files
Athens
Messrs
George Hillyer
Howell C. Evans
M. B. Torbett
Board of Water Commissioners
G. W. Terry
W. H. Nye
Boston
Warren Filter Company
Did It Ever Occur To You A Little Wide-ranging Memo
A column by Hugh Rowe reviews local police commission actions on Sunday parking near churches and tail light rules, arguing for restraint and promotion of public safety. It also lauds Postal Telegraph Co. staff for service, notes Kiwanis club road contracts aiding Athens area highway connections, and urges broader county cooperation. It discusses a peanut crop surge as a profitable alternative to cotton, citing Mnk Gillen of Maxeys.
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Hugh Rowe
Police Commission
Police Department
Cn .Churcas
Sonmie
Lee
Ainforce
Norman
Kiwanis Club
Wikes
Oglethorpe
Athens
Nobel Peace Laureate Fridtjof Nansen Portrait
Fridtjof Nansen, newly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, stands as a rare public figure who shifted from science to humanitarian work. The Arctic explorer, zoologist, author, and diplomat shaped relief efforts, diplomacy, and League of Nations aims while guiding repatriation and famine aid, emphasizing selfless sacrifice.
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Christiania
Fridtjof Nansen
Sin
Nanson
Foen
Here
University of
I c Christiania
Greenland
Larry Gantt Column Praises Athens Picture Theatres
Larry Gantt extols Athens film houses the Palace and Elite for low admittance and high quality films imported from major cities. He notes nearby towns appreciate the enterprise run by Joel and Gidley and calls the Palace one of the south’s finest theatres. A leading cotton man urges farmers to plant cotton to avoid boll weevil losses, predicting lower yields with no substitute. He warns of at least thirty cents per pound predicted for next fall and says poison is needed to control the pest.
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Clarke
Mtnk. Gillen
Maxeys
Athens
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Mesara
Joel and
Gidley
Manarery
Stylish coiffure products claim secure hold for all hair
A short note describes stylish coiffure items that promise secure grip and lasting hold for various hair types. The catalog-like blurb emphasizes reliability, trim design, and all-day wear without frizz.
Upshaw Salts Allegations On Prohibition Smuggling
Washington report cites Rep Upshaw accusing officials of concealing evidence on liquor smuggling in the House. He says a diplomat marked liquor as diplomatic, and mentions a bootlegger operating near the House office building. The Georgia Democrat reads a letter from a representative’s daughter and hints at more sensational disclosures to come from the bureau.
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Washington
Prohibition
Brey
Upshaw
Georgia
Snaoen
Reha
Haynes
Europe
Soid
J. Upshaw
Once Friend of Kaiser Now Runs Toy Shop in Seattle
Alvo von Alvensleben once allied with the Kaiser and praised as a Prussian noble, is now running a toy shop in Seattle after internment at Fort Douglas Utah. The ex-officer, famed for wealth and retinues, was released and shifted to import retail, drawing curiosity as stories of his dramatic past circulate.
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Kaiser
Seattle
Alvo
von Alvensle
Ben
Prussia
Fort Douglas
Utah
von Alvensleben
Sient
Anepyer
B.C
Pete x Mable
Eerie Reales Ponies
Leben Saree
United States
Canada
Capeld
Jand
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Court of Claims
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Lenin
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Ruhr
Lausanne
Turkey
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David N. Mosesosohn
Dress Industries of America
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Hugo Scoelkopf
Berlin
W.G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railway
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Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive ‘Engineers
Cleveland
Coblenz
Germany
St. Mantel
William H.moore
Annapolis
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Texas
Mexican Congress
Leaysaworth Prison
Norfolk
Heinrich Kaiser
Wignera Falls
Tex
Henry John Tousaint
Liberty
Toussaint
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Horace Crawford
Arthur Latimer
Postal ‘Telegraph Co
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T. H. Jackson
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Nansen
Norway
Sweden
Great Britain
League of Nations
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Russia
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Aelf
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T. Larry Gantt
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Rye
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