Cotton acreage to be increased in 1923 says New York Journal of Commerce
The New York Journal of Commerce reports, based on a crop reporting board survey, that cotton acreage in the South will rise in 1923 due to high prices and prior planting. Farmers are urged to diversify with legumes and nitrogen cover crops to beat the boll weevil. Potential market risks, including price drops and overproduction, are noted.
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Washington
New York Journal of Commerce
South
Crop Reporting Board
Happiness and character in daily life and law
A column reflects on definitions of success and happiness with LA Times rules, urges living with balance, honesty, and daily improvement. It includes homely proverbs, child naming jokes, New Hampshire bills on sleep and marriage, and cautions about home brewed alcohol dangers and botulism risk.
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The
Los Angeles Times
Daily Sermonet te announces fleeting world
The piece presents a brief sermonette noting the world is fleeting and illusory. It contrasts momentary joy and sorrow with the claim that only heaven holds true reality. The verse emphasizes spiritual over worldly concerns.
It Always Goes A Poem By Berton Braley
Verse notes how people of all kinds respond to flattery and praise. It suggests using a small amount of charm to gain favorable attention, warning not to overdo it. The poem cautions niceties work best in measured amounts and that many mortals are vain.
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Berton Braley
Puzzle caption yields palindrome question
A newspaper puzzle presents a jumble of letters that forms a perfect sentence when inserting specific vowels. The example reveals the phrase DID HANNAH SEE BEES, a palindrome read the same backward and forward.
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Hannah
St Jacobs Oil advertised for backache relief
A vintage advertisement claims backache comes from lumbago or sciatica and promotes St Jacobs Oil as quick relief. It urges rub-on application to ease soreness stiffness and lameness, promising harmless routine use for sciatica neuralgia rheumatism or sprains.
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St. Jacobs
Gargle with Aspirin Gargle Instructions
A dated ad advises gargling with aspirin for sore throat or tonsillitis. Dissolve four teaspoonfuls of aspirin tablets in gargle solution and repeat every two hours if needed. Use Bayer tablets only, marked with a number, available in packs of twelve for a small cost.
Athens Then And Now 1894 News In One Column
The Banner file notes in Athens history list Captain W W Scott of Madison county in town and local social updates. Mrs. James R Lyle ill on College Avenue. Barrett Phinizy heads to Marietta on business. Frank Lipscomb and Jim Barrow plan a big Oglethorpe County hunt. John E Talmadge Jr to spend Christmas week in Atlanta. Strickland entertaining unmarried lawyers New Year’s Eve with local hosts. A cracker dynamite blast injures no one beyond fright as a Negro boy drops the device near the city bank.
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Banner Files
W. W. Scott
Madison County
James R. Lyle
College Avenue
Barrett Phinizy
Marietta
Frank Lipscomb
Jim Barrow
Oglethorpe County
John E. Talmadge, Jr
Atlanta
John J. Strickland
Athens
Geo. C. Thomas
C. P
Did It Ever Occur To You A Little Of Everything
Clarke county may adopt a county unit school system to benefit rural children, a plan once defeated, with emphasis on equal access for country and city students. The piece argues for coeducation, noting girls should be on equal footing with boys in sophmore declamations and other activities at the University of Georgia. It also highlights spring’s new growth, improved business conditions, cotton prices, and local Rotary efforts supporting boys and the Boy Scout program.
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Hugh Rowe
Clarke County
Aaron Cohen
Incorporate
University of Georgia
Colurymy
Advantagetin
Banner
Herald
Rotary Club
Free trial package of Chamberlain remedies offer
A vintage ad urges readers to send name, plain written as pildress, and 5 cents to Chamberlain Medicine Co. Des Moines Iowa to receive a trial set including Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for coughs and colds, Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets, and Chamberlain’s Salve for burns wounds and skin issues all for 5 cents.
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Chamberlain Medicine Co
Des Moines
Towa
Chamberlain
Doctors tout Calotabs as nausea free cold cure
Doctors report Calotabs offer a brisk, safe treatment for colds and flu without nausea or interfering with meals. One tablet at bedtime with water activates the liver, leading to relief by morning and renewed appetite. Price listed as ten cents per tablet.
Financial withdrawals hit Rockefeller support in New York
News briefs report withdrawal of financial backing from John D. Rockefeller Sr and Jr by the Anti Saloon League of New York after officials learned commissions and contributions were being split. Other items note Chicago Great Western revenue rise, France troop movements doubt, Justice Sanford confirmation, Robert Woods Bligs nomination, St. Louis Southwestern excess profits surrender, and a late fragment about James A. Flaherty in Columbus.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Anti-Saloon League of
New York State
Protests in Paris as German casualties and French force clash
Paris reports say twenty Germans killed as French troops defend themselves during a national demonstration. In Chicago, bantamweight Thurman defeats Patsy Finnigan in ten rounds. Detroit boxing card halted in third round when official stops Hugh Walker vs Jack McAuliffe for injury concerns.
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Detroit
Mich
Hugh Walker
Kansas City
Jack McAuliffdé
Walker
Father as nursemaid in court separated from miner husband
Mrs Thomas Poultn ey sought separation from her miner husband. He appeared in court carrying a baby on either arm. The case was continued.
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Elondon
Thomas Poultney
Deaf and Dumb Negro Seeks Missing Man Love Durham
D W Bilder of Route two Wat Rinaville Ovanew county reports a deaf and dumb negro man about thirty named Love Durham missing for about two weeks. Elder fears he wandered away and may suffer for want of food and shelter until found. Anyone hearing of such a negro is asked to relay information.
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D. W. Bilder
Route Two
Wat
Rinaville
Ovanew County
Durham
Mr. Elder
Mr. Ider
Nero
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Hammond
Ind
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National Congress
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Thomas Moore
NEA
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League
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Sweden
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Chicago and Great Western
France
Ruhr
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Tennessee
Supreme Court
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Robert Woods Bligs
Dallas
St. Louis South Western Railroad
United States
Androue
James A. Flaherty, Aupyeme
Knight of the Maleble
Columbus
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Mexton Ely
Ner
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Apel
Milippi
Syortelie
Paris
Goppard
Jan Thurman
Patsy Finntagin
St. Louis
Addrery American Sugarefining Company
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Emus
Beott & Bowne
Bloomfield
David R. Coker
Hartsville, S. C
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