Lecture by Dr Miller on corn culture at University of Georgia
Gainesville Georgia veterinary surgeon Dr John E Miller gave a lecture to University of Georgia agriculture students on modern corn culture. He described reclaiming swamp land at about 35 dollars per acre, producing eighty bushels per acre originally and now envisioning higher yields with improved seed work and drainage.
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John E. Miller
Gainesville
Miller
Dro Miler
Dre. Miller
Soule
William B. Conway
New Pastor Pleages Church New Pastor Pleages Church
Rev A J Sears new pastor of Oconee Street Methodist church passed through the city en route to his home in Watkinsville where he was stationed last year. The congregation regrets the change but welcomes Sears warmly to his new duties in this city. Rev J Ro McCleskey leaves after a year at Oconee Street for Lite River circuit, with best wishes from his people. Sears has succeeded wherever stationed and is welcomed.
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A. J. Sears
Oconee Street
Watkinsville
J Ro McCleskey
Oconee Street Eaurch
Mr B B Weil Joins Wingfield Bros New Firm In City
Mr R B Weil formerly with Head McMahan has joined the new firm Wingfield Bros Co which opens January 1 in this city. Wingfield Jr will manage the business and bring a clothing background to select a stock pleasing to locals. Also note the New Pure Food and Drug Law and Foley's Honey and Tar non opiate safety claim with Kennedy laxative cough syrup as a recommended remedy.
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R. B. Weil
Head & McMahan
Wingfield Bros & Co
Weil
S. B. Wingfield, Jr
Foley's
North Georgia Conference reports strong church activity
The North Georgia Conference session shows broad growth with 106 581 members and 3428 Epworth Leaguers. Full conference payments reached most districts, seven new preachers began on trial, five to full connection, and per capita giving rose while Epworth League chapters declined. Local preacher numbers fell slightly.
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North Georgia
Arters
Allens
J. 8
Bryan
Epworth Leagues
Epworth League
Methodists
Ins
Attorney Hull files bill in Jones vs. railroads case
Col Joseph L Hull attorney filed a bill of exceptions in Jones versus J & A C L rail road companies. The suit sought damages of one thousand dollars for failure to sell a through ticket. After a Clarke Superior court dismissal on technical grounds Hull aims to take the case to the Georgia Supreme Court for a test.
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Joseph L. Hull
Jones
Clarke Superior Court
Hull
Supreme Court of Georgia
City Court Cases Tried Yesterday
City court convened yesterday morning for two misdemeanor pleas. Jesse Mc Clure pleaded guilty to carrying concealed weapons and was fined fifty dollars and costs after endorsement as to character. Noble pleaded guilty to cheating and swindling and was fined thirty dollars and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse McClure
van Dendwyler
Oh Noble
Pneumonia Follows a Cold Yet Foley's Honey and Tar Ends Cough
A consumer note warns that pneumonia can follow a cold, but Foley's Honey and Tar Cold Remedy is promoted as stopping the cough. The claim implies the product provides relief without serious health risk, urging readers to consider its use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Athens to get electric railway franchise plan
The Atlanta and Carolina Railway Co seeks city franchises to build an electric line from Atlanta to Athens passing Conyers Monroe High Shoals and Watkinsville with route through University of Georgia campus and several street crosses. The street committee will report at the next council meeting to authorize crossing streets and laying tracks including Cemetery Baldwin Thomas Mitchell Oconee and Foundry streets and integration with Athens Terminal Co yards.
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Atlanta and Carolina Railway
The
Atlanta and Carolina Railway Company
Atlanta
Athens
Conyers
Monroe
High Shoals
Watkinsville
Whitehall
University of Georgia
Central Railway
Cemetery Street
Baldwin Street
Cemetery Bridge
Jackson
Thomas Streets
Thomas Street
Mitchell Street
Oconee Street
Foundry Street
Broad Street
Athens Terminal Co
Georgia disbands Third and Fourth Regiments in reorganization
In a state wide reorganization the Georgia Adjutant General with the governor's approval abolishes the Third and Fourth regiments. Athens Guards of the Third are reassigned to the Fifth with headquarters in Atlanta. Augusta companies of the Third form a battalion not attached to any regiment.
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National Guard of
Georgia
Scott
Athens Guards
l'‘Thira
Atlanta
Augusta
Rev Ashby Jones to Preach at First Baptist Athens
Rev Ashby Jones of Columbus Georgia son of Dr J William Jones of Richmond Virginia has accepted an invitation to visit Athens to fill the First Baptist pulpit Sunday. Jones is a powerful preacher and Sunday worship will offer a great sermon. Dr Young's closing service drew a large crowd and several new members were baptized during the pastorate transition.
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Ashby Jones
Columbus
J. William Jones
Richmond
Athens
First Baptist
Jones
Dr. Young
Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup Secures Agency
Local distributor announces securing the agency for Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup, a new laxative claiming to enliven the liver and regulate digestive organs. The announcement highlights product benefits and market introduction.
Griggs Visits Athens Ahead of 1908 Campaign
Congressman James M. Griggs of Georgia's Second District spends a day in Athens visiting his daughter at Lacey Cobb Institute and his son at the University of Georgia. A veteran congressman and former Democratic Campaign Committee chair, he discusses Democratic prospects and predicts Bryan's nomination. He frames his re election bid against Judge Roddenberry as strong, noting a record of duty and ability.
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James M. Griggs
Georgia
Athens
Lacey Cobb Institute
University of Georgia
Judge Griggs
University
National Congress
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Bryan
Taft
Republicana
Congress
Judge Roddenberry
Mr A H Talmage Plans Early Lumpkin Street Improvements
Allen H Talmage announces commencement of improvements on his Lumpkin street buildings at an early date. The notice appears amid a brief local item and a medicinal advertisement for DeWit's Cerobotiae Witch Hazel Gallvate Gosling and soothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen H. Talmadge
Lumpkin Street
DeWit
Droggiste
Solid California peaches and prunes shipped to Athens
Webb and Crawford Co. receives the largest car load of dried peaches and prunes ever brought to Athens. The wholesale firm showcases rising business volume and broker A. H. O'Farrell, trusted by major dealers, sold the car for one of his connections, highlighting strong brokerage links in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Webb
Crawford Co
Athens
Webb and Crawford Co
A. H. O'Farrell
Full Panama Canal expenses and 1907 progress
Washington reports the Panama Canal Commission's annual account for fiscal 1907. It shows government outlay of 48,235,110 dollars beyond the 50,000,000 paid to France and Panama, with total estimated cost 129,705,200 dollars, excluding sanitation zone costs and Panama railroad reequipment. The report supports hired labor over contracts, notes no yellow fever cases on the isthmus, and mentions further correspondence on lock width widening and related shipbuilding developments.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Isthmian Canal Commission
Isthmus
Fanama
Congress
Board of Consulting Engineers
Panama
Colon
Drainage Congress closes session with strong attendance
Baltimore reports the National Drainage Congress ending its third day with steady interest and attendance. Papers cover Everglades drainage, a national drainage act, swamp land geology, and reclamation impacts. Other topics include benefits of drainage for the United States and state perspectives.
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Baltimore
National Drainage Congress
Everglades
Florida
N. B. Broward
James T. McCleary
George Otis Smith
United States Geological Survey
South
John A. Fox
Arkansas
Congress
John H. Small
North Carolina
United States
William Warner
Missouri
Georgia Coach Whitney Breaks Silence on Football Scandal
Former Georgia football coach Whitney, now at Sewanee, issues a carefully hedged statement denying personal payments and pledging cooperation with inquiries. He accepts blame for bringing in players with prior experience but says he did not solicit or pay them and asserts he left Athens by choice after the Tech game.
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Whitney
University of Georgia
Sewanee
Athens
Tennessee
Georgia Tech
University
Sewance
Georgia
Death by own action explained in Charleston incident
John C. McLemore 21, a Southern Railway worker, fatally injured himself while demonstrating a self inflicted wound. He placed a loaded and empty shell pistol to his head and said this is the away they do it then pulled the trigger. He fell with a bullet in his brain as onlookers watched.
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Charleston
C. S
John C. McLemore
Southern Railway
McLemore
Peruna Restores Health and Strength for Seattle Woman
Mrs Emms Fiecissner of 12 Sixth Ave Seattle recalls two years of painful regular periods and precarious health. After three months of Peruna she reports relief and plans to keep using the remedy. The ad notes thousands of testimonials and directs remittance to The Peruna Drug Mfg Co Columbus Ohio for $1.00 per bottle or $5.00 for six with express prepaid.
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Emms Fiecissner
Sixth Ave
Seattle
Wash
Sons of Temperance
Pernna
Kr. Hartman
Peruna
Peruna Drug Mfg. Co
Columbus
Ohio
Express
Disappearance of Griffin businessman with large sum missing
Griffin, Gay J. Ed Reeves head of the J Reeves Company reportedly vanished with money estimates ranging from $20,000 to $50,000. Reeves left Vaughn last Thursday after selling 300 bales of cotton. Sheriff H C Head, bondsman for $10,000, had also endorsed $2,500 on his note. The Reeves Company store faced a court-ordered receiver and did not open. Reeves, about 28, was trusted as president of a large chartered firm and held substantial cash from time to time, causing a major local shock.
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Griffin
Gay
J. Ed Reeves
J. Reeves Company
Vaughn
Griffin, Jackson
Glennville
Norcross
H.C. Head
Spalding County
Reeves
Reeves Company
Atlanta
T. M. Zellers
Moreland
J. E. Reeves
Dr Shoop's Cough Cure Promoted Safely for Babies
An advertisement touts Dr Shoop's Cough Cure as safe for all ages, including very young babies, claiming it uses a resinous plant extract from a sacred mountain shrub called by Spaniards The Sacred Herb. The cure purportedly calms coughs and heals bronchial membranes without opium chloroform or harsh additives. Demand Dr Shoop's Take no other.
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Shoop’s
H. R. Palmer
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Saei
Pleages Church
B. B. Wel
Wingfield Bros. Co
Kennedy
Sittin
American Bible Society
SMT
Wit Phians
Inc
Ion
Col
J. L. Hull
Supreme Court
Jessie McClure
Clark Noble
First Baptist Church
Audge Briges
Webb & Crawford Co
Elly
If Foley
Amma Fleissner
J. F. Reeves
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