Economic optimism boosts rails and crops across nation
Last week bank clearings rose 11 percent from the prior week and 12 percent from a year earlier while New York Stock Exchange turnover topped 1,000,000 shares on four days. Railways report rising traffic as coal moves, and farmers expect strong incomes from cotton and other crops, with potential wage advances in several industries. If the 1922 cotton crop reaches 11,000,000 bales, cash receipts may exceed one billion dollars.
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New York Stock Exchange
New England
Failtdad Cour
SOE
Nates
Poultry Grades Established by Georgia Market Bureau
J B Jackson director of the Georgia Market Bureau reports rising poultry sales statewide. He outlines new grade standards: friers 1 to 2 1/2 pounds, young bens over 2 1/2 pounds. premiums of 2 cents a pound for those meeting target weights. Turkeys cocks guineas to be sold under seasonal handling. Broilers receive no special classification.
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J.B. Jackson
Market Bureau
It of Agriculture
Jackson
Georgia
North Georgia
Athens 27 Years Ago From Banner Files April 1895
A Third Party figure contemplates retirement after the January election and a Democratic ballot as a remedy. A Populist ticket withdrawal proposal in Clarke county is debated. candidates may be unusual if they agree. A bulldog nabs a man’s pants at a residence on Milledge avenue. Cupid trespass sows trouble in that section. Misses Olive entertain friends on Thomas street. Hon. W H Sims to visit Athens family of Col Stephen Upson. Misses Watt and Paulio return to lead Lucy Cobb Institute classes next week.
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Banner Files
Clarke County
Milledge Avenue
Olive
Thomas Street
Harry Sims
Washington
W. H. Sims
Willng
Athens
Stephen Upson
Misees
K. J. Watt
Anna J. Paulio
Lucy Cobb Institute
Nere
Ene Beare Orter
Southielway Co
Georgia
Booth
Rook
Halth
Did It Ever Occur To You Business Duty Message
A compact editorial on teamwork and personal responsibility in business. It urges full effort from every employee, notes dishonest gain from partial service, and uses analogies of sports and daily work to stress the cost of shirking duties. It cites a Georgia figure and reflects on practical financial and social cautions.
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Asheville
N.C
Worth
The Merry Widow Waltz Captivates Audiences Worldwide
The 1907 sensation The Merry Widow dominates streets and stages from Chicago to London. Henry av Savage promotes its famous waltz with a Broadway- and Colonial Theatre run announced for October 9. The production features Jefferson PeAugnits and a celebrated scenic design in a storied presentation.
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Waley
Chicago
Lower Broadway
Upper Groad
London
West End
San Tcleon
Orient
Couth
Colonial Theatre
Miny
Jefferson PeAugnits
Vie Gant
Mrs Coral Thornton Dies Sudden in Watkinsville
Mrs Coral McCynen Thornton dies suddenly at her home in Watkinsville age 49. A Baptist member she was found dead in bed Sunday morning after retiring Saturday night. Funeral and interment held Monday at 11 in Watkinsville with Rev Willie Saye officiating. Survived by husband H A Thornton two daughters Mrs E M Pournott and Iona and sons Edward and Vester Thornton, three sisters and four brothers.
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Coral McCynen Thornton
Watkinsville
Baptist Church
Willie Saye
Hex Sumwsig
H. A. Thornton
E. M
1254 Students Registered at University of Ga
A total of 1254 students registered at the University of Georgia by noon Monday, about three hundred below the 1921 22 level and over one hundred ahead of last fall’s date. Officials expect year end totals to exceed last year by about 200. Text ends with garbled sentence about an egg incident.
McCanon Family Featured in Bernstein Bros Acquaintance
Carlton residents S. C. McCanon Ed McCanon and E C McCanon with Bernstein Bros in charge at Sandy Cross Georgia event noted among Carlton gatherings.
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Carlton
S. C. McCanon
Ed. McCanon
E. C. McCanon
Sandy Cross
Bernstein Bros
Walter Jones and Family Return From Europe Trip
Mr Walter Jones and family including sons Harris and Bannon returned Monday from an extended Europe tour. They sailed on the Majestic in June, visited Scotland England France Belgium Holland Italy and Germany, traveled by Packard and train, Harris shared a flight London to Paris with Norma Olmadge. Mr Jones notes high prices and distrust of Americans in Europe, especially Germany, during their travels.
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Harris
Bannon
Europe
Majestic
South
Hampton
Scotland
England
France
Belgium
Héland
Italy
Mr. Jones
Termany
Fife
Holland
London
Paris
Norma Olmadge
Nat Goodwyn
Yatec
Ada
Engteh
Parla
Karriz
Andrews
Germany
Tertin
Calomel Dangers Warned in Local Ad
An old advertisement warns against calomel use citing risks such as salivation liver damage and bone decay. It promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, harmless vegetable substitute and urges readers to return for a refund if it fails to improve their condition.
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Dodson
Anita
666 Quick Relief Tonic Advertisement
A vintage ad proclaims 666 quickly relieves colds constipation biliousness and headaches. It markets the tonic as a fine remedy in a period advertisement style without clinical claims.
Money Making Stunt Ad Claims Health Remedies
A dubious advertisement urged readers to cut out a token, mail it to Foley and Co for a trial package of various Foley health products including Honey and Tar Compound, Foley Kidney Pills, and Cathartic Tablets, promising cures for boards, colds, pains, and digestive issues. The copy imitates a mail order ad with exaggerated claims and a flashy tone.
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Foley and Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
la Aily
Foley
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