County Line Dispute Between Gwinnett and Barrow
Banner special correspondence from Atlanta describes a disputed county line between Gwinnett and Barrow that may require state intervention and possible legislative amendment after a Friday hearing with Secretary of State Phil Cook. Maps by engineer C M Strahan show two possible lines, one favored by Barrow and another by Gwinnett, involving 6080 acres and potential court action if taxes are disputed.
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Banner
Atlanta
Gwinnett
Barrow
Phil Cook
Gwinnett County
Slaton
C. M. Strahan
University of Georgia
Srahan
Barrow County
Gwinnet
Strahan
Secretary of State
Dope Fiends and Inebriates Sent to Sanitarium to Get Rid of Them
Atlanta, Ga. Oct 20. The state prison commission criticizes sending dope fiends and inebriates to the state farm or penitentiary under vagrancy charges. Judge Patterson argues they are unfortunates not criminals and urges a dedicated sanitarium or hospital for treatment to spare their records.
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Banner
Atlanta, Ga
State Prison Commission
Patterson
Pines and Cough Remedies Advertised in 19th Century Notices
The excerpt catalogs various patent medicines and home remedies for colds and coughs, praising Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey and Foley products. It includes a jingle about pine forests aiding colds, a mail order trial offer from Foley & Co., and a testimonial praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy from Mrs. J. N. Rose of Verona Pennsylvania.
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Dr. Bell
Foley & Co
Chicago
Foley
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Chamberlain
J. N. Rose
Verona
Adv
Foley's Honey and Tar Clears Two Croup Ailments
J W Nizx of Cleveland Ga reports his two children suffer croup and nearly suffocated before Foley's Honey and Tar completely cured them without opiates. The remedy thins phlegm opens air passages and helped their breathing.
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Croup
J. W. Nizx
Cleveland
Foley
R, Palmer & Sons
New W. and A. Bill Creates Georgia Releasing Commission
Atlanta Oct 20 The Dorris Western and Atlantic releasing commission bill outlines a special five member body chaired by the governor with the railroad commission secretary and two gubernatorial appointees. It authorizes data gathering leasing negotiations controls compensation and a study of re leasing the road with a potential double tracking provision and a final report to the general assembly.
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Banner
Atlanta
General Assembly of Georgia
Railroad Commission
General Assembly
Devoe Paint Tops The Market In Longevity And Value
A vintage ad touts Devoe as the best paint value with far greater coverage and durability than cheaper brands. It urges shoppers to compare gallon and quart costs and notes painter’s labor as a separate major expense, with Devoe claimed to last longer. Talmage Hardware Co. is named as a seller.
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Devoe
No Indigestion Relief in Five Minutes Promoted
A vintage advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast, safe remedy for indigestion and stomach misery. It promises relief from heartburn gas and bloating within minutes and urges readers to keep a fifty cent case on hand for daytime or nighttime distress.
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Pape
New Furniture Store Set to Open in Athens
Athens welcomes a new furniture business as W H Feagle relocates from Macon to lease the Thomas street building once home to E D Sledge. Feagle, a veteran in the trade, will stock a large selection and is expected to open soon to serve Athens and surrounding area.
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Athens
W. H. Feagle
Macon
Thomas Street
E. D. Sledge
Feagle
Try This If Hair Starts Falling Baldness Remedy
A home remedy claims Parisian Sage can stop excessive hair loss when used twice daily. The ad touts renewed hair growth, improved lustre, and quick results, with availability from H. R. Palmer & Sons or other druggists.
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H. R. Palmer & Sons
Masonic Lodge Meeting Notice for October 21 1915
Mount Vernon Lodge No 22 F and A M announces a communication at the hall third floor Max Joseph building this Thursday evening October 21 1915 at 8 oclock. Work in the M M degree. Qualified brethren invited. By order LN Betts W M MO G Quinn Sec. Also an anecdotal note praises Foley's Honey and Tar as a reliable remedy for cold or cough from E G Donaphant of Monette Missouri after 35 years as a railroad engineer.
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Mount Vernon Lodge
Max Joseph
LN. Betts
W. M. MO
G. Quinn
G. Donaphant
Monette
Foley
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Peady
Georgia Milledgeville Farm Sees Major Rebuild After Short-Sighted Cuts
A legislative committee touring state institutions will find Milledgeville Farm expanded and improved after a 30 000 grant. A new building progresses toward Christmas completion, sewerage and water projects await, and convict labor funds most upgrades, reducing state costs.
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Banner
Avlanta
Milledgeville
Reformatory
Dr John Hunnicutt Heads to Boston Meeting
Dr John Hunnicutt left yesterday for Boston to attend the Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North America. Dr John B Murphy of Chicago is president of the Surgical Society whose membership includes leading surgeons.
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John Hunnicutt
Boston
Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North America
John B. Murphy
Chicago
Coffee Harms Complexion Says Famous Actress
Lillian Russell, cited by the Chicago Herald, warns that coffee and tea injure the complexion. She notes tea and coffee can dry the skin, depress the mood, and dull the mind. The note promotes Instant Postum as a safe morning beverage.
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Lillian Russell
The
Chicago Herald
Moonshine Conspirators On Trial In Fort Smith Case
Seven men faced conspiracy charges in Fort Smith Arkansas for defrauding the government in moonshine whiskey. The group linked to the Rush Distilling Co Kansas City faces allegations of illicit distilling shipping thousands of gallons of whiskey. Eighth defendant Fred Bowles was dismissed.
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Associated Press
Fort Smith
Ark
Fred Bowles
United States Internal Revenue Service
Federal Grand Jury
United States
John L. Casper
Rush Distilling Co
Kansas City
Guy L. Hartman
James C. Brewbaker
Distilling Company
Knox Booth
Casper
Hartman
Booth
Tennessee Revenue Division
James Lurber
Atlanta
Georgia Revenue Division
Thomas C. McCoy
Asheville
N. C
S. L. Williams
Winston-Salem
J. W. Griner
Sonora
Arkansas
J. Henry Brown
Harrison, Ark
Newton C. Spralding
Aurora
John Farrabee
George Hartman
Charles Brewbaker
John Coffey
J. B. Thomas
James L. Smith
Revenue Department
Washington
Arkansas River
Funeral for Mrs W H Jones Held Yesterday
The funeral of Mrs. William H. Jones was conducted yesterday afternoon from the Lexington Road residence by Rev. R E Neighbour of the Baptist Tabernacle. Floral tributes were many as friends accompanied the casket to its burial at Oconee cemetery.
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William H. Jones
Lexington Road
R. E. Neighbour
The
Baptist Tabernacle
Oconee Cemetery
Eleven Year Old Boy Dies at Home
Yesterday morning Luther Smith aged eleven died at his mother Mrs J W McIntyre home on Jones Avenue. He leaves his mother step father and several young sisters and brothers. The body will be sent by the 10 40 Seaboard train for the funeral and burial at Berkeley.
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J. W. McIntyre
Jones Avenue
Luther Smith
Seaboard
Berkeley
Linton Spring Water Co Announces Athens Service
The Linton Spring Water Co offers pure water to Athens families and will deliver to emergency calls today. They invite friends and patrons to the Spring, phone 504.
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Athens
Linton Spring Water CO
For Rent Warehouses Near Central of Georgia Depot
Public sale or rental notice listing the warehouse and store room space formerly occupied by Webb & Crawford near the Central of Georgia Railway depot. Trustee F C Shackelford notes available property for lease.
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Webb & Crawford
Central of Georgia Railway
Crippled Schooner Tofa Brought Into New Orleans
The Mobile schooner Tofa, dismantled in a hurricane off Jamaica on September 23, arrives in New Orleans today aboard the United Fruit steamer Priston. The crew had been en route from Porto Rico to Pensacola when disaster struck.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Tofa
Jamaica
Porto Rico
Pensacola
United Fruit
Priston
Indictments Detail Bribe Payments Linked to Fort Smith Distillery
The second indictment accuses Casper of paying Booth a $1000 bribe for removing 25 000 gallons of whiskey from the distillery without paying internal revenue tax. The third charges Booth with accepting the bribe and a $500 payment from Guy L Hartman. A blanket conspiracy charge names six revenue officers and others, citing purchases from Fort Smith firms and water sales to Hartman. Additional counts cover illegal rectification and operations at the M B Brock Distillery in Fort Smith.
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Casper
Booth
Guy L. Hartman
Hartmans
Charles Brewbaker
Fort Smith
Rush Distilling Co
Brown
M. B. Brock Distillery
Brow
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Ford
Sasnett & Yow
Clayton St
Athens, Ga
W. & A. Bill
Dorris
Devoe. Talmage Hardware Co
the State Farm
Eminent Surgeons OF America
W. H. Jones
F. C. Shackelford
Belle Miller
Elida
Ohio
H. R Palmer & Sons
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