Natural Advantages Position New York as a World Power
The text extols New York City’s waterborne trade and Hudson River link to the Great Lakes as unmatched natural advantages. It argues water transportation is oldest cheapest and most reliable, with hydroelectric power as a second key benefit. It contrasts coal dependence with hydro power, citing Ford at Mussel Shoals and mills in the South and Northeast facing coal shortages and price shocks.
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Hudson River
Great Lakes
New York
Henry ‘Ford
Mussel Shoals
Henry Ford
Georgia
Two
Carolinas
New England
Pineapple Pear Gains Fame Around Waycross Georgia
The pineapple pear is gaining repute in Southwest Georgia especially near Waycross where many plantings thrive. Local farmers enthusiastic over first bearing trees plan large winter plantings as the Waycross Chamber of Commerce surveys marketing and soil adaptability. The Waycross Packing Plant ships pears nationwide and aims to handle all local production next year. The fruit is large yellow and flavorful, the tree hardy and long lived, and residents consider it the finest pear.
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Georgia
Waycross
Waycross Chamber of Commerce
Waycross Packing Plant
Contry
W. H. Baxley
Ford coal decision sparks questions on public welfare
The column questions Henry Ford's plan to shut his vast automobile plants over coal scarcity, warning it could lay off over 66 000 workers while Ford claims coal would be better used to heat homes. Hoover counters Ford could absorb higher coal costs without harming profits. The piece contrasts 1698 Peter the Great’s prodigious English inn feast with modern eating, noting how civilization masks gluttony.
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Henry Ford
Ford
Hoover
Thomas
Peter the Great
Statham emigration push noted in Athens report
Athens column recalls O T Hayes of Statham Georgia visiting with a young Ohioan named Wood. Hayes, editor of a weekly Statham paper, promotes Georgia settlement and recruitment of northern emigrants. Ohio groups recently arrived and may relocate to Statham, boosting growth and prosperity. Other items include local visits, illness of two children, and travel notices for Rev Black and Prof Rutherford with family.
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Banner
O. T Hayes
Statham
Athens
Wood
Ohio
Hays
Jackson County
Georgia
Hayes
Mr. Johnson
Atlanta
Katie Louise DuBose
Prifice Avenue
Clarkesville
Tenn
Episcopal Church
William Ritherford
Florida
Hosiy
John Co. Rutherford
Athens Awakens As Fall Brings Commerce And Culture
The fall season brings a business upswing in Athens as Normal School and University of Georgia enrollments surge. The White Way lights, a new Commercial Bank on College Avenue, and Athens modern motion picture house boost trade while debates over port terminals stir local politics and industry.
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University of Georgia
Athens
Penny
Pondergraph
Commercial Bank
College Avenue
Brunswick Banner
G. McLendon
Savannah
Brunswick
Guyt McLendon
Savannah Seeks Terminals Then Defeats Brunswick Claim
In Savannah, opposition to Brunswick is framed as unjust and false, arguing the campaign to locate terminals there should prevail over Brunswick and force the legislature to choose Savannah as the terminal site.
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Savannah
Brunswick
Chief Justice Fish Declines Re election Due to Health
A Georgia supreme court announcement states Chief Justice Fish cannot campaign for reelection. A group of colleagues led by Marcus W Beck and others declare Fish’s health impairs his ability to serve and endorse the decision to let the reelection bid proceed in the Democratic primary on September 18. The statement emphasizes Fish’s faithful service and capacity to perform duties.
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William Fish
Jor
Court of Aes
Roslestion
Georgia
Inya
Supreme Court of Georgia
Fish
Ee Court of
News in Tabloid of Nearby Towns Gwinnett County
The Gwinnett section reports deaths of Mrs. Sarah Jane Barnett age 67 near Logansville and W. S. Mitchell 70 in Rutledge, plus a fatal auto accident near Gainesville injuring Carl Keys and killing Marshal Allen. Marriage of A. L. Settles and Miss Lee Anna Brown of Gloster noted. area schools seek brick construction and local business transfers. Morgan County mentions M. H. Higginbothan’s death and Ed Woods home burned. Madison hosts Georgia Swine Growers meeting February 7–8, 1923. Morgan’s Chas. A. Baldwin decline to seek reelection.
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Gwinnett County
Sarah Jane Barnett
Logansville
Marshal B. Allen
Carl A. Keys
Southern Railroad
Gainesville
Banner-Herald
A. L. Settles
Lee Anna Brown
Gloster
Lawenceville
Gwinnett
Morgan County
M. H. Higginbothan
Higginbothan
Ed Woods
W. E. Sheppard
T. H. Holland Co
Mitchell
Rutledge
Madison
Georgia Swine Growers Association
Chas. A. Baldwin
Morgan
Guilford Boston Defeats Lewis In Golf Match
Guilford Boston defeated Reginald M. Lewis of Greenwich 11 and 9 in the National Amateur golf championship second round. Jesse Guilford led 6 up on Reggie Lewis midway and completed a convincing win as Jones and Gardner battled to 18 holes.
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Chick Evans
W. C. Fownes
Robert A. Gardner
Robert T. Jones
Jones
Gardners
Jimmy Johnston
St. Paul
Billy” McPhail
Boston
Sybil J. H. Toley
Britain
Georgie Ausbach
Inka
Tolley
Jesse Guilford
Hugale Lewis
Kiwanis Club Plans Regular Lunch at Georgian Hotel
Kiwanis Club schedules a regular meeting at the Georgian Hotel on Thursday at two o clock. Walter Hodgson will organize an anvil chorus for the Savannah convention trip and Pat Lamkin will collect signatures for the On to Savannah Party. Other club matters and the Hartwell charter trip next Tuesday night are also on the agenda.
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Kiwanis Club
Georgian’ Hotel
Walter Hodgson
Anvil
Savannah
Pat Lamkin
Hartwell
Irish Irregular Leader Dies in Skirmish Near Cork Limerick
Dan fel Shinnock an Irregular leader holding Brigadier Adjutant rank was killed Tuesday in a skirmish near Mitchelstown on the Cork Limerick border. The fight followed a prior attack on a large Irregular force.
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Daniel Shinnock
Dubln
Associated Press
Danfel Shinnock
Mitchelston
Cork-Limerick
Irregulars Rally As Commandant Hannigan Flees Hills
In Cork and Waterford intense Irregular activity Tuesday followed a retreat by Commandant General Hannigan and his forces who fled to the hills. Twelve prisoners and a large cache of arms and ammunition were left to the government as battles produced casualties including two men.
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Seitemes SL
Hannigan
Cork
Waterford
Reinforcements Rush To Greeks In Balkan Clash
Constantinople reports Greeks rushing reinforcements as Turkish forces press toward Smyrna. Greek morale reportedly improves after the third army corps annihilated a Turkish cavalry division west of Bilejik. Southern army corps complete a function, aiding the overall situation. High Commissioner Sterghladia Jin handles refugee issues.
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Constantinople
Smyrna
Pecene
Tricoupis
Bilejik
Sterghladia Jin
Next Dose Mercury Liver Tone Calomel Ad Warning
Historical ad copy promotes calomel and liver tonics with alarming health claims. It warns that calomel can shock liver and bones, suggesting dangerous side effects and urging readers to use a specific remedy for liver issues. The language imitates mid era medical patter aimed at women and general readers.
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Lodson
Ailay
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