Irregularities Found in Georgia State Department
Atlanta Sept 13 investigations into a Georgia state department reveal a deficit nearing $14 000 with improper vouchers altered payments and poor book keeping. The office of keeper of public buildings and grounds led by P B Latimer and chief assistant E E Holcombe faces questions over unrecorded debts, altered checks, unreturned cancelled checks, and payroll anomalies dating to 1912. Governor Harris orders further checks and a public accountant to audit the office.
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Special Banner
Atlanta
Present &Tate
P. B. Latimer
E. E. Holcombe
Latimer
Executive Department
Harris
Department of Keeper of
Messrs
Stapleton
Holcombe
Capitol
Messrs. Stapleton and West
W&i
Second Booster Tour for Commerce Fair Soon
Commerce Ga September 13 Interest in the automobile tour to be conducted over the fair territory is keen. Business men are entering daily. Manager John Hardman altered plans for the second tour to run via Jefferson on Wednesday September 29 instead of the 28th allowing entrants a full day between runs to attend to business and ready their cars.
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Commerce
John Hardman
Jefferson
Pine-Tar-Honey Advertises Cold Relief
An old advertisement touts Dr Bell pine tar honey as a remedy that reaches the root of cold troubles. It claims throat relief and easing of stuffed feelings, noting pine qualities are especially good for children’s colds and that early cold breaks help prevent complications, priced at 25 cents.
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Dr. Bell
Elberton Sets City Tax Rate at 1.15
Elberton Georgia city council fixed the tax rate at 1.15 at the recent regular meeting. The rate remains unchanged from last year. No levies for improvements were approved, the levy covering fixed charges and ordinary running expenses.
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Elberton
City of
American Made Mantles Rise in Independence
American factories now wholly independent of Europe for incandescent mantles, marking a shift in supply chains and manufacturing strength. The statement highlights a move toward domestic production with potential implications for industry and trade.
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Europe
Prosperity in Business Education Opens Doors for Youth
Prosperity trends show demand for bookkeepers and stenographers rising as firms resume normal operations. Despite growth, few youths pursue business training. the Athens Business College offers guaranteed tuition refunds and both commercial and literary courses led by Prof. S. P. Orr. Call Mr. Carter at 133% Clayton Street to arrange terms.
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S. P. Orr
Carter
Athens Business College
Clayton Street
Mary P Deadwyler Dies in Maysville Georgia
Mrs. Mary P Deadwyler of Maysville Georgia died at her home county shortly after an illness lasting about two hours widow of Capt. George E Deadwyler well known in Athens. She leaves several children including Mrs. W C Ash Mrs A V Deadwyler Mrs C E Moore Miss Mary Deadwyler Dr M P Deadwyler John and Paul Deadwyler and George E Deadwyler of Chicago Funeral services will be held at Maysville Wednesday morning.
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Mary P. Deadwyler
Maysville
The Ladybird Beetle Grandmother of Billions
A female ladybird beetle becomes a grandmother to seventy five billions of her kind in six months. She lays eggs on melon vines and the pale grubs hatch and consume aphids. In late autumn the mature beetles fly to the mountains to overwinter in leaf litter.
Dr Kings New Discovery Cough Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Discovery as a faithful cough and cold remedy for seasonal colds. It claims personal use and family endorsement with prices 50c and 1.00.
Prayer and daily needs in a Kansas notice
A reader comments that relying on prayer to solve all problems burdens the mother who must rise early to clothe and feed the children. The correspondent clarifies they do not oppose prayer but doubt its value for needs that can be obtained without it. Advertise your wants.
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Mother
Atchison County
Kan
Ten Cent Cotton Gains in Athens as Prices Rise
Local markets report cotton at ten cents for middling in Athens yesterday with some bales selling higher. A warehouseman predicted prices would rise, while a farmer noted ten cent cotton can be more profitable this fall than in years at twelve and a half. The National Farmers Union urged holding cotton for 12 to 14 cents, with president Charles S. Barrett noting a probable 12 to 14 cent range within 40 days and advocating credit to cover debts. Eugene G. Scales forecast sharply higher prices, arguing mills and merchants hold minimal stocks and Europe will demand more cotton postwar. he projected prices well above current levels assuming prolonged conflict.
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Athens
Banner
Farmers’ Union
Atlanta
Charles S. Barrett
National Farmers’ Union
Lincoln
Nebr
Barrett
Scales
New York
Eugene G. Scales
James A. Patten
Europe
America
Germany
Austria
Summer Work of Athens Y M C A Shows Bright Summer
Review of the Athens Y M C A summer 1915 reports over 150 boys engaged in outdoor and indoor activities. About 70 younger boys in an outdoor baseball league guided by Clarence Rawson. Older boys form two strong teams. social rooms filled daily fostering clean fellowship. A mountain camp for 38 with strong Christian supervision produced notable spiritual gains. Men’s classes, including Monday and Thursday evenings, stayed fully attended with indoor baseball and volleyball following. Businessmen remain among the strongest participants driving ongoing effort.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
Athens Association
Clarence Rawson
Georiga
Athens
Chatooga
Base ball scores and notes from Southern and National leagues
Southern games include Atlanta leading Mobile 7 to 3 after five innings due to rain and New Orleans defeating Birmingham 4 to 2. National results show Brooklyn beating St. Louis 6 to 3 in eleven innings, Cincinnati 6 and New York 5 in eleven, Pittsburgh 4–2 Philadelphia in thirteen, Chicago 4, Boston 6, and American results New York 0, Detroit 2, Philadelphia 2, St. Louis 8, Washington 3, Cleveland 2. Federal action St Louis 5 Newark 6 and Brooklyn 7 Pittsburg 6. No other games scheduled.
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Southern
Atlanta
Mobile
New Orleans
Birmingham
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
American
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Federal
Newark
Lime Starvation and Tuberculosis Treatment Claim
In the 1909 Medical Record article by Dr. John F. Russell, lime starvation is blamed for pre TB stages and Eckman’s Alterative is touted as effective due to lime content. The piece argues salts must be in organic form for cellular use and promotes Eckman Laboratory remedies as safe, opiate-free options available via druggist orders or direct mail.
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New York
John F. Russell
Eckman
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Fall and Winter Season Plans for Athens Association
Attendance ranges from fifteen to thirty in Tuesday and Friday sessions with indoor baseball noted as the best among local groups. Bathing is popular with daily counts up to two hundred. the pool is kept exceptionally clean. Finances are poor, relying on unpaid staff, yet the work reaches hundreds of boys and men, aiding moral improvement and church conversion. Athens is urged to increase funding for the annual budget and asks readers to participate.
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Heavenly Father
Father
Athens
Hertofore
Mr. Reader
Mr. Gloom Reflects on Tattoo Insight
J Fuller Gloom of Kansas City Star quips that tattoos offer a single advantage. He says if troubled with insomnia he could sit up to view the pictures, turning a potential nuisance into a peculiar amusement.
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Mr. Gloom
J. Fuller Gloom
Kansas City Star
South Carolina Voters Set Friday Ballot on Prohibition
South Carolina voters will decide statewide prohibition in a hotly contested election. Campaigns feature heavy newspaper ads and large letter writing drives. An unrelated note mentions orchid varieties with animal name analogies such as man, bee, spider, and lizard orchids.
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Associated Press
Columbia, S. C
South Carolina
Animal Kingdom
Gas Logic
Cleaning methods for cloth and leather upholstery
Wood alcohol applied with a sponge or cloth is one of the best methods of cleaning upholstery. A mixture of linseed oil and turpentine is sometimes recommended for cleaning leather.
Daily Thought on Virtue and Tameness
A brief aphorism notes that most people consider themselves virtuous for being tame and nonoffensive. It argues tameness is not virtue but the absence of vice, attributed to J. 8, Blackie.
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Blackie
Near Work The Judge Sketches The Artist Model Tale
In a witty exchange, The Wag recalls posing as an artist’s model in the woods during a beauty nap when an artist sketched him as a sleeping faun. The dialogue is delivered with Puck’s characteristic humor.
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Puck
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