Potash Tax Debate Highlights German Trade Policy
Efforts to secure relief from Germanys potash tax on exports to the United States continue. President Taft and the state department protest the levy, aided by nonsyndicate mines that kept prices low. The German syndicate controls production and pricing, and the tax aims to push miners back into the syndicate, raising US prices and hurting farmers.
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Germany
United States
Taft
State Department
Berlin
Washington
Wan
Congress
Potash Trust
Reichstag
Good Roads Movement Grows With Rail Leaders Pushing Highway Improvement
Winter report notes experimental roadbuilding to define a standard. Asphaltic macadam proves necessary for heavy traffic but binder choices bleed in summer and become brittle. Rail presidents and executives join the American Association For Highway Improvement to advance better highways.
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Pennsylvania, New York Central and Southern Railroads
Yoa‘kum
Frisco
American Association For Highway Improvement
Postal authorities pressure papers over advance payments
The Pub-Meher's Auxiliary notes federal postal rules forcing advance payment for second class mail. Des Moines Capital and The Bee of Jefferson report editors facing government scrutiny for delinquent lists, risk loss of mailing privileges, and potential shutoffs for in arrears subscribers.
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Meher
Star
Post Office Department
Des Moines
Fay
Lyons
Iowa
Washington City
The
Bee
Jefferson
Uncle Sam
How Far Have You Traveled
A Strand Magazine excerpt notes the surprising daily distance walked and its annual accumulation. It claims ordinary activity could equal the globe’s circumference and even reach Earth's deep interior, highlighting human motion’s vast reach.
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Strand
University of Georgia Y M C A Secretary Presents Football Tokens
W D Molloy University of Georgia Y M C A secretary crafted hand carved wooden football tokens for each team member coach manager faculty director and university officials. The reverse lists season scores including Georgia 22 Alabama 0 and Georgia 25 Tennessee 0 with a 1910 date inscription and list of varsity players and staff. The tokens commemorate the 1910 season and express student body gratitude for the team’s performance.
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W. D. Molby
University of Georgia Y. M. C. A
Ufa
Molloy
8. W. Sanford
Georgia
Mercer
Sewanee
Clemson
Tech
Auburn
Roy Griffith
LE Hough Conklin
Omer Franklin (C
L. T. W. M. Lucas
D. T. Bowden
L. H. Covington C. M
MaClean
D. R. Peacock
Estes
Gus York
Cliff Hatcher
T. H. Thompson
A. B. Hay
J. F. Slater
Woodruff
H. B
Bob” McWhorter
Ki 'Maddox
Omer Franklin
Hunter Galloway
Mgr
W.A. Cunningham
B.anderson
Anst
Old Georgia
Young Men's Chritian Association
University of Georgia
London Remains Silent on Old Time Christmas Customs
London shifts away from the traditional Yule log and feast as wealthy families travel to seaside resorts and the poor stay home. The royal family plans a quiet York Cottage celebration with boar’s head plum pudding and gifts for all, while King George follows mourning etiquette and forgoes large house parties at Sandringham.
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London
Royal
Edward
York Cottage
Norfolk
Sandring
George
Archbishop Ireland Observes Priestly and Episcopal Jubilees
Arch bishop Ireland of St Paul marks forty ninth year since ordination and thirty fifth year since consecration as bishop. Only three U S church leaders are older by service. Preparations begin for a formal ancerdotal jubilee next year.
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St. Paul, Minn
Ireland
United States
St. Paul
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Hogan
Kanena City
Ryan
Philadelphia
Take Care Kidney Pills Cure Claim From Rochester Man
M Mayer of Rochester New York reports kidney pain backache and fatigue improved after using Foley Kidney Pills. He says he was sluggish and irregular in kidney action and is now cured and stronger than before. Sold by all druggists.
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M. Mayer
Rochester
N. Y
Foley
Winter Beginnings Mark Shortest Day in Washington
The short day in the northern hemisphere arrives today with the longest night. Astronomical winter starts tomorrow at noon Washington time as the sun and earth reach their minimum separation. Nights will lengthen until June 41, when the shortest night and longest day occur.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Earth
Saved From Awful Death By King’s New Discovery
Fayetteville North Carolina resident A D McDonald recounts how his sister’s consumptive illness was halted by King’s New Discovery. He calls it the best medicine he ever saw and notes it cures coughs and bronchial troubles. Trial bottles free, $1.00 for a full bottle, guaranteed by W J Smith Bros and H R Pater & Co.
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A. D. McDonald
Fayetteville
N. C
RBC
W. J. Smith
H.R. Pater
Gon
Griffith & Welch Cotton Market Report Athens Middling Price
Griffith and Welch cotton market report from Athens notes middling grade at 26.07 cents per pound. The terse entry records price data with unit and grade.
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Griffith & Welch
Athens
Indianapolis New City Hall Dedicated In Formal Ceremony
The new City Hall building in Indianapolis was dedicated this afternoon with Governor Marshall Mayor Shank and five former mayors among the speakers. The event followed a schedule of exercises highlighting the city’s civic milestones.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Marshall
Shank
Liniment speeds recovery for sprained ankles
A sprained ankle may disable for three to four weeks, but Chamberlain's Liniment claims to aid healing in three to four days. Advertises as a top preparation sold by all dealers.
Judge Brand Leaves State for Holidays in Baltimore
Judge C. H. Brand departs this afternoon by vestibuled Seaboard train to Baltimore to spend the holidays with Mrs Brand and their two daughters. Mrs Brand has been at Johns Hopkins hospital receiving treatment. her condition improves but will remain there past year’s start. The judge will travel with their baby girl to visit.
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C. H. Brand
Seaboard
Baltimore
Charles H. Markham Elected Illinois Central President
Charles H. Markham, president of Gulf Refining and Gulf Pipe Line, was elected president of Illinois Central Railroad to succeed J T Harahan who retires next month. Markham began railroad work in 1881 with Santa Fe and held several executive posts including with Southern Pacific.
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Charles H. Markham
Illinois Central
Chicago
Ill
Gulf Refining Company
Gulf Pipe _Line Company
Pittsburg
Illinois Central Railroad Company
J.T. Harahan
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Deming
N. M
Frenso
Cal
Oregon Ines
Southern Pack Company
Houston and
Texas Central
Georgian December number praised as neatest college magazine
The December issue of the University of Georgia Georgian magazine was issued by Banner Job Office. It earns praise for typography and overall quality, calling it one of the neatest college publications. The issue features editorials, short stories, poems, departments, and a Wesleyan poem excerpt.
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University of Georgia
University of the
Rid Your Burdens with Dean's Kidney Pills
Local endorsement from W. M. Patten of Athens Georgia declares Dean's Kidney Pills cured his back pain and kidney discomfort after two doses. The advertisement notes availability at Palmer and Zene Drug Store, price 60 cents, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY as sole U S agents. Remember the name Dean's.
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Atheny
Dean
W. M. Patten
Dougherty Street
Athens
Palmer & [Zene
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Georgia College of Agriculture Horticulture Department
The Georgia Agricultural College expands its horticulture program with new facilities and courses. It outlines growth since 1908, including orchards, gardens, a stock barn, and plans for a greenhouse to support student work and research. The farm operations discuss soil surveys, crop rotations, legumes, Bermuda pastures, and record-breaking hay yields.
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Procter
State of Georgia
College of Agriculture
Agricultural College
Georgia
North Georgia
College
Oconee
Forestry Department
Lombago Remedies Advertised by Local Sellers
J W Greer of Greenwood Louisiana reports severe lombago requiring hypodermic injections before trying Foley’s Kidney Remedy which he credits for relief. Ad cites Dr King’s New Life Pills for chronic issues and other ailments with prices and local retailers W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons.
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J. W. Greer
Greenwood
Foley
Lumbago
Alll
Dr. King
A. Schingeck
Buffalo
W. J. Smith & Bro
Jim
H. R. Palmer & Sons
A Christmas Prayer for the Meek and Lowly
A devotional verse pleads to God on Christmas Day to bless the work of His Cause on earth. It invokes the Lord of the high and holy and asks for gifts to aid orphans, healing the sick, and doing Christ’s work beyond today, urging steadfast upward paths.
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God of
Lord
Bethlehem
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