State Board of Entomology Raises Salaries in Georgia
The Georgia State Board of Entomology, meeting in Augusta, plans to boost assistant salaries. First Assistant A C Lewis from 1200 to 1400 dollars, assistants W B Stent and W W Chase from 1900 to 1200 each. The board allocates 11000 dollars annually to run the department. Prof Worsham leads studies on cotton stalks and elevating state fire standards.
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Ilanta
T. G. Hudson
Augusta
State Board of Entomology
Gret
Fras K L. Worsham
A. C. Lewis
W. B. Stent
W. W. Chase
Worsham
Planters urged to ground cotton seed for oil and meal use
An appeal advocates grinding cotton seed into oil for cooking and into meal as a fertilizer, cattle feed, and soil supplement. It emphasizes repurposing seed products to boost agricultural value in this state.
Boy body found in Trickett Hartwell Ga murder inquiry
Hartwell Ga December 23. Six prisoners in Hartwell county jail charged with murder. Solomon Harris a 16 year old boy was found dead in a pine thicket last night from gunshot. He had been missing since Wednesday night and no definite clue yet. Harris was the son of Elisha Harris.
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Hartwell
Hartwell County
Jar
Solomon Harris
Harris
Elisha Harris
Berlin Faces Food Shortage for Thousands of Schoolchildren
Berlin officials confront a severe food crisis as industrial inactivity leaves thousands of primary students without midday meals. The Children’s Canteen Society serves 4,498 of 11,917 hungry attendees with limited funds. total winter needs reach 37,500, urging a 30,000 municipal vote to cover administration and meals.
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Berlin
Children's Canteen Society
Hyomei the cure for catarrh promises relief
Better than medicine the Hyomei remedy claims to heal catarrh by medicating the air breathed via a personal inhaler. It pledges complete satisfaction with a money back guarantee and costs one dollar for the full outfit, with Chamberlain’s Salve offered for skin diseases. Available through H R Palmer and Son, Warren J Smith, L P Canning, Orr Drug, and others in Athens Georgia.
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Nature
H. R. Palmer & Son
H.R. Palmer & Sona
Warren J. Smith & Iro
L. P Canning
B. McAvoy
Orr Drug Co
Athens, Ga
Chattanooga Steel Beam Turning Plows Ad Claims Edge
Athens reader notice by E D Sledge promotes Chattanooga steel turning plows urging buyers to choose them over competitors. The ad emphasizes distinct features and quick mail-order attention, promising value and prompt response to inquiries.
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Chattanooga
Chattanoogas
E. D. Sledge
Athens
Registration closes for sheriff election December 27
Tax Collector Linton will close his registry book December 27 ten days before the sheriff’s election called by Ordinary Wingfield. To vote in the January 11 primary, a voter’s name must be on the list prepared by Linton after paying 1907 taxes before six o’clock that afternoon.
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Linton
Wingfield
Executive Committee
Twenty-Eighth US Geological Survey Report Highlights Changes
The twenty-eighth annual report of the United States Geological Survey covers the year ended June 30, 1907. It notes Walcott’s retirement, George Otis Smith as new director, expanded topographic mapping, hydrography, mineral resources, and geology work, and the separation from the Reclamation Service. Public distribution climbed to nearly 4 million copies.
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United States Geological Survey
Walcott
Smithsonian Institution
George Otis Smith
Classified Service
Congress
United States
Reclamation Service
Geological Survey
Alaska
National Survey
Digestion Focused: Chamberlains Tablets Boost Stomach Power
It’s not the amount eaten but digestion that builds strength. Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets invigorate the stomach and liver to improve function, increase appetite, weight, and endurance, and provide a clear head. Price 26 cents. Samples free. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons and others in Athens, Georgia.
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Chamberlain
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Warren J. Smith & Bro
L. P. Canning
B. C WeFong
Orr Drug Co
Athens
Congregation Demands 7000 From Members at Sermon
New York December 23 A sermon at Fifth Avenue Baptist by Dr C A Aked who just arrived from Liverpool urged immediate funds to end a yearly deficit. He pressed the wealthy members to raise 7000 dollars before the service ended, criticizing the burden on a few and calling for financial reform to prevent recurring shortages.
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New York
C. A. Aked
Liverpool
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
Dr. Aked
Mr. Smith
Mr. Brown
Mr. Robinson
Lamar Enters Senate Race, Georgia Ties Highlighted
Washington December 23 William Bailey Lamar of Florida announces candidacy for the Senate to succeed Senator Mallory. The Georgia connection includes a stint in Athens and study at the University of Georgia. Lamar’s six-year Senate terms offer stability and less frequent campaigns, contrasting with the two-year cycle of the House. Mallory, in poor health, withdraws and Lamar will run, with Florida papers already carrying the news.
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Washington, D. C
William Bailey Lamar
Florida
Senate
Stephen R. Mallory
Georgia
Lamar
Empire State
Athens
University of Georgia
Ethel Toy Healey
Robert B. Toy
Atlanta
Capitol
Mallory
Engineer Killed In Bad Wreck In Tallapoosa
A Southern train derailed at Tallapoosa after hitting an open switch. Engineer Sam Downey of Birmingham died, two engineers and a fireman injured, plus a lightly hurt passenger. The switch appeared tampered with and track was cleared after a work train arrived.
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Southern
Tallapoosa
Atlanta
Sam Downey
Birmingham
Joe Lane
John Williams
W. J. Wyatt
West Point
Miss
President Johnson urges Georgia farmers to boost cotton price
In Atlanta on December 21 Special, M L Johnson, president of the Georgia division of the Southern Cotton Association, appeals to Georgia and Southern farmers to unite and raise the cotton price to 15 cents per pound. He argues stable prices protect debt payment, supports co operation with cotton organizations, and contrasts domestic and foreign mill demand with tariff policies.
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Atlanta
M. L. Johnson
Georgia
Southern Cotton Association
South
Johnson
United States
United Action
Mers’ Union
Isbor
Cotton receipts near ninety thousand bale mark in Athens
Cotton receipts in Athens for the season approach ninety thousand bales with wagon and railroad totals. Wagon receipts are ahead by six thousand bales, railroad behind by three thousand, and stock on hand remains large. Comparative figures for 1907 and 1906 show totals, shipments, and local spinner deductions.
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Athens
The Barkeepers in Columbus
In Columbus Georgia saloon keepers expect to stay in the city after prohibition takes effect January 1. Many will switch to grocers real estate or stables while others plan to operate elsewhere but remain citizens of Columbus. Some will return to prior jobs or pursue other lines as whiskey selling recedes.
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Columbus
Montgomery
Chattanooga
Passage praising Foley’s Kidney Cure and cotton market patience
A reader from New Britain Connecticut recounts kidney disease improved by Foley's Kidney Cure and complete cure after five bottles. The letter praises perseverance, loyalty, and tenacious efforts of business and farmers during a market panic, claiming cotton stocks will be held and prices may rise to 15 cents if not sold.
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Southland
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Norfolk
Tricket
Hart County
Southern Express
Blue Ridge
Old Georgia
R.M. Rose Co
Atlanta, GA
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Preacher
W. B. Lamar
Tago
Bhoop’s
W. R Palmer & Sons
ML. Johnson
THE
Barkeepers
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