Philatheas Camp at Rabun Gap Showcases School and Farm Life
A two week Philatheas outing from Athens GA near Rabun Gap featured Mrs A B Parker, Miss Joerg, Miss Mildred Rutherford, Dr Jenkens, and Mr Vaughan guiding girls from the First Baptist Church. The Rabun Gap school benefited from student labor in dairying, cooking, laundry, and flower care while boys under Uncle Bob tended fields and livestock. The piece highlights school growth, a planned dormitory, potential scholarships, and the group’s crafts, songs, and twilight prayers before departure July 23.
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Rabun Gap
A. 8. Parker
First Baptist Church
Athens
North Georgia
Ritchie
Rabun School
Mildred Rutherford
Tallulah
Dr. Jenkens
Holy Land
Baptist Church of Rabun
Philotheas
Mr. Vaughan
Estotoah Falls
Rosa Maddox
Marion Hubert
Rena Hubert
Nettie Wagnon
Nellie Wagnon
Eula Bird
Margaret Bird
Edna Tuck
Hattie Tuck
Mary Wilkins
Nellie Brown
Daisy Harper
Mra. Vaughan
Mra @itchle
Mr. Ritchie
Mr. Ruble
Bob
Philatheas
Rabun
Misa Millie
Misa Joerg
Estatoch Falla
Georgia General Tax Bill Faces House Trim to Pass
Avlanta Ga July 27 The present general assembly pushes revenue raises with heavy taxes on corporations and soda fountain syrups. The house backed a ten cent per gallon syrup tax potentially hitting Coca Cola $300000 yearly. Auto tax proposes five percent on cars worth $500 or less. Locker club tax may fall from 1000 to 200. The senate likely amends the syrup tax and faces eight days before adjournment.
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House of Representatives
Coca Cola Company
United States
Senate
Georgia
House
Rules Committee
Gifts for the cruiser Salem presented during old home week
Salem July 27 feature of old home week witnessed the presentation of a silver service and a bronze salver to the cruiser Salem. Mayor Hurley gave the speech and Captain Key accepted for the U S Navy. The 17 piece colonial design silver bowl recreates the Salem custom house of 1817 and the salver portrays the frigate Essex built by Salem merchants for 95 000. The gathering drew thousands and reflected civic pride.
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Salem
Masa
Acout
Hurley
Captain Key
The
United States Navy
Custom House
Essex
United States
Extermination Methods for Cattle Tick Control
Practical Texas fever tick control methods outlined include brushing off ticks by hand, oiling, dipping in Beaumont crude petroleum, spraying with emulsions, and systematic pasture rotation. For large herds, dipping or spraying with oil emulsions proves effective. small herds rely on hand dressing and oil. The plan spreads cattle across pastures in 20 day intervals to drop off ticks, totaling 60 days to reach tickfree pasture.
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Beaumont
Esason
Tick Control in Cattle Pastures Delayed Tick Emergence
The notice explains the minimum time for seed ticks to appear after eggs hatch, noting all ticks drop from animals within sixty days. It warns young ticks will starve without cattle to cling to and invites free full guidance on dips sprays pasture management from the Bureau of Animal Industry, Washington DC.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Perry Davis Painkiller touted for pain relief and health
An advertisement extols Perry Davis Painkiller sold annually, claiming it eases sprains burns bruises rheumatism neuralgia colic diarrhoea and colds. It promotes available sizes 35 and 60 cents and urges readers to buy from their druggist.
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Perry Davis
Atlanta House Committee Reports On Fertilizer Standards
Atlanta July 27 Special. The house committee on agricultural issued an unfavorable report on bills to raise fertilizer standards by abolishing 8-2-2 and requiring sacks and kind of sets to show weight. The judiciary committee favored a bill to let counties and municipalities grant electric franchise rights and conduits, and a Senate bill to repeal headright grants. Also a bill making it a misdemeanor to fail to place proper sign boards at road crossings. The constitutional amendments committee issued an unfavorable report on Davia of Dougherty's bill calling a constitutional convention.
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Atlanta
House Committee On Agricultural Today
House Committee On Special
Senate
House Committee On
Davia of Dougherty
New Banking Law Faces Delay in Georgia Legislature
Atlanta July 27 The proposed banking bill to add safeguards for state banks faces delay as legislators defer action awaiting further consideration. Georgia State Bankers Association backs the measure, while opposition is limited though scrutiny continues in house and senate. Meanwhile efforts to criminalize overdrawing checks gain traction with two bills pending and bankers oppose stricter penalties for good credit holders.
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Atlanta
Georgia State Bankers’ Association
House
Senate
General Assembly
Whose fate of McLendon sits in Georgia Senate
Atlanta Ga July 27 If the senate fails to vote to remove Chairman McLendon of the railroad commission under Governor Smith suspension the house may drop the matter or pursue impeachment after bond deals testimony. Senate action now essential with limited days left. If not removed, the house may face impeachment or retention tied to adjournment.
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Atlanta
Senate
G. McLendon
Railroad Commission
Hoke Smith
House of Representatives
House
McLendon
Smith
General Assembly
Georgia
Senate panel reports on oil price unequalness bill
In Atlanta on July 27 the special judiciary committee delivered an unty gorable report on a bill to prohibit charging less in one state section than another for a commodity aimed at Standard Oil Co. The vote tied 4 to 4 with chairman Wemblee abstaining. Senator Jackson vows to fight the measure in the senate. Delay 1 treatment remark follows about Foley's Kidney Remedy.
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Atlanta
Special Judiciary Committee
Senate
Standardd Oil Co
Wemblee
Jackson
Georgia Senate committee backs 6 mill tax increase for highways
In Atlanta on July 27 the senate committee on constitutional amendments approved raising the constitutional levy from 6 to 6 mills and endorsed a proposal to use the extra tax for Georgia road improvements. The panel also favored Senator Sellera’s pension bill for Confederate soldiers and widows, aiming to remove the $1,500 exemption in the Foster service bill.
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Atlanta
Senate Committee On
Wemblee
Georgia
Senate
Sellera
Ola Gonféderais
Virginia Republicans Gather for Newport News State Convention
Delegates and visitors arrive in Newport News to attend the Republican state convention slated to begin at 11 a.m. tomorrow. The party, buoyed by a Democratic split, aims to nominate candidates for governor and other state offices for November. A lively contest for the ticket is possible before the vote, with a platform favoring state-wide prohibition opposing local option.
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Newport News
Virginia
A Night Rider's Raid by New Life Pills Ad
A vintage advertisement proclaims Dr King s New Life Pills cleanse the system and cure malaria colds headache and constipation claiming no distress or intrusion while listing W J Smith and Co and H R Palmer and Sons as sellers and noting a price of 260.
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Chamberlain
William H. Stroling
Carbon Hill
Ala
H. R. Palmer & Bons
Orr Drug Co
Warren J. Smith & Bro
B. C. McEvoy
L. P. Canning
Dr. King
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Reunion of Spanish War Veterans in Kenton Ohio
Soldiers and sailors who served in the United States army and navy during the Spanish American War gathered in Kenton Ohio for the annual reunion of the United Spanish War Veterans of Ohio. The opening day featured greetings and officer reports with elections planned for tomorrow.
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Kenton
United States
Spain
United Spanish War Vetrans
Ohio
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