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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1923
Page
2
The cement sector using 8,500,000 tons of coal last year sustained 8,500 coal miners and their families—at least 25,000 people—and supported tradesmen and related workers in a town of over 50,000. The industry also drove demand for 50,000,000 sacks of cotton and related cotton sectors, with numerous planters and mills benefiting.
Rebecca Latimer Felton, former Georgia senator, spoke at a joint meeting of the Good Roads Association and the Bankhead National Highway Association in Greenville, D C, tracing the road system from Indian trails to railroads and noting changes in nine years.
An octogenarian recalls life along Georgia dirt roads before railroads. He notes Cherokee Indians lived north of the Chattahoochee, named streams with poetic meanings, and early roads formed by native trails. He describes stagecoaches, mail running by his father the postmaster, 19th century travel, and rural road repair as civic gatherings, with political recollections from Whig and Democrat eras.
A garbled text praising an Indiana figure as vice president and pledging efficient service and patriotism. The fragment mentions talking about what is known, listening, and campaigning efforts, but specifics are unclear and names are obscured.
Sylvester Ga April 17 Special Worth superior court will convene next Monday. The civil docket will not be heavy this term. The grand jury will sit for a few days next week and the criminal docket will be taken up the following week. There will probably be two murder cases tried, both involving black defendants.
Thomasville Ga April 17 Special Thomas Superior Court sits for spring term with Judge W H Thomas presiding. He delivers a strong charge to the grand jury on law enforcement citizenship and its responsibilities. Court to remain in session this week and likely much of next.
Waycross hosts its first cooperative egg sale as part of a large farmers gathering. The Georgia association plans an agricultural program with talks by W. Shields of a local company, GH. B. Mobley of International Harvester, and S. L. Starr of the Coastal Plain Experimental Station, highlighting local farming development.
A vintage warning contrasts harsh calomel with Dodson's Liver Tone claiming a gentler, vegetable remedy. The ad promises quick relief from nausea headaches and constipation, touts a money back guarantee, and claims the product safely cleanses the liver without salivation for adults and children.
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