Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Advertisement Claims Purity
A Victorian era advertisement extols the Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as the premier family laxative. It credits thirty years of general usage, emphasizes manufacturing quality by the California Fig Syrup Co., and notes the product cleanses the system with no unpleasant after effects. It warns buyers to purchase the genuine full company name on the package and lists price as 50 cents per bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Federation President Makes Appointments at Georgia Club Session
The Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs met in Atlanta with Mrs. Hugh M. Willets presiding. A long list of new chairmen and directors was announced for education, scholarships, librarianship, health, and other civic roles across cities including Athens, Atlanta, Macon, and Rome. An instant fundraising feat funded a Tallulah model home for teachers, and Henry C. Titt Jr. donated full workshop equipment for Tallulah’s program.
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Georgia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Atlanta Woman's
Tub House
Hugh M. Wilset
Willets
J.illindsay
Fame
Librars
E.G. Mc
Xvltlc
Peters Black Athan
HH. B. Wey
Mis
Lucy Jaster
Thomasville
W. B. Price-Smith
George B. Hinman
Atlanta
A. Beep. Wilson
WW. C. Jarnigan
Annette
Walter D. Lamar
Macon
Technological Infirmary
Joseph B. White Lead
E. “J. Brown
John P. Poll
Columbus
Joseph M. Brown
James ¥. Swift
Middle
J. ©. Winn
Laura Smith
Athens
Victor Kreigshaber
James Jackson
A. 0. Graniver
Cartersville
Rosa Woodberry
Model
Tallulah
M. A. Lipscomb
Danielsville
Poplar Springs
E. B. Heard
Middleton
Massachusetts and Georgia
Casa Station
M. L. Johnson
Waller's
J. Lindsay Johnson
Rome
Marion Smith School
W. P. Pattillo
Thistrict
Bertha ‘Loussbaum
Bainbridge
Lou Dickey
Fitsgerald
Trox Bankston
West Point
S. C. Moore
W. L. Hines
Calhoun
A. O. Harper
Elberton
Divorce and Remarriage Spell Backlash in Louisville
Louisville, February 4. Divorced on Saturday and remarried on Thursday, Walter Hatzell and Jessie May Bauer reunite amid a second honeymoon plan to Florida. Miss Bauer resumed her maiden name the day the decree was issued. the couple, who have two children, celebrated a second wedding before leaving.
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Louisville
Walter Hatzell
Horida
Hetzell
Jessie May Bauer
Hatzell
Miss Bauer
School Boy Tries To Take His Life In New Orleans
Lawrence Treadway, 16, drank carbolic acid amid parental custody dispute after his father won custody post divorce. He was admitted in critical condition to Charity hospital after expressing despair over school and his father’s remarriage. sister said he had been melancholic of late.
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New Orleans
Lawrence Treadway
Charity Hospital
Eighteen year old Fred Cain arraigned on four burglaries
Fred Cain of 119 Summit avenue was arraigned before Recorder Broyles and fined 6000 in four burglary charges. His mother and brother were cleared, while authorities recovered over 500 dollars in stolen goods from Cain’s Summit home and found a professional burglary kit. Cain refused to cooperate, offering a grim remark to detectives.
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Fred. Cain
Summitt Avenue
Streiner-Emery
Recorder
Broyles
Neta Td
A. L. Cain
Marshall Field & Co
Gmery- Stelmer
Maler & Edelman, Jewelers
Marietta Street
A. B. Marcus Clothing,Company
Capital City Tobacco Company
Marietta
Cain
W. A. Garratt
Steiner-Emery
Marshall Field Company
Starnes
Campbell
Cata
A. Ft. Calin
Grant Pack
Summit, Avenue
Fred
Young Cain
Hits
Weather forecast notes fair Saturday through weekend
The forecast promises a fair Saturday with a near quiet period after a recent cold snap. Temperatures dipped to 2 degrees below freezing yesterday morning before warming slightly as conditions improve.
Weather echoes across the nation and a missing Gopher charm
A fragmented note recalls a weather-related theme, noting a mild national pattern after a cold wave. The speaker laments losing a small silver Gopher charm with a compass, taken at the Ringers' Club on Wednesday and not recovered, fearing a hard reality until it is found.
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Atlanta
Gopher
Pole
Ringers
Five Hurt in Memphis Train Wreck Near Sardis Mississippi
Five persons were injured, none seriously, when the second section of the Illinois Central passenger train No 1 from Memphis to New Orleans wrecked early today near Falidhatchie switch four miles south of Sardis Mississippi. The engine and tender and baggage car detached and overturned.
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Memphis
Tenn
New Orleans
Falidhatchie
Sardis
Mies
Governor Hears From Columbia on County Turmoil
Governor Brown received a reply from Sheriff Pearce of Columbia County regarding reported trouble among races. Pearce said issues were localized, not a countywide clash, and no names were identified linking suspects. The governor sent the matter to Judge Henry Hammond to present to the next grand jury for thorough investigation.
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Brown
Pearrs
Columbia Party
Informaton
Thane
Henry Hammond
Augusta
Sherif Pearce
Columbia County
Pearce
Grand Jury
War on Prohibition Violators Planned in Macon
Frowning house Macon Ga February 4 Special The Anti-Saloon League moves to enforce state prohibition laws in the community planning prosecutions and possible arraignments. Indications point to a broader active campaign with mayoral and county involvement and sensational disclosures anticipated.
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Frown House
Macon
Anti-Saloon League
Begging for Gun Boy Is Killed in Memphis
Eleven year old Frank Smith accidentally shoots and kills Philip Smith after disarming his 56 year old brother in a South Memphis home. The shotgun misfire occurs when hammers strike the door jamb as they enter, the fatal shot hitting Philip in the abdomen. Frank Smith Sr. works as an engineer in Memphis fire department.
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Memphis
Philip Smith
Frank Smith
Smith
Philip
Tne
City Fire Department
Perjury convict in Floyd court sentenced to four years
Rome Ga February 4 special Anthony Davis alias Sweat was found guilty of perjury in Floyd superior court and sentenced to four years in the penitentiary. Sweat had worked at a home pressing club for Claude Barnes and later swore out a warrant charging Barnes with larceny after trust. He then swore he lied when taking the warrant, claiming revenge and admitting the perjury. Meanwhile Athens reports a new home for University of Georgia Dean Charles M Snelling will be erected on Lucas hill near the alumni hall site, with the ante bellum Lucas home to be removed. work to begin immediately.
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Rome
Floyd Superior Court
Anthony Dav Uind Sweat
Davis
Sweat
Claude Barnes
Justice Treadaway
Barnes
Perm
Snelling
Athens
University of Georgia
University
Charles M. Snellin
Lucas Hill
Smallpox Quarantine at Negro School in Lynchburg
In Lynchburg Virginia on February 4 two hundred pupils representing the entire student body of the Virginia Theological Seminary were placed in quarantine after the discovery of a smallpox case among their number. Faculty action is believed to prevent further spread.
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Lynchburg
Virginia Theological Seminary
No Fourth Watch Blocked By Police Board Amid Pay Hike
The police committee discussed raising the minimum pay for light duty officers to 60 dollars and proposed creating a fourth watch from 10 p m to 6 a m. The police board sought four new officers but the amendment and watch were not approved, with emphasis on current staffing and ward coverage. A zone for near beer saloons was tabled and rear beer licenses were approved for consideration.
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Police Committee of Council
George H. Johnson
A. H. Vendyke
Police Board
Jennings
F. J. Spratling
Man Drops Dead in Police Court During Trial
In Louisville on February 4 insurance solicitors charged with conspiracy to defraud faced court. Spectator George Sparks collapsed and died in the police court as the case paused for February 14. Sparks, about 60, held a new will. Keane’s team asked for more time. Bransome Dies From Wounds. In Macon, Georgia, William Bransome, son of a Philadelphia druggist, died after an operation following a railroad freight incident. His father was at his bedside and notified.
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Louisville
John J. Keane
P. J. Needham
F. T. O'Leary
George
Li Sparks
Sparks
Bennett He Young
Keane
Bransome
Macon
William Bransome
Philadelphia
Georgia Railroad
Young Bransome
Frederic Held for Killing in Mobile Als
Frederic Charles P Frederic a noted restauranteur and seafood expert is arrested in Mobile Alabama on a murder charge and held without bail. He allegedly shot William Maxwell with a shotgun last Friday and Maxwell died this morning. Maxwell's dying statement claims a debt was being collected and Frederic says he acted in self defense. Another report from Drakesboro Kentucky says the Browder ming explosion last Tuesday killed 32 and Pete Kelly the last victim was found after 32 hours of searching.
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Frederic
Mobile
Als
Charles P. Frederic
William Maxwell
Maxwell
Drakesboro
Pete Kelly
Mina Boss
Government savings claim sparks mock hearing tale
A chief chemist testified before a House committee that over twelve years his lab work and sugar test program saved the U S government about ten million dollars. He cited polarization reforms at New York port and warned about egg storage decomposition threatening toxins. plan to auction carload of babies headed to New Orleans from a New York orphan asylum with care guarantees as terms.
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Uncle Ham
Chemistry Bureau
Watt
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Wiles
House Committee
Department of Agriculture
Wilgy
New York
Itis
Orleans
New Orleans
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