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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
4
An old tale recounts two travelers who pool a half dollar for a job with a New York retailer. One man borrows, earns, and steadily advances to head of a wholesale and then retail house, while the other never prospers. The story ends with the grateful borrower becoming a millionaire after twenty two years.
A Scotsman follows advice on setting up a shower bath using a cistern and colander. He tests the bath, jokes about its use, and admits the experience is awkward. The tale ends with a humorous remark about staying dry with an umbrella.
WedeLes Tobacco Co Quincy Mass October 16 1908 reports using two tons of Vincista Carolina Chemical Co Savannah Ga phospho alkali on tobacco plantation and highly recommends it. They plan future orders and express satisfaction with the product and its value for quality tobacco.
M C Williams praises a fertilizer mix for shade tobacco and cotton seed meal, noting 1000 pounds of Phos Phospho-Alkali to 3000 pounds of cotton seed meal per acre yields satisfactory growth, burn, and texture. He says the formula adds plant properties and provides better burn than potash-based blends.
J C Montford of Lawtey Florida reports in October 1908 that Carolina Chemical Company fertilizers produced superior shaded tobacco with leaves 12 to 24 inches long and up to 34 leaves per stalk. He notes ~1450 pounds per acre and growth under nine foot shades.
M C Williams of AtraPutavs Georgia purchases carwicarame potasalum nitrates on October 26 1908 from an unspecified seller. The fragmentary notice records a purchase event with limited details and no broader context.
A letter expresses satisfaction with sales results and endorses a formula for shade tobacco growth. The writer says outcomes for buyers were as favorable as those for the seller and offers a recommendation to fellow growers.
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