Commission approves multiple county payrolls and road work
Henry county commissioners met December 7 1897 and approved payments for pauper pensions coroner inquests bridge and road work lumber and supplies and clerk services. The board revoked a prior road petition and appointed reviewers to assess the route from S M Howards to Dumas place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Jenkins
H. G. Jordan
J. L. Coggin
Ike Lesner
L. W. Canafax
Reid
B. M. Milner
Barnesville
J. M. Middlebrooks
Piedmont Dist
J. L. Hamil
TRE
J.T. Moore
J. C. Collier Co
Moise
Sec
Lucy Moore
J. T. Bevil
W. M. Harley
Duigigasr
S.e
Priser
W. P. Bush
J. H. Milner
Dea
Ore
Levance
Floyd Slade
Ram
Green Willis
Jno
S. McDaniel
W. P. Ridley
M. G. Harrison
Jones Services
Franklin
Sydney R. Green
Caudegesees
Wmigsionet
Cere
Molena Dist
Harnett & Mabry
Poet
Jim Smith
J. W
Pilkington
Fk. Jackson
Williams Landers Pauper Woshmogs
Fong Cosin Ory Ets
Barnesville Planing Mills
Hunnicutt & Belingraph
Thad Adams
New Road
S. M. Howard
J J. L. Cocely
H. G. Jorpay
Trap Apams
History of icemaking from ancient methods to Perkins system
The article traces early ice making in India with ground holes and water pans, Roman wine cooling with saltpeter, and 18th to 19th century advances. It credits Cullen, Fair, and Fair with vacuum steps, then Jacob Perkins as father of compression systems, followed by Harrison’s 1856 improvements and later enhancements in refrigeration history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Rome
Cullen
Fair
Jacob Perkins
Perkins
James Harrison
Jacob Perkin
Cassier
Fruit Treated With High Fertilizer Levels
A report notes fruit subjected to fertilizers containing at least ten percent nutrient content and analyzes potential effects on growth quality and yield. The discussion centers on agronomic practices and agricultural recommendations.
Hungry Hobo Attacks Electric Manhole In Public Fray
A dilapidated tramp on Fourteenth Street near the Columbia transfer station tore at a street manhole cover after a brief chat with an electric line worker. A crowd formed as a struggle followed until police arrived and detained the man. The tramp claimed he sought a feed wire down the conduit, saying another man told him so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourteenth Street
Washington Post
Columbia Transfer
Electric Light
Leprosy Conference in Berlin Highlights
An international conference in Berlin from October 11 to 16 will discuss the leprosy question. An exhibition related to the conference and lectures on leprosy will be held, with participation invited from the United States government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Berlin
Southern women urged to buy home products and support local industry
In Macon, the Current Topics club promotes patronizing home industries to spur southern prosperity. Mrs. E. J. Willingham argues that buying locally, supporting factories and merchants, and backing southern colleges will strengthen churches, schools, libraries, and overall progress, keeping money in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Current Topics Club
Macon
E. J. Wilingham
Robbed the Grave Patient Credits Electric Bitters
John Oliver of Philadelphia recounts a near-fatal illness with sunken eyes yellow skin and back pain. After three physicians gave up a friend suggested Electric Bitters and one bottle sparked improvement. He used them three weeks and claims they saved his life. Available 50 cents per bottle at W A Wilcur Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Oliver
Philadephia
W. A. Wiicur Drug Store
Measles Suit Ends With Marriage After Odd Case
In 1878 a farm hand faced a peculiar charge for kissing a girl who claimed measles. the case, tried before a kindly squire, ended with the couple marrying two weeks later and settling costs. Prosperity comes quickest to the man whose liver is in good condition. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are famous pills for stomach and liver troubles. VW. A. Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Post
DeWitt
A. Wright
Newspaper Readership Across Nations
The document notes that Britain faces an average prosecution cost of 165 dollars per case. It asserts that the United States reads and supports as many newspapers as England, France, and Germany combined.
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Britain
United States
England
France
Germany
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Tern
J. W. Smith
Camden, S.C
Cardus
New York
F St
Washington
Henky IV
Warner’s Nonesuch Lunch Rooms
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Peachtree and Mariet Norcross Building
Atlanta, GA
geWitt
Becme
Kali Works
Nassau Se
Stock Exchange
Ayer
Hame
Castoria
Pitcher’s Castoria
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Pitcher's Castoria
Mothers of America
Uae
Centaur Company
Chas. H. Fletcher
Atte
Gordon Institute
Candler
Jerem Pound
Turner & Prout
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Toronto
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Chicago
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St Louis
Denver
United and
Canada
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