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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1918
Page
6
A letter from Mrs. Geo Sears of West Ave Utica extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for relieving longstanding indigestion and serving as an effective laxative. The testimonial emphasizes strong personal relief and high praise for the remedy.
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin offers a mild laxative blend of herbs with pepsin to relieve constipation quickly. A trial bottle is available free by writing to Dr. W. B. Caldwell at 458 Washington Street Monticello Illinois.
A call to action on famine deaths in Europe, citing millions killed by war and starvation. It urges food conservation to spare remaining Europeans from further sacrifice and asks readers what they are doing to prevent more loss of life.
Mrs Mary Kilman of Rouse City Texas recounts severe post partum pain that left her bedridden for three months before starting Cardus. She credits three bottles with curing her, claiming she recovered fully and remains well six years later. The ad urges others with headaches back ache side pains or weakness to try Cardus.
Long list of Taylor County residents and kin serving in the American Expeditionary Forces in France and at camps such as Camp Wheeler Camp Gordon Camp Jackson Camp Sevier Camp Wadsworth Fort Monroe and Newport News. Entries include names ranks units and home towns with many from Macon and surrounding Georgia counties reflecting broad enlistment and duty in 1917 1918.
The piece argues that the heart holds truth through affinities and feelings, while the mind confirms understanding through reasoning. It emphasizes that affections are cognitive powers equal to intellect, guiding reliable knowledge beyond logic.
An advertisement touts Ziron Iron Tonic as essential after serious illness to restore appetite and vitality. J E Clifton of Lyons Georgia shares a testimonial describing typhoid fever with hemorrhages, noting improved strength after using Ziron. All druggists carry or can obtain it and a bottle is guaranteed.
Delegates from seven Southeastern states met at the Capital City Club in Atlanta to set quotas totaling about 6 million for the National War Work Council drive of 112 million dollars, with Florida 577 584. Georgia 1 043 784. Mississippi 280 000. North Carolina 680 288. South Carolina 644 896. Tennessee 1 095 920. Alabama 604 000. The drive includes 16 million to the YWCA for war activities and was attended by Dr. John R. Mott and other leaders.
A cablegram to the National War Work Council reports Y M C A secretaries under heavy shell and gas fire in France. More than a thousand Y workers labor in dugouts near fighting fronts, praised by American Expeditionary officers for indispensability as troops advance, with no quitters and a vow to follow where the soldiers go.
A Cincinnati authority warns that women who wear high heels suffer corns and calluses and risk infection when trimming them. A drugstore remedy, freezone, promises quick relief by applying a few drops to the corn, drying and shriveling it without skin irritation.
Mrs Florence Gordy applied for letters of administration on the estate of Dr. A B Gordy, deceased, to be heard in the Taylor County courthouse on the first Monday in September 1918 at 10 in the morning. July 26, 1918. A H Riley Ordinary J A Smith attorney for petitioner.
An extension of the old ad promises a one hundred dollar reward for any catarrh case that Hall's Catarrh Medicine cannot cure. The copy touts a thirty five year track record and claims the medicine works through the blood to heal mucous surfaces. It urges immediate use and lists Toledo as a contact location with price in cents.
Calomel sales decline as Dodson’s Liver Tone gains trust from local druggists. The vegetable remedy, sold cheaply, guarantees easy liver relief without griping, with a money back pledge if it fails. Children and adults can take a spoonful nightly and wake without biliousness or headaches.
Legal sale set for the first Tuesday in August 1918 during legal hours before the courthouse door in Butler Taylor County Georgia. One acre of land in Butter with a two room dwelling bound by R S West and Mrs D F Chapman. Property levied to satisfy a Justice Court judgment in favor of R S West against Clark Montgomery. Sheriff J R Beeland reports levy by bailiff W A Anglin on July 1 1918.
Property of W Weaver seized to satisfy a superior court judgment in favor of Edward Thompson Co. Contents include Encyclopedia of Pleading and Practice volumes 1 23 plus supplements and American Encyclopedia of Law volumes 1 32 with various subvolumes. Sold at courthouse door in Butler on first Tuesday in August 1918 for cash. J R Beeland Sheriff dated August 8 1918.
George Bryant has applied for Letters of Administration on the estate of Mrs Caroline Bryant. The Ordinary orders all persons with standing to show cause why letters should not be issued. The application will be heard on the first Monday in August 1918. July 1, 1918. A. H. Riley, Ordinary.
Mrs T B Theus applies for twelve months support from the T B Theus estate. Appraisers fled their return. all concerned must show cause to the Court of Ordinary on the first Monday in August 1918 why the application should not be granted. A H Riley Ordinary.
C. L. Pyron as administrator of S. D. Anthony estate petitions the court to discharge him and grant letters of dismission. He states the estate has been fully administered. He issues a citation to all persons concerned to show cause why he should not be discharged on the first Monday in August 1918. A. H. Riley, Ordinary.
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