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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1923
Page
5
Poetic gospel verse asserting Jesus Christ as the saving Name. The speaker proclaims a land and souls warped by sin can be cleansed and saved through the cross. Emphasizes faith in Christ Jesus as the sole rescuer and path to purity and redemption.
A roundup of Butler residents and guests includes Miss Adna Amos in Howard and Miss Claudia Pierce visiting Mrs. W. E. Steed. Local calls for taxi service cite W. F. Gray and H. Trussell Jr. at Peebles store. Various visits span Reynolds, Macon, Albany, Columbus, and other towns with social events, church notices, and a revival starting next week. Homecoming at Mt. Pisgah and a barbecue highlight community activities.
Funeral services were held for Mr P Gill at Harmony Primitive Baptist Church Richland with interment in the cemetery. He was 70 and the last living member of his family. Surviving are his widow Mary F Gill of Richland two sons William Gill Hub Miss and Walter Gill Richland four daughters B G Mages Richland H C Guerry Americus Mrs Wics Willis Jacksonville Fla and Mrs Tom Gill Charing. He was a member of Richland Methodists Church.
All friends and relatives bur ied at Union Camp Ground Cemetery are urged to meet Friday August 10 with suitable tools for cleaning the grounds. Arrive early as much work is needed.
Eight good logging mules and a new dray with chains and gear are offered for sale at a bargain. See or write at once for details and arrangements.
Marion and Taylor counties saw police led destruction of illicit operations last week. Officers Gordy Cook and Wiggins seized the Knowlton still and 500 gallons of peach beer at Jimmie Johnsons place, plus 200 gallons at the Dolles settlement, and 11 barrels of beer at Wilder pond. A carpenter’s tools set was found with the Cedar Creek outfit as whiskey and beer were poured out.
Nice six room dwelling in a top residential section near the High School Building. Large improved lot on a prominent street in town. For further information apply at this office.
Due to inability to keep up payments a high grade piano in top condition has been returned. The instrument is offered at a rare bargain with terms to responsible parties. For full particulars contact Ludden & Bates in Atlanta Georgia.
Notice informs customers that the ice house will accept no credit and will close promptly at 6 PM for the remainder of the season. Signed by J. E. Trussell, urging cooperation to accommodate trade.
David had planned to take a playmate to a movie but his mother refused consent. Tears in his voice he said he did not care for himself, but Jimmy would feel bad.
The piece notes a US Department of Agriculture bulletin on pectin for perfect jelly and explains home or store bought pectin speeds setting, saving time and avoiding waste. It contrasts old methods with new ratios, highlighting clearer color and better flavor, plus economic benefits. It also mentions charity for aged bachelors and spinsters in the US.
The quote attributes contempt toward Oliver Cromwell with the line Old Noll and notes his bones were exhumed and displayed. Thomas Garlaye comments on a bronze figure of Cromwell as a prideful symbol in England.
The word booze appears in dictionaries as colloquial, tracing to the German bausen meaning to drink. This suggests booze is a loanword rather than a pure slang term.
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