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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1916
Page
2
Reynolds Georgia column notes social visits and small town events. Hon C H Neisler in New York. Miss Kate Underwood visiting. Rev J W Smith conducts meeting. Mrs F C Goodwin in Fort Valley. picnics at Miona Springs. numerous local arrivals and departures. crops look fine. first bale of cotton.
An old advertising note urges treating a cold with attention rest and diet. It promotes Dr King’s New Discovery with pine tar oils and balsams as a throat and chest remedy to ease coughing and clear the head. The ad recommends keeping a bottle at home as cold insurance and notes it is sold by druggists.
Mrs. J. W. Carter was killed instantly and J. W. Carter and Roy Carter were seriously injured when their auto hit a washout, fell ten feet, near Oglethorpe. Injured men expected to recover.
An advertisement touts Baby Ease as a non opiate remedy for infants with bowel stomach and teething troubles. Claims include constipation relief worm destruction and overall comforting effect priced at 5 cents per bottle.
W B Lawhead, an eye sight specialist, handles difficult cases with guaranteed results. For appointments, leave your name with Porter the Druggist in Butler or Hill Croz Company in Reynolds.
Reports note cases where lightning hitting ponds rivers or lakes kills fish in numbers. The article records several incidents of surface strikes causing mass fish deaths.
A seedy person asks a wealthy citizen for aid and receives five certs. The giver snaps that their ears are open to the distressed. The recipient retorts that the offer is the smallest opening for such large care he has seen.
In Future of War, Block lists French losses in 1870 71 as 210449 prisoners 21430 killed in battle dying from wounds 14398. He notes German losses not given but asserts killed and wounded were nearly equal between the two sides.
The passage urges steadfast adherence to one’s path, doing the hard near tasks, and living a purer more thoughtful life. It emphasizes loyalty to friends and neighbors and striving for nobility and magnanimity.
Dr J T Edwards of Fayetteville Ga cites patient Mr T M McGouhy as cured by Tanlac, recounting weight gain and recovered appetite. McGouhy says three bottles restored health and strength, recommending Tanlac to others. Listed local retailers include Porter Reynolds and Cochran.
The piece muses on two contrasting states of mind for men: the delight found in uncertainty about a woman's feelings and the pain when a deep love cannot be reciprocated. It notes how small time frames can tilt between these emotions and how perception shifts with circumstance.
In memory of four year old Jennie Dora Cameron who died after a three month illness On Tuesday morning August 8th angels called her home Her parents recall her bright patient nature and sweet words to them The family bids farewell with roses on the grave and hope of reunion in heaven
The Cameron family extends heartfelt gratitude to all who offered kindness during their bereavement. May God’s richest blessings be bestowed upon you.
The Taylor County Democratic Executive Committee adopts state primary rules and sets polling sites at Potterville Mauk and Southland for September 12 1916. It requires campaign assessments due by August 25 1916: $17.50 for Congress Judge Superior Court and Solicitor General. $7.50 for State Senate and Representative. Signed August 9 1916 by Hinton Taunton Gostim Windham Williams Benns and others.
A prescription advertised for malaria or chills and fever promises five or six doses to break a case and act as a tonic so the fever won’t return. It claims liver action exceeds calomel and that it does not gripe. Also noted is a 25¢ note about hair singed by lightning in Scotland where a man escaped injury after his hair was soaked in a thunderstorm.
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