Mauk Community News and Afterword Reflections
Mauk Georgia August entries recount family visits and church happenings. Mrs W M McFarland and Miss Willie Claire McFarland spent the weekend at Ideal. Rev J F Ford leads revival meetings at Pine Level and Charing with Rev T F Drake. A sewing club forms at Miss Ruth Lucas home to benefit the Methodist Orphans Home. neighbors attend, share refreshments, and games. An update from Talbot County notes Lem Adams near death with devoted wife caring for him while reflecting faith.
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Ruth
Pauline Lucas
Macon
CB Lucas
J T McFarland
Jack
Misses Neva
Ruby Jinks
Hilda Woodall
May Chapman
Jewel Woodall
Virginia Lucas
Willie Claire McFarland
Margie Thurman
Revival Services On Mark Charge Begin In Charing And Mauk
Revival services announced for Charing starting Monday night the 23rd for ten days with Rev. Thomas F. Drake of Columbus and Mrs. Drake aiding. In Mauk, Rev. W L Huggins and wife of Blackshear will assist at 7:30 p m on September 8. Public invited. prayers requested.
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Bro. Ford
Charing Monday
T F Drake
Columbus
Charing
Thos. F. Drake
Mauk
W. L. Huggins
Blackshear
Huggins
J. F. Ford
P. C
The Clerk Guaranteed It Remedy Story
A customer asked for a cure and a clerk offered Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The customer used it, returned cured and the clerk promised no charge if it failed. J H Berry Co Salt Creek Va endorses the claim, noting availability everywhere.
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J. H. Berry & Co
Salt Creek
Howard Happenings in Howard Georgia Paste to 1920s
Community notes from Howard Georgia dated August 23 recount visits and travels of residents. J S Brown and family plan a Quitman week visit. Fannie May Parker hosts a watermelon party. Prof. A S Wallace and Mrs Wallace visit J R Williams. Lois Battle from Columbus visits. J T Hart and J R Williams take a trip to Asheville. Olin Sealy and others incur local activities. Calf fatalities from a midnight train near J C Wade residence.
Daviston Dots: Local News and Visits
Messrs C Slaughter Sam Gassett and Wesley Spinks are numbered with the sick this week. Miss Nina Parker spent the week end with relatives at Five Points. Mr W A Spinks and family visited D E Wade and family Sunday. W J Brady and family visiting relatives in Upson county this week. J Hart and J R Williams of Howard passed through enroute to Ashville NC. Frank Slaughter visited Marion Wade Sunday. C H Edwards attended preaching at Prattsburg. Roy Mauldin and wife of Thomaston visiting J E Slaughter and wife. Susie Fowler of Butler seeing Mrs W J Gilson recently. Mrs W D Huff and children visiting Mrs L Potter at Prattsburg. Master Lewis Spinks visited grandparents J C Wade and wife at Howard recently. Several from here attended Children Day at Antioch Friday. T L Morgan and Mrs F M Mallory left for Culloden to be with daughter Mrs Eugene Barfield sick with typhoid fever. An Easy pleasant laxative One or two Dr Kings New Life Pills with water at night. No bad taste. Wake up in morning. Sold by all druggists 25c a bottle. Check us out.
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T. L. Morgan
F M Mallory
Culloden
Dr. King
Darkey
Simon
Heart
Sam
Texas
Eastland
Callahan
Nison
Tulsa
Bek
Martha Ann
Three Bills Passed By The General Assembly
The fifty day session adjourned with three statutes enacted. One blocks any railroad from paralleling the Western and Atlantic line from Atlanta to Chattanooga owned by the state. Another requires prompt payment of school teachers via the governor’s monthly warrant. The session also renews the governor’s borrowing power.
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General Assembly
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Sloan's Liniment Ad Promises Quick Muscle Relief
An old advert claims Sloan's Liniment eases tired aching muscles from hard labor. It touts easy application, penetrating action without rubbing, and promises fast relief with a 25 cent bottle, noting user thankfulness and cleaner results than mustard.
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Sloan
Aldru
Letter From Texas Reflections On Crop Prospects And Reunion
The writer reports improved cotton prospects as boll weevils decline and peas thrive in West Texas. He recalls attending an Eastland County Confederate veterans reunion, noting the sons and daughters now run grounds and events. He jokes about chores, aprons, and cooking, and responds to readers like Zanthippus while praising the Lone Star State.
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Zanthippus
Herald
Lone Star
Amarillo
Texas
Reynolds Murder Case and Organization Likely Ahead
An old note from J. Taylor Respess references a Reynolds murder earlier this year and asks if the culprit was apprehended. He mentions letters to the Herald and, as editors, notes memory fades but lists Reynolds and nearby places like Oglethorpe Ellav Macon Americus Columbus and White Water as firmly remembered.
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Reynolds
Evi
Corres
Estella
Ganized
Herald
Bu Reynolds
Oglethorpe
Ellav Macon
Americus
Columbus
Dar Creek
Livi
Keno
J. Taylor Respess
Civil Service Exam for Fourth Class Postmaster in Norwich Ga
The United States Civil Service Commission announces a Fourth Class Postmaster examination for Norwich Ga with openings as they arise. Open to U S citizens meeting requirements, with women admitted if of full age. reside in the local post office territory. forms from Norwich postmaster or Washington. Applications due seven days before the exam. Also notes a kidney health ad for Foley Kidney Pills.
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United States Civil Se Commission
City
Norwich
United States
United States Civil Service Commission
Washington
D. C
United States Civil Service Commissio
The Danger Month and Infant Health Advice
The August period is named as the greatest danger month for babies with cholera infantum being most common and fatal. Emphasis on cleanliness, pure water, fresh air, good food, light clothing, clean housing, and sleep, plus open air exposure. Recommends BABY EASE as a bowel regulator with timely dosing.
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Mauk, Ga
W. M. McFarland
Ideal
Alane Welch
Junction City
W Huggins
Dr. Mercer
M. K. King
Baxley
Turin
Pony
Mr. Respess
Butler Herald
Taylor County
R. W. Woodall
Lewis Hill
Howard
Weaver Chapman
Pine Level Church
Ed Drake
Pine Level
Jei
Lucas and
D. F. Chapman
Butler
W. A. Woodall
Wm Lumpkin
Mark
Mesdames
G. W. Huggins
P Hesters
J A Steed
The
Talbot County
Lem Adams
Jesus
Mrs
Agricultural and Mechanical
Georgia
State College of Agriculture
University of Georgia
J. D. Price
Com. Agr
J. M. Collum
Howard Happenings
Howard, Ga
J. S. Brown
Quitman
Miss Fannie May Parker
A. S. Wallace
J. R. Williams
Lois Battle
Messrs
J. T. Hart
J. R Williams
Asheville
N. C
Williams
Mr. Hart
Mr. Olin Sealy
Mattie Julia Wade
Box Springs
Mr. Kimble
Mabel Searcy
James Searcy
Ruth Williams
J. H. Brown
Franklin Fuller
Shiloh Church
Methodist Church
James Fallon
Little Son
Opelika, Ala
A. H. Sealy
J. H. and
L. B. Brown
Lizzie Childs
J. N. Joiner
Fort Valley
Amos
Mr. Wilson
Camilla
Sealy Home
J. C. Wade
Mr. Wade
Lige Parker Sand
T. E. Arrington
Daviston
C. Slaughter
Sam Gassett
Wesley Spinks
Nina Parker
W. A. Spinks
D. E. Wade
Family
W. J. Brady
Upson County
J . Hart and
Ashville
North Carolina
Frank Slaughter
Marion Wade
Roy Mauldwin
Thomaston
J. E. Slaughter
Susie Fowler
W. J. Gilson
Lewis Spinks
Antioch
Cottonwood
Tex
Editors Herald
F. A. Woolsey
Jacksonville
Foley
Wayne Riley
Pstm
Sothr
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