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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1917
Page
5
Local brief items report school openings, visits by residents to Atlanta Columbus and Macon, and community updates. Several shots describe teaching appointments, vacations, and plans for the Taylor County Fair with notes on agriculture, milinery, and insurance agents.
Gold LaVallier chain with small gold chain missing since leaving residence toward west end Butler. Reward offered for recovery.
A bridge party hosted Friday afternoon by Mrs Henry Wallace and Miss Elise Wallace honored Miss Blanche Miller of LaFayette Indiana, guest of Mrs Brown Marshall of Reynolds. Zinnias and black eyed susans decorated the house, three tables played, top score Miss Sallie Wilson received two decks of jcards, a box of stationery awarded as guest prize, salad course with iced tea served. Notables present included Mesdames Brown Marshall Harp West Tom Carson Julian Edwards Charles Benns Grover Smith Harley Riley Clifford Dickson and Col H P Wallace plus Miss Blanche Miller Lily Carson Sallie Wilson Etta Ward Edwards. Mrs Tom Carson and Miss Lily Carson entertained at cards yesterday afternoon with bridge club members in attendance.
Friends of Mr. J J Shealey, superintendent of the Smith cotton gin and feed mill, announce the plant is in full operation with all machinery running smoothly. The Luminus Air Blast System promises cleaner seed and better samples, reflecting Shealey’s seasoned experience to achieve top results.
A Red Cross meeting is slated for tomorrow after noon at the Presbyterian church. All members and others interested in the work are urged to attend. The notice ends with a moral exhortation against being a kicker and a call to constructive community service.
Reward offered by H. L. Wilchar for a stray hog matching a crop underbit and overbit with model face. The animal is black and weighs about 300 pounds gross. Reward is five dollars for the finder.
Taylor County Fair Association calls for district committees to recruit exhibitors and hosts. President H J Peagler pledges free fair access for volunteers, impartial judging, high quality amusements, and equal treatment for all exhibitors with prompt action encouraged.
An advertisement urged parents to avoid calomel for children and promote Martin’s Liver Medicine as a safe liver and bowel remedy. It cites a Hadock Georgia man, C. H. Keller, praising improved complexions and health after using the product for his five schoolchildren and notes a refund guarantee.
Sold by H J Porter, druggist of Butler Georgia. Local notice records a sale conducted by Porter from his drugstore serving Butler and surrounding area.
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