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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1917
Page
9
An old advertisement touts Ziron iron tonic claiming tongue signs show anemia and health need. It promotes Ziron as a safe iron tonic with lime and soda hypophosphites, urging trials and a money back guarantee if the first bottle yields no benefit.
Good teeth enhance health and facial beauty. Parents should prevent crowding in infancy to protect future teeth and avoid acids in mouth rinses that can harm soft baby teeth. Use litmus tests to check acidity, rinse after meals, and properly clean with safe powders and water.
A strong baking soda rinse neutralizes mouth acidity from foods. Healthy gums protect tooth health and should not be abused. Regular care supports sound teeth and gums.
A mother with five boys and two volunteers declares mothers must sacrifice for the war effort. Margaret Prescott Montague recalls her lean, determined face and a creed that sons must go forward. The piece highlights resolve, duty, and the harsh choices families endure as the draft continues.
G A McBride of Hereford Ontario reports two years of selling Chamberlain's Tablets and praises their effect on indigestion and constipation. The advertorial note urges readers to try the product, promising solid benefits.
Wartime pilots rely on skill and fact rather than luck or superstition. They judge by performance, not fate, noting engines and airframes may fail and even good planes can be lost in a bad landing. Chiefs of flight speak of good versus bad piloting, with premonitions often fulfilled.
A little girl trapped a moth in a room after half an hour of effort. She opened her hand to reveal about 200 eggs laid by the miller moth. The mother reacted with astonishment and the father quips to test the girl’s catch by sending her to chase a hen.
The Seated Lady describes an absolute sense of isolation at Eden Beach. The Other asks if she will stay long, and she replies she arrived earlier in the week and plans to stay about ten more days unless her landlady frees her from the final week.
In a remarkable scene a speaker recounts persuading freezing individuals they were watching an early season ball game. The tale frames mental treatment as a lifesaving ruse during harsh conditions.
A quiet man recalls a humorous incident near a garden where players chased a stray ball. A fielder, intruding without permission, grabbed a ball and vanished, joking about misidentified big gooseberries and a startled exchange among spectators.
Legal advertisement for a sheriff's sale in Taylor County Georgia January 1918. It lists property at the southwest corner of Montague and Sumpter streets Reynolds, 75 by 150 feet, bounded by Montague Sumpter Hermon Sanders and an alley. Property levied to satisfy a Superior Court execution for Calvert Mortgage Company against Walter J. Griffith. Sale conducted by Sheriff J K Beeland on December 5 1917 at courthouse steps.
W J Braswell files to grant an order allowing L P Pyron as administrator of G T Ruffin deceased to title a tithe on the west half of land lot 250 in Houston County Georgia. Bond executed by Ruffin in Braswell’s favor. show cause required before the Ordinary on the first Monday in January 1918.
Notice is given that G T Sanders administrator applies to the county Court of Ordinary for leave to sell lands of the estate of Mrs H J Sanders deceased for distribution. The hearing will be at the regu lar term on the first Monday in January 1918. This Dec 5 1917.
Notice states Eliza Terrell deceased with date January 1918 and identifies O T Monfort as administrator. Dec 5th 1917 reference appears as part of probate action.
A schoolboy essay discusses why Turks show courage. It claims a man with multiple wives is more willing to face death than if he had only one wife, framing courage as a cultural factor.
Advertiser claims catarrh is a constitutional disease not cured by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as an internal remedy. It asserts the product works through the blood on mucous surfaces and notes a blend of tonic and blood cleansing ingredients. Testimonials are offered upon request.
Lycurgus the Lacedaemonian popularized long hair to make handsome men seem finer and deformed ones more terrible. He mocked a suggestion to establish democracy in Sparta by asking a rival to first set up democracy in his own house.
An advertisement urges families to display a Red Service Flag with a white center and blue stars to show how many household members serve Uncle Sam. The 2 by 3 foot flag costs $1 retail, with a one year subscription to The Tri-Weekly Constitution for $1.50, plus 0.10 postage. Orders to The Tri-Weekly Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia.
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