Labor and political clashes spark headlines across cities
The survey covers organized labor aims to keep railroad control, protests over vote buying in Savannah, Henry Ford's Dearborn Independent launching January 2, a Pennsylvanian man choking on an egg, and gov Dorsey appointing Henry J. Fullbright as state tax commissioner to finish Hart’s term. Also reports Sergeant Julian Peek’s return from France after losing a leg, Wilson at Christmas HQ, plans to fight Germany, and a Ky mob lynching Charles Lewis after jailbreak.
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Dorsey
Henry J. Fullbright
Waynesboro
John C. Hart
Penitentiary Sentences Proposed for Cotton Futures Mischief
The House sees a bill by Rep Oldfield to jail anyone who communicates through mail or wire about cotton futures to stop price manipulation. The Montgomery Monitor warns how Spanish influenza remains a deadly risk and urges public care and home lodging to prevent spread.
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Oldfield
Montgomery Monitor
Jobs for soldiers open in farms and towns across the country
The Lyons Progress reports that every soldier can find work in farms, business, and small-town industries. It says thousands are needed and that all who want to work can find jobs, while noting some refuse to work.
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Lyons
Divorce cases surge in Richmond Superior Court term
The Chronicle notes a record term with about 150 filings, nearly 100 juried in one day, and no decrees refused. Petitions varied from desertion to cruelty, with conflicts over child custody in blended families, including a widower with six children and a widow with five of her own.
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Richmond County
Richmond Superior Court
It Was Flat What did the doctor say
A fragmentary line notes a doctor’s assessment of a patient named Brown. The speaker says the doctor checked Brown’s purse and concluded there was nothing the matter with him, leaving the scene with implied consequences of a medical verdict.
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Brown
Red Cross Roll Call Seeks Fifty Million Members
The article urges a national Red Cross roll call from December 16 to 23 to enlist fifty million members. A one dollar fee funds support for Allied soldiers. chapters will offer enrollment opportunities, and readers are asked to donate or leave fees with local Red Cross offices if not contacted.
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United States
Red Cross
The Good Fight Against The Tick In Georgia
Secretary Houston’s letter highlights Georgia’s successful anti tick campaign. The quarantined area shrinks each year as counties are declared tick free, boosting cattle industry and state progress despite opposition and fear among farmers. Night rider violence is noted but progress continues toward full state-wide eradication.
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Houston
Dorsey
Georgia
Thousand Hills
Watson
Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles
A Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder troubles, dissolves travels, treats diabetes, and addresses back ache rheumatism and irregularities in both men and women. Regulates children's bladder issues. If unavailable locally, mail order available for $1.00. One box lasts two months and often cures.
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Texas Wonder
F. W. Hall
Olive Street
St. Louis
Sinking a Sub Man o War Tale From War Letter
A World War I correspondent recounts the Manchuria convoy voyage 1918 with a U boat encounter. He describes a dramatic surface attack by destroyers and a sinking, plus a Mount Vernon repair story linked to the same sea raid. The letter notes troops and Christmas gifts bound for France and mentions a Newark dispatch about a Hoboken hotel cashier linked to troop embarkations.
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Manchuria
Macon
Holt F. Callaway
College
Wesleyan College
Custer
Sisi
Mount Vernon
Crown Prince Cecile
Hamburg
France
Newark
Emma Weidenhopper
Hoboken
N. J
Pier Hich
Europe
Woman’s Hidden Mission Allegedly Aided Submarine Sinking
In a South American city a German consul exchanged transit details with a woman later linked to a mission aboard the Manchuria. She provided information that helped the submarine, and rumors say she knew the vessel was sunk. Miss Weidenhopper arrived in 1916 working as a hotel clerk and concealed her true purpose.
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Germany
Manchuria
Weidenhopper
United States
More Money in Hogs Than Cotton Promoted by Macon Bank
In April 1917 the Fourth National Bank of Macon offered purebred hogs at cost plus 6 percent for 12 months to farmers. C. B. Dennard bought a Duroc Jersey gilt for 35 dollars, its first litter yielded 800 pounds valued at 120 dollars, other litters produced substantial returns, totaling 1325 dollars in 19 months. The article argues Georgia could become a major hog producer with bank support, noting hogs outpace cotton profits and Georgia’s hog production potential versus Iowa.
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Fourth National Bank of Macon
C. B. Dennard
R. F.D
Georgia
Iowa
Macon
Chatsworth Times Suspends Publication Amid War Pressures
The Chatsworth Times, Mur ray county’s sole newspaper, suspends publication due to rising paper costs and wartime revenue losses. Editor McGinty cites paper shortages labor difficulties and uncertain postwar conditions as reasons. A temporary halt is intended until normal conditions return.
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Chatsworth ‘Times
Murray County
McGinty
Chatsworth Times
The Joy of Living Promises Health With Chamblain’s Tablets
The passage urges enjoying life through good health and free bowels. It promotes Cham borlain’s Tablets as a remedy to move the bowels, strengthen digestion, and reduce headaches from toxins, claiming it offers a chance to realize real joy of living.
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Borlain
Tell Weight of Poles
Men accustomed to handling telephone and telegraph poles can estimate a pole’s weight after seasoning. Heavier poles indicate improper seasoning with sap still in the wood.
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E. G. Pipp
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Fies
Z. B. Peek
Peek
Pershing
Ching Thhe Toul
Wilson
McAn
Christer
Charlas Lewis
Legre
Byler Station
Slickman
Lewis
H. H. Dean
Presbyterian Synod of Georgia
Jin Albany
Army
March
Texas
W. A. Payne
Butler, Ga
Allen Payne
Reynolds, Ga
Catan
Peruna
M. S. Davis
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Hendricks’ Mill & Garage
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