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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
8
An old advertisement touts Iron Tonic Ziron as a safe iron supplement to boost red blood cells and overall strength. It features a testimonial from Lizzie Pennington of Adamsville Alabama, promising a refund if the first bottle fails, and urges readers to try the special offer.
State College of Agriculture field agent Gay outlines how local hog sale associations operate. committees elect officers, establish by laws, charge membership fees and weigh hogs with bonded weigher. Sales are scheduled monthly or as needed, buyers invited, pens and pens prepared, hogs graded by size and finish, and sellers credited by grade and weight.
In a candid exchange, Uncle Dan argues for compulsory military training funded by government, citing Howard’s success after a year at a military academy. He urges passage of the Chamberlain bill to prepare fit boys, defend the country, and produce better citizens, while smoothing costs for families. Billie plans to fund a friend’s training with a $300 shortfall covered by adults.
An asparagus bed yields long lasting production with minimal care. Start with well drained loam, dig 12 inch trenches, amend with manure, plant spacing 2 feet between plants and 4 to 5 feet between rows, and gradually fill trenches as roots establish. Do not harvest first two seasons, mulch annually, and begin limited cutting in the third season for 6 weeks to 2 months.
General Horwath, head of the Chinese Eastern railway, dominates North Manchuria from a de facto throne while Russia limits him to the railway zone. Described as a gentle giant in uniform, he commands respect from locals and foreigners alike, and critics warn removal could trigger anarchy in Manchuria.
In his early years Lord Morris, later lord chief justice of Ireland, presided as Galway recorder. A final case over a few shillings stretched on as he raced to catch a Dublin train. He halted, set down the disputed sum, and remarked I must watch a train before vanishing from the court.
An uncle stops eight year old Babs in the street to correct her grammar. He lists not going forms and insists she says I am not going. She proudly replies There ain't nobody going.
Ah Long, a Chinese laborer, bid $51 to win a monster turtle captured in Yokohama bay but then towed it back and freed it to gain eternal blessings. The 700 pound creature was believed to be a thousand years old and sparked fascination among longshoremen.
A distressed note reports Bill Bird expressing frustration about a failed attempt at self harm. The message blames an amateur hunter for missing a target and failing to aid during a three hour period.
The piece notes the annual candle expenditure in the United States reaching about 20 million dollars with roughly 67 thousand dollars spent daily on candles. It questions the future role of candles as lighting shifts to electricity and gas. It also includes a quip about readers' assumptions and a brief aside on sensational crime booster mentions.
The College of Agriculture announces creosoted wooden fence posts offer long life and lower annual costs than metal or concrete. Creosote or coal tar is brushed on peeled, seasoned posts, with oil, at three to five cents per post. one gallon covers 15 to 20 posts, yielding durable, easy to move and repair fencing.
Georgia is an ideal state for poultry raising yet imports 60 to 70 percent of its poultry and products. The piece urges readers to expand flocks, explains high grain costs harming poultry farmers, and cites Hoover and the Food Administration calling for citizens to raise chickens to supply fresh eggs and meat at lower prices to help soldiers.
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