Soldier Authored War Narrative Receives High Praise
A reviewer hails Sergeant McClintock for a stark realistic war narrative that distills battle into simple words. The work charts scenes from New York hotels to London hospital rooms, detailing bravery and humanity, as McClintock earns the Distinguished Conduct Medal and prepares to return as a Canadian officer. Six installments begin next week.
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Sergeant McClintock
New York
England
London
McClintock
Local notes from Wesley area update community visits and weather
Private Thomas Wilson visited homefolks after rain swept the section. Measles cases rise as schooling resumes after illness. Miss Jessie Heath visits Baldwinville sister while Miss Margaret Heath stays with Box Springs homefolks. Neighbors visit J C Wade in Howard and O M Bazemore with Mrs Bazemore from Butler. Church services affected by weather with low attendance Saturday and Sunday.
Local notes from Mau k and surrounding area
Brief social column records visits and stays by residents and visitors from Mau k Georgia and nearby towns. Entries mention Merritt Hardware salesman Bob Trussell. guests from Charing Rupert Monte zuma Camp Wheeler Augusta Five Points and Norwich. measles illness of Master Brannon Montgomery. and ongoing concerns about G W Huggins Sr health.
Turner’s Chapel News from Venia
Turner’s Chapel notes travels and health updates with families in Butler and nearby. Mr John Spillers at Williams sanitarium, Homer Moore ill, Mrs Lokie Rodgers guest of N M Spillers, Newt Peterman on sick list, school flourishing under Miss Ida and Bessie Childs, readers enjoy Respess letters from Cottonwood Texas, chickenpox and mumps affect the community, preaching planned for fourth Sunday and Saturday before, 11 oclock Saturday gathering urged, Lee Posey in attendance as Grady Rodgers and wife visit Homer Moore at Nelson’s mill, Will Millicons and family guests of George Windham.
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Marvin Moore
Turner’s Chapel Church
Lee Posey
Grady Rodgers
Homer Moore
Nelson’s Mill
Will Millicons
George Windham
Mrs S E Willis 69 Dies in Taylor County January 1918
Mrs S E Willis aged 69 years 5 months 4 days died January 16 1918 in Taylor County after long illness. Born a Bickley she married B J Willis and had five children two surviving sons J T Willis of Howard and F J Willis of Troy Alabama. She was a longtime Missionary Baptist and was buried January 18 1918 in Daviston cemetery. Funeral services were by Rev M T Gaultney. Her passing is mourned by husband step-son and extended family.
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S. E. Willis
Troy
Ala
W. H. Willis
Missionary Baptist Church
Daviston Cemetery
M T Gaultney
In Memoriam Claud Watson Dies at 20 in 1918
In Memoriam notice for Claud Watson son of Mr and Mrs Watson died January 15 1918 after enlisting in Atlanta. He leaves a sister Mrs W W Hays and brothers William and Rice Watson, with heartfelt tributes from friends and family. Lee Dennis Pike signs as a friend.
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Claud Watson
Watson
Claud
Atlanta
Ar Uy
W. W. Hays
William Watson
Rice Watson
Lee Dennis Pike
Georgia War Economy News Roundup
January war stamp sales reach 6342.27 at Covington post office. Quitman forms junior Red Cross chapter. Atlanta reports 30000 hogs and cattle slaughtered in 1917, with $760000 paid to Georgia farmers. Governor Dorsey bids 6.95 percent discount on warrants for teachers’ pay in 1918. Pike county farmers seek nitrate of soda allocations. Macon cadets marooned in balloon school swamp return. gas bag recovery pending. Macon defense case: U S attorney clears Dr Rhodes of spying allegations. Thomasville reports a 10000 bale difference in 1917 cotton crop vs prior season, spurring planting doubts. Brunswick welcomes new ship workers nationwide for government contracts. Atlanta: Jim White receives eight months for war-questionnaire refusal.
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Thomasvnjilie
H. B. Stubbs
Thomas County
Death of Mrs Smith at Columbus Georgia 1918
Mrs Allie May Smith wife of Mr E S Smith died at her home in Columbus Georgia on January 28 1918 and was buried at Potterville cemetery Friday morning. Services led by Rev C H Moore. She was the daughter of Mr J J Mullins a Free Baptist of Potterville. She had been ill briefly and leaves a bereaved husband three children and several Mullins relatives.
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Allie May. Smith
E'S Smith
Columbus Ga
Potterville
C. H. Moore
Smith
J. J. Mullins
Free Baptist Church
Fayette Mullins
Will Mullins
Jessie Ray Mullins
Katie Mullins
Microbes of Two Sexes Revealed by Agriculture Dept
The Department of Agriculture reports findings on microbes showing a more organized life-history than previously thought. Microbes pass through several growth stages and are divided into two sexes, challenging the long held view of sexless organisms.
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Department of Agriculture
Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles
Patent medicine claim alleging Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder issues in men and women. Advertises relief for dribbling, diabetes, rheumatism, and irregularities with mail order offer and testimonials. Includes address in St. Louis for Dr F W Hall and druggist availability.
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Texas Wonder
F. W. Hall
Olive ‘St-St. Louis Mo
Ziron advertised as iron tonic for anemia and chlorosis
An advertisement touts Ziron, a non alcoholic iron and hypophosphites tonic, claiming it strengthens the body, improves appetite, eases fatigue and nervousness, with a testimonial from Mrs Mae Belle Perkins of Adairsville Georgia and a money back offer on first bottle trial.
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Mae Belle Perkins
Adairsville
The Dangers of Calomel and a Liver Remedy Claim
An advertisement warns against calomel and promotes Martin's Liver Medicine as a trusted vegetable laxative. It claims rapid relief from headaches constipation and related ailments without griping or business disruption. The testimonial from Andrew M Back Macon Georgia endorses its safety and efficacy and offers a money back guarantee.
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Martin
H. J. Porte
Andrew M. Back
Macon
Derivation of Spruce Word Origins
The word spruce derives from Prussian influences. Early quotations show spruse as a variant of pruce. The form spruce emerged partly from German sprossen meaning sprouts and sprossen beer made from young shoots.
When You Have a Cold and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
A mother from Pana NL reports her five year old son Paul suffered a severe cold with lung involvement and terrible coughing. After trying other medicines she used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and the first dose aided him enough to continue treatment until he was cured.
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Chamberlain
Frank Crocker
Pana
Paul
Mexico Not A Sportsman's Paradise, Says Telegraph
A New York Telegraph item states that Mexico cannot be labeled a field for big game hunters and that the phrase sportsman's paradise is an exaggeration. It lists animals such as peccaries deer rabbits hares and javelines along with reptiles like alligators turtles and iguanas. It notes whales and seals and seasons on the Pacific coast.
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Mexico
Pacific
New York Telegram
Wedding Orange Blossoms Fashion From France
The custom of wearing orange blossoms at weddings is relatively new in this country. It spread from France, which adopted it from Spain, where the tradition is long established and believed to have Moorish origins.
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France
Spain
Get Rid of Fleas Household Pest Control Tips
The flea is a bothersome household pest often bred on dogs or cats. Eliminate the source of supply and treat the animal with insect powder or creolin wash if not severely infested. Remove carpets and scrub floors with hot soapsuds, aiming to reach cracks and crevices. Fleas prefer dirt and dislike disturbance.
Work and Worker Insight from The Youth's Companion
The quote contrasts the tendency of workers to be too soft with the idea that the work itself can be too hard. It presents a reflection on labor and character likely drawn from The Youth's Companion.
Unexpected Action Henry Missourians Judge Says Gift Becomes Attack
A Mississippi judge quotes a tale of a wife striking her husband with an axe given as a birthday present. TheMis sourians complain about unpredictable behavior while recounting the incident.
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Judge
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Tulip and
Rose
Thomas Wilson
Camp Gordon
Jessie Heath
W. B. Baldwin
Baldwinville
CC Royal and Family
J C Wade
Howard Sunday
Margaret Heath
Box Springs
Mr Levi Smith
Butler
M. T. Cosey
F. E. Cosey
Byron
S . Bazemore
O M Bazemore
Lester Spinks
James Royal
Leola Cosey
Daviston
NC Cosey
Wesley
Susie Bazemore
Mauk
Bob Trussell
Merritt Hardware Co
H. J. Garrett
Charing
W. T. Cochran
Rupert
Satuday
Paul Gaines
Camp Wheeler
John Bone
Roy Wall
Martha Wall
T R Gaines
Alma Wall
Ideal
Karen Montfort
Montezuma
S. E. Wall
Augusta
H. S. Wall
Mamie Mills
Laura and
Lorena Cochran
Mau
Guia Woodall
Hilda Woodall
W. M. Highsmith
Joe Montgomery
Manchester
Mrs
J. R. Montgomery
J. T. Chapman
Five Points
Brannon Montgomery
Harry Owens
Mr.Tolar
Mr. Owen
Mrs. Tolar
Fitzgerald
Alma Montgomery
Hfis
S. T. Montgomery
A. B. Hill
R. D. Lyles
Foote & Daves
McDonald
Ridley Yates Co
Patillo
G. W. Huggins, Sr
Sallie Watson
Messrs
L. J. Wainwright
Roy Vann
Dee Spillers
John Spillers
Williams Sanitarium
Spillers
L. L. Wainwright
J. T. Perkins
Lokie Rodgers
N. M. Spillers
Newt Peterman
Ida
Bessidau Childs
Scott
Scott’s
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield
N.J
Georgia
Taylor County
J.R. Whatley
Nancy Whatley
A. H. Riley
Memoriam
God
Ings
Covington
Quitman
Red Cross
Hugh M. Dorsey
Barnesville
Pike County
United States
Wallace Miller
R. L. Rhodes
Rhodes
Medical Officers’ Reserve Corps
George R. Seidenberg
Secret Service
Brunswick
Fulton County
Newman
Jim White
Clayton County
PB Marshall
Chemiez
Texas
H. J. Peagler Butler
Calomel
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