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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1915
Page
4
The notice outlines ad pricing: one page 19.05, half page 6.00, subsequent insertions with discounts, and 15 cents per line for local and personal ads. Legal notices priced by law per word. obituaries and cards limited to 200 words with overage charged. Alcohol ads and foreign contracts are restricted. cash with copy required.
Publication days shift for the South Georgia Progress and Butler Herald editor Benns issues a Dec. 22 edition. Governor Slaton offers 300 dollars for Bradford Houser’s murderer with possible additional rewards. Savannah reports a blind tiger raid, first of its kind. Lexington College appoints Prof Eric Hardy as dean of Bessie Tift College. Knights of Dade celebration in Miami January 11 to 16 promises Mardi Gras style spectacles and low rail fares. The Griffin News praises the Marry A Georgia Girl movement. Editorials joke about finding a Georgia girl and share recipes among papers for the Griffin editor.
EO MEN AND WOMEN backache feel tired not so spry as you used to be getting old many persons mistake kidney trouble for age kidneys out of order make body emit poisons and ache. Buy Boar emanate and invigorate kidneys venison? no. The ad lists H. Porter as the seller.
Georgia State Board of Health reports progress from the Free Dispensary Plan begun in November 1911 and outlines estimated hookworm infection rates in seven counties not yet cooperative. Counties Taylor Terrell Schley Randolph Clay Quitman show high percentages. plan targets counties with 20 percent infection or more to finish by June 30, 1915 with local funding of $100 to $150 per county.
This article details deep plowing to ten inches, row spacing four feet, bed preparation with baulks, and use of a fertilizer mix of phosphoric acid ammonia and potash. It explains bed edging, row listing, bolting ridges for transplanting, and marking hills thirty inches apart. It advises careful transplanting and notes reliable replanting is unprofitable. For further guidance contact local tobacco agents in Nicholls Alma and Moultrie, Ga.
A vintage ad promotes Rexall Orderlies as a mild laxative that tastes like sugar for children. Marketed by H. J. Porter, the product is offered at 10 cents and sold exclusively by the seller.
Georgia voters can no longer rely on the ancient grandfather clause in registering. The clause expired January 1, 1915, removing tax payment as the sole barrier and allowing both white and black voters to participate on equal footing.
Thousands suffer neuralgia due to not knowing remedies. Apply Sloan's Liniment on the surface over the nerve without rubbing. It penetrates to soothe irritated nerves and inflamed areas. A 25 cent bottle available at druggists with money back if not satisfied, for colds, rheumatic pains, lumbago, sciatica, and similar ailments.
Judge George Thomas of Columbus Ohio ruled that a man who accepts a paper mailed to his home must pay for it. The Columbus Telegram sued for $2.35 after the recipient refused payment. The judge instructed the jury to return a verdict for the Telegram, applying the old common law principle that what one receives and uses must be paid for.
Public health notice cautions against ointments for nasal catarrh containing mercury as harmful to smell and the nervous system. It endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo as mercury free and suitable for internal use, claiming it acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Available through druggists with price per bottle.
English country residents prize a rural home near markets, aided by durable roads linking country houses to market towns. Good roads keep them within reach of commerce, ensuring year round access despite weather.
The writer argues for better roads within a mile of city limits to connect lands with markets and urban business districts. He notes people would endure longer daily drives if roads were pleasant and timely, rather than existing poor routes. The piece praises a state road system as a popular solution.
Practical guidance on building a reversible road drag with differing front and rear sections. Advice includes hitch alterations, iron skinning, and using a man at the rear on a rope to steer and counteract sliding over bumps for smoother trimming and leveling.
A railing critique on deficient roads argues that bad highways raise living costs, hamper enterprise, lower civic morality, and stifle educational progress across the country. It stresses the broad public harm caused by neglected infrastructure.
Good roads in your vicinity add to the selling price of farm products. Rural access and transportation efficiency can raise buyer willingness to pay, affecting market value. Improved routes reduce travel time and spoilage, enhancing product appeal for buyers and traders.
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