Government tightens food hoarding rules nationwide
The U S Food Administration announced new limits on hoarding to prevent shortages. Violators face a 3500 fine or up to three years in prison, with penalties for wholesalers retailers and consumers exceeding thirty days supply. Also licensing for saltwater fisheries will shift to federal control to resolve alien labor issues coastal Georgia.
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Atlanta
Food Administration
Sox
D. F. McClatchey
Georgia Food Administrator
Washington
Herbert Hoover
United States
Uncle Sam
Europe
Andrew M. Soule
Georgia
Brunswick
Wilson
Atlantic
Pacific
Maj
Georgia Food Administration
Federal Food Administration
Major McClatchey
State Game and Fish Commission
Sam J
State of Georgia
Tick eradication plans and local notes across Georgia
Mitchell and Moultrie counties push a countywide tick control program with thirty dipping vats to start. Cattle owners back the campaign as hogs sell for 74.75 at Barnesville market, while Gordon Institute reports 327 graduates in fifteen years with 110 commissions in the U.S. Army.
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Georgia Power Company
Chattahoochee
Boultrie
Mitchell County
Mitchell
Moultrie
Barnesville
B. T. Holmes
Gordon Institute
Uncle Sam's Army
Fire Destroyed Million Dollar Food Supplies at Washington Barracks
A large fire at the Washington arsenal grounds destroyed about $1,000,000 worth of food and damaged several buildings including a quartermaster warehouse. Explosions of gasoline fueled the flames, drawing the city’s fire apparatus. An ordnance building with small arms was at risk but secured by soldiers. The origin is under investigation.
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Washington
Washington Barrecka
Gineer
Theity
United States Arsenal
River Front
United States Army War College
Engineer Corps
Ten Mexican Officers Executed for Plot Against Governors
In Toluca, ten army officers including General Leocadio Parra were executed after summary courts martial for a conspiracy to kill General Alfredo Novo, commander of the military district in the state of Mexico, and Governor Agustín Millán. Forty-five were arrested. the rest were released.
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Mexico City
Leocadio Parra
Alfredo Novo
Mexico
Augustin Millan
Toluca
British Casualties Rise in Week Reported
British casualties for the week totaled 24,979 officers and men. Killed or died of wounds include 117 officers and 5,149 men. Wounded or missing total 304 officers and 19,409 men. The weekly casualties exceed the previous week by nearly 6,000, with a sharp rise from the week before.
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London
Home Gardens Cut Store Bills in the South
D. reports 1917 saw a surge in home gardens with over a million new ones nationwide. H. G. Hastings cites the Southeastern Fair and Georgia Chamber of Commerce noting gardens supply healthful foods, save money, and lessen store purchases. The garden’s impact is praised as essential to food production and resilience.
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Georgia
United States Department
H. G. Hastings
Southeastern Fair
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
South
Hast
Legal notice of road plans in district court
A legal notice states proposed road plans in the district of Hain Howard, with a 15th style reference and a 1/2 mile width. It notes an application to be granted at the first Tuesday in February and the date January 8, 1918, with no sufficient cause shown to the contrary.
Town and Country Farmer’s Equal to Nap Time in Business
A Topeka Capital quote contrasts a town man who can nap beside his business with a farmer who must dig a well after his regular work. The remark highlights diligence and hands on labor in rural life.
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Topeka
Sherif s Sale in Taylor County Georgia 1918
February 1918 sheriff sale to occur on the first Tuesday in February at the courthouse door in Taylor County Georgia. Property includes 183 3 4 acres across multiple lots in the 1st district plus 74 acres in the 14th district and other parcels totaling about 257 3 4 acres. Sold under alias execution to satisfy Geo M Forman against Ida J Hill. January 7 1918.
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Court House
Taylor County
Georgia
Sallie Driskell
Martha E. Nelson
G. T. G. Nelson
Ida J. Hill
Geo. M. Forman
Fifa
J. R. Beeland
Sheriff’s Sale in Taylor County February 1918
Sheriff J R Beeland announces a February 1918 sale during legal hours of land in Taylor County Georgia. The tract of 175 acres lies east of Edmond Morris line from railroad to Patsiliva Creek and includes parts of lots 276 and 283. It is levied on J G Hill and C C Hill to satisfy a Calvert Mortgage Company judgment from the Taylor Superior Court. The sale note bears date January 8 1918.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Court House
Central of Georgia Railway Company
Edmond Morris
Patsiliva Creek
Creeck
Creek
J. G. Hill
C. C. Hill
Superior Court
Calvert Mortgage Company
J. R. Beeland
Sheriff Sale Notice for Ford Car in Taylor County Georgia
February 1918 sheriff sale before the courthouse door in Taylor County Georgia to satisfy a mortgage against R W Garrett. Property listed One Ford Touring Car No 332611 motor 367696. Car levied on as Garrett's property per superior court filing in favor of C H Neisser. Date January 8 1918.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Court House
R. W. Garrett
Superior Court
C. H. Neisser
R W. Garrett
Fife
J. R. Beeland
Fireproof Paper Patents Highlight Asbestos Based Proof
Fireproof paper patents describe records resistant to flame, often using asbestos or similar mineral fibers with clays or metallic salts. The material is pitched as especially suitable for documentary records and archive use.
Taylor County Georgia Auction Seeks Distribution of Estate
By order of the Ordinary of Taylor County Georgia the estate of Hillary Jackson, deceased, is to be sold at public outcry on a February day in 1918. The property includes fifty acres in the northeast corner of district 14 in section 65 with all rights and rents. Proceeds to be used for distribution among heirs.
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Georgia
Taylor
Coun
Hiller
O. T. Monte
Hillary Jackson
Estate of Eliza Terrell to be sold for debts in Taylor County
By order of the Ordinary of Taylor County the estate of Eliza Terrell late of Georgia will be sold at public outcry on February 1918 in Butler. One acre of land with improvements on the Eliza Terrell home place in the town will be sold to pay debts and for distribution to heirs.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Lesale
Eliza T Late
Butler
Eliza Terrell
Dismissal Petition in Taylor County Georgia
L. M. Sanders administrator of M. Sanders deceased seeks discharge after full administration. Court mandate requires all interested parties to show cause why administrator should not be discharged and Letters of dismission granted on the first Monday in February 1918. notice dated January 8.
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L. M. Sanders
M. Sanders
Sai
Tion
Shoul
Sion
A. H. Riley
Ordin
Microbes Found To Have Two Sexes In Studies
The department of agriculture investigated life histories of various microbes and found they are highly organized. They pass several growth stages and show differentiation into two sexes, correcting prior beliefs that microbes were sexless.
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Department of Agricult
Catarrh Cure Ad Offers $100 Reward for Proof
Readers learn of a catarrh remedy claiming constitutional treatment through the blood. The ad from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio promises $100 to anyone it cannot cure and invites testimonials. Sold by all druggists at 7 cents.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Abuse of Words In Language And Exchange
A thoughtful meditation on how misusing words fuels calamities across ages. The author warns that careless speech corrupts discourse and inflames conflict, urging careful, precise language to preserve public trust and social harmony.
The Flour Beetle Warns Of Flour Contamination
The article notes the flour beetle or weevil as an early form of a beetle that breeds in flour or meal and makes it unfit for food. It states the only defense is to keep flour fully closed and protected.
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