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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
1
A garbled report notes emergency wood sales to relieve costs at a state prison. An order from Attorney General Walker and a conference with General Grey discuss using convict labor for wartime needs and maintaining order amid exigencies.
Hal ley, commissioner of labor for Georgia, rules all employee plants must shut under United States Fuel order. The measure targets overtime work and loss coverage, effective as from last Friday. The ruling cites the need to comply with federal limits and interlocks with the broader campaign against alcohol.
A fragmented historical note urges welcoming new tenants, aiding their children with food and education, and replacing harsh labels with brotherly acts. It invokes Lincoln’s rise from poverty and stresses church and school outreach, plus a testimonial praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for a child’s cold.
Atlanta experts from 428 Austell Road will be at Sealy Hotel January 26 from 8 AM to 2 PM offering free consultations on eye conditions. They promote Diamond Disc lenses and remedies claiming to cure cataracts and cross eyes without surgery and promise relief even if others failed. Women and children receive special care and glasses can be ordered on the spot.
A reflective piece by Edward W Hicks from Camp Fort Oglethorpe Georgia urges readers to curb prejudice against soldiers. It argues uniforms reflect many backgrounds and that veterans include both noble and flawed individuals. The author calls for restraint, respect, and fair judgment of those who serve.
A poem in which Ella Wheeler Wilcox voices a nonpsychic sense of spiritual truth. She describes hearing through reason and spirit, insisting that peace comes from living in brotherhood and that humanity will move from bloodshed to light as the world approaches a new era.
An advertisement endorses Chamber-Tabints as a remedy for stomach issues. It claims many users found relief and urges readers to try a small 25 cent trial, emphasizing low cost and potential benefit.
Advertises five hundred bundles of fodder needed at once with a good price. Signed by M. T. Chapman.
Article discusses potential government control of rail freight rates and its aim to allow rail owners a fair return without using public funds. It notes U S railroads earned 5.7 percent on invested capital for the year ending June 30 1917, suggesting rate increases might occur under government oversight.
Can factories in Georgia are suspended on Mondays by order of the Federal Food Administration led by Dr M Soule with Major D F McCatchey as executive secretary. Candy makers hoped to run during the five day period and on Mondays since they produce a spice of food, but the Food Administration has declared them non essential.
A concise quotation attributed to Luther noting that global events unfold through hope as a guiding force.
Washington January 22 1941 government sources say agencies will appeal all decisions by local draft boards placing registrants in deferred classes two or four due to marriages since May 18. The new ruling could move many registrants to class one.
Feed Mill notice states corn stalks from pulled corn will not be ground after this week. Public grinding occurs Friday and Saturday until noon each week. If parties bring up to five tons, a special grinding day is set. Toll rates listed: ear corn 1-10, corn cobs 1-8, beans 1-10, hay mixed 1-8, cash rate 16c per hundred. For information contact manager R. W. Adams.
The Montezuma church secures Rev Graham Forrester as pastor starting the first Sunday in January. His prior work at West Point and Savannah is noted as excellent and promising for the church’s future prosperity. The Herald joins in congratulations to the church and city, and to Mr Forrester and his family as new citizens.
Sheriff J R Beeland announces that application blanks for automobile licenses can be obtained from him. County sheriffs enforce state law requiring all motor vehicles to be registered with the Secretary of State, who issues license tags upon payment of fees. Beeland urges immediate compliance and warns that no exemptions will be granted after March Ist. operation of untagged cars will prompt cases.
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