Community Letter Reflects War Era Quarters and School News
The Tex letter dated January 23, 1918, laments winter hardship on farms and urges wartime loyalty while urging local readers to engage with the Herald. It appeals to former correspondents and schoolteachers to share writings, praises local contributors Stella and Miss Mattie, and signs off by J Taylor Respess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Tex
al- al
Bry
Convine
Herald
Mark
Stella
Howard
The
Cottonwood
Mattie
Keno
J Taylor Respess
Local notes from Mauk Georgia disease and visits
Sickness remains in Mauk with many residents visiting relatives in nearby towns. The column lists visits by Mrs J T McFarland, Weaver Chapman, Charley Wall, and others, plus updates on Mrs G W Huggins Jr and Dr L H Smith family illnesses. Rev Settles preached, and several locals traveled to Ideal and Buena Vista.
Local notices and reflections from UNY area community
A mix of personal updates and community notes. mentions include J. L. Hart and wife services at Union Sun, Brooks Peed resuming school after illness, Miss L. V. Peed and Miss Susie Scandrett visiting, Rev. L. A. Harrell delivering sermons, and talk of a fiftieth wedding anniversary set for February 6 1919. Also notes rainfall, grain crop concerns, and school life as a social focus with remarks on teachers and local youth.
Flour Beetle Threat to Flour Supplies
The flour beetle or meal weevil is an early form of beetle that breeds in grain products and can render flour unfit for food. Prevention relies on keeping flour tightly closed and protected from contamination.
Miss Mae Vanlandingham Improves In Howard Happenings
Local column notes Mae Vanlandingham slowly improving while I S Hickerman visits Atlanta. Mrs A L Wall was Saturday guest of Mrs Bet Pickard. Mrs Viola Hill ill. William Brady and family visited J A Buckner family. Miss Martha Vanlandinghan ill with measles. Mrs Mattie Renfroe and children from Macon staying with Mrs Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Wall
Bet Pickard
Mattie Renfroe
Macon
Hamilton
Work and Worker Quote Reflected by The Youths Companion
A short quotation discusses balance between labor and effort. It notes that often workers are blamed for being soft while the task itself may be challenging. The remark appears attributed to The Youths Companion.
Georgia towns push fairs and farming plans across counties
The report notes Thomas County plans a Jacksonville Florida State Fair exhibit reflecting local agriculture with space allotted by fair managers. In Waycross S T Iler and a Heinz rep canvass Tifton farmers for cucumber contracts to secure a salting station. Barnesville struggles to finish street and sidewalk paving after a year long contract and repeated suspensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas County
Jacksonville
South Georgia
W. H. Platt
Waycross
Securi
Tifton
S. T
Bothy
Ziron Iron Tonic Promises Health Restoration
A vintage advertisement claims Ziron can cure lack of ambition indigestion and general malaise. It touts safety with no habit forming drugs and offers a bottle return refund if the tonic fails to work. The copy appeals to men women and children seeking improved health.
Fragmentary World War I Scene On No Man's Land
Fragmented OCR pieces depict a war scene with shells, a losing man shouting Die at a foe, and a dramatic night in no man’s land. The text emphasizes brotherhood, faith, and a tense exchange between soldiers captured in a dark, distant battle.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mauk, GA
J. T. McFarland
J. F. Brooks
Weaver Chapman
Coffee
Charley Wall
Mrs. Iilent
Messrs
A. H. Hendricks
O. D. Gorman
Atlanta
Mary Streetman
S. T. Montgomery
Botton
G. W. Huggins, Jr
Sim Harbuck
Camp Wheeler
Jack Huggins
Camp Gordon
G. W. Huggins
C. D. Gorman
Riley Montgomery
Mary | Monk
Jennie Thurman
Settles
Baptist Church
Tazewell
Junction City
G. W. Huggins, Sr
Robert Cook
Marietta
Jewel Woodall
Neva Jinks
Mesdames
H. J. Garrett
Lee Mills
Charing
Lura
Lorena Cochran
Rupert
L. H. Smith
Jim Harbuck
Buena Vista
Rover
J. L. Hart
Union Sun
Brooks Peed
Ihas
Mangham Va
John Vann
A. H. Jarrell
Geo. W. Bivins
Bul
Floyd Jai Family
J. F. Windham
L. V. Peed
Fla
Susie Scandrett
Mrs
A.B
O. G. McCants
Hon. J. Cants
Sunshine
Mae Vanlandingham
I. S. Hickerman
Viola Hill
William Brady
Fa Daviston
J. A. Buckner and
Mr. Leak
Columbus
M. E. Baldwin
Dublin
F. R. Purvis
Horace Watson
Sun Rutland
Coe
Central
Rai
Nd Mauk
Mrs. J. N. Brown
Martha Vanlandinghan
Addy
T. W. Wood & Sons
Richmond
Miles of Butler
Eagler R
lerican-Born
No Man’s Land
Ina
Grace E. Hall
Scott
Nature
Impuritio A
Sonne
Bloomfield, N. J
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