We Are Surely Pleas by War Talks and Teachers
A 1918 letter from Fexas Missouri discusses winter snow, war pressures, and farming conditions. The writer urges readers to support teachers and local correspondents, praises past writers Stella and Miss Mattie, and asks for future pieces while signing as J Taylor Respess.
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Alnh
Inal
Bry
Convine
Msame
Herald
Mauk
Howard
The
Bailiwick
Cottonwood
Mattie
J Taylor Respess
Mauk Items Show Local News and Ailments
A compact Mauk Georgia roundup notes ongoing illness in the community. Several residents visit relatives and travel to nearby towns, with medical concerns and family visits highlighted.
Doings Around Union Tenn Rover Notes Local Life
The column lists community events and names residents at Union. J L Hart and wife revived services, Miss L V Peed visits Florida, Rev L A Harrell preaches, and local social life, weather and school concerns are described. A fiftieth anniversary is planned and farming notes mention heavy rainfall and oats crop.
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J. L. Hart
Union Sun
Flour Beetle Threat to Flour and Meal
The weevil is an early form of flour beetle that breeds in flour or meal, making it unfit for food. Often called the stone beetle, it can be kept out only by tightly closing and protecting the flour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appies
Howard Happenings in a Small Town
Miss Mae Vanlandingham slowly improving. Mrs. M. E. Baldwin visits Dublin relatives this week. Miss Martha Vanlandinghe has measles, hopes for quick recovery. Horace Watson takes a new Central rail position in Rutland. Mrs. Mattie Renfroe and children stay with her mother in Macon for several days.
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Mary Streetman
Howard
S. T. Montgomery
Talbotton
L. H. Smith
Atlanta
Horace Watson
Sun Rutland
Coe
The
Central Rail
Martha Vanlandinghe
Mattie Renfroe
Macon
Hamilton
Work and Worker Philosophy Note
The Youth's Companion notes that in labor the human factor shapes effort. It argues that workers often soften under pressure, while the task itself might demand more resilience. The piece reflects early 20th century worker ideals.
County exhibit planned for Florida state fair
Thom area officials press for a Thomas County Georgia exhibit at the Florida state fair in Jacksonville. W H Platt reports managers will provide joint display space to show credit to the region.
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Thom
Jacksonville
Thomas County
South
Georgia
W. H. Platt
Waycross
Securor Tift
S. T
Fragmentary wartime scene described in rough OCR
A chaotic battlefield vignette depicts a close encounter between adversaries under night glare. The text notes a serious, youthful fighter and a taunting exchange ending with a moment of faith and acknowledgment amid the darkness.
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Fexas
Mauk, GA
J. T. McFarland
J. F. Brooks
Weaver Chapman
Coffee
Charley Wall
Mrs. H.S. Wall
Messrs
A. H. Hendricks
O. D. Gorman
G. W. Huggins, Jr
Sim Harbuck
Camp Wheeler
Jack Huggins
Camp Gordon
G. W. Huggins
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
Jim Harbuck
Buena Vista
Unitn Rover
Brooks
Maugham Va
John Vann
A. H. Jarrell
Geo. W. Bivins
Floyd J Family Sunday
J. F. Windham
L. V. Peed
Fla
Susie Scandrett
L. A. Harrell
Union
A.B
Ju O. G. McCants
Sunshine
Mae Vanlandingham
E. S. Hickerman
A. L. Wall
Be Pickard
Viola Hill
William Brady
Jami Daviston
J. A. Buckner
Famil
Mr. Leak
Columbia
M. E. Baldwin
Visj
Dublin
F. R. Purvis
Moni
Mary , Streetman
Mrs. J. Brown
T. W. Wood & Sons
Richmond
Ib Sale
Butler
Uigk Sale
Agler R
Gue
No Man’s Land
Mark
Bat
Holgafar
Grace E. Hall
Scott
Beott & Bowne
Bloomfield
N. J
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