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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1917
Page
1
A University of North Carolina News Letter piece criticizes corn belt towns east of Indiana for civic stagnation. It blames “tick-and-flea citizens” who own banks and stores, oppose road bonds, and hinder schools, calling for constructive reform to revitalize towns as soil uses expands.
Washington reports Georgia may see a Hardwick Harris contest for the U S Senate. William J Harris of the Federal Trade Commission hints at a run, while Georgia leaders and press are to hear his address July 17 on print paper probes and wartime policy. Sloan's Liniment ad accompanies the notice.
Interdenominational Taylor County Sunday School Convention schedule unfolds over four sessions from August 23 to 24. Included are welcome addresses, lessons on cooperation, teacher qualifications, teen programs, evangelism, missions, and practical methods for revitalizing Sunday schools. A strong call for all white Sunday School workers to attend.
In Moultrie on July 9 Miss Grace River 18 was stung repeatedly by hornets while changing at Little River. A physician treated her as her body bore many puncture wounds. She did not enter the water and the doctor warns the memory may fade in a decade.
The state plans to open a school at Fort McPherson Atlanta with fifty aviation students and will establish additional training sites statewide. Instructors will teach piloting to a large portion of the southern draft army to keep them active through winter.
The body of 36 year old Joe Pierce was interred at Bethel cemetery after a Thursday afternoon funeral conducted by Rev. J. T. Adams. Pierce, shot four times by Arthur Brooks in Grangerville Macon county, died on the scene. The tragedy followed a marital separation and custody dispute involving Mrs. Pierce and their four children. Brooks was arrested on murder charges but released after self defense was the defense. Pierce leaves a wife two sons and two daughters, plus a father and siblings.
An old ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a standard remedy for coughs colds and grippe. It claims soothing balsam and antiseptic ingredients ease irritated membranes sore throat and disinfect germs. The copy notes widespread use for forty years and promotes a bottle for home medicine.
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