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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1916
Page
4
The writer opines on slowing auto deaths and public issues across Georgia. He endorses Hearst for military leader, praises peace talks with Mexico, notes petroleum trends, and highlights a looming legislative battle over liquor. Mention is made of a county fair in Schley and hot political times in the Third district as July approaches.
The Greensboro Herald-Journal editor is revealed in a fresh position. The piece lists numerous Georgia newspaper figures as potential volunteers for a press convention and suggests Howell be named captain for a border outing.
A jumble of short excerpts from Marion County Patriot and Buena Vista Patriot puns and verse references questions about who reveals secrets. The Forsyth Ad vertiser and Butler Herald are cited in playful lines about designers and elections.
Advertises Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a remedy for summer colds with claim of decongesting passages and stopping a runny nose and cough. Promotes using as directed and keeping leftovers as insurance against future coughs.
Schley County News reports two popular Schley County residents, both favorites, facing one another in a congressional race. The contest pits notable local figures against each other, signaling a charged political contest in the region.
The article portrays Dr. Hardman as a gubernatorial contender with solid early vote potential for a first ballot nomination at a Macon convention. His Atlanta headquarters will open soon and a capable campaign staff is forming. He is praised for elevating campaign decency and steering peers away from personal attacks.
The Columbus Ledger condemns using the Stripling case for political gain as the State campaign approaches. It argues the governor and Hugh Dorsey will exploit the case to serve personal interests, a practice that erodes public trust and should have been settled months ago.
A vintage travel care appeal urges carrying Sloan's Liniment for muscle soreness after activity and sudden pains like toothache and stiff neck. The testimonial note claims its use ranges from cramps to bites, advocating readiness for vacations and campouts.
A Macon Telegraph excerpt recreates a street car exchange mocking German defeat and mispronounced terms. Passengers joke about names they cannot recall and compare memory to pulling Pullman cars, reflecting wartime bravado and casual slang of the era.
Travelers are urged to carry Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, noting trains and steamships may not stock it. The ad warns bowel attacks can be sudden and severe and advises preparedness and easy availability everywhere.
A reflective note on growing knowledge through interaction with wiser minds and recognizing that others may hold greater expertise in specific areas. Encourages ongoing curiosity and respectful exchange.
Federal response rises as a tropical hurricane floods six southern states. War Department sends an engineer to Cahaba and Alabama river valleys where 2000 families lack food or shelter. Eleven more deaths raise the toll to 78, with most unaccounted sailors near Biloxi and coastlines around Mobile.
State agriculture officials report about 20 percent damage to the Georgia cotton crop with potential for higher losses if hot dry weather follows. Wet conditions also favor boll weevil, while corn damage is around five percent as rains cover the state.
Chas. E. Hughes intends to hold the formal notification of his presidential nomination in New York. The event would likely occur on a Monday around July 31 in a large hall with invitations extended to Republican and Progressive leaders nationwide and many party workers in New York.
A wireless report from Pensacola, Florida, states total damage at seven million ninety thousand dollars. The storm wreckage fills the harbor and naval station losses reach three hundred fifty thousand dollars.
A citizens relief committee formed at the Selma courthouse to aid about 2000 families made destitute by floods along the Cahaba and Alabama rivers. An audience quickly raised 1750 dollars and new rescue committees were set up to continue aid to marooned victims.
The College of France engages Mileloteyke to lecture on the fatigue of the motor functions marking a historic moment in French academia. In New York City the infantile paralysis cases rise to 1,031 with the epidemic tally reaching 2,500 across the period 1907.
Receipts show balance on hand as of December 1915 and sources include property tax street tax business tax A S Wallace county school superintendent fines borrowed money and school tuition.
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