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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1916
Page
7
A fragment discusses how young people write on labor and reform yet fail to move the world, arguing intellectualism cannot replace practical effort. It notes British leaders once condemned the spread of journalism as impertinent American influence.
The quote urges steady commitment to one’s own path, focus on nearby challenging duties, and a purer thoughtful life. It extols loyalty to friends and neighbors, and to nobility and magnanimity in conduct.
A western husband crafts a comic contraption to curb a widow wife’s praise of her late spouse. Whenever she extols the deceased, the device blurts out a stinging line: “Poor, dear man! How I do wish he had married!” The joke hinges on a punny reversal and domestic satire.
Fragmentary diary like passages describe Mildred, a passionate young musician, and her family as they drift between hopes of study and the burdens of debt and expectation. The voice hints at homecomings, distant journeys, and a life set against a restless search for purpose.
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion for respiratory strength and blood improvement, noting cod liver oil as the active ingredient and glycerine to soothe throat membranes, with availability at local drugstores in Bloomfield New Jersey. It also includes a dismissive aside about poets.
The Herald renews a contest rewarding the largest watermelon brought to its office with a one year subscription. The next two prizes go to the second largest six months and third largest three months subscriptions. Weights kept confidential until the end of the contest.
Hon Charles R Crisp has introduced a bill now pending in congress to compensate W H Whittle of this county for a horse taken by Federal troops in 1865 at Macon. Congress had ordered payment for stock taken late in the war, but a 1914 deadline limited the payout. Whittle’s claim, filed earlier, was not paid until Mr Crisp’s action.
A garbled OCR line suggests phrases about good work continuing despite wear. The readable fragment hints at persistence and fatigue without clear subjects or events. No dates or organizations are identifiable from the text.
An old advertisement urges readers to send for a gold ring with every bottle of Baby Base. It promises full coupon instructions and warns to inspect containers for standing water that could harbor mosquitoes and disease.
The Southeastern Fair Association proposes a Southeast Fair School in Atlanta during October 14 21 1916 with two scholarships per county. Eligible boys ages 15 to 18 raised on farms may try in Butler at B M F College on July 22 1916 at ten oclock. Exams cover common school subjects and aim to select two boys to travel to Atlanta with expenses covered.
Surviving Colbert relatives are placing a tall Blue Oglesby Granite memorial shaft over five family graves at the Colbert lot in the Baptist cemetery. The list includes Andrew J. Colbert Sr and Mrs Sarah E. Colbert along with J Fleming, Thomas J., William R., and Andrew J. Colbert Jr. An accompanying marble slab will mark each grave. The McNeil Marble Co of Marietta Ga won the contract for monument and slabs with E Jordan of Marietta supervising the project, expected to be completed soon.
J N Mitchell applies to be appointed permanent administrator of the estate of Miss Van Mitchell in Taylor County Georgia. The Court of Ordinary will hear the petition at the regular term on the first Monday in August 1916, before Ordinary A H Riley.
Louis R. Adams has applied for letters of administration to bonis non cum testamento on the estate of Mrs. F. G. Rhodes, deceased. Heirs and creditors are cited to appear at the Rapist Term of the Court of Ordinary on the first Monday in August 1916 to show cause why letters should not be granted.
Garden note explains ladybirds destroy plant lice by feeding on them. Adults lay eggs and larvae feed on the pests, offering natural pest control for gardeners.
An old patent medicine ad touts a malaria remedy described as prepared for malaria or chills and fever. It promises five or six doses will break a case and prevent fever recurrence if used as a tonic, claims liver action superior to calomel, and claims no stomach distress. Price listed as 75 cents.
Engineers debate ongoing questions from screwdrivers length to water wheel performance at night versus day. They discuss best methods to harden steel, belt alignment beside pulleys, and the proper technique to lace belts, illustrating persistent uncertainties in mechanical practice.
An advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. It offers one hundred dollars for any deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A laborer in Columbus sustained a broken leg when a bucket of concrete dumped on icing struck him. The concrete flowed around the limb forming a firm cast before doctors arrived to remove it and begin proper treatment. They report the cast did its work well and the bone showed signs of improvement.
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