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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1920
Page
2
Monogram vinegar advertised by Hinton and Hollis with a sales pitch on fruit jars and cans. Local residents visit kin, travel from Macon to Reynolds, and later plans include hog medicine, boll weevil dusters, shingles and iron sales. Numerous mentions of Hicks, Glovers, Gostin, Land, Saylor, and other area names amid social visits.
Pink cameo surrounded by rope of pearls lost near Reynolds. Liberal reward offered to finder if returned to Miss Mary Monk, Butler, Ga. Also a note on hens kept in healthy condition to maximize egg production and a reference to Dr Hess Pan-a-ce-a sold locally.
In interior China natives hatch both hen and duck eggs by burying them in lukewarm rice and reheating daily. The practice shows a fusion of food habit and animal husbandry as households maintain fresh eggs through controlled warmth.
Sugar may be scarce so preserve produce now, while supplies allow. We offer cans at greatly reduced prices to stretch your pantry.
For sale a practically new piano. Apply to Mrs. T. D. Seay Reynolds in Reynolds, Georgia.
Mrs. Dicie Hobbs, 68, died suddenly on Friday July 2 at home in Garden Valley. She was a Methodist church member, cherished by three sons W Hobbs G C Hobbs and B E Hobbs and many relatives. Interment followed at Pine Level cemetery on Saturday July 8.
The United States Civil Service Commission will hold an examination in Reynolds on Saturday August 14 for the position of motor rural carrier. Applicants may obtain blank applications from J G Hicks, Reynolds postmaster, or write to the U S Civil Service Commission Washington D C.
Public notice warns that fishing hunting or other trespassing on Beechwood Farm is strictly forbidden. Joel Hurt acts as liquidating agent and authorizes enforcement of the prohibition.
The U D C Panhandle items note heavy rainfall causing crop damage across the section with small harvests expected. Community updates include social visits among Macon residents Celia Lucas and Celia Baryman, and a Gordon Carson chapter meeting set for July 22 at Miss Marie Matthews home with a program of solos and talks on Confederate history and local institutions.
Last Friday afternoon the farm home of Hollis King six miles east of Butler on the road to Potterville was burned with no one home. The fire, for which the cause is unknown, consumed all belongings including clothing and household goods. The dwelling belonged to W. E Griggs and no insurance covered the loss. Friends circulated a petition in Butler on Monday seeking cash or clothing donations to aid Mr and Mrs King, with many responding though needs remain.
Mr and Mrs J C Moulton and Mrs P E McDaniel and Mrs C D Lucas visited Mr and Mrs W R McCrary Sunday. Mr and Mrs L E Michell announce the birth of an 11 pound boy, hoped to become a successful farmer like his father, with virtues from his mother.
Card of thanks from Mrs. G. F. Bryant and children for sympathy and flowers after the death of a husband and father. Also included is a brief health tip promoting Chamberlain's Tablets to cleanse the stomach and liver with a promise of feeling better within a day or two.
Property owner restricts hunting and fishing on Beechwood Farm. Permission must come from Mr. Joe Hunt Sr of Atlanta. The issuer will report anyone found hunting or fishing on the property.
W H Prather, a N C and St L Ry employee in Chattanooga Tennessee, endorses Meritone as the best medicine he ever saw. He recounts his son’s influenza aftermath with fatigue poor appetite weight loss and minimal energy. After two bottles his son gained five pounds improved appetite color sleep and school work, a transformed boy.
E L Brooks of Reynolds Georgia seeks hides and furs. He offers payment at the highest market price and asks interested sellers to write or phone their goods for quick offers.
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