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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1920
Page
8
J E Davidson of Fort Valley Georgia declares candidacy for State Senator from the twenty third district comprising Taylor Crawford and Houston counties. He seeks the Democratic Primary votes and support from Taylor County voters.
A Houston representative announces candidacy for State Senator to represent Crawford Houston and Taylor counties in the 23rd district. He is serving his fifth term in the House and seeks Democratic primary support from Taylor voters.
To voters of the Chatta hoochee Circuit I am a candidate for Judge of the Superior Courts. I refer to my bench record in 1916 and ask for your support in September January. Respectfully GEO P MONRO.
A pure white fawn was observed in the Cozac forest near Glen Cannle ly Inverness Scotland. It appears among red deer and has a bluish mark on the neck, seen through a telescope.
A Florida bank vice-president writes that after his daughter’s appendicitis and illness she regained strength, appetite, and nerves after two weeks on Ziron Iron Tonic. The letter promotes Ziron as a scientific reconstructive tonic for weak people with thin blood and notes a money-back guarantee.
The article explains Samuel Wilson served as a proviso inspector and was nicknamed Uncle Sam. His stamp read U S which matched both his initials and the government label, making the two identical. The image of Uncle Sam as an old whiskered man stems from Samuel Wilson.
The Florida Metropolis notes that the saying I should say they did appears in Dickens Sketches by Boz where a street urchin tells Mary to put the kyebosh on her. The column argues there is nothing new even in slang expressions.
A sleepy child pleads with God to remember last night’s prayer as he drifts to sleep. His mother overhears the bedtime plea and notes the request in a gentle, humorous moment amid family life.
Paris and London dispute which city first used street lighting. London claims lanterns lit streets as early as 1414, a view contested by sources. In the sixteenth century Paris provided lanterns for public lighting at the city expense.
A 1919 analysis argues railroad freight costs are a minor factor in rising prices. Transportation costs amounted to about 2.4 percent of total goods cost, with freight charges rising only 60 cents per ton while commodity value grew $63 per ton. The report says 98.7 cents of every dollar of price increase stemmed from other factors, not freight rates.
A satirical note on advertising emphasizes its pervasive reach from childhood initials to obituary poetry and tombstones. It parodies how advertising shapes perception and truth, praising its power while critiquing its reach in daily life.
A compact reflection on character and daily duty. It argues that real strength lies in respectful conduct and steady effort. It notes that punctuality in romance does not guarantee reliability at home, urging consistent, uncomplaining labor in all roles.
A collection of maxims and proverbs warning against vanity ingratitude and rash judgment. It contrasts generosity with danger of vanity and reflects on prudence in speech and action with references to proverbial images such as glass houses and wolves under cloaks.
It is lucky if a pigeon alights on the church as the couple enters to be married. If the clergyman mislays his glasses it signals trouble for one of the spouses. A bride signing her maiden name on the register foretells bad luck and separation.
A playful feature lists nicknamed boats matched to various groups and roles, from dogs to grave diggers. The piece presents punny names like Appropri ate boats for dogs Barque and for jokers Jolly boat, with a nod to a caricature magazine format.
A collection of old sayings links singing before breakfast to crying at supper and hair combing after dark to disappointment. It notes that a young woman losing a garter signals an inconstant lover and that removing a long worn ring from a finger is unlucky.
F C Gassett filed with the Board of County Commissioners to close a private road starting on the Butley to Garden Valley public road in lot 139, district 13, running southwest about a quarter mile to the Buttsler to J E Locke public road, used as R F D No 1. The petition will be granted on the first Tuesday in July 1920 unless cause is shown. Filed June 1 1920 by H P Wallace Clerk.
Cockroaches or the croton bag may be checked by two saucers one with a flour plaster mix and the other with water. The mixture should be four parts plaster to one part flour. Badly infested apartments may be rid of this pest by fumigation with hydrocyanic acid gas.
An advertisement claims Bayer aspirin has genuine tablets, proven safe by millions, prescribed for over twenty years. It urges accepting an unbroken Bayer package with directions for headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain, noting small tin boxes of 12 and larger packages from druggists.
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