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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
7
Reynolds page outlines a plan to finance a new school building through bonds and ad valorem taxes, arguing first two years are covered and yearly payments and revenues shift favorably. He praises Prof. J S Flanagan and urges public support, noting the school will boost property values and community welfare.
H. W. Hill, president of a leading South Pittsburg bank, testified in Chattanooga about Tanlac restoring his rheumatism affected health. He said pains vanished, he could ride a horse again, and he now feels well daily. He recommended Tanlac to friends of all ages. Sold by several Georgia and Tennessee stores including Porter and Reynolds Pharmacy.
Advertisement promotes Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey as a remedy for colds with claims it heals inflammation soothes cough loosens phlegm and eases breathing. It markets tar syrup as laxative and bronchial protector and urges purchase at druggists today.
The long awaited rain arrived Saturday night and was welcomed by the community. Local families and relatives gathered through the weekend with visits noted among the Streets, Sinton, Benson, Pike, and Slaton households. Farmers report fine crops as Mr. Benson and others made weekend rounds visiting neighbors and mills.
Ad suggests internal cleansing improves complexion rather than makeup. It touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as gentle and non gripeing, relieving the liver through bowel action for all ages. Available at druggists for 25 cents.
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and can be cured only by constitutional means. It claims nine of ten cases are due to catarrh and offers a $100 reward for any deafness case not cured by Hal's Catarrh Cure. Includes contact for Dr. F. I. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio and mentions Wakefield's Family Pine for constipation.
Vera Maidstone cares for Peggy Jones at the old city house while her sister travels. Peggy draws a picture of Mr Hush and reveals she slips through the garden wall to visit him, describing his loneliness and hope for a visit from Vera before her aunt returns.
Gen Sir Sam Hughes emerges as a storied Canadian figure. A former schoolteacher, country editor, politician, and soldier, he served as English professor at Toronto’s Collegiate Institute. His enduring militia interest shaped his long career, including a Boer War commission.
A fragment recalls Punch magazine humor about a mother thinking of her son aboard a submarine, noting the periscope view as the only air to breathe and sharing a wry, distant longing.
Public notices show G H Howard seeking a Superior Court judgeship in the Chattahoochee circuit subject to the Democratic primary. D Gorman and John Locke announce candidacies for Taylor county representative in the Democratic primary with appeals for votes and support.
Public notice offers farm loans at 6 to 7 percent for farms with good titles and improvements. Applications can be placed promptly. Walter E. Steed signs the notice dated May 11, 1941.
An advertising offer promises a gold ring with every bottle of Baby Ease. The coupon text directs readers to send for the ring and notes instructions on the coupon. The reader is urged to obtain the promotional item by redeeming the specified coupon.
A Dallas News quip reflects on the old fashioned idea of a good pinch hitter as a man who could clean up a cotton patch with a weed ing hoe before the rain.
A reader testifies that Sloan's Liniment cured years of rheumatism with one 25 cent bottle. The ad urges sufferers of rheumatism neuralgia backache soreness and stiffness to buy the drugstore remedy for warming soothing relief.
A reader asks for the meaning of sabotage at the center of enlightenment and provocatively asks if the mother ever cut hair, calling that act the apotheosis of sabotage. The remark signals a critique of power, control, and symbolic harm within everyday acts.
Henry Rudolph of Carmi Illinois reports Foley Kidney Pills let him sleep all night without waking. The ad claims bladder weakness and kidney trouble symptoms like backache rheumatism sore stiff muscles and joints are relieved by the pills. Sold everywhere.
Ladybirds are valued by gardeners for destroying plant lice. Adults feed on the pests and larvae emerge to continue consumption, offering ongoing natural pest control.
An old advertisement urges readers to cut out the slip and mail it with 5 cents to Foley & Co. in Chicago to receive a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds lagrippe and croup Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. Aimed at general households with the promise of “Sold everywhere.”
An Afro American, Henry Clay Pinckney, lies in a poor condition at a plantation. The mistress asks about his health and is told by Miss Jane that there is no improvement in either direction.
An editorial derides union demands for higher pay paired with shorter trains as economically mad. It notes modern rail systems rely on heavier, faster trains funded by wages and capital improvements, warning halving trains would raise costs, require more crews, and threaten the industry’s financial stability.
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