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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1911
Page
5
The Butler local reads ad rates for display and local ads, notes free obituary policy up to 200 words, and lists charges. Advertisers pay one cent per extra word, with payment guaranteed. Various items include Carrie Nation estate notes, health product pitches, a London race-based doom claim, Chamberlains products, Savannah liquor shipment changes, and a potato crop shortage report for the Middle West.
Chas D Toney of the Campbell News ends a piano contest after months of effort and no interest. Three top contest managers failed to recruit contestants, incurring about $250 in expenses, with further losses to editor Toney.
Advice from a 19th or early 20th century advertisement explains that for burns or scalds a soft cloth with Chamberlain's Salve relieves pain almost instantly and promotes healing without scarring. Available for sale at Butler Drug Co. Butler J G Hill Reynolds.
Washington June 17 The Senate approved by 64 to 24 a resolution to amend the Constitution to elect U S senators by direct popular vote The Bristow amendment granting federal supervision of such elections passed 44 to 44 with the vice president casting the tie The House has already passed the resolution and debate followed over implied pressures and procedural steps toward conference and potential House rejection
An advertisement extols Senpine Bitters as a cure for asthma catarrh and skin troubles, claiming they purify blood and boost nerves for a rosy complexion. It also praises Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets for children’s constipation, noting gentle action and sale by Butler Drug in Butler Georgia and J G Hill in Reynolds Georgia.
Thousands respond to Woodworth Co offer sending an experimental seapine package for asthma hay fever bronchitis and catarrh. Mailed free to all who write from 1161 Broadway New York City. Claimed to cure regardless of duration or climate. Described as a scientific compound from a Vienna University professor and recommended by thousands.
The Georgia Senate soon to convene will include 33 of 44 members with 26 natives, various birthplaces, and a mix of ages from 25 to 70. Occupations range from farmers and merchants to bankers and railroad workers, with many members holding multiple roles. religious affiliations show Baptists, Methodists, and Presbyterians represented, plus numerous fraternal orders. Most favor economic administration, tariff reform, conservation, good roads, and strong public schools. views span term length, ballot integrity, graft suppression, railroad policy, and financial concentration.
A distressed stomach causes sick headaches the ad asserts and claims Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets can cure it. It invites readers to obtain a free sample at Butler Drug Co. and to try the medicine at Butler, J G Hill Reynolds.
The Progressive Farmer reports Texas leads crop value gains in 1910, surpassing Illinois and lifting Georgia Alabama North Carolina Arkansas and Mississippi. South Carolina rises to 13th, Virginia and Tennessee gain, Florida improves despite rank. The piece urges farmers to farm harder read more and join institutes and unions to boost cotton yields and progress in the South.
James B Mer shon of Newark New Jersey recounts a life saving recovery after eight months of illness from lung hemorrhages. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery with restoring strength and curing a stubborn cough and lung trouble. Trial bottle free guaranteed by City Drug Store.
An advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a quick, sure healer for wounds, burns, sores, skin eruptions, eczema, chapped hands, and piles. It claims prevention of blood poisoning or gangrene and lists a 25 cent price at City Drug Store. The ad closes with a moral quip about criticizing others.
Montezuma Recro p reveals T A Dixon elected third vice president of the State Bankers Association in Savannah. Obituary reports Mrs E B Baldwin dies, with interment at Marshallville and six bereaved children. Smallpox in Garden Valley. stork brings a boy to Mr and Mrs C H Parks. Bonnie local items include Miss Helen Mathews at Wesleyan College, new school board assignments, Prattsburg Lodge officers, and a motorcycle accident on College Street. Cotton in county affected by black root. Crawford County Fair projected as a community effort.
The Psalm as rendered with quotation marks and archaic spellings. The text emphasizes God as shepherd guiding and sustaining the believer through green pastures still waters and the valley of death with comfort and provisions. It concludes with dwelling in the house of the Lord forever and promises goodness and mercy throughout life and beyond.
The Crawford County News reports the first cotton bale of 1911 sold in Houston on June 12. It reportedly set a world record by eleven days, weighing 493 pounds and bringing $1015. The bale was raised by Ernest Matz of Cameron County, Texas, but was pledged as a mortgage title to secure idle funds.
Southern Railway announces all year and summer tourist tickets with low round trip fares to Hot Springs Arkansas San Francisco Meridian Charlottesville Philadelphia Atlantic City and other destinations with stopovers and extended-limit options. Fares include 32.85 to Hot Springs 29.10 Summer Tourist 70.35 to San Francisco 14.20 Meridian 10.05 Asheville 39.75 Kansas City 26.80 Philadelphia 5.05 Rome and 8.80 Knoxville among many others. Tickets on sale June through July with final limits from mid June to late September 1911 and extensions via depositing tickets and paying a small fee. Contact C A Carson T P A Macon Ga for details.
Full local directory listing officials clergy lodges boards and train schedules for Butler and surrounding areas. Includes mayor council clerks sheriffs educators court districts judges and religious groups with meeting times and officers such as Masons Odd Fellows Woodmen and Patriotic Sons of America.
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