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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
8
A vintage advertisement touts Ziron Iron Tonic as a safe, alcohol free remedy to combat iron deficiency and tiredness. It cites Mrs. Lizzie Pennington of Adamsville Alabama as a testimonial and offers a money back guarantee on the first trial bottle from participating druggists.
Mrs. Cynthia Higginbotham of Mezdoreville Kentucky cites improved appetite strength and regular bowels after using Thedford's Black-Draught for constipation and lazy liver. The ad promotes Black Draught as a 70 year standard remedy available in a package priced at See. a package One cent a dose.
A young recruit on sentry near a home depot challenges a shadowy figure as a comrade whispers from the darkness. The whispered reply hints at a return and a tense moment ends with unclear outcome.
Squeeze the juice of two lemons into a bottle with three ounces of orchard white, shake to make a cheap freckle lotion. Grocers have lemons and drug stores offer orchard white for a few cents. Massage daily on face neck arms and hands to fade freckles and blemishes, yielding clear soft white skin. Harmless claim.
They are both used to making entries in their work showing a penchant for recording. The quip links burglary and bookkeeping by noting the shared act of making entries.
A license fund has been apportioned with estimated amounts listed. Officials outline allocations and expected totals for distribution.
Georgia secretary of state Henry B. Strange announces how the automobile license fund of 225000 plus is apportioned among counties. About 90 percent is shared by counties based on road mileage outside towns. five counties receive over 3000 dollars. Major counties with higher vehicle counts receive smaller shares per capita.
Fred Wessels Jr. waived preliminary hearing before U S Commissioner J C Morock on sedition charges and will stand trial. He is held on a $5 000 bond amid wide attention to his alleged unpatriotic remarks. Savannah has also seen German clubs urged to disband by Rev William Hoppe lines with German Friendly Society and Country Club trustees to hold their property for wartime duration.
The Department of Justice disclosed a nationwide plot with manufacturers agreeing to pay illegal commissions to contract agents in Washington. Raids on hundreds of firms followed as four Boston businessmen were indicted. Officials say contracts could total many copies of profits funneled to agents in Washington and New York. Secretary Baker ordered a full investigation, probing possible army officer involvement.
Washington reports President Wilson urged all employers in war work after August 1 to refrain from recruiting unskilled labor except through the new United States Employment Service. He asked employers to respond loyally to calls from the agency for voluntary enlistment in essential industry, supported by a June 16 letter from Secretary Wilson outlining the service duties.
The Shipping Board orders a 25 percent monthly wage bonus for all licensed officers on American merchant vessels in coastwise West Indian and South and Central American trade due to German submarine activity off the U S coast. The bonus equals half of the war zone rate and applies to ships from Atlantic and gulf ports, not those limited to harbor operations.
The Post notes enormous arrivals of U S troops in recent days eclipsing all records. Week end scenes at an army post were remarkable and fraught with maritime accomplishment never before seen. The piece highlights a surge in troop transports and public reactions.
Secretary Baker approved the sentences of 18 months to 20 years imposed by courts-martial on conscientious objectors who refused service at Camp Upton New York and Camp Gordon Georgia. Most objectors cited relatives in Germany or Austria. Baker endorsed the findings and favored returning such men to their own country.
Local druggists report calomel sales fall as Dodson's Liver Tone wins buyers. The vegetable tonic promises safe relief from liver sluggishness and constipation, with a money back guarantee if it fails. Adults and children alike can take a spoonful at night and wake feeling fine without calomel’s side effects.
Water softened with Red Devil Lye cleans instantly and eases washing. A little lye in hard water softens it, reducing soap use and whitening fabrics. It keeps bathtubs sinks and toilets white and removes grease while saving time and money. It also helps peel peaches and makes good soap. Ask your grocer. WM Schield Mfg Co St. Louis Mo.
Legal notice states the first Tuesday in July 1918 sale hours before the courthouse door in Butler Taylor County Georgia for cash. Property is a house and lot owned and occupied by J W Schell, to satisfy town tax executions for 1916 and 1917. Written notice given. Date June 5 1928.
The administrator W. W. Douglas applies to the Ordinary for leave to sell lands and real estate of the late C. A. Ivey for distribution. The application will be heard at the regular term of the Court of Ordinary on the first Monday in July 1918.
B P Jones applied as executor for probate in solemn form of T. J. Amerson's last will. Heirs at law must appear at the court of Ordinary on the first Monday in July 1918 for the probate hearing. A H Riley Ordinary.
An old advertisement offers a hundred dollar reward for an uncured catarrh case and touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a thirty five year trusted remedy. It claims to act through the blood to cleanse mucous surfaces and improve overall health with testimonials available.
A Galveston News editorial cautions against judging a man by appearances, noting that a man who sings bass at church may not sing bass at home and urging modest expectations of public personas.
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