Local Texan Farmer Letters on Crops War Talk And Community Life
A June 1917 letter from Cottonwood Texas previews drought risks and a windy season while detailing local farming practices. It covers June corn and Mexican June corn, cucumber planting, cucumber and tomato markets, watermelon crops, Velvet Bean experiments, and community war talk. The writer jokes about military service, correspondence duties, marriage, and aging, ending with a light closing to Editor and readers.
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Texas
Protracted services begin at Mauk Methodist church
In Mauk Georgia the community resumes life after a two week gap with protracted services starting Wednesday night June 20 at the Methodist church. Rev Ernest of Columbus assists the pastor and locals urged to attend. News notes include visits, arrivals, and local happenings among area families.
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Methodist Church
Ernest of Columbus
Insomnia Tips With Diet And Tablets
Insomnia and indigestion are linked, with sleep disturbed by discomfort. A light supper with little meat and no milk is advised, followed by taking one Chamberlains Tablet after supper to improve rest. The remedy is obtainable everywhere.
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Chamberlain
Fourth of July Picnic at Parks Bee
Community notes list a Park's Pond picnic on July Fourth with many local residents visiting relatives and attending gatherings. An engagement announcement from Box Springs for Mattie Kate King and J T Hart is noted with plans to wed in July and widespread interest among friends statewide.
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Daily
Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey Cough Remedy Ad
An old fashioned drugstore pitch promotes Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey to stop lingering coughs from January. It touts pine balsams loosening phlegm glycerine soothing membranes and easy breathing. Ad notes antiseptic pleasant taste and a 25 cent price.
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Dr. Bell
Wesley News items and local visits noted
Mrs Katherine Riley of Butler visits sisters Mrs Casey and Mrs Bazemore while others travel to family homes in Prattsburg Ft Valley Cordele Ypsilanti Byron and Macon. Monthly church quarterly meeting attendance and Birth Of A Nation trip cited. Maud Amos celebrates 15th birthday with 35 guests and ice cream cake. Local residents Mr R M Suggs family Hugh Gilson and C Perkins Sr. noted visiting and hosting relatives.
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Katherine Riley
Butler
N. C. Casey
S. M. Bazemore
Lewis Wall
Willie
Robert Suggs
Maud Amos
Her Mind a Storehouse
A reflective line highlights wisdom of aging women, noting their store of sensible knowledge outside books and formal texts. The statement frames experience as a catalog of practical insight held by older women.
In Memory Lile Carson Peacock and Georgia Finance Crises
The note honors Lile Carson Peacock who died in 1917 and recalls family grief at Bethel cemetery. Atlanta oblique reports on Georgia’s bone-dry law and looming fiscal crises. It notes state appropriations exceed receipts by nearly 500000, threat to tax equalization, and possible repeal efforts. Also mentions agricultural market bureau and inheritance tax harmonization.
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Little Carson Peacock
A. J. Peacock
Little Carson
Jesus
Carson
Bethel Cemetery
J. T. Adams
God of Peace
J. H. Harris
Atlanta
Georgia
Govenor John M Slaton
House
Senate
Agricultural Department
Card of Thanks for Baby Death in Butler Ga
We express our thanks to friends for kindness during our baby boy’s illness and death. Special thanks to Drs. Montgomery and Edwards for their loyalty and care. May God bless them. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Peacock Butler Georgia.
Safe Medicine for Children Cough Remedy Suitability
The article notes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a safe choice for children, containing no opium or narcotics and suitable for both young and adult use. It emphasizes pleasant taste and effectiveness for coughs, colds, and croup, with availability everywhere.
Chimes and Bruges Phrase in Common Usage
The quotation notes that the term chimes is acceptable in idiomatic uses such as chimes at midnight and Chimes of Bruges, asserting its correct and frequent employment in literature and speech. It emphasizes familiar, repeatedly used expressions rather than presenting a new fact or event.
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Shallow
Falstaff
Bruges
Starfish Fertilizer Trial for Rice Yields Noted
Japanese study reports starfish used as fertilizer for rice showing promising results. Analysis finds starfish with about 5 percent nitrogen and substantial phosphoric acid content.
Clear Your Skin in Spring Using New Life Pills
Spring house cleaning starts inside with mild laxatives to flush wastes and brighten the complexion. Dr. King's New Life Pills are advertised to clear dull skin and eyes, with a note to obtain them at druggists for 25 cents.
Uncle Eben Warns About Patience and Conversation
In a folksy line Uncle Eben chides a man seeking advice from strangers who merely crave company. He advises that patience matters when someone hunts you up to talk, warning against courtesy born from loneliness rather than need.
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Uncle Eben
Unervous Stranger Invokes Death In Prayer At Hotel
A prayer by an un Nervous Stranger leading in a religious service directs the Lord to prepare all to die and to guide those unprepared to room 74 of the American Eagle hotel where the speaker, as general agent of Coontown Life Insurance, is stopping.
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American Eagle Hotel
de Coontown Life Insurance Company
Life
Why Constipation Injures
The bowels are the natural sewerage system of the body. When obstructed by constipation a part of the poisonous matter they should carry off is absorbed into the system, making you feel dull and stupid and interfering with digestion and assimilation of food. This condition is quickly relieved by Chamberlain's Tablets. Obtainable everywhere.
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Chamberlain
Sporting Risk in Youth Life Statement
A terse fragment captures a youth declaring defiance and risk taking, stating he will not say prayers tonight and will take a chance. The line reflects themes of rebellion and personal peril within a domestic or life context. No further details are provided in the source excerpt.
World War Proves Rich and Poor Serve Alike in Atlanta
In Atlanta on June 20 a war era column shows that the sons of wealthy and prominent families, including the Maddox and Grant lineages, are in Fort McPherson training alongside less affluent youths. Some are constrained by age or health, but wealth does not grant exemption as Uncle Sam prosecutes the war for liberty.
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Atlanta
Fort McPherson
Robert F. Maddox
Harvard
William D. Grant
John W. Grant
Asa G. Candler
Yale
Joseph Brown Connall
Georgia
Uncle Sam
Unclear OCR fragment hints at political figures and farewell scene
Fragmentary text references Judy Judson LaFayette and Billy Sung in a political context, noting a two year term and election contention. Mentions a judge, county service, and a large Sunday gathering with many attendees. Some figures and places appear garbled.
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Judson LaFayette
Interstate
Halis
Clem County
LaFayette Gi
Cong
Big Foamy To Be Open Servadl Campaign
A garbled OCR item notes a campaign to save people from a foam related threat. The plan includes a 200,000 unit effort and a timeline aiming for May. Herbert administrator in Washington is referenced in connection with the campaign and journalistic notes suggest it will reopen or be activated in the near term.
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Edi Herbert Ministrator
Washington
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Willie Straton
S. E. Baker
Fred Gorman
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G. W. Huggins, Jr
O. D. Gorman
M. W. Flanders
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Marilu Schell
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Col. W . Steed
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J T Chapman
S E Baker
C. L. Wall
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Kate Williams
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Walter, Jr
G. W. Huggins
Rev Flanders
Joe Montgomery
Buena Vista
A. S. Waller
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O. O. Brown
Howard
W. H. Streetman
Calvin Williams
Cook
Morris and
McMichael
J. M. Harbuck
Harbuck
By A. Ble
J. R. Adams
J. R. Williams
Ruth
Carsonville
J. H. Brown
Florida
R. L. Brown
Mr. Morris
Willie Morris
Centerville
P. F. Vanlandingham
J. T. Hart
Emma Clyde
Ethel Chapman
Pebble
T. E. Arrington
Shellman Martin and Wife
Macon
Wesley News
Sunflower
T. J. Amos
Mrs. G. W. Willis
Prattsburg
Bonnie Smith
Ft Valley
Alma Wall
Cordele
Garnet Smith
Clifford Smith
Ypsilanti
Lydia Kate Casey
Byron
Annie Belle Spinks
Lewis and
Johnnie Spinks
Mattie Lee
Homer Wade
Mr. George Young
Irene Perkins
Union
C. C. Heath
Ruby Sumner
South Georgia
Hugh Gilson
Lucile Heath
G. M. & I. College
Milledgeville
R. M. Suggs
C Perkins, Sr
Sunny
Messrs Hartman
Crawford County
Lile Carson Peacock
Derence J
Judy
Billy Sung
New York
Nes
Pennsylvania
Nora
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