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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1916
Page
4
Vindicator notes Representative N F Culpepper of Meriwether County will seek speaker of the house. The other remarks consist of editorial phrases about money and happiness.
A public column urges readers to value courteous memories over resentments and to share pleasant experiences with family. It promises thorough coverage of the Mexican situation and analyzes the President’s efforts to aid Mexicans in restoring order from chaos.
Judge W. W. Larens of Dublin announces candidacy for Congress in the Twelfth district challenging incumb ent Hughes. The observer notes Larens is strong but views Hughes as stronger.
Editor Williams releases a elaborate booster edition for Greensboro and Green County highlighting health, wealth and happiness through its articles. The issue is described as highly engaging with Williams delivering extra touches to attract readers.
The Nashville Herald notes subscribers will pay one dollar a year to cover actual paper costs. It recalls paying 50 dollars per ton a year ago and currently 67.50 dollars per ton. It questions Brother Sweat about securing bargains and reports arranging for a ton at eighty five dollars and a fraction.
The LaGrange Reporter notes thirty two days remain until the Georgia Weekly Press association gathering in Decatur. It promises a royal entertainment with Decatur hosts aided by Paul Callahan, extending the event for the press crowd for an anticipated season of thrills.
The United States Department of Agriculture imposes new rules effective July 1 forbidding moving cattle out of quarantined states without a federal inspection certificate or dipping. Slaughter cattle require prior state authority before shipments. The regulations apply within cattle tick quarantined areas and govern intrastate transfers.
The Lavonia Times notes that Georgia counties are judged by their roads and that good roads spur development. It mentions Coffee County and Taylor County, praising roads, lands, and farmers, and expresses hope for future road improvements nationwide.
The Montgomery Monitor argues that despite claims of hard times, residents consume vast amounts of bottled carbonated drinks daily. The piece says Montgomery county alone drinks enough in a month to nearly float the Titanic, challenging the idea that hard times exist amid widespread waste.
A country editor admits to sharing our own foolish opinions and the cost of free expression. The Southwest Georgian notes Kelley’s similar stance and invites a friendly exchange, urging a lighthearted shake of heads among peers.
The New York World laments the Progressive party collapse at Chicago as leaders, including White Colby Parker Murdock Johnson Robins, misled by a self serving figure who sought terms with Smoot and Penrose. The piece denounces betrayal, calls the effort noble yet doomed, and condemns unwavering loyalty to a flawed leader.
A fragmentary collage of verse and light satire from multiple papers notes daily phenomena and political buzz. It mocks insects, political figures, and media while blending cheerful spring imagery with sharp social quips about subscribers, editors, and the press.
A user testimonial extols Sloan's Liniment as a cure for rheumatism and neuralgia. The ad urges readers to buy the 25 cent bottle at any drugstore, claiming it warms and soothes sore joints and muscles for quick relief.
The Central of Georgia Railway offers round trip excursion tickets for July 2 3 and 4 with final return by July 8 196. Full details on fares schedules and sleeping car reservations available from local ticket agents or J C Haile General Passenger Agent Savannah Ga.
A B and A Railway announces round trip excursion fares between nearly all Southeast stations for the Fourth of July. Return limit is July 8 1916. Passengers needing tickets to other lines should notify local ticket agents early to ensure availability. W W Croxton General Passenger Agent Atlanta GA.
The annual Boys and Girls Short Course at the Georgia State College of Agriculture will run August 8 to 18, 1916 in Athens. About 300 scholarship students will reside in University dormitories, dine in the campus facilities, and attend practical instruction at the Agricultural College under supervised conditions. Scholarships cover railroad fare and board. others may enroll with personal travel and board costs, relying on county agent recommendations for admission.
Milton P. Jarnagin, Professor of Animal Husbandry, Georgia State College of Agriculture, extols silage as the best and cheapest winter feed. He argues it supplements short pasturage, costs no more than shocking and shredding, feeds the whole plant, stores regardless of weather, yields higher feeding value, reduces waste, and allows more livestock per acre with lower housing costs. He notes silage is chiefly cattle feed but usable for other animals and invites readers to seek college assistance.
Watering work animals is essential in warm weather. Water horses and mules before feeding and after, and provide for forenoon and afternoon watering. If field water is unavailable haul water or bring animals to a water source. Thirst causes exhaustion while overdrinking when very thirsty can cause colic and indigestion.
Georgia governor candidate Hugh M. Dorsey pledges to enforce all laws impartially and to oppose sale of the Western and Atlantic Railroad while supporting a 29 year lease plan. He advocates better education funding, free or low cost textbooks, and weighted road and farming policies with biannual sessions and an efficiency audit proposal. He also calls for pensions for veterans, care for the mentally ill from prison farm resources, and stricter usury penalties.
Washington readers see through union wage claims as editors argue shorter trains raise costs. The Times criticizes cutting freight trains, noting need for more locomotives crews and new facilities to move heavier tonnage efficiently. It likens rail reform to reverting from steam to sail and stagecoaches to ox carts.
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