Georgia Farmers Forecast Prosperous 1913 Outlook
State entomologist Lee Worsham predicts a 1913 Georgia farming boom similar to 1911, with ahead planting across South Georgia, diverse crops, and improving fruit quality due to favorable weather. Electricity on farms predicted as the next step, plus steady public-school salaries and continued state growth in business and insurance.
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Atlanta
Lee Wortham
Georgia
South
Worsham
Capitol
Old Governors Palace Restored Reveals Ancient Concrete Use
The Santa Fe site restoration uncovers that the old governors palace rests on remains of a prehistoric Indian town. Builders used adobe mixed with mud in timber forms, showing concrete techniques similar to modern practice. The Santa Fe church also shows poured concrete walls lined with adobe bricks, while the 1541-founded church is noted as earliest in the U S.
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Prof
Hewett
Santa Fe
United States
Mission of
San Xavier
Tucson
Ariz
Papago
Horses Dash Into Parlor In Chicago Beer Wagon Runaway
Two panting horses hitched to a beer wagon crashed through the wall of a brick house at 153 West 11th street. Police found the animals in the parlor while a woman in the next room heard the crash. The front of the building was wrecked and glass shattered. no injuries were reported as the horses escaped with minor scratches.
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Chicago
West 11Th Street
John McCaron
Mind Reader Errand Boy Shocks Office Crowd
After a tense break in the day’s busyness, employees gather in a circle reacting with grief and shock. The assistant treasurer and cashier speak plainly of loss while others describe the event as terrible and sickening. The errand boy breaks the silence with a quip about future employment.
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Puck
Mrs Bennett Praises Cardui Woman's tonic in Henderson letter
In a Henderson Texas letter Mrs T V Bennett describes illness last November and painful surgery avoidance. She credits Cardui the woman’s tonic with rapid relief and says she is back to work and recommends Cardui to other suffering women. The ad urges write Chattanooga Medicine Co. for advice and the Home Treatment for Women booklet.
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Henderson
Tex
T. V. Bennett
Cardus
N. B
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Slithers Mourns Death of Mickey in Harpers Weekly
The dialogue features Slithers grieving Mickey's death with a harsh remark about lasting sorrow. Jepson reveals he married Mickey's widow, causing Slithers to fall silent as the scene hints at a tense personal entanglement.
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Slithers
Mickey
Jepson
Harper’s
Weekly
Cuticura Heals Child’s Eczema in Three Weeks
A Warrenton mother reports her daughter endured three years of eczema with itchy burning hands and sleepless nights. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment the hands improved rapidly and were cured in three weeks, according to the signed 1912 testimonial. The ad notes Cuticura products sold worldwide and offers a free sample with a 32 page Skin Book from Boston.
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Warrenton
John W. Wines
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
German study links nourishment to plant cold resistance
A German investigator finds plants resist cold when nourished with sugar, enhancing their warmth similar to animals fed for energy. The report notes sugar feeding improves low temperature tolerance, though not as strongly as in animals.
Disjointed Catalog of Quips and Advertisements From an Old Page
A mosaic of quotes and ads including references to Castoria bottles and Fletcher's castoria, Laxative Bromon, Dr Iseptic healing oil, Hicks Capucine for summer headaches, and various quips about marriage and domestic life, mixed with brief dialogues and cheeky asides. The fragmentary passages offer a window into a bygone periodical page full of humor, medicine ads, and social musings.
Father’s business, graft, and a joking exchange
A witty exchange between an American and an Englishman hinges on a boom in words about family trade and corruption. The American asks for the father’s business, the Englishman denies any. The retort questions the nature of graft.
Miners Picnic in Butte Sparks Rough Tug of War
An Irish miners team and a Slovak team clashed after a tug of war during a Sunday miners’ picnic in Butte. The Slovaks led until the Irishmen dropped the rope and fought. one Irishman held an opponent down while a friend urged a belt, prompting a quick dispute over who should fight.
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Butte
Gwan
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