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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1920
Page
4
The Butler Herald, established 1876, published every Thursday as the official organ of Taylor County. Editor and publisher E BENNS announces a weekly circulation of about fifteen hundred copies and subscription price of 1 50 per year.
Mr J C Moulton of this city has leased the Hamilton Journal at Hamilton Ga for months with option to buy and will start duties soon leaving his Butler home until spring. Friends wish him success as editor in chief and publisher of the local paper.
A Marietta Journal excerpt extols Georgia's vast resources and hospitality, calling it the Empire State of the South. The piece shifts to a health advisory on colds and pneumonia, praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and ends with critique of Hoover’s non-Democratic stance influencing Georgia's 1920 party alignment in the Southwest Georgian.
An old advertisement promotes the Texas Wonder for kidney and bladder troubles. It claims efficacy for gravel diabetes irregularities in men and women and bladder regulation in children. Sold by druggists or sent by mail for 1.25, with a note that one small bottle is two.
The article argues European powers deter strikes by mobilizing rail workers and using penalties to keep transportation running. It cites France ending a rail stoppage by compelling workers to serve, and notes U S Congress once avoided a rail strike by passing an eight hour law but lacked nerve for compulsory arbitration or government ownership.
Theodore Sanford of Fenmore Michigan suffered seven years of stomach pain and inability to eat vegetables or fruit. Chamberlains Tablets allow eating without pain or sleepless nights, suggesting trial for indigestion or constipation. Emmett Shaw public life noted. Thomas E Watson ballot plans discussed. local reflections on church bells and worship.
Emmett R Shaw quits the State Democratic executive committee from the state at large in a letter dated February 27 1920 to Hon James R Flynt Chairman Griffin Ga. He cites opposition to party leaders in Washington and Georgia and says he will vote for an American free of political dictation and opposed to the League of Nations. He urges casting a free ballot and preferring independence over party loyalty.
All income tax returns for 1919 must be filed by March 15. Each return requires a payment of at least one quarter of the tax due by check money order. Georgia residents file with Aaron O Blalock in Atlanta and penalties await late filings. early filing and payment urged to ease overload.
A health ad urges parents to use Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for children and adults to relieve constipation. It claims gentle action, no griping, and safety for babies. It notes widespread use with over six million bottles sold yearly and offers a free trial bottle by mail.
The text argues that government must use all powers to prevent a fuel famine in Kansas during a coal production stoppage. It states the state will protect the innocent from industrial quarrels, clarifying this is not strike breaking but a higher duty to public welfare beyond any private group.
An advertisement from Brame Drug Co. of North Wilkesboro N C promotes Brame's Vapomentha Salve as a preventive and treatment for colds influenza grippe pneumonia and related conditions. It cites a Wilkes County public schools superintendent endorsing early use and notes a 30 cent small bottle and a 1 20 large bottle recovery claims and home use benefits.
The piece notes Mark Twain urged verifying facts before reporting and adds his quip that you can distort facts after you confirm them. It frames Twain’s view within a guide on newspaper making and journalistic ethics.
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