Herald Introduces Intertype Model B Machine
The Herald announces its new Intertype Corporation Model B typesetting machine, aiming to improve paper quality and job work. It explains how the Linotype predecessor evolved, how the Intertype operates with slugs and magazines, and notes anticipated gains in speed, clarity, and local news capacity. The piece invites readers to visit and view the machine in operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Intertype Corporation
Brooklyn
N. Y
Benjamin Franklin
Mark Twain
Humorist
Ottmar Mergenthaler
Linotype
Intertype
Model
the Herald
Taylor County Sends Ten White Recruits to Camp Gordon
Ten Taylor County young men left for Camp Gordon amid patriotic speeches at the depot. Names include Allen Kiser Morgan Henry Grady Fuller Clarence P. Seay Theodore Shealy Hilyard Anderson Riley W. Montgomery Floyd Martin James D. Williams George J. Nelson Mercer W. Smith. A sheriff’s son, John D. Beeland, departs the next day. Eleven colored selectmen also depart Camp Gordon with similar fanfare: Early Johnson Willie Edwards Thomas Riley Halley Roquemere Oscar Hopkins Peter Cotton Willie Johnson Milton Craig Felix Snipes Jack Brown Son Bryant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Camp Gordon
Allen Kiser Morgan Henry Grady Fuller
Clarence P. Seay
Theodore Shealy
Hilyard Anderson
Riley W. Montgomery Floyd Martin James D. Williams
George J. Nelson Mercer W. Smith
John D. Beeland
Sheriff Beeland
Army Camp
Peter Cotton
Willie Johnson
Milton Craig Felix Snipes
Jack Brown
Son Bryant
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Praised by Macon Reader
J L Easley of Macon Illinois extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as his sister's favorite cold medicine for fifteen years and says it reliably relieves his own colds quickly when taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
J. L. Easley
Macon
Ill
Boys in the Service list update from Taylor County
The Herald apologizes for omissions in a previously published list of Taylor County young men in service. Corrections include Willis D. Sandis Ralph Heath Terrell Waters and request readers to report any other missing names bound for patriotic duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Herald
Willis D. Sandis
Ralph Heath Terrell Waters
Constipation Remedy Offers Relief for Despondency
Despondency in women is linked to constipation in the article. It claims relief is easily achieved by an occasional dose of Chamberlain's Tablets. The tablets are described as easy to take and pleasant in effect.
Glass Found In Bread Threatens Men’s Lunch
Selectmen moving from South and Southeast Georgia to Camp Garden were saved from served lunches after glass was found in bread prepared for them at Parker restaurant Macon Terminal station. The restaurant halted first orders and later provided meals from inspected food for arrivals. Dr Williams led the investigation and concluded the glass was placed in the bread not the flour. Potential serious results cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Camp Garden
Macon
Parker Restaurant
Macon Terminal
Atlanta
Marr
Williams
Augusta Georgia to host 1918 State Sunday School Convention
The Georgia State Sunday School Association will hold its annual convention in Augusta May 7 to 9 with national speakers like W C Pearce and M J Baldwin. Delegates from all denominations are urged to attend as the Augusta committee arranges housing and meals during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Sunday School Associace
Augusta
Neks Wek
Th State Sunday School Associatio
Augustaommittee
W. C. Pearce
Chicago
Feil
Internationa Sunday School Association
W. E. Chalmers
Philadelphia
Northern Baptist Church
Presston G. Orwig
Pensylvania Sunday School Association
M. J. Baldwin
International Sunday School Association
H. H. McH. Hull
Atlanta
North Avenue Presbyterian Sunday School
Joseph Broughton
Tabernacle Baptist Sunday School
O. F. Cook
Savannah
South Aes Methodist Conference
F. F. Rose
Savvannah
Georgia Diocese Episcopal Church
Valdosta Man’s Weapon Adopted by Government
Valdosta resident W. G. Eager proposed an automatic trench shot gun for trench warfare. The weapon, a 54 gauge buckshot shooter effective to 150 yards, was secretly studied by the war department and, by late 1917, anticipated for issue to troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valdosta
France
W. G. Eager
War Department
Eager
New York
Wilson
Butler Boy Recalls Life In The Trenches From France
Joe Rawls, son of Mr and Mrs BB Rawls of this city, writes from somewhere in France about life in the trenches. He describes near misses from shells, trench holes, nightly quiet, and relief by French soldiers who sang and smoked as they relieved them. He closes with hope to write again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Rawls
BB. Rawls
Joe
France
W. W. Coxwell Killed in Wilkinson County
William W. Coxwell died from a gunshot near Irwinton Wilkinson County after a Sunday night quarrel with Ira Pierce. A coroner's inquest led to a murder warrant for Pierce, who remained at large. Coxwell, about 45, left a widow and a son who had both died recently, and he was buried in Bethel Cemetery beside his wife and son after services led by Rev. J. T. Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William W. Coxwell
Irwinton
Wilkinson County
Reynolds
Coxwell
Ira Pierce
Jesters
Pierce
Mr. Coxwell
Mr.Coxwell
Camp Gordon
Butler
Bethelemetery
J. T Adams
Taylor County Liberty Bond Quota Oversubscribed
County Chairman F A Ricks reports Taylor county's Liberty Bond quota oversubscribed by several thousand dollars and urges doubling the assessment with strong support from the women’s committee led by Mrs C B Marshall. He praises all committees for maintaining feverish interest during the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Ricks
Taylor County
Ricks
Woman’s Committee
C. B. Marshall
Also Mentioned on This Page
Papa
W. W. Coxwell
Taylor
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!