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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
8
A Red Cross unit, described as a curse to bandage wounded houses, works among war wreckage in a French village site near the sugar beet country. They live in a barracks, supply lumber, and rebuild homes and mills, aiming to restore farms and be ready to move on in four weeks.
The Cincinnati authority warns of painful corn and callus problems for women wearing tight high heels. It promotes freezone a quarter ounce from any drug store as a fast painless treatment that dries and shreds the corn or callus zero irritation to surrounding skin.
The Navy Recruiting Office in Macon Georgia lists open ratings for enlistment including Seamen mechanics machinists electricians yeomen ship fitters coppersmiths boilermakers pattern makers molders water tenders firemen hospital apprentices ships cooks and musicians. Pay ranges from 35.90 to 147.50 monthly. Eligible are men 18 to 35 and older if highly qualified. Postmasters may arrange group examinations for locals unable to travel.
A public awareness notice asks residents to verify if a baby is present in their household and to report any missing infant immediately to local authorities. The appeal emphasizes safety and rapid response.
The article describes the Red Cross role in France’s fight against the White Plague. It notes that tuberculosis kills more than bullets or gas, and highlights the expansion of care with over 800 dispensaries and hospitals run by Red Cross doctors and nurses.
The text urges sharing happiness to enhance its value. It suggests that pleasures taste better when given away and recommends dividing enjoyed joys to enrich two or three others, increasing overall gladness.
French literature gains wide readership in South America with French editions in homes and abundant bookstores featuring both translated and original works by modern writers.
Catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications and requires a constitutional remedy. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to cure through the blood, with a $100 reward for any uncured case. The note also reports a four foot coal seam found near Mine 175 close to the Alaska railroad at Seward.
A cheap beauty cure claims lemon juice mixed with three ounces of orchard white creates a freckle and tan lotion. Daily massaging the face neck arms and hands allegedly fades freckles and whitens the skin. The ad assures the mixture is harmless and inexpensive.
An advertisement warns that calomel causes illness and salivation and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable substitute. It claims calomel harms bones and wrecks a day, while Liver Tone restores the liver, lifts bilious feeling, and is harmless for children.
Legal advertisement stating on the first Tuesday in June 1918 during legal hours at the Butler courthouse in Taylor County Georgia the property of William Ivey will be sold for cash to satisfy a justice court file. The 10 acres lie in land lot 64 in the 14th district in Newsom survey and were deeded to William Ivey by Elam Waters on August 1 1904. Sheriff J R Beeland notes the levy and sale of Ivey estate as transferee Srd day of May 1918.
Legal notices from Taylor County Georgia dated May 3 1918 include a sheriff sale of land lot 116 in the 11th district to satisfy a Farm ers and Merchants Bank of Butler judgment against T C Amos and several probate actions including dismission petitions for P C Watson and A O Montgomery executors and leave to sell the estate of H Tuke also a guardianship hearing for Walter and Alton Parker any may hear on the first Monday in June 1918.
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