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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1917
Page
2
A collage of editorials notes the improving Russian situation, warning ignorance about registration, and quips on brides blushing and Thanksgiving-like meatless days. It catalogs wartime costs, suffrage jokes, and faith during hardship, ending with reflections on belief amid darkness.
A reflection asserts that self centered living destroys happiness and often leads to bitterness or insanity. It argues that choosing love over selfishness sustains joy and vitality, likening love to perpetual youth.
In Hawkinsville a pest problem with English sparrows prompted a bold remedy. After fruitless trials with salted dough and baited traps, a household man employed a .22 rifle to kill 105 sparrows in three days, driving the birds from the garden and ending their disruption. The Dublin Courier-Herald records the anecdote as a noteworthy, if stark, solution.
An old fashioned medicine advertisement touts Dr Kings New Discovery as a standard remedy for coughs colds grippe and related illnesses. It claims soothing balsam ingredients heal irritated membranes relieve sore throat kill germs and quickly ease a cold with decades of household use.
The Macon Telegraph reports that opposition to food control comes from producers, consumers, and middlemen, while the New York World notes strong rifts. Congress must act deliberately to curb food hoarding and monopoly, protect growers’ prices, and prevent hunger without delaying policy.
A civic editorial urges recognition of God's role in harvests and prays for divine rain, shine, health, and strength to ensure a reliable crop. It questions the generation's reliance on human effort and cautions against neglecting prayer for timely rains and bountiful yields.
A government bulletin outlines long lasting shoes and harness through periodic cleaning and oiling. It recalls how boys were taught to clean and oil brogans on rainy days, use faster oil or cheaper skim grease, and apply a protective coating each week for durability and appearance.
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