Local notices and political chatter in Butler Herald
The Butler Herald reports on cotton prices and farming concerns including a 10 cent cotton price, J L Sibley challenging Hoke Smith for the U S Senate, Gov John M Slaton criticizing Congress on cotton, state fair county exhibits, a Pellagra field hospital in Spartanburg, Mexico unrest and possible U S troop action, and opposition to creating Candler County ahead of the November election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Slaton
Congress
Washington
C. W. Bazemore
Butler
Farmers Urged to Protect Cotton from Weather Loss
The article warns that even with cotton trading near 7d per pound, growers damage value by field practices. If bales are hauled home and left exposed to rain and sun, their quality declines, dropping to about 5d per pound, regardless of middling prices rising to 10c.
New child labor law restricts work for young teens
The law applies to children aged 14 years to 14 years and 6 months who have not completed at least 12 weeks of schooling in 1914. It prohibits employment in manufacturing plants laundries and places of amusement starting January 1 1915 following passage by the state legislature.
Southwest Georgia Negro Fair slated in Albany October event
One of the most interesting enterprises by African Americans in Georgia plans the Southwest Georgia negro fair in Albany from October 22 to 31. Buildings rise north of Seventh Street as the effort is led by prominent local Black leaders and businessmen.
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Georgia
Albany
Seventh Street
Eight Constitutional Amendments Promised in Georgia Election
Georgia voters will decide eight proposed constitutional amendments. The measures, passed by the recent legislature, include creating Barrow and Candler counties, possibly ejecting the county treasury, extending terms of county officers to four years, raising Macon district judges’ salaries, and extending General Assembly terms until successors are elected and qualified. The public notice publication is expected to cost six to seven thousand dollars.
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Georgia
Barrow
Candler
Bacon
Evans
Macon
General Assembly
Sloan's Liniment Relieves Rheumatic Pain Quickly
The first application penetrates to the painful joints and stops rheumatic pains with comfort. A family remedy for pains, hurts, bruises, cuts, sore throat, neuralgia and chest pains. Mr Chas H Wentworth of California reports quick relief. guaranteed 25 cents at your druggist.
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Sloan
Chas. H. Wentworth
California
A Successful Experience in Raising Wheat
Hon J R Mercer shares practical wheat raising tips for Taylor farmers in the Dawson News. He urges planting on high drained land by December 1 with no fertilizer, March top dressing of guamo or April nitrate, and harrowing. He argues diverse primitive methods reduce costs and improve bread health.
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J. BR. Mercer
Dawson News
Taylor
J. R. Mercer
Foley Kidney Restores Mrs Strange Strength
Mrs H T Strange of Gainesville Georgia suffered back pain and kidney bladder inflammation. After using Foley Kidney her back grew stronger and kidney and bladder troubles disappeared. HL J Porter reports the cure.
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H. T.strange
Gainesville
Foley
HL. J. Porter
Little Girl Offers Clean Plate At Dinner Party
A young girl at a dinner party sits beside her mother while guests chat. She waits, then with tears in her throat lifts her plate and asks if anyone wants a clean plate, highlighting neglect at table.
Texas Wonder Kidney and Bladder Cure Ad
A vintage Texas advertisement promotes the Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder troubles, gravel, diabetes, rheumatism, and irregularities in men and women. It notes pediatric bladder regulation and mail order if not sold locally, with testimonials and Dr. E. W. Hall contact in St. Louis.
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Texas
E. W. Hall
Olive St
St. Louis
Slander and Comfort Echo in Incoherent Verse Fragment
Fragmentary lines describe slander and comfort but lack clear subjects or events. The text appears as a stray poetic fragment with no identifiable person, organization, or location. readability is limited and no coherent news item emerges.
Relief Work Directly in Hands of Congress
Charles S. Barrett president of the National Farmers Union urges prompt and adequate relief for southern cotton growers. He travels to Washington to press the Henry bill before the House Banking and Currency Committee and warns that farmers face broken promises if Congress fails to act. Barrett says 3,000,000 Farmers Union members demand action backed by a nationwide committee.
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Atlanta
Charles S. Barrett
National Farmers’ Union
National Congress
Barrett
Washington
House Committee On Banking and Currency of the Treasury
Congress
Farmers’ Union
Falker
Reuben
Mr. Barrett
Fire destroys Preston Webster county court house
A late Sunday night fire destroyed the Webster county court house at Preston with flames rapidly spreading before local fire facilities could respond. The old building burned to ashes and many office records and books were lost though much of the county records reportedly survived in an iron safe. No suspects named though arson is suspected. the sixty year old building had been insured for $3,000.
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Webster County
Preston
Public Ovens In Japan Open To Households On Street
In Japanese cities nearly every street hosts public ovens where housewives can bake for a small fee. The ovens serve communal cooking needs, reflecting postwar urban life and public utility practices in Japan.
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Japan
Federal aid for good roads eyed by joint senate house panel
A senate and house joint committee led by Senator Bourne of Oregon studies how federal aid should be distributed among states by population area or highway mileage. The panel weighs combining all three factors and notes $500000 daily spending on roads, with $10000 per state from a current appropriation. The secretary of agriculture and postmaster general are urged to back the inquiry to ensure practical, systematic road construction.
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Senate
House
Bourne Oregon
Bourne
Rhode Island
Iowa
Nevada
Nebraska
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Road-Making Device Invented by Hugh G. Taylor
A road-building drag invented and patented by Hugh G. Taylor of Buhl Idaho is described as simple in construction. The device uses a four by four by one-quarter inch sheet metal piece attached by rods to the wagon axles, enabling efficient road work.
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Hugh G. Taylor
Buhl
Idaho
Taylor’s road repair machine gains southern Idaho notice
The device drags a smoothing bar behind a wagon to compact dirt and cut road edges. Proponents urge county purchase and rental to farmers with road tax rebates. Idaho roads worsen after spring, full of holes, which the machine allegedly fills to leave a smooth surface after passage.
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Taylor
Idaho
Mr. Taylor
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