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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1914
Page
4
Co. E. Benns publisher informs readers of the Butler Georgia paper about subscription, display and local rates, legal ad costs, and free obituaries up to 200 words. It notes prohibition on alcohol and patent medicine ads and outlines contract terms for foreign insertions.
The notice discusses the Taylor County Fair dates October 27 28 and 29 and outlines Georgia political developments including Milledgeville Congressman Carl Vinson as a potential successor to Hardwick and a short term senatorship by a runoff proposal between Gov Slaton and Hardwick. It also cites a Georgia swine disease loss of 175000 hogs valued at 1435000 and rising prices for blank paper due to European war pressures. The state election is set for the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November with all August 19 primaries nominees county officers and constitutional amendments on the ballot.
Advert says Foley's Honey and Tar gives restful sleep and relief from choking and gasping asthma and hay fever. It forms a soothing coating down a raw throat and stops irritating coughs and summer colds.
The Senate approved the cotton warehouse license bill proposed by Senator Hoke Smith. It aims to add value to warehouse certificates through government inspection of stored cotton grades. Critics say the measure favors middlemen rated by Bradstreet over producers and the poor.
Summer coughs and colds signal low vitality and may lead to lung trouble. Dr Kings New Discovery relieves coughs and helps prevent complications. It soothes and antiseptic, prompting quick relief. Get a bottle now. 50c or 1.00 at your druggist. money back if not satisfied.
The article compares Bloodworth and Fagan as nominees for the 23rd Senatorial district covering Crawford Houston Taylor counties. Houston's rotation favors Bloodworth under county unit counts while total vote method favors Fagan. Houston committee appoints delegates to the district convention.
The Home and Farmstead notes Georgia hog numbers fell from 2,036,116 in 1890 to 1,836,246 in 1910, then gradually rose by about 25 percent statewide since. A cotton conference in Macon drew business leaders and farmers to discuss war disruptions, cotton markets, and regional progress.
Washington dispatch says Judge Price Gilbert is mentioned for the vacancy on the federal bench caused by the death of Judge David D Shelby. Backing comes from Attorney General McReynolds who has just been named for the supreme bench by President Wilson.
Public health notice warns that mosquitoes flies and other insects breed in garbage and stagnant water and can transmit disease. It recommends Sloan's Lipremint as an antiseptic treatment and disinfectant for cuts bruises and bites.
A Scottish woman horticul turist using mercury vapor lamps in her greenhouse claims seeds sprout faster and plants show deeper color. Her method reportedly halves growing times and enhances foliage hue.
The Atlanta Georgian lauds Governor John M. Slaton for adopting the new tax equalization act to avert Georgia’s treasury crisis. It credits him with bold leadership, stating the measure marks him among Georgia’s great governors and that promises of the act have been fulfilled amid political opposition.
Geo W Brock publisher of the Enterprise Aberdeen Md recalls using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for twenty years. He says it is a quick safe cure and that no one can sell him anything “just as good.” He has recommended it often and it never disappoints. For sale by all dealers.
A budding humorist sent a joke to a daily paper and, after a lag, followed up asking if it had been seen. The editor replied that the joke arrived safely but had not yet been seen by editorial staff.
A helpful garden layout outline describes borders filled with shrubs in the rear and perennials in the foreground. The plan advises grouping foxgloves peonies and Oriental poppies with irises and Sweet Williams. Narcissus and daffodils border the entire bed sweep for a vivid perennial display.
The description highlights a spring garden with a central lily pool and cement basin, a gazing globe, a sundial, and semi circular white benches. It favors Lombardy poplars, a rear pergola, white garden furniture, boxwood edging, and tall hollyhocks with a background of helianthus coreopsis and poppies.
Kansas City board of public welfare is cited as a national example. Delegations visit KC to study its system and Chicago introduces an ordinance to create a two bureau department. The employment bureau would manage lodging houses and job assistance while the social surveys bureau would assess living conditions and suggest ordinances. The judiciary committee recommends passage.
According to an impressive little piece in the text a garden promises to cut living costs improve health and happiness provide wholesome diversion for the family and teach thrift and industry guiding children away from mischief while making home life feel more secure and self sufficient.
Southern Shorthand and Business University in Atlanta marks 25 years by selling 100 scholarships at half price. The offer includes combined bookkeeping shorthand and typewriting courses worth 135 dollars total for 67.50, with singles at 45 dollars for each 55 dollar course. Scholarships valid for future use, limited time with May June enrollment. Briscoe and Arnold oversee the school founded with 12 pupils and three typewriters, now 600 pupils and 75 machines. Call or write A C Briscoe or L W Arnold in Atlanta to participate.
You may think it strange that so many people are cured of stomach trouble by Chamberlain's Tablets. They strengthen and enable the stomach to perform its functions naturally. Mrs. Rosie Rish of Wabash Indiana says it is the best medicine for stomach trouble she has ever used. For sale by all dealers.
A quotation discusses avoiding the accumulation of future burdens with a warning that men bear the weight when tomorrow's load is added to today. The speaker urges focus on the present and notes responsibility lies with individuals not God.
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