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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1920
Page
11
Railroads face a shift as government backing ends and railways must operate using their own resources from now on. Officials warn of financial strain but vow continued service and restructuring efforts across major lines.
Railroads will begin operating on their own resources from September 1 after the government spent about one hundred million dollars monthly for six months under the earnings guarantee. Estimates show earnings will be about six hundred million dollars below the standard return since March 1. Most lines have not covered operating expenses, excluding fixed charges, and final government costs await balance sheet tallies.
Washington reports general accord with US views on Russia among allied powers, with Britain and Japan as holdouts. Poland and others indicate ongoing peace talks stalled in Riga while Polish peace delegation faces illness from unsanitary conditions. In Alabama, lumber producers face car shortages halting shipments and raising building costs as car shortages restrict lumber and gravel supply.
Combined federal and state highway funds total 250000090 for the current fiscal year. The final federal installment of 100000000 became available July 1. Three quarters of this apportionment came from the 1919 appropriation with 25000000 from the 1916 original. Death Of Celebrated Telegrapher In Boston William E Kettles, famed wartime telegrapher, died at 72 in Charlestown. He helped relay news of Richmond’s fall in 1865 while at the War Department in Washington.
Reynolds Mercantile Company Reynolds Ga J A Goddard Reynolds Ga Barrow Bros Reynolds Ga F Peebles Butler Ga ra Chambers Butler Ga Signs of Consumption early symptoms may include no cough or phlegm tired afternoons wake tired mornings poor appetite weight loss or fatigue after exercise consult a doctor if consumption known in family then others should be examined English sparrows observation suggests their spread was inevitable even if not introduced by Briton Ohio State Journal
A brief consumer pitch touts Freezone as a cheap, painless solution for corns and calluses. It claims a tiny bottle costs only a few cents and, with a few drops applied to the corn or callus, you can lift it off root and all without pain or soreness.
Eight Georgians sail from Vancouver aboard the Empress of Japan with about one hundred Southern Baptist missionaries, forming the largest single denomination mission party sent abroad at once. The group includes doctors nurses teachers and a farming expert, funded by a 75 Million Campaign to expand foreign missions, churches schools hospitals and publishing houses worldwide.
Forsyth’s O H B Bloodworth seeks re election as Judge of the Court of Appeals. In 1916 he led in counties and county unit votes, with a 71 661 popular tally, more than his nearest foe, though he was not nominated. He was appointed to fill Judge Hodges’s vacancy and now serves an unexpired term. He urges a full term.
Dr E Escomel notes in Anales de la Facultad de Medicina Lima Peru that pseudo beetles have long been used by natives to treat warts. The blood is said to make the growths turn white as if cauterized by an acid.
A New York veteran commercial traveler claims to have slept in at least 8,000 beds over forty years on the road. He notes that he has managed to sleep well in all of them and suggests the average person will use about 100 beds in a lifetime.
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