Cotton prospects and town uplift urged in Carrollton piece
In Carrollton Georgia on January 28 1909 the article notes cotton may rise enough to help farmers while advising those hoping for next year's high price to grow bread at home. It praises public spirited citizens who fund town projects and includes Governor-elect Brown on the new prohibition law and a New York businessman's view that 1909 will be prosperous, citing historical booms from 1839 1849 1859 1869 1879 1889.
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Brown
New York
California
Colorado
A Convict Who Saved Money
Bruce Reed, a Black man from Harris, served fourteen of a twenty year sentence in Durham Coal and Coke Co. mines at Pittsburg. Upon release at Chattanooga he drew $80 saved through overtime work, illustrating the company’s pay for extra labor and its helping convicts start anew after freedom.
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Walker County Messenger
Durham Coal and Coke Co
Pittsburg
Bruce Reed
Harris
Chattanooga
Durham Company
Kodol for Dyspepsia and Indigestion Promise Relief
An advertisement touts Kodol for Dyspepsia and Indigestion as universal digestion aid. It guarantees prompt relief and claims you can eat anything at any time without worry, with the product sold by all druggists.
Georgia Commissioner Predicts Fine Crop Year Ahead
Georgia agriculture officials T G Hudson and Robert P F Wright forecast a strong crop year. Favorable weather has allowed early planting and land clearing across the state. Farmers plan more corn, wheat, and oats with wheat plantings at a Civil War era high. labor conditions are improving with workers staying on farms.
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Georgia
T.g.hudeon
Robert PF. Wright
Hudson
State Department of Agriculture
Mr. Hudson
Was It The Earthquake Weather Link Questioned
A Columbus Ledger letter argues the San Francisco quake diverted gulf currents nearer the coast, altering gulf states weather. It claims warmer winters since 1906, links deforestation to less rainfall and higher temperatures, and notes seasons losing regularity as forests vanished.
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San Francisco
United States
Gulf States
California
Columbus Ledger
State prison farm land sale offers set for discussion
Landowners wishing to sell land to the State for a prison farm may discuss advantages and price with the commission starting Thursday 23 and continuing daily until February 4. The commission has several offers, aims to avoid high prices, and will consider only parcels of at least 4,000 acres.
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Commisson
Divorce Granted Over Ill Temper and Bad Breath
A western judge granted a divorce on grounds of ill temper and bad breath. An advertisement for Dr Kings New Life Pills claims cures for constipation, bad breath, liver trouble, and headaches. Priced 25 cents at Johnson Drug Co.
Adopting an Orphan ends in comic disaster and feud
A deacon adopts an orphan Ruth hoping for a housekeeper and companion. The girl asserts she will be treated as a wife not daughter, wrecks the house, and taunts him. The parson suggests marriage to a spinster sister, but the plan ends with a decade of silence between the deacon and his former ally in a small town.
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T. C. McClure
Tatson Williams
Deacon Flint
Orphan Asylum
Ruth
Gle
Tie
Pop
Miseuth
Gally West
Parson
Tam
Bey
Papa
Deacon
M. Quad
Floating island sighted near coast of Jionduras by cruiser patrol
A United States cruiser pursuing a derelict found its water low and sighted a small drifting island off the eastern horizon. The three acre island bore dense vines and three tall coconuts, no fresh water, and signaled itself as a floating landmass formed by torn portions of larger islands.
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United States
Corn Island
Jionduras
South Atlantic
New York Press
Three-Eyed Grin Becomes Laughing Knothole Lineator
A quirky exchange features Freddie and George debating extra eyes and a thumb eye to peek at a ball game for free. The humorous dialogue centers on sight, imagination, and playful mischief.
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Freddie
George
Wisconsin Mother Endorses Peruna for Housework and Appetite
A Milwaukee mother testimonial extols Peruna as a reliable family remedy. She claims she fed thirteen bottles to her baby and one of Manalin, noting renewed energy for housework and good appetite. The piece praises unnamed mothers who vouch for Peruna, urging other families to trust the product.
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Wisconsin
Peruna
Alyina Plamann
Walnut St
Milwaukee
Feruna
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Carroll County
Carrollton
W. D. Bass & Sons
Carrollton Marble Works
Carrollton, Ga
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