Public trust and embezzlers of power in political office
A civic editorial defends officials against personal gain. It compares public office to a bank cashier role, cites Grover Cleveland and Bryan, and urges voters to be vigilant trustees for the public good while condemning vote selling and favoritism amid a Georgia Progressive Farmer note and Augusta Herald remark on farming and cotton.
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Grover Cleveland
Bryan
Georgia
Augusta Herald
Federal lifting of Georgia cattle quarantine aims at state fair exhibits
Dr. E M Nighbert quarantine officer announces a Washington order lifting Georgia cattle quarantine for breeders sending stock to the Georgia state fair and other expositions this fall. Federal control will oversee cattle shipments to protect uninfected tick districts while exhibitors study livestock and crop rotation to boost profits.
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Georgia
de. E. M. Nighbert
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Tennessee
Kentucky
Nighbert
United States
Dr Shelfer Ad Warns Peddlers and Fakirs
Readers are urged to beware con artists and save themselves by reading Dr. Shelfer's advertisement on page 4. The notice serves as a caution about scams and advises consulting the listed guidance to avoid losses.
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Dr. Shelfer
Don’t Get Stung booklet sale an ad for kidney pills
Reader warning about fakirs and a health claim promotes the booklet Dont Get Stung for 15 cents via stamps. It references John Heath of Michigan Bar California who suffered kidney and bladder trouble and was helped after using Foley Kidney Pills. Sold by Johnson Drug Co.
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John Heath
Ichigan Bar
Cal
Johnson: Drug Co
Notice to not buy or trade Promissory note mortgage
All persons are notified not to buy or trade for a Promisory note given to J C Bass & Company in 1908 which mortgaged a lot of books to secure payment. The property was delivered to J C Bass & Company in July 1910. Dated July 2 1912, Edgar Turner Cedartown Ga.
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J. C. Bass & Company
J.C Bass & Company
Edgar Turner
Cedartown
Foley Kidney Pills and Renal Health Promoted at Carrollton Hardware
An old newspaper note advertises Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder relief alongside a clearance sale of hammocks at Carrollton Hardware Co. The item emphasizes early shopping to snag bargains on hammocks and mentions the medicinal product in a single, brief promo.
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Carrollton Hardware Co
Pints Quarts and Gallon Jars at Carrollton Hardware Co
Hardware store notes gas fruit jars in standard sizes including pints quarts and a gallon. Carrollton Hardware Co showcases storage containers and related canning supplies for home and commercial use.
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Carrolton Hardware Co
Reward for tampering with telephone lines offered
Gainesboro Telephone and Telegraph Co offers a twenty five dollar reward for evidence leading to conviction of anyone maliciously tying crossing or tampering with telephone lines to interfere with service. Reward paid immediately upon conviction. Includes date May 9, 1912 and Carrollton Hardware Co mentioning tin cans solder and wax ceiling tops.
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Gainesboro Telephone & Telegraph Co
Carrollton Hardware Co
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Russell Smith
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Mitchell Cars
Carroll
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Gralson
Pope
Carrollton
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NOTIE
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