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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1913
Page
2
Reports from Georgia and South reveal a devastating weather system killing about 30 in Georgia and 90 in the South. The storms damaged property in the millions with hundreds injured as counties like Calhoun and Gordon bore the brunt and multiple towns reported fatalities.
Official reports today show Georgia has more illicit distilling than Alabama Kentucky South Carolina and North Carolina combined. In January 128 stills were destroyed and in February 98 reduced to junk. Stills range 25 to 200 gallons output per day and whisky is sold retail and shipped to dealers outside the state. In March six stills were raided in two days by Officer Bush.
The Columbus Enquirer-Sun and New York World discuss Senator La Follette meeting with President Wilson. The World quotes attacks on Roosevelt Taft and McKinley eras while arguing a Republican should be free to confer with the president. The Enquirer-Sun questions objections to Wilson consulting with the senator.
A health notice warns that neglecting constipation can cause serious illness and linked complications like typhoid fever and appendicitis. It touts Dr Miles Laxative Tablets as a mild effective remedy, sold by druggists for 25 cents a box with a money back guarantee. The ad attributes the claims to C J Ayers of Montpelier Vermont and Miles Medical Co.
President Wilson issued a formal proclamation calling Congress to meet in extra session at noon on April 7. He aims to present a tariff revision plan, with currency legislation likely in early priority, as Underwood and leaders defer to the ways and means committee for schedules.
An advertisement extols Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy first offered in 1872. It grew popular and earned worldwide reputation, claiming to relieve and care for coughs and colds. Available for sale at Red Cross Drug Store.
The Atlanta Georgian reports more than 500 Mormons in Georgia, with 200 or more in Atlanta. It notes over twenty Mormon elders proselyting in the state and that most members are women.
A massive explosion near the Alum Chine in Baltimore during loading for the Panama Canal kills and injures dozens. The blast shatters the naval collier Jason and caused widespread devastation, with debris found miles away. Fire follows as several boats nearby are destroyed and casualties mount.
A Evansville prominent citizen claims pulmonary trouble improved after Vinol and urges others to try it. The note mentions Vinol soothing inflamed surfaces, boosting appetite and digestion, and aiding recovery from incipient pulmonary diseases. Stop scratching with Saxo Salve from Johnson Drug Company.
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