Congress Waste and Wasteful Printing of Public Documents
Hubert Bruce Fuller quotes June Lippincott's noting Congress allocates equal quotas of government reports to all members. The system wastes at least $300,000 yearly and leaves millions of old papers in storage. A reform plan suggests reallocating to a $2,500 per member value to save about $200,000 annually.
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Congress
House of Representatives
New York City
Nevada
Arizona
Kansas
Commissioner of Navigation
Fifth Avenue
New York
Department of Agriculture
North Dakota
Committee
Smoot
Hubert Bruce Fuller
Lippincott
Local visitors and seeing relatives across Georgia notes
Hulett Misses Mary and Winnie Sewell spent two weeks at Burwell and Carrollton. Dr R L King visited Villa Rica. Miss Florence Duncan stayed with Mrs C E Stallings at Whitesburg. Dr and Mrs C W Roberts attended services at Carrollton. Miss Alice Roberts of Douglasville and Mr Jno Roberts of Birmingham visited their brother Dr C W Roberts last week. Dr A E McGarity of Atlanta visited the Sewell family. Dr and Mrs W A Adderhold of Clem spent the weekend with relatives. Messrs Wm Embry and H A Boyd attended the Confederate Reunion at Macon.
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Mary
Winnie Sewell
Burwell
Carrollton
R. L. King
Villa Rica
Florence Duncan
C. E. Stallings
Whitesburg
C. W. Roberts
Alice Roberts
Douglasville
Jno. Roberts
Birmingham
A. E. McGarity
Atlanta
G. B. Sewell
W. A Adderhold
Clem
Messrs
Wm. Embry
H. A. Boyd
Macon
Georgia Seeks New Senate Challenger Against Bacon
The McDuffie Progress notes opposition to United States Senator A. O. Bacon after seventeen years in office. It argues he aligned with major corporations and trusts while enjoying home support, and calls for Georgia to elect a different U.S. senator to replace him.
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McDuffie
Bacon
United States
Georgia
United States Senate
Hm J Aly
Mt Zion notes clash over settlement identity and local life
A Mt Zion correspondent defends the Mt Zion settlement label and reports on farming, a notable death, illnesses, travel to Athens College, a grandmother's grave condition, store upgrades, new grocers, road conditions, and community recuperations as Wees pledges a better letter next time.
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Mt. Zion Settlement
Mt Zion
Mt. Zion
Wees
Shady Grove News Roundup from Last Week
Garden notes report fine yields despite late rains with a promising peach crop while apples suffer caterpillar blight. Local health updates mention illness and recoveries. Several residents attend Bethel singing and visit neighbors, with social calls noted among Mrs Peek and Mrs Horton plus Misses Bernie and Maggie Peek.
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Bernie
Maggie Peek
Bethel
Mount Pleasant Social Roundup This Week
Last week residents J L Shadginer and wife visited J W Robinson and family. Mrs Ben Brown joined the Robinson household Sunday. Velma Phillips and Cliff Beall attended Oak Grove singing. Dodie Gray’s Saturday night entertainment pleased attendees. Willie Phillips and wife visited Brown family Sunday. Lottie and Lovie Rooks returned from Newnan. Jeff Rooks hosted singing Sunday night. Walter Phillips visited Berta Gladney Sunday afternoon. Oscar Mate visited Annie Robinson, Tom Mate visited his mother in Carrollton, Arnold Jackson spent the day with William Hardie.
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Dodie Gray
Willie Phillips
Mr. Brown
Lottie
Lovie Rooks
Newnan
Jeff Rooks
Walter Phillips
Berta Gladney
Oscar Mate
Annie Robinson
Tom Mate
Carrollton
Arnold Jackson
Wiliam Hardie
Dr. Shelfer Glasses Endorsements From Georgia Clients
A collection of letters and endorsements for Dr. E. A. Shelfer offering eye examinations free and glasses fitted with various mounting styles. Customers from Carrollton Quitman Nashville Meierakahs Bertien and Berrien counties praise satisfaction, accuracy, and two year free adjustments. The notices urge readers to write call or phone No.4 and see Shelfer before any eye work to save eyes and money.
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Dr. Shelfer
E. A. Shelfer
Carrollton, Ga
Money to Loan for Carroll County Farm Land
Loan offer of 250000 arranged to be lent this fall on first class improved farm land in Carroll County. Repayment in five annual installments. Contact to write or visit the lender.
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Carroll County
Turner's 10 Cent Store Bug Death Promote Growth
Bug Death promises to kill pests without harming plants and claims to boost growth. Turner’s 10 Cent Store advertises the product with bold claims and brief benefits aimed at gardeners and homeowners.
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Turner
Tallulah Falls Vision Sparks State Preservation Fight
The piece defends Tallulah Falls as a future national park, citing Logan Bleckley and a conservation push against Georgia Railway and Power Co. It notes a 100 acre state tract near Rabun county holding the falls and argues state sovereignty will guard the site for generations.
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Switzerland
Jess
Blue ‘Ridge
Tallulah
Georgia
Logan E. Beckley
Tallulah Falls
North America
Logan E. Bleckley
United States
Grandstand
Republic
Georgia Railway and Power Co
Grant
Lee
Macon
Georgia Railway and ‘Power Co
Hardee and
Wheeler
Longstreet
Gordon
University of Georgia
Rabun County
Grand Canyon
Tallulah Conservation Association
Helen D. Longstreet
Pres
Card of Thanks for Baby’s Illness and Death
We thank all who remembered, visited, or helped us during the sickness and death of our baby. May God’s blessings be yours and may you feel Jesus’ comforting presence in sorrow. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hardins and Children.
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Jesus
Frank Hardins
Illiteracy Declines in Georgia Across Races
Georgia education officials report white illiteracy down from 18 percent in 1860 to 7 percent now and black illiteracy dropping from 92 percent to 35 percent by 1910. Superintendent M L Brittain notes steady improvement and growing demand for education. A testimonial promotes Foley Kidney Pills from Johnson Drug Co for urinary ailments.
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Georgia
M. L. Brittain
Brittain
J. M. Findley
Lyons
Johnson Drug Co
Excursion Fares to Civil Fraternal and Civic Events in 1912
Announcement lists excursion fares via Central of Georgia Railway to Atlanta Beach Florida Augusta Georgia Gainesville Georgia St Paul Minnesota Tuskegee Alabama Washington D C for bank association Knights of Pythias Fraternal Order Eagles Methodist Church Columbus Monument events. Dates range May to June 1912 with sale details and agent contact.
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Atlantic Beach
Fla
Account
Georgia Bankers Association
Augusta
Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias of
Eagles
Gainesville
C. F. Grand Lodge of Georgia
ST. Paul
Minn
Methodist Episcopal Church
Tuskegee
Ala
Washington, D. C
Columbus Monument
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Hulett
Senator Bacon
Christ
Uncle Tom Entrekin
B. F. Earnest
Athens
Athens College
Mryule
Lewis
Edwardsville
Grandma Bartlett
Joe
Ed. Garrett
Thomas Lumsden
East Mt. Zion
Jim Ashmore
Jimmie
Ed Reaves
Bowden Junction
Susie Earnest
Shady Grove
Peek
Joseph Jordan
Mrs. S. J. Horton
Iss Sallie Robinson
Mesdames
Upshaw
Hendrix
Mount Pleasant
Mr. J. L. Shadginer
J. W. Robinson
Ben Brown
Velma Phillips
Cliff Beall
Oak Grove
B. F. Brown
L. Moore
Bulloch County
L. A. Cruch
Quitman
Dr. Sheifer
J. W. E. Powell
First National Bank
Nashville, Ga
WV. S. Harris
Meierakahs Ga
J. T. Endy
Mysel
J. E. B. Luke
Bertien County, Ga
J. M. Marchman
W. G. Avera
C,s C
Berlin County
Singitson Walker
J. D. Lovett
Berrien County
J. A. F. Broom
Margaret B
Register
L. Z. Dorsett
Roop
Chicago
Joints Fertilizer Company
Oklahoma City
Atlanta, GA
Ealer
W. J. Stewart
State “of
Tambase
Trom
Morris Fertilizer
Atlanta, Georgia
America
Bennie Beeson
Troupe Toadvine
Jerry Moore
Charlie Parker
Butler
W. E. Jenkins
Central of Georgia Railway
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