Georgia News Notes Highlight Local Harvests and Tragedies
McRae reports record cotton acreage while Col. Armstrong remains critically ill. Fitzgerald nears completion of Grand Army of the Republic building with potential rent from the opera house. Athens leader David Michael dies at 71. Mrs. Sarah Walters dies after a fall near Americus. Chattahoochee Bank stockholders face 21 percent first assessment as receivership looms. A Madison county murder suicide leaves six dead in a liquor fueled tragedy. Savannah sets a loading record for railroad crossties aboard the Arthur McArdle. C L Harris shooting case at Dale's mills draws conflicting accounts. Dr A A Morrison named city physician candidate in Savannah. State convicts on James M. Smith's camp show potential for reform and pardon. prison costs loom large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army of the Republic
Fitzgerald
Opera House
Opera Hall
David Michael
Athens
Simon Micheal
Moses G. Micheal
Myer Stern
Sarah Walters
Americus
T. G
S. A
J. W
Thomas
Joseph Walters
M. Mc Mauck Company
Atlanta
Maye
Mays
J. B. Stewart
Areck
Savannah
Arthur McArdle
Dixon, Mitchell & Wells
New York
Meee
Hatteras
C. L. Harris
Dale’s Mills
John Harris
S. G. Harris
John
C L. Harris
A. A. Morrison
Savannah Hospital
North
Canada
James M. Smith
Smithsonia
Hias
Georgia
Harry Hill
Mr. Smith
Hill
Gress
Bramer
Smith
Household Tips From Our Home Helpers Column
An article urges households to value water access and home conveniences, praising the cleanly homemaker who manages without tanks. It notes the role of bathrooms, storage jars, and patient mothers, advising patience, practical storage, and neat packaging to reduce waste and maintain order.
How to Wash Chamois Skins Instructions
To wash chamois skins use warm suds of mild soap or a drop of ammonia in the water. Do not wring. pin to cloth and hang before the fire. Rub articles every few minutes to prevent stiffening and maintain shape.
Home Making as Cornerstone of Life and Morality
Thoughtful essay on homemaking argues the home shapes character and society. It extols the impact of a true home on children, guidance from parents, and the promise of joy, peace, and moral improvement through family life.
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Good Housekeeping
New Jerusalem
The Home Maker and the Happiness of Family Life
The article extols unselfish affection as the core of good home making. It contrasts city and country living, stresses environment, air, light, and beauty, and links warm hearts with joyous households. Love, kindness, and bright faces are essential to sustaining home happiness and moral life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ife
Inexpensive Picture Drapes and Scarfs by Crochet
A guide to making decorative drapes and scarves using three yards of ribbon and Clark's shaded crochet cotton in varied color schemes. Steps describe knot stitch strips, fringe ends, and crochet rings, with color ideas like blue and white or pink and white and optional Victoria silk for richer results. Practical notes on materials, costs, and alternative color blends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Victoria
R. EB
Mernymas
Laughs and lessons from a playful miscellany page
A mixed humor column surveys quirks of daily life. It includes a boy asking about gold and nickel bugs, a doctor and veterinary joke, a clergyman in a divorce case, health resort cautions, bicycle gear basics, and finally a note on Welsh University granting equal degrees to women and men.
Fragrant Aristolochia Gigaster Attracts Trinidad Vultures
A Royal Botanic Gardens Trinidad note reports Aristolochia gigastar blooming with carrion odor that lures vultures to nearby trees. Vultures, known as Corbeaux, rely on smell here, but find no meal as the odor proves misleading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Botanical Gardens of Trinidad
Trinidad
Corbeau
John Crow
Gosse
Jamaica
Royal Botanic Gardens
Gardena
Aristolochia
Corbeaux Inirror
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State OF
Empire State of the South
McRae
Col
R. AL. Armstrong
Armstrong Hotel
Rome
Brunswick
Winn
Pope Catlin
Tom Edwards
Sumner
L’erry
Guerry
Dawson
Pope
Warren
Albany
Edwards
Chattahoochee Bank of Columbus
Madison County
David Berriman
Berriman
Yor
Tar Hovsk HoLy Department
Mercy
Bridget
Ernest
Pop
Willie
Johnny
Herald and Presbyter
Tagliche Rundachan
Misa Bertha
George
Samuel J. Pearson
Portland
Mr. Pearson
Arigonous
the Journal of Hygiene
Mentone
France
Europe
Walle Queotha
Scientific American
Cater Wall
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