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Newspaper
Dawson County Advertiser
Location
Dawsonville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1929
Page
3
In a vintage drugstore ad a mother’s plea highlights California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children. The copy urges asking for genuine California Fig Syrup with directions for babies and kids of all ages, warning about imitation products.
A dialogue imagines a Moroccan scene where men bid for wives, then questions the bleak idea of no bids. Mildred reflects on the horror of auctioning a wife, while the other participant suggests imagining a world without bids as a counterpoint.
Dialog from Tit-Bits humor page features Tillie Millie and a child dispute over a boy named John or Mat. Father had called him Mat but Tillie notes the name is a misnomer tied to tripping at the gate. The vignette highlights domestic banter in a playful exchange.
Refuse from rubber seeds on Malayar estates is being investigated as a revenue source. Estimated net profit runs about $11 per ton with market prices near $22 per ton. Estate laborers earn roughly three cents a day collecting seeds in spare time.
In lively gossip the Leading Citizen is described as highly prominent in his hometown. Jinks quips he is as notable as a run on fashionable silk stockings, reflecting spirited local chatter.
A Washington National Geographic bulletin explains how traffic rules diverge. It notes about sixty nations drive on the right and forty-two on the left, with historical roots in weapon handling, coachmen seat positions, and postilions. It cites examples from Europe, the Americas, and colonies, including England's left rule and the prevalence of right-hand driving in the New World.
W J Terry of San Mateo reports fighting and escaping a 16 foot octopus that grabbed him while abalone fishing at Point Arena. His companion aided him after five minutes of struggle as Terry described the monster with a body as big as a dishpan and eyes the size of a cat.
The Seven Seas after 51 days from Cowes arrives in New York to be refitted for a South Seas cruise. The crew claims a sea devil with fur walked the plank, later revealed as a cat named Old Hellion. The cat causes chaos, escapes, and leads to the loss of a crewman overboard during a dramatic aloft incident.
The London bobby will be redesigned for museum display with a peaked military cap and a military jacket replacing the tight tunic. A smaller electric lamp will replace the hefty belt lamp and an electric hand torch will be carried. The new uniform remains blue with a storm collar for most weather.
Best, Reagan county, Texas faces eviction of an oil town built on leased land by July 1 1930 unless a new lease is made. Best with 1500 population sits on land owned by Texas A M University leased to P L Childress of Ozona for 1152 dollars plus 20 percent of sublease proceeds. Four other towns may arise on similar leases in Ward county with 1000 dollar payments and 20 percent share to the university.
Mrs. Mary Georgeson files for divorce in Worcester claiming domestic abuse and coercive control. She alleges repeated foot washing, a husband who buys a piano yet blocks music lessons, and a past beating over a 25 cent Salvation Army donation.
In Atlanta Christine Jones, age six, cherishes a doll she says is over a century old. The toy, once made for a girl in England, shows heavy wear with a faded complexion and worn eyes. Christine notes the doll has long been loved by many generations of little mothers.
Paris reports Princess Victoria, the Kaiser’s sister, denounces Buckeburg officials and German critics over her marriage to Baron Zoubkoff. She vows to defend herself and vows she will work as a barmaid if needed, while lamenting separation from her husband and loss of title and income.
In Mantua Italy a long delayed coronation of a statue crown finally took place after centuries of disruption. The crown, begun in 1640 under Duchess Maria, was halted by turmoil and Napoleon’s occupation before a final presentation completed the long quest.
The Miller family near Irvington Kentucky is declared the champion bowleg family of the state by Judge Holland in county court. Seven children and all members show bowlegs, with Mary Miller the eldest at fourteen now nearly outgrowing the condition.
The British government urges nations worldwide to join a concerted war on rats. Officials warn that unchecked rat populations threaten civilization and recount historic plagues linked to rats. Absolute cleanliness and proper garbage disposal are cited as key remedies to curb infestations.
Robert Ransford returns from vacation to Philadelphia to find his home ransacked by a tired hungry pigeon. Police search the lower floor and find overturned lamps, scarfs displaced, and broken bottles in the bathroom. The only culprit is a pigeon asleep on the bedpost in a back room.
Fact puzzles scientists as the greatest fossil finds come from islands north of Siberia. Researchers ponder how monstrous creatures lived near the North Pole and why such herds existed in that frigid region.
In a sharp exchange a woman jokes about reforming a man while another quips about letting the government handle it. The dialogue captures wartime era wit and social mores in a brief vignette.
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