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Newspaper
Fayetteville News
Location
Fayetteville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1901
Page
1
Local notes report steady attendance at the Confederate veterans reunion with visitors from Memphis and nearby towns. Wedding, church, school, and farm life fill the week as residents share illness recoveries, travel to Senoia, and plans for Brooks High School’s summer session.
In this community updates recount last week’s hail storm aftermath and various Sunday visits. Residents mention Rev. Me Hurten’s appointment, Mrs. Lloyd and others visiting Campbell, and multiple neighbors attending services at Flat Creek. Several local farms report sickness among workers, and townsfolk including Annie Wenn, Annie Knowles, and Walter Brown are noted for recent social rounds and family burials in Ebenezer.
The Fayetteville High School commencement exercises closed Thursday evening with poor attendance but strong performances. The Fayetteville band provided music and the program featured acts such as Phillis, the Bepor girl, and a Melodrows in thee acts with songs like Kissing Papa through the telephone and Harvesting Scene receiving praise from attendees. Miss Alaina Chanthaug of Atlanta visited relatives, while Mra. Pradlon of Fayetteville and others were mentioned in social notes.
A mother writes of her daughter near death from windpipe illness and bronchitis. Dr. Kags New Discovery cements relief after failed remedies, with the child rapidly improving and returned to health within days. Local newspaper notes this remarkable cure and its promise for throat and lung troubles.
The notice states Abewnyul and Woolsey are united in marriage in a ceremony likely on Dreand 13 in Woolsey with Ballard and Miss Maye de Matthesmm mentioned as participants. The groom is described as a man of sterling integrity and character and the couple is expected to make Woolsey their home.
Mrs A J Doify thanks Fayetteville residents for comfort and aid during her linaband s illness with pneumonia expressing heartfelt gratitude and blessings to all who assisted.
A sizable group of teachers and friends gathered last Saturday for license examinations. Fayette boasts an excellent corps of male and female teachers, and the county takes pride in its educators while lamenting delays in teacher pay and hoping payments will resume soon.
Georgia researchers and State Agricultural Department officials discuss cassava as a profitable crop for stock feed and human food. They describe two cassava species, regional climate suitability, potential starch yields, and plans for a Georgia Cassava Convention to promote diversification, sugar refining, and stock-food industries in the South.
The Southern State Fair offers extensive prizes for agricultural shows at Athisire in October. Major awards include 1,000.09 for West county exhibits, 80.00 for second and 80.00 for third box exhibits, plus a $1,000 prize for those not earning a premium. Structural categories feature premiums for seristitural exhibits, hay and forage, grain and root crops, with first and second place prizes of 400.00, 200.00, 10.00, 6.00 and 40.40 respectively. Details outline hay varieties, forage displays, and bushel-based grain prizes. Contact Secretary T. He Marrin, Atlin, for a copy of the official list.
A user testimonial praises Chamberlin Cough Remedy, stating it has provided complete satisfaction for five years. The speaker notes it has helped their family with illnesses and coughs and mentions selling the product through J B Tuefer.
Southern Railway advertises summer trips including to Asheville Hendersonville Warm Springs Isle of Palms Guin Island Old Port Camfort and Beach and Hill stations. It promotes round trip rates to Chicago July 22 23 24 1901 and Milwaukee July 20 28 with extensions and joint agent deposits through Mr F C Arnold.
Fayette County June 6 notice announces Chaye Will May is employed and to inform all parties not to employ him. The document promotes a job opportunity with Houser Hess Pub Co offering $10 to $15 daily, credit, and 65 percent commission, promising a complete instruction book and premiums. It lists Tippicanoe Co and Indianapolis area references and urges writing for the opportunity.
An early 20th century ad promotes a patent cure for cancer claiming inherited risk across generations. It asserts the medicine detoxifies blood and removes poison to prevent recurrence, with a testimonial tone and price noted. The copy imitates medical authority and pressures readers to purchase for dramatic results.
Travel agents announce round trip first class fares for various regional meetings in 1901. Destinations include Cincinnati Detroit Little Rock New Orleans Richmond and others. Tickets go on sale in early May to July with final limits in September or June, extension options available upon deposit and small fee.
Kidney disease preys on mind and body, affecting children and adults alike. Swamp Root offers a mild, immediate remedy promoted by Dr. Kilmer and Co, with sample bottles and pamphlets available by mail.
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