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Newspaper
Fayetteville News
Location
Fayetteville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1909
Page
4
A Fayetteville News excerpt urges emphasis on education across Fayette County. It highlights affordable agricultural school costs, the value of practical learning, and the duty of school officers to secure quality teachers, envisioning future growth and universal enrollment for every child.
The county will soon renew teacher appointments for the new session. Trustees should choose educators who love the work, as schools rank highly among vital institutions after the home. Adequate education provisions are essential for the home and community growth.
Public auctions set for the first Tuesday in July 1909 at the Fayetteville courthouse. Land parcels include a four acre tract in the 496th District and a 150 acre tract in the 538th District with specified bounds and tenants in possession. Proceeds apply to judgments against T. W. Lester and J. A. Middlebrooke Lewis Middlebrooks, with notices issued by Sheriff F. S. Brown.
The Southern Ruralist invites readers to join a growing community, boasting a price of $1.00 a year and noting wide reach with 100,000 homes already subscribed.
A promotional notice extols the Southern Ruralist as the premier agricultural publication in the South. It describes its twice monthly issues, free sample copies, and prize specials on the first of each month. It notes $20 monthly rewards for best subscriber articles on diverse farming topics.
Regular departments and staff writers list includes Dr H B Stockbridge and F J Merriam with Georgia Experiment Station staff in horticulture dairy live stock veterinary science and poultry fields. Special offer grants The Southern Ruralist free or two papers for the price of one, encouraging readers to subscribe.
A short adish passage describes a shaving parlor offering hairdressing for ladies, massage and shampoo, claiming to be the best in town. The piece notes grooming services and a cord tied to a finger as a joke in dialogue excerpts from London Mail and Chicago News quips.
Notice that at the next session of Georgia General Assembly a bill will be introduced to charter the town of Brooks in Fayette County. It provides for a Mayor and Council and grants powers to govern the town for further purposes.
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