30 Jun 1911
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Newspaper
Fayetteville News
Location
Fayetteville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1911
Page
1
The page lists shop openings and sales at Segraves Perry Blalock firms, promotions for Hess insecticide and turnips, local deliveries by Landrum and Jackson, plus personal notes on residents visiting relatives, school staff changes, and a July 4th business closure pledge by several local firms. It mentions Dr. W. R. Camp in New York and young driver Harry Redwine, with community concerns on schooling and rural agriculture.
Mr Henry Mitchell died Sunday afternoon likely from heart failure while resting in a chair. A longtime county resident and war veteran aged many years, he was a Methodist church member for over 50 years. He leaves a wife and two sons J B and T J Mitchell. burial was at Liberty Chapel cemetery.
The Teachers Institute met for an annual session last Monday with 33 teachers present. Professors Brown Noisé and Duffee led sessions, stressing love of work and community duties, consolidation of schools, and improved salaries.
A verse about a butcher named H who, with cash, runs to a dry goods merchant after seeing a mail order sale. He pays for all he buys with the same money from the grocer who settled accounts. The piece ends with a note that a shrewd local dealer always advertises his goods.
A clothing dealer, venturing through the hardware and furniture stores, freely spent on advertised bargains. He paid with a bill from the furniture dealer, and the dry goods merchant also settled up, leaving questions about where the funds went and who was billed for the butcher’s items.
A moral tale about a Foxy Shoe Dealer who spends a circulating bill at local shops. The story traces how money paid to advertisers and merchants returns to the creator through local commerce, ending with the lesson that spending at home benefits everyone and keeps money circulating.
A promotional note extols the largest local selection of groceries including oysters sardines meats vegetables and canned goods. It boasted brands from Lipton to Tetley and praised Town Talk and Lily flours with claims of quality and value for all pantry needs.
Mr E S Ward and family from Dyson spent Wednesday with Mr and Mrs J W Ward. Last Saturday night the firm of Smith and Higgins building and contents were destroyed by fire. Loss near a hundred thousand dollars, insured. The firm operated a large Atlanta apartment store with many county customers. Plans call for a four story rebuilding and September re opening. Legislature met Wednesday and organized with Chas D Wedwine and A O Blalock in duty posts. Mr Walek elected President pro tempore of the Senate and began his seventh term in the Georgia Legislature. He served on influential committees and helped shape state laws.
Advertises a range of cosmetics and toiletries including Liquid Swede Shoe Polish Liquid White Shoe Polish and six other polishes. Features Roger and Gallett rice powder Freeman’s face powder Nadine face powder Hind’s honey almond cream Pompeian Sezodont toothpaste Colgate’s Ribbon Tooth Paste ten toothpaste brushes and Palmolize soap priced 10 to 50 cents along with many other soaps and toilet waters.
Ice cream cold drinks cigars and tobacco items are advertised with weekly fresh stock by Wyleys and Nunnalleys. The note lists cigars brands C H S Valdes Opia Red Star Club House Prince of Tampa Kroger’s Best Flor De Elena plus cigarettes tobacco and drugstore sundries.
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