06 Sep 1918
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Newspaper
Fayetteville News
Location
Fayetteville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1918
Page
1
A Fayette county page lists fall sowing dates from September 25 to October 15 and urges voters to prepare for the September 11 election. It mentions local teachers, school opening with 150 pupils, visits by residents to Atlanta and Covington, and world events affecting the community including wartime service notices and local fare announcements.
The Warmers and Merchants Bank was burglarized with eight thousand dollars in losses, including Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps, while a Fayetteville leader, Mr. S. T. Blalock, died in Atlanta and was buried with Masonic honors. Blalock, a Fayetteville native, founded several mercantile ventures and served as Bank of Fayetteville president. He is survived by his mother and three brothers.
Cotton picking progresses in the Sandy Creek area as residents share weekend visits. J B Walker and family spent time with Archie Smiths. Laura Brown of Aberdeen visited relatives. Minnie Ellington stayed with Mrs McCullers. Nellie Landrum visited Essie Adams. A C Tarpley of Hopeful visited Archie McEachern. Florine Landrum stayed with Emma Walker. Franklin McElvany and family were guests of J H Head. Mrs Frank Lewis visited Letchie Milam and Ruth Miriam.
In a street scene a speaker defends a two dime gesture as city improvement. A curious passerby questions the act, noting the tramp sought carfare to the next town. The exchange reflects social attitudes in the era.
An old nurse in Spain prophesied that young Simon Bolivar would one day dethrone a king after a game of battledore and shuttlecock knocked Ferdinand's cap off his head. The tale recalls Bolivar's later success in freeing parts of the Americas from Spanish rule.
One million women mobilize under the National Woman's Liberty Loan committee for the fourth Liberty loan. After success in three prior drives they plan house to house canvassing, department store booths, and street corner talks to promote bonds. Five hundred thousand women aided in the third drive and sixty thousand in the second, with regional chairmen coordinating across districts and states.
An American reporter says a Yale student helps him adopt London vernacular after meeting a noncommissioned officer by St Paul’s. The toll of dialect shifts includes emulating blimy and giwn't while noting the officer’s praise of a born Londoner swagger. The piece hints the Yale lad will aid the narrator through the experience.
An old remark has Uncle Eben cautioning that conditions could be worse, noting even a difficult situation like a rold storage alg may be less dire than expected. The line blends regional speech with a warning tone about potential troubles ahead.
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