Butts County Chamber of Commerce to Convene County Meeting
Citizens of Butts county are urged to attend a mass meeting at the Butts county courthouse in Jackson Georgia on December 17 1912. A Georgia Chamber of Commerce organizer will discuss forming a modern county commercial organization and securing federal support for agricultural development and wider markets. Local leaders from Jackson Jenkinsburg Flovilla and nearby trade centers promote county advancement and regional prosperity.
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Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Butts County
Butts County Court House
Jackson
B. M. Lee
Georgia
State Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Inc
Jenkinsburg
Flovilla
Guthrie Studio Offers Half Price Cabinet Photos for Christmas
Half price sale advertised for cabinet photos at Guthrie Studio with price reduced to 2.50 from 5.00. Promotion urged to buy early before January 157 and avoid crowds as a Christmas gift option.
Fairfax Harrison Elected to Succeed Late Finley as Southern President
Fairfax Harrison, previously vice president of the Southern railway and three years president of the Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville railway, was named president of the Southern railway Company to succeed the late William Wilson Finley. He also became president of the Alabama Great Southern, Mobile and Ohio, and Virginia and Southeastern railways. Harrison praised Finley’s policies and pledged to continue the Southern’s growth with support from the existing staff.
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New York
Fairfax Harrison
Southern Railway Company
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Company
Southern
William Wilson Finley
Finley
Harrison
Belvoir
Virginia
South
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville
Southern Railway
Southern Railway Railway
Alabama Great Southern Railroad
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Virginia & Southeastern Railway
The
Virginia & Southwestern Railway
Call for that long loaf bread by R A Franklin and Co
A short note from R A Franklin and Co invokes a call for a long loaf bread, indicating an order or request associated with the firm. The fragment suggests a trade or bakery context but lacks full details.
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R.,a. Franklin & Co
Santa Claus Letters From Young Wish List Makers
A pair of childhood requests addressed to Santa Claus appear in this fragment, one from a seven year old girl asking for a peek a boo doll leather doll carriage doll trunk tea set and treats, another from Horace Washington requesting a train on track a toy car fireworks and candy.
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Santa
Hpirn Fletcher
Horace Washington
School News Highlights And Local Moves
Rev. M S Williams spoke at the school on Wednesday morning and the talk was enjoyed by all. The community mourns the death of Mr George Williams sister in Atlanta and his attendance at the funeral yesterday. Williams’s school duties are now filled by Mr Martin as Elizabeth and Williams move to Sparta.
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M.S. Williams
Williams
Elizabeth
Sparta
George Williams
Atlanta
Martin
Georgia Rooster Fights Bull Pup On Atlanta Street
On Wood Avenue near the auditorium a Georgia raised game rooster fought a bull pup from a livery stable. The rooster struck the pup twice with spurs causing head wounds and blood flow before the dog retreated.
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Atlanta
Edgewood Avenue
Georgia
Cobb County
Dun's Business Report for Atlanta Territory
Atlanta markets show reduced activity from early fall as cotton marketing slows. Collections hold but ease recently, warm weather hinders retail, yet holiday demand lifts some lines. Banks report ample cash, deposits and clearings exceed prior years, overall conditions satisfactory, farming areas improving. Dun's Weekly Review.
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Atlanta
City
Dun's Weekly Review
Jackson Public School Notices and Activities Update
Miss Florrie Mackey has been absent from school this week. The Phi Theta Bazaar Wednesday was a complete success raising funds for Domestic Science. The third through sixth grades displayed work admired by all. Juniors finished Selutions from the Old Testament and enjoy Julius Caesar. The death of Miss Minnie Williams drew condolences from the faculty and students to Mr. George S. Williams and family. Committee: JozL B. Mallet BeSSie Waldrop Annie Lou McCorp.
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Phi Theta Club
George S. Williams
Minnie Williams
Jackson Public School
William
Dear St Nicholas and Santa Wish Lists
Two children named Bernice Washington and Marie Washington write holiday requests to St Nicholas and Santa. They ask for a doll, doll carriage, muff and fur, fireworks, nuts, fruit, candy, and a small machine, signing as sisters from the same family.
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St. Nicholas
Santa
Marie Washington
Dear Santa Claus Gift List From Evelyn Lockhart
A holiday note from Evelyn Lockhart asks Santa for a big doll a cap a Bible firecrackers fruit and candy. She also sends a warm thanks and mentions Susie and John.
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Santa Claus
Susie
John
Evelyn Lockhart
Baptists Buy Pound Property On Third Street
The Baptist church building committee has purchased the Pound estate corner lot beside the church, expanding its holdings to about an acre on Lest residence street. They already own the pastorium near Mrs. Hendrick and the current church, with plans to build next year. The committee includes I. S. Etheridge J. H. Carmichael R. J. Carmichael S. P. Nichols S. O. Ham and W. J. Wood.
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The
Baptist Church
Baptists
City
Hon W J Wood Makes Fine Record
The Shop reports on Mr. W J Wood special agent for Butts and Jasper counties. He ranks in the $100 000 league several times and stood third in annual business. Rain or shine he works, and his record is set to endure.
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Prudential Life Insurance Co
W. J. Wood
Butts
Jasper Counties
Wood
Ihe
Services at Wm. E. church by Rev Lansburne Sunday
Rev. A. E. Lansburne preaches two sermons at the WM. E. church Sunday morning and evening. The morning topic is Consoling Your Thoughts from Philippians 4 18. The evening topic is Unconscious Influences with text Matthew 5 14.
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A. E. Lansburne
Morton Preston Wed in Parrott Georgia Union
On Sunday afternoon November 16, Mr W M Preston married Mrs Dixie Morton of Parrott Ga The groom a respected Butts county citizen and the bride formerly Miss Dixie Carter spent years at G N J College Milledgeville They returned home with Miss Nena Morrott and Master Wellborn Morton and dined with Mr Preston's brother Mr J Preston and family Friends wish them a long prosperous life
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W. M. Preston
Dixie Morton
Parrott
Preston
Butts County
Morton
Dixie Carter
G. N. & J. College
Milledgeville
Nena Morrott
Wellborn Morton
Mr. Preston
Mr. J
Fannly
Tax Question Looms Over Georgians Ahead of DeWolfe Suit
Atlanta readers weigh the new income tax as the DeWolfe test case nears. Officials expect refunds and compliance debates while taxpayers decide when to pay. The levy targets annual incomes above 3000 dollars for single filers and 4000 dollars for married couples with returns filed at the district collector of internal revenue.
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Atlanta
Uncle Saim
Elsie DeWolfe
Century-Old Woman Still Spins in Atlanta
Mrs. Elizabeth Shirley, 100, a Georgia woman famed for her deft use of the old spinning wheel, celebrated her birthday. Born in Darlington District, S C, she moved to Georgia in childhood and lives there still. Her wheel predates the revolution. she lived through the Civil War with two sons who fought in it.
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Atlanta
Elizabeth Shirley
Georgia
Shirley
Darlington
S. C
Christmas Spirit Hastens Shopping in Atlanta
Christmas spirit quickens shoppers in Atlanta as holiday purchases surge. Retailers report brisk demand across departments from toys to clothing, with store aisles stocked and lines forming for popular gifts.
Hopkins Recovery After Appendicitis Operation
Luther Hopkins has recovered enough from his appendectomy at St. Joseph's Hospital Keokuk Iowa to move to his boarding place. The operation occurred Nov 29 and was performed by Dr A F White of Flovilla who addressed the Sixth District Medical Society meeting at Hote Dempsey Macon on hemorrhagic diseases of the newborn.
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Luther Hopkins
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Keokuk
Iowa
A. F. White
Flovilla
Sixth District Medical Society
Hote? Dempsey
Macon
Studio Recital by Viola Slaughter Pupils Tonight
Piano students of Miss Viola Slaughter present a studio recital on December 18 featuring a mixed program. Performers include Julia Andrews, Gladys Andrews, Florence Crawford, Blanche Johansen, and Margaret Kinard among others with pieces from Mendelssohn, Engleman, and Dahler in a varied concert of solo works.
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Viola Slaughter
Fantasie Kiltitaire Smith
Birdnette Manly
Tenella Yingle
Kowalski Julia Andrews
Mendelsshon
Ethel Colvin
Wallenhaupt
Gladys Patrick
Kinzkell Florence Crawford
Engleman Alinie Rose Wright
Eilenders
Blanche Johansen Valse Caprice
Engelman Birdnette Manly
Spaulding
Gladys Andrews
Don Almore
Beaumont Margaret Kinard
Tarento
For Sale Horse and buggy cheap for cash
For sale horse and buggy at cash price. Apply at Argus Office. R A Franklin and Company notes abundant coffee stock in town.
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Argus
R. A. Franklin & Co
Christmas shopping drives Atlanta stores into peak season
The Christmas spirit and early shopping movement have gripped Atlanta with rising trade across departments. Toy shops are crowded daily and appeals have been made for overworked shop girls whose holiday happiness suffers from the yearly week of strain ending at midnight Christmas Eve.
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Atlanta
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Guthrie Studio
Late Finley
SA — Knabe Pieno
Gan
W. Ij. Wood
Santa Glaus
Dun's Business Report
Atlanta Territory
Ter
Dun
Florrie Mackey
Shakespeare
Julius
Caesar
Jjozl B. Mallet
Bessie Waldrop
Annie Lou McCorp
Bernice Washington
Third ST
Morton-Preston
Missouri
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