Pleasant visit to South Ga church dedication
A reader recounts a September trip to Hillsboro in Houston County for a church dedication. The piece praises the Hillsboro Methodist church, notes local farming contrasts with cotton prices, and mentions figures such as Pastor Gantt and Dr. J. W. Quillian, plus Hillsboro as the birthplace of a noted Georgia son.
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South GA
Hillsboro
Houston County
Houston
Butts
Jasper
Brother Gantt
P.E
Yh, Sr
Georgia
Macon
Miller
Smith
Dasher
Stork drops baby. farmer adopts newborn in Oklahoma
In MosxoceE Oklahoma Oct 1 a farmer near Morris Jas Lackey found a healthy newborn male child hanging from the top rail of a fence in a field. With no parents found he secured a court order and legally adopted the infant at the county courthouse.
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Mosxocee
Okla
Jas. Lackey
Morris
Ok Lackley
Mulgee
Ahisip
Statement of Ownership of The Jackson Argus 1913
Sworn statement for The Jackson Argus of Jackson Georgia lists editor H M Shaver managing editor and publisher all based in Jackson with ownership by the estate of Mrs Elulah McCord Shaver. Shaver sworn Sept 29 1913 before S J FostezR.
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Jackson Argus
Jackson
H. M. Shaver
Jackson, Ga
Pblisher
Jackoners
Éulah McCord Shaver
S. J. Fostezr
H. M. Shav
Harris Leads Census Bureau Reform Effort in Atlanta Visit
Georgia’s William J. Harris, director of the federal census, is praised as a top southern figure in Washington. He has appointed a Republican commission to audit every bureau branch and report plans to raise efficiency. The commission calls the bureau in poor shape and Harris aims to implement a sober, thorough modernization.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Washington
William J. Harris
Capitol
Harris
Census Bureau
Enrollment Record Shows Largest School Population
The enrollment this year is the largest in the history of the school with figures by grade: First 42, Second 43, Third 32, Fourth 46, Fifth 27, Sixth 22, Seventh 29, Eighth 38, Ninth 37, Tenth 30, Eleventh 8.
School Notes and Local Happenings Reflect Campus Life
The Juniors mourn the loss of a student who recently married. Miss Rogers, formerly a teacher now at Wesle yan College, was warmly welcomed during a school visit on Monday. High school boys played basketball all week while the girls enjoyed their first game this Tuesday.
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ues@ay
Dr Van DeVenter Lectured After Summer Abroad
The literary societies missed Friday meetings but hosted Dr Van DeVenter who spoke on Rome Switzerland and Germany from his summer trip. He described his travels while noting good school discipline and new desks aiding study.
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Dr. van DeVenter
Rome
Switzerland
Germany
For Sale Old Newspapers 10c Bundle
For sale old newspapers at 10 cents a bundle. Large quantity on hand. Apply at Tile Argus office.
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Tile Argus
Fine Picture at the Movies Every Night
A local notice invites readers to attend the daily film showing in town. It highlights the new program and urges residents to visit the venue for a regular screening each evening.
Georgia Government Praised By New York Papers
A New York paper lauds Governor Slaton and Georgia for tax equalization and social measures that improved finances ahead of a forthcoming bond issue. The report notes the Mothers Rights Bill seeking child custody parity and calls the 50 day 1911 Legislature a solid success.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Slaton
New York Evening Post
Return After 50 Years With Civil War Pass
R L Dunning of New Haven Connecticut visited Atlanta returning last week with a worn Civil War war pass issued in his father’s name. He left Atlanta in his mother's arms at the war’s end. The item was still in his pocket on the reunion trip.
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Atlanta
R L. Dunning
New Haven
Conn
Dunning
Joint Commission To Meet November 18
Atlanta Oct 2 The joint commission on the Western and Atlantic railroad formed at the recent legislature session will meet at the capitol on November 18. A general chairman was chosen by compromise with Rep Barry Wright and Sen J I K Brown. Wright also serves as secretary and the panel will report progress then continue monthly until the final report on W and A terminals and state property at lease expiration.
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Atlanta
Joint Commission On the Western & Atlantic Railroad
Capitol
Barry Wright
J. I. K. Brown
G. Gunby Jordan
Columbus
Wright
W. & A. Terminals
Would Rather Starve Than Ask For Help
In Atlanta Joel Fischer an aged cripple and his wife faced near starvation due to the man’s inability to work. Neighbors found them in need and provided temporary aid as Fischer refused to seek charity, saying he would rather starve than beg. Since public awareness, donations have been raised for their relief.
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Satlanta
Gaa
Atlanta
Capitol Dome
Joel Fischer
Fischer
Fisther
Decline in Our Birth Rate Warned by Society
An eastern life assurance society highlights a quarterly publication urging policy holders to heed rising physical and moral degeneration. It cites a declining birth rate, 75 percent of 20 million school children needing physical defect attention, and the spread of alcohol, drug habits, and diseases of vice.
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Eastern Life Assurance Society
Ie Company
Society
Lfe
Temperance Views By Leading Journals and Editors
A transcript of a interview with Mrs. L. M. A. Stevens president National W. C. T. U. notes that major newspapers and magazines have shifted with the times on temperance. It reports that over 150 dailies refuse liquor ads and that public sentiment pushes against the liquor traffic as an economic and social issue.
Do It at Once Walker Webb Advocates Immediate Change
The celebrated walker Webb, famed for vigor, drinks only water. He urges a friend to quit wine abruptly rather than by degrees, challenging the idea of gradual change with a fiery analogy about needing rescue from a fire.
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Webb
Poisonous Snakes Of Georgia Count Three Kinds
Atlanta Oct 2 report from the capitol confirms only three poisonous snake types in Georgia the rattlesnake copperhead and moccasin. Rattlesnakes are most common with size range from tiny button rattler to the diamondback. The moccasin is described as ugly and vicious while the rattlesnake avoids fighting and will flee if possible.
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Atlanta
Capitol
Georgia
Diamond
Florida
Education to correct liquor misbeliefs called era of truth
The piece argues for a moral education campaign against alcohol supported by liquor interests and public figures. It cites a Chicago domestic relations judge, an Indiana state prison chaplain, Collier's Weekly, and the Women's Christian Temperance Union as proponents of revealing alcohol’s supposed “benefits.”
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Domestic Relations Court of
Chicago
Indiana State Prison
Collier's Weekly
Liquor Dealers’ Association
Women's Christian Temperance Union
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Stork
Babe
Statement of
W. J. Harris
M. Slaton
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