Georgia Opinions on Taxes and Progress in The Progress Argus
A period piece discussing taxes income tax and state finances. It notes legislative behavior and calls for debt payments, farm and packing plant development, women in office, cooperative cotton marketing, and a shift to cash farming in the South. The column urges self reliance and criticizes pellagra worries while praising local economic growth in Georgia.
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The
Progress-Argus
Georgia
Foundations for Butts county dairying wealth and growth
In a plan for Butts county to become a dairying hub, farmers and business leaders advocate shifting from cotton to cattle and dairy products. They argue dairying boosts local wealth, supports home processing, reduces debt reliance, and could mirror Alabama’s dairy success while urging cooperative creamery development and continued state educational funding.
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Butts County
United States
Moultrie
Atlanta
Alabama
Georgia
South
Will Governor Hardwick Retire or Seek Senate Seat
The piece weighs whether Governor Hardwick will retire with strong support or pursue the U S Senate. It notes each Georgia governor before him faced political downfall and suggests Hardwick might share that fate or find a different path. The writer concludes with uncertainty about the governor’s future.
Many Professional Men in the Legislature Debate
The Swainesboro Forest Blade argues the legislature is dominated by professionals. It calls for proportional representation by occupation, noting over fifty percent are professionals and urging more farmers and other groups to be represented to create fairer laws.
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Georgia
Augusta
Swainesboro
ForesteBlade
Yia
Georgia's harvest forecast signals record crops ahead
Georgia expects its best ever food and feed crop year with corn sweet potatoes hay peas sugar cane sorghum beans and tobacco likely reduced. A fall plant push for wheat and oats is anticipated, aiming at a record acreage.
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Georgia
Water quality and treatment in Georgia farms
Georgia Experiment Station bulletin warns shallow well water near homes risks contamination from sewage and animal waste. It explains natural impurities, the value of chemical and bacteriological analysis, and notes boiling to sterilize reduces most bacteria. It discusses hard water types and effects on soap and cooking.
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Georgia
Dwel
Weevil Plagues Georgia Cotton Regions Amid Price Shifts
South Georgia faces boll weevil as cotton prices stay high and small yields are sold well. In contrast, Middle and North Georgia deal with the pest during a cotton slump causing local panic and sentiment of unequal burden among growers.
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South Georgia
Middle
North Georgia
Harmon Reeves Dies After Illness at 63 Near Locust Grove
Harmon Reeves aged 63 died July 28 at his Locust Grove area home after months of illness with dropsy cited as the cause. Survived by his wife, a daughter Mrs. Zack Hardy, and two sons J. J. Reeves and Jarrell Reeves. Funeral held Friday at 11 at Macedonia church with Rev. J. R. Jordan officiating. burial in church cemetery.
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Harmon Reeves
Locust Grove
Zack Hardy
Messrs
J. J. Reeves
Jarrell Reeves
Macedonia Church
J. R. Jordan
Jackson Methodist Church
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed by Jackson Farmer
N F Land of 440 Covington St Jackson testifies Doan's Kidney Pills cured his back and kidney weakness after years of trouble. He says he suffered headaches nervous spells dizziness and nocturnal kidney secretions before trying the remedy. He reports full recovery and urges others to use Doan's. 60c at dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Jackson
N. F. Land
Covington St
Dean
Doan
Foster-Milwarn Co
Mfrs
Buffalo
N.Y
Typhoid Fever Seen Dropping in Georgia
Georgia health officials report typhoid fever decline after intensified vaccination and sanitation efforts. In June a county health officer installed 500 sanitary privies and health authorities issued vaccines. the State Board of Health lab filled 85 000 c c of injections though supply and staffing limits left many orders unfilled. Free vaccine orders urged to be placed promptly amid high demand.
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Georgia
State State Board of Health
State Board of Health Laboratory
Dodson's Liver Tone Ad Claims Safe Calomel Alternative
An advertisement promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a pleasant liver regulator that avoids sickness or salivation caused by calomel. It touts an ironclad money back guarantee and notes 15 million bottles sold.
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Dodson
Mistaken Identity in Police Court Exchange
In Town Topics a social worker quips about a row of prisoners, prompting the judge to correct that the pictured lot are lawyers. The humorous exchange highlights courtroom banter as daybreak proceedings unfold.
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J. Doyle Jones
City OF
Augusta Chronicle
Butts
Hardwick
Dorsey
Hoke Smith
John M. Slaton
Nat Harris
Hugh Dorsey
Cigarletts
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N. A
Georgia Experiment Station
VIA
Southern Railway System
W. L. Estes
North Broad St
Atlanta, Ga
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