Era of Prosperity Seen Across Nation Says Gentry
J W Gentry of Indianapolis president of The Gentry Bros Dog and Pony Show travels to Columbus on Chero Cola business asserting a nationwide upturn in prosperity. He blames press panic for hard times and credits the regional bank bill and government funding for stabilizing finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Gentry
Indianapolis
United States
Gentry Bros. Dog and Pony Show
Gentry
Columbus
Chero-Cola Company
Middle West
Democratic Indiana voter praises Wilson era stance
A Indianapolis Democrat commends the president's handling of delicate issues and Wilson's leadership during wartime. He notes government spending steadied the economy, avoided panic, and asserts business improves despite public opposition, reflecting on national conditions and personal business gains.
Swift Specific Co. advertises blood purifier for eczema
An old advertisement claims S. S. S. is a purely vegetable blood purifier for eczema and skin diseases. It asserts it cleanses blood to relieve symptoms, warns against mineral substitutes, and invites readers to write for a free book and medical expert replies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. SS
Swift Specific Co
Department 33
Atlanta, Ga
LAXATIVE QUININE Promises No Headache Nervousness
An old advertisement touts Laxa tive Bromo Quinine as superior to ordinary quinine with tonic and laxative effects. It claims no nervousness or head-ache and urges readers to look for the signature of EH. W. Grove on the bottle, priced at 25 cents.
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EH. W. Grove
Mrs. E. L. Lawson Dies at 40 in Flovilla Funeral Held
Mrs. E. L. Lawson of Flovilla died Wednesday morning in an Atlanta private sanitarium from apoplexy. She was daughter of the late L. T. Roberts of Covington and widow of E. L. Lawson. Survived by husband, daughter Lurline, sister Mrs. Lucy Mann, brother Raymond Roberts, and nieces and nephews. Funeral held Thursday at 1 p.m. Rev. J. T. Pendley officiating. Interment in Flovilla Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Lawson
Flovilla
Atlanta
Lawson
Methodist Church
Lurline Lawson
Lucy Mann
Jonesboro
Raymond Roberts
Covington
J. W. Carmichael
A. J. Roberts
Jackson
J. T. Pendley
Flovilla Cemetery
Foley Company Trial Package Advertisement
A vintage plea invites readers to mail five cents with name and address to Foley & Co. in Chicago for a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Gathartic Tablets via The Owl Pharmacy advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Co
Chicago
Ill
Foley
Owl Pharmacy
This Chero-Cola Boosts Columbus Spirit Says Circus Leader
A Chicago circus figure declares pride in Columbus as Chero-Cola raises the city’s profile. He says circus business is his trade but he wants to help the drink and city succeed together.
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City of
Columbus
Knowles to Run for Tax Receiver in Butts County
Mr. O. B. Knowles a renowned Butts County citizen plans to seek the Tax Receiver post this year, with a formal announcement expected next week. Voters know him for integrity and broad appeal across sections, and friends foresee a strong campaign ahead.
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O. B. Knowles
Butts County
Knowles
Cotton ginnery totals show decline in Georgia
Butts county reported 11,604 bales ginned to January 1, down from 15,609 last year, a drop of 4,301 bales. Georgia statewide output reached 1,906,994 bales, vs 2,548,808 in 1915, a decrease of 641,814 bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butts County
Georgia
Wanted beef cattle fat or poor
T. B. Conner advertises for beef cattle of any condition, seeking buyers or traders. He welcomes both fat and poor stock, indicating willingness to purchase or arrange sales through his outlet.
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T. B. Conner
Honor Roll Flotilla School Students Named by Grade
The list honors students across grades at Flotilla School. Sixth grade includes Paul Duke, Doris Thomas, Sarah Smith, Myrtle Thornton, Eddie Joe Cole, Kinus Pendley. Fifth grade lists Opal Preston, Lucy Preston, Marjorie Thomas, Mack Lewis. Fourth grade names Frank Linch, Alfred Millen, Rosa Cole, Doris Smith, Ida May Brooks. Third grade highlights Elizabeth Lewis, Eugenia Linch, Ruby Leverette. Second grade includes Francis Allen.
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Paul Duke
Doris Thomas
Sarah Smith
Myrtle Thornton
Eddie Joe Cole
Kinus Pendley
Opal Preston
Lucy Preston
Marjorie Thomas
Mack Lewis
Frank Linch
Alfred Millen
Rosa Cole
Doris Smith
Ida May Brooks
Elizabeth Lewis
Eugenia Linch
Ruby Leverette
Francis Allen
Col. O. B. Stevens Dies at 68 in Atlanta
Col. O. B. Stevens aged 68 former commissioner of agriculture and ex railroad commissioner died at his Atlanta home Wednesday morning of heart trouble. He was known in Butts county and helped secure a new depot in Jackson during his railroad tenure.
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O. B. Stevens
Atlanta
Butts County
Col. Stevens
Jackson
Film and medicine ad listings from Dixie program
Friday program features The Return of Helen Redmond a 2 reel American with Ed Coxen Winifred Greenwood and Chaplin Be tween Acts Keystone Comedy. Saturday Dearest Gold 2 reel Kay Bee western A Glimpse of the City of Los Angeles Keystone. Monday Metro feature Always in the Way with Mary Miles Minter. Also Dr Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil ad promising cures for old sores with 25c 50c and 1.00 prices.
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Helen Redmond
Ed Coxen
Winifred Greenwood
Charles Chaplin
Keystone
Dearest Gold
Los Angeles
Metro
Mary Miles Minter
Porter
Progressive Rural Leadership Needed
A call for proactive farming communities to embrace agricultural science and education. The piece notes past farmer resistance to preventive serum use, tick control, labor saving implements, and college education, urging citizens to inform themselves and lead neighbors in pursuing knowledge for regional development.
Dairying and Soil Fertility Profit of Farm Outputs
The article compares crop and dairy products by value and fertility. Wheat yields $383.33 per ton but removes $9.69 fertility. corn $28.56 per ton removes $8.60. cotton seed meal $31.92 per ton. butter $600 per ton contains 64 cents fertility. A dairy cow yields about 12 tons of manure yearly, worth $2.50 to $3.50 per ton in crop gains.
Tick quarantine areas reduced after 1906 eradication effort
Areas totaling 12 313 square miles across Alabama Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina and Virginia will be freed from the tick quarantine on December 1. This year’s releases bring the total to about 50 000 square miles the largest yearly gain since the program began in 1906 when 741 515 square miles were under quarantine. After December 1 the area under quarantine will be 465 733 square miles, less than two thirds of the original extent.
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Alabama
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Virginia
Johnson grass hay outperforms timothy in Mississippi test
The Mississippi A and M College Experiment Station reports home grown Johnson grass hay achieved higher feeding value than timothy hay and cost about half as much.
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Timothy Hay
Mississippi A. and M. College
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Kalm
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B. Stevens
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