American social notes and sweet potato uses featured
Local society visits list Covington Jackson Griffin and Atlanta residents visiting families in town with mentions of Miss Ruby and Master Hoke. A Tuskegee scientist and George Carver are cited discussing many sweet potato uses from ice cream to ink with 107 products noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuskegee
Ala
Carver
Ways and Means Committee of
Congress
Mr. Carver
Scientific American
Life Changing Sales Opportunity From J R Watkins Co
Male help wanted to sell 137 products directly to farmers on credit. Open territory, must own team or auto, under 50, and able to give bond. Company claims twenty million users. Write J R Watkins Co Dept 114 Winona Minnesota. Its your life chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gooderritory
J. R. Watkins Co
Winona
Minn
Coin buyer in Jackson offers top market price
G H Mathereon in Jackson Georgia advertises buying old coins including Confederate bills US fractional currency and foreign coins paying the highest market price. The notice is dated June and seeks sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
G. H. Mathereon
Jackson, Ga
The Sun Dial Regains Its Stand Against Daylight Saving
The sun dial, once central to daily life and timekeeping, is now displaced by daylight saving. It represents stability amid change, warning that deviating from natural time could spell disaster. The piece labels the sun dial a standpatter resisting modern shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Journal
Do Workers Need Parlors In Workingman Homes
Debate in local councils over building parlors in workers homes divides opinions. Proponents say parlors aid social calls for daughters during courtship while opponents call the best room a cemetery for waxed flowers, reflecting class and family norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Tramp Seeks Meal After Medicine Request
A sick man at a kitchen door asks for a meal to take with medicine after meals. The kind lady offers a spoon and water, but the tramp declines, saying he would not trouble her yet requests a meal instead.
1921 a year that will reward fighters says press
Commentator notes many businessmen have quit. compares them to scrappers who faced a Dempsey wallop. Urges rising to fight and returning to the ring. The speaker argues quitting costs and 1921 will reward fighters.
Holland Shipbuilding Remains Rising Despite War Slowdown
Shipbuilding in Holland continues to increase while other nations report declines in yard output since wartime construction peaked. The trend shows sustained activity in Dutch yards amid broader European reductions.
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Holland
Banks Rebound as Statements Show Soundness
Published bank statements indicate financial soundness with many closed banks reopening. The winder of confidence suggests business is recovering and the country will emerge from the current downturn stronger and in better condition.
Collier and visitors noted in Indian Spring notes
News from Indian Spring reports L W Collier of Birmingham returning home after a visit to his old home. Mr and Mrs F M Lawson of Atlanta visited relatives. Jack Kimbell of Macon injured in an automobile accident. Mrs E D Hoard and daughter Mrs W A Hoard involved in burns from a rocket. Lights at Wigwam Casino and Spring grounds praised. J E Cornell traveled to Highlands NC with wife and son J E returning Friday. Bettie Lindsey rejoined Foy Hotel staff. Prof Claude Gray and Prof Plymale from Locust Grove visited Rock Castle on Saturday.
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Jack Kimbell
Macon
Jack
E. D. Hoard
J. E. Cornell
J. E
Highlands of
North Carolina
Claude Gray
Prof
Plymale
Locust Grove
Rock Castle
Honest postwar debt stance on Georgia obligations
A reader argues it is preferable to pay any reasonable tax than for Georgia to repudiate the debts owed to veterans and teachers, framing fiscal responsibility as essential to honor commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
The Newspaper as a Civic Asset
A speaker at a Binghampton New York chamber meeting argues the local weekly newspaper is a public institution essential to town growth. He urges business leaders to support advertising and acknowledges the newspaper’s role in boosting commerce, culture, and community progress, calling reform in legislature to handle local issues locally.
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Chamber of Commerce
Binghampton
N. Y
Public Library
Commercial Club
General Assembly
Butts County
Henry County
Jasper County
Grand Jury
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Goodyear
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Settle & Robison
Worthville
Vesta Nash
Covington
W. A. Aiken
Jackson
Vesta Ellington
G. W. Whit
Jim Tillman
M. M. Burns and
Little Son
Atlanta
Jim
W. W. Wilson
Miss Ruby
J. H. Pope
Charlie D. Tillman
W. F. Stodghill
E. C. Wilson
Allie Dick
Mr. and
Messrs
Charlie Tillman
Asa Knight
Meadams F. L
T. W. Welch
Miss Gladys
Master Hoke
Robert Chambers
Griffin
R. A. Thaxton
M. M. Burns
Lucy Jane Gray
Inman Smith
F. L. Walthall
Cleo Washington
Alice Smith
Mrs
Chester Smith
Mesdames Patterson
Conger
Mary Ella Thomas
Robert Cawthon
W. J. White
Mack Gray
Howard Standard
Willie Thaxton
Atlanta Trust Company
Cumming & Maddox
Griffin, GA
McDonough Road
J. T. Moore
L. W. Collier
Birmingham
F. M. Lawson
W. A. Hoard
Margaret
del Monte Brand
del Monte
el Rente Brand
Jackson, Georgia
Colorado
Utah
California
Carolina
Michigan
VIA
W. L. Estes, D. P. A
Broad & Walton Sts
Atlanta - Georgia
Smith Bros. Concord Nursery
W. J. Weaver
Nunnallys
Norris
Carmichaels Drug Store
Southern Railway System
Ashville
N. C
Southern Railway
Vlliestes
North Broad St
Atlanta, Ga
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