An Arkansas farmer's plan to fight the boll weevil
A Greensboro Herald-Journal letter from Arkansas to E. W. Copeland suggests constant plowing and dragging sacks across cotton rows as the best weevil control. The writer recounts trying a chemical liquid that failed, argues weevils lay many eggs, and urges farming neighbors to persevere despite ridicule or poor crops.
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Arkansas
E. W. Copeland
Greene County
Greensboro Herald-Journal
Carolina Chemical Co
Georgia
Keep Weevils Out of Your Wheat With Bisulpide
Farmers are advised to protect stored wheat from weevils using Bisulpide of Carbon, a Carmicha el Drug Store remedy. The advisory stresses proper application and storage to prevent infestation.
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Carmichael Drug Store
Local Families Share Weekend Visits and Illness News
Mrs Fannie McClelland and Miss Mary McClelland visit Mrs J T Pritchett in Florida and Dublin respectively. Numerous relatives and friends, including the Turners, Pritchetts, and Aikens, host or visit across Jackson and Blount. Mrs M E Washington is reported ill and Lois Jones lies seriously ill with erysipelas while gatherings occur around Byromville and Hammond households.
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M. E. Washington
W. D. Turner
Jessie
J. T. Pritchett
Verda Jones
Jackson
J. B. Mays
W. M. Hammond
Byromville
C. F. Weldon
Samuel Buxton
Lois Jones
Grady Brooks
A. F. Pritchett
Sara
Lucile Brooks
Carrilois Hammond
Cherokee College to Open at Flovilla This Fall
Cherokee college at Flovilla will open September 14 with Prof. H. K. Van Buren as head. The Flovilla Hotel will house classrooms and athletic grounds are secured. Three courses normal music and arts will be offered with tuition 75 dollars and board 225 dollars per year.
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H. K. van Buren
Flovilla
Cherokee College
van Buren
Flovilla Hotel
World cotton carryover and US stocks noted
The Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates cites a world cotton carryover of 10,530,323 bales as of July 31, 1921, with US stocks at 7,429,536 bales and world stocks totaling 11,580,323. July consumption is estimated at 1,050,000 bales.
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Washington
United States
Local man W A Aiken dies suddenly at 66
William Alexander Aiken 66, longtime Butts County resident, died at home on Lyons Street Thursday at about 1 am after a brief illness described as heart trouble. He had worked at a grist mill and lived with Mrs. F L Walthall. Survived by second wife Miss Hammond, three children V C Ellington, A C Aiken of Butts, and D H Aiken of Atlanta. Funeral planned for Worthville Friday at 11 am.
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William Alexander Aiken
Lyons Street
Aiken
Butts County
Jackson
F. L. Walthall
S. B. Kinard
Washington
Hammond
V. C. Ellington
A. C. Aiken
D. H. Aiken
Atlanta
Wig wam guest weekend visitors from Thomaston and Savannah
Miss Martha Watts hosted Miss Annie Kate Bethel of Thomaston for the weekend at Wig wam. Mr. Julian Space of Savannah spent the day with relatives at Rock Castle.
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Martha Watts
the Wigwam
Annie Kate Bethel
Thomaston
Julian Space
Savannah
Rock Castle
Elliot Family Enlivens Indian Springs Social Season
The Elliot family enriches Indian Springs life through church and social events. Mrs. R. L. Smith and Miss Eugenia Smith hosted a gathering with a watermelon cutting. Bright flowers and a variety of fruit enhanced the occasion.
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Elliot
Indian Springs
R. L. Smith
Eugenia Smith
Jackson colored school elects co principals and teachers
The Jackson board of education met Monday and elected P. G. Paige and Fannie Henderson as co principals for the colored public school. A third teacher remains to be chosen based on enrollment. Tuition for out of town students will be fixed later. Superintendent Watson said several newly elected teachers have accepted. A state school law amendment was assigned to committee R. P. Sasnett and L. D. Watson.
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Jackson Colored Public School
P. G. Paige
Fannie Henderson
Watson
Watkins
Senator Mill
Messrs
R. P. Sasnett
L. D. Watson
Visitors and Births Highlight Statesboro Social News
Mrs Adel Edwards and two daughters Frances and Jacqueline from Statesboro visit relatives here. Mr and Mrs Wright Watkins announce the birth of a son named Robert Bryans. L L Archer of Butler guests of J L Edwards. Mrs Archer is known as Miss Pinkie Edwards. Others include Mrs R L Smith of Macon, Mrs Eugenia Smith of Macon, and Miss Annie Righton Miller of Hawkinsville visiting Crawford and Meade. Augusta residents C E Elliot Allen Elliot family rent a cottage from G C Head.
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Adel Edwards
Frances
Jacqueline
Statesboro
Garlock
Frank Lawson
Charlotte
N. C
Wright Watkins
Robert Bryans
L. L. Archer
Butler
J. L. Edwards
Archer
Pinkie Edwards
R. L. Smith
Macon
W. A. Elder
Eugenia Smith
Virginia Crawford
Annie Righton Miller
Hawkinsville
Walter Meade Crawford
C. E. Elliot
Allen Elliot
Baby
Velma
Eleanor
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Settle & Robison
Atlanta Trust Company
Cumming & Maddox
Griffin, GA
McDonough Road
J.T. Moore
U. S
G. H. Mathewson
Elgin
W. A. Aiken
Worthville
del Monte Seu
California
del Monte
New Til
Jackson, Georgia
Colorado
Utah
Carolina
Michigan
VIA
Southern Railway System
W. L. Estes, D. P. A
Broad & Walton Sts
Atlanta - Georgia
Bull Durham
Board of Education
The
Jackson Board of Education
Empire Buggy Company
Smith Bros. Concord Nursery
W.J. Weaver
Ashville
Southern Railway
Wv. L. Estes
North Broad St
Atlanta, Ga
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