Jackson Falls 3 Forsyth 2 In Local Diamond Tilt
Jackson lost to Forsyth 3 to 2 in a fast game on the local diamond Tuesday afternoon. Jackson led 1 0 until the seventh when Forsyth used a string of hits and errors to score twice then added another in the eighth. Jackson rallied in the ninth but failed to bring in the tying run with two on base. Bankston pitched nine strikeouts for Jackson while O Neals bat was bright for the local nine. Batteries Forsyth McGee Harwell Jackson Bankston Nutt. Umpires Pope and Leverette. Jackson plans to strengthen the squad with an important announcement expected soon.
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Jackson
Forsyth
Bankston
O’neal
McGee
Harwell
Nutt
Pope
Leverette
Federal workforce in DC to shrink after new fiscal year
The article notes more than 80 000 federal workers remain in the capital as the new fiscal year starts July 1. Congress failed to pare executive agencies to prewar size. DC federal employees rose from 27 000 before the war to over 100 000 after, now at 84 911, with 4 000 to 5 000 set to be cut off.
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Congress
District of Columbia
Car of Sulphate of Ammonia Arrives Monday
Repeated note on the arrival of another car of Sulphate of Ammonia due Monday mentions G. H. Kimbell and implies industrial price cuts as autos and related industries rapidly evolve. The quote on suspicion and virtue is attributed to Johnson.
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G. H. Kimbell
Johnson
Do Cattle Ever Lose Their Cub
An old farming note explains that cattle do not lose a cud but regurgitate partially digested food. It describes four stomachs, the paunch as a store, and cud formation after brief mastication. It advises consulting a graduate veterinarian for valuable cows and, if unavailable, using epsom salts with water and improving feed and clean water.
Nitrate of Soda Sold at 65 Dollars Per Ton
An advertisement notes nitrate of soda at 65 dollars a ton with orders to be phoned to R. V. and R. T. Smith in Flovilla Georgia. The editorial argues that postwar normal conditions and prices require face to face contact and warns that cotton will not return to 45 cents soon, comparing prewar levels of 6 to 15 cents and the current 11 cents to 45 cents disparity.
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R. V
R.T. Smith
Flovilla, Ga
Local social notices from Elgin and area
Residents host and visit relatives across Elgin Patillo Jackson Blount and nearby areas. Weddings are noted with Lizzie Bell Pelt and Claude Washington wedding at the bride's home. Guests include the Pettigrews Hammonds Nelms Jones and Turner families and travelers from Atlanta Newborn and Jackson.
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Lizzie Bell Pelt
Claude Washington
J. N. Baggerly
Salliemae Turner
Lois Jones
Blount
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safer Calomel Alternative
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a pleasant safe substitute for calomel, claiming it regulates the liver stomach and bowels without sickness or salivation. The copy notes 15 million bottles sold and presents an ironclad guarantee.
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Dodson
Ady
World facts and customs snapshot from historical notes
Switzer lands three official languages French Italian German. Zanzibar and Pemba supply ninety percent of cloves. Easter Island ruins puzzle archaeologists. In Turkestan a wife can be bought for a box of matches. Holstein cows outrun others in milk cost per 100 pounds. Kerry cattle is the smallest dairy breed from Ireland. Emerson spurred visitors to Thoreau's grave to leave two stones and take one. Malaysian brides file teeth before marriage. A murder in 978 England is linked to the origin of toasting health.
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Zanzibar
Pemba
Africa
Easter Island
South Seas
Turkestan
Kerry
Ireland
Emerson
Thoreau
Boston
England
Georgia Taxpayers Reject Hydro Electric Commission Plan
An editorial from Carroll County Times on June 2 1921 opposes a proposed Georgia constitutional amendment to create a Hydro Electric Power Commission. It argues the measure burdens taxpayers with state debt for utilities while praising 1877 constitutional safeguards and urging continuity of fiscal restraint. The piece situates current debate in postwar taxation abuses and historical Purposes.
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the Times
Georgia
Hydro Electric Power Commission
General Assembly
Hydro Electric Power Commission of Georgia
Sons of
Robi
Toombs
Atlanta
Carroll County
Tanlac Restores Health to Lexington Woman
Mrs. W. B. Osborne of Lexington Kentucky describes years of nervous weakness dizziness fainting and stomach trouble. She sought Cincinnati treatment with no help before trying Tanlac and reports immediate improvement in nerves headaches digestion and strength.
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W. B. Osborne
Lancaster Ave
Lexington
Cincinnati
The Outdoors Man by Edgar A. Guest
A poem about a man returning from life in the city to nature and open air. It imagines that time spent with trees birds and streams makes him stronger wiser and gentler. The speaker suggests a renewed faith and cheerfulness upon rejoining society.
Entrenching the Doughboys and Tax Burden Warning
During the war the doughboys became expert in digging ditches. That was entrenching. Now re trenching is the order of the day. It is well that all public officials be careful of how the people's money is spent, for verily the tax burden is going to be hard for many people to meet this fall.
Advertising as a catalyst for business success
The text argues that advertising boosts service quality and broadens readership even when business is slow. It asserts that proactive advertisers endure tough times by creating favorable conditions through strategic ad placement.
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Goodyear
Goodyear Tires
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Uncle Sam
Jackson, Georgia
Elgin
C. L. Maddox
Jerome Washington
Verda Jones
J. R. Pettigrew
Fred Turner
Barnesville
W. F. Flynt
J. Q. Washington
Mrs
R. A. Smith
J. D. Aiken
J. R. Hammond
J. T. Pritchett
Mary Lee
Lizzie Nelms
Emmett Gunnels
Iron Springs
Emily
Ethel Weldon
Near Blount
Mrs. W. D. Turner
Willie Wilson
Chappel
Alfred Nelms
W. H. Pettigrew
Hilda
Dorothy
Julian Thurston
Baby
Fannisy Pritchett
Duffy McCoy
Indian Spring
Frances Seymour
Lillie
J. D. Akin
Jessie Turner
Ella Aiken
Lily
Mr. Otis Hammond
Wilmer Garr
Frank Carter
Switzerland
Edgar A. Guest
VIA
Southern Railway System
Macon
Ashville
N. C
Southern Railway
Lestes
North Broad St
Atlanta, Ga
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