Nellie Hooten and Johnson Wed in Locust Grove
Surprise wedding Sunday morning united Nellie Hooten and a Johnson from Atlanta at the Locust Grove parsonage. Local attendees included Miss Ruth Middlebrooks and her father at the funeral of Mrs. Jim Browning in Juliette. Various locals were noted visiting, shopping, or hosting guests through the week.
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Nellie Hooten
Mr. Johnson
Atlanta
Locust Grove
Walverg Mills
Ruth Middlebrooks
Jim Browning
Juliette
Mollie Moss
Barnesville
John O'Neal
Jackson
J. W. Childs
Ava
J. A. Middlebrooks
J. H. Mills
Have Few Tons 16 Per Cent Acid On Hand
A historical note mentions J H Smith and a call to honor the flag with patriotic verse. The text mixes a sales or supply line with a wartime refrain and a separate remark on education as civilization’s hope. The era’s language emphasizes national duty and moral uplift.
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J. H. Smith
Ague
Growing Use of Pimentos by Southern Club Girls
Southern club girls began growing pimentos about six years ago, shifting from imports from Spain. Their work spurred local use in chutneys and relishes, with 1919 production totaling over 120000 pints of canned goods and 1920 over 200000 pints of pimentos and pimento flavored relishes. They found pimentos keep fresh in clean dry sawdust for winter storage.
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Club
South
Spain
Southern Club
Water-Sluicing Ditch Digging Near Yale Oregon
A Oregon farmer, urged by the Oregon Experiment Station, uses a sluicing machine to dig a main drainage ditch near Yale and Oro. The device moves along furrows with horses guiding the sluice as water is released, cutting costs dramatically.
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Yale
Oro
Popular Mechanics
Oregon
Ory
The English Sparrow
The essay depicts the English sparrow as a resilient, self reliant bird thriving amid dislike and harsh climates. It notes the bird’s adaptability to food and weather and its ability to find sustenance without human aid, finishing with a political jab about reforming the fee system.
The Advantages of a Ford
A Jackson Georgia piece extols the Ford for road grit and reliability. The author argues a Ford handles muddy roads, fields, and long trips better than big cars, keeping travelers safe and returning them home.
Potatoes with Smallest Spots Discarded From Bedding Stock
The article discusses disease rules for sweet potatoes focusing on discarding any potatoes with the smallest spots from bedding stock and emphasizes adherence to former recommendations to reduce disease spread.
See Me Before You Buy Nitrate of Soda and Sulphate of Ammonia
Notice by J. H. Smith dated June 23, 1931 advising buyers to consult before purchasing chemical supplies nitrate of soda and ammonium sulfate.
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J. H. Smith
Blackberry Syrup Preservation Directions
Instructions describe making blackberry syrup by macerating fruit in water with tartaric acid, straining, and bottling for indefinite keeping. A second press yields juice to sweeten for a few days. Serve as a refreshing drink with chipped ice and water. Credit to Mrs. A. W. Lane, June 19, 1902.
Bedding Diseased Sweet Potatoes At Georgia Station
An Georgia Experiment Station test divided partly rot spots from sweet potatoes into four beds. Lot 1 used spot cutting plus corrosive sublimate soak, Lot 2 cut spots with no treatment, Lot 3 soak then bed, Lot 4 bedded raw. Results showed disease lowered by treatment and spot removal, but some slips remained diseased in all lots.
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Georgia Experiment Station
Lot
Campaign to Boost Home Enterprises Across State Towns
The article urges a shift from reliance on outsiders to supporting local businesses. It calls for a home trade campaign, teamwork, and cooperation to revive small towns and slow the drift to big cities. Citizens should seize every chance to patronize local enterprises.
To the Flag Red White and Blue Ode
A patriotic verse by John Jay Daly of the Vigilantes extols Red White and Blue. The poem celebrates heroism purity and national unity with imagery of defense and liberty. It honors soldiers guardians and citizens who uphold the United States flag and ideals.
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Womanhood
Purity
Liberty
John Jay Daly
The
Vigilantees
Lonely spinsters crowd every European nation
Twenty five million women in Europe will never be married according to statistics. Women outnumber men across Europe with ratios varying by country. In Russia the gap is largest at 1299 women per 1000 men, while Denmark Norway Sweden Holland England and Germany also have more women than men.
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Europe
Russia
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Holland
England
Germany
For Sale 200 Shares of Farmers and Merchants Bank Stock
Advertisement notes the sale of 200 shares in Farmers and Merchants Bank offered by J. B. Carmichael. No price or buyer listed. Indicates a private sale listing in a historical newspaper notice style.
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Farmers & Merchants Bank
J. B. Carmichael
Tax Sale Notice Georgia Butts County
The property to be sold is a house and lot in Indian Springs Butts County Georgia described as north by Mattie Brown east by Mrs Te Hattaway south by Tend G I Watkins and west by a public road The property is levied on to satisfy taxes for 1921 by J F Lane Tax Collector of Butts County and is owned by D G Hennant The sale will occur on the first Tuesday in July at the courthouse door by public outcry for cash This June 5 1922
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Georgia
Butts County
Court House
Indian Springs
Said County
J. W. Terrell
Guthrie and Carmichael
O. A. Pound
George Byars
J. F. Lane
Butts
Mattie Brown
Te Hattaway
Auction Notice for Jenkinsburg Lot in Butts County Georgia
In July next at the courthouse door in Butts County Georgia during legal hours of sale the highest bidder will obtain a vacant one acre lot in Jenkinsburg bounded by Mrs Guest Charlie Kellett Southern Railway and a Baptist church It is levied as A J Harris property for 1921 taxes in the possession of A J Harris June 5 1922 W D Pope Sheriff Butts County Georgia
Sheriff Sale Listed For Kinard Property In Butts County
On the first Tuesday in July 1922 the Jester place in Butts County Georgia will be sold at public outcry in legal hours to the highest cash bidder. The 49 610 acre tract lies in Towaliga District and is bounded by G Colwell S B Kinard and Mrs P J Kinard. Levied to satisfy Monroe County Superior Court judgment in favor of B Willingham against S B Kinard. Sheriff notes the Kinard possession. Date June 5 1922.
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J. G. Colwell
S. B. Kinary
P. J. Kinard
S. B. Kinard
Superior Court
Monroe County
B. Willingham
W. D. Pope
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Jenkinsburg
Robert Arthur Elwood
Omaha World-Herald
Rocky
T. J. Britt
Jackson, Ga
A. W. Lane
Osmond Hooper
Ohio State University
R. F. Higgins
Covington Street
J. E. Cline
Flovilla
L. D. Singley
Paige
B. Lloyd Woodall
Milner
L. M. Hale
Hubert B. Hale
Emma Hale
J. H.ham
G. M
A. W
Mrs. Guest
Charlie Kellett
Southern Railway Company
Baptist Church
A. J. Harris
Georgi
Sheriff’s Sale
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