Butts County Fair Draws Big Crowds And Shows Strong Attendance
Butts county hosts its major fair this week with large crowds and record attendance. Exhibits were judged Tuesday and Wednesday, with full prize results to be released next week. Features include Monte Rolfe stunts, fireworks, high diving, aeroplane flights, Confederate Veterans Day, Old Fiddlers Convention, and Colored Folks Day. Shows stay open through Saturday night with no gate admission Saturday.
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Butts County
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Monte Rolfe
Global Notes on Trade Health and Culture
Reports from around the world mention Virginia tobacco exports to Bermuda and a 1905 low in U S yellow fever cases. Paris builds a sewer electric railway while 23 000 English women work in hardware. Turkish elite drop veils for guests. A Brazilian monk planted two coffee seeds in 1754. Cubs’s rainy season features afternoon downpours.
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Bermuda
United States
Paris
England
Brazil
Cubs
Statistical Notes on Global and Domestic Industry
The bulletin lists figures across nations and sectors. It notes Japan with 400 hydroelectric plants, Nova Scotia employing 16 629 coal miners, France with 109 300 women in munition factories, and English colonies totaling 18 002 with 321 square miles in area. It also cites world turpentine output of 25 million gallons yearly, Delaware college receiving 1 million dollars in gifts, Oregon selling 36 000 pounds of cascava bark for medicine, Chile’s forests covering about 7 million acres, and Spain planting roughly 19 800 acres of peanuts while leading Europe in production.
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Japan
Nova Scotia
France
Delaware College
Oregon
Chile
Spain
Propulsion by Hand Power on a Self Made Boat
An inventive West citizen builds a canoe powered by hand and foot levers. A crank and gear system lets one hand, both hands, or feet drive the propeller, with pedal cranks linked to the same crank. The device weighs about forty pounds and avoids gasoline engines.
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Far West
Mr J H Haskins Dies After Illness in Jackson
After several years of illness Mr J H Haskins died at his Jackson home Monday at 2 30 pm He formerly lived in Fort Gaines and was part of a Georgia family He is survived by his wife Miss Janie Duke a daughter Helen Haskins and several siblings Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 pm with burial in City Cemetery Attendees from out of town included Mr and Mrs C P Carmichael Monroe Mr H B Duke Cochran and Miss Annie Duke Atlanta
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J. H. Haskins
Jackson
Haskins
Fort Gaines
Georgia
Janie Duke
Helen Haskins
Meridian
Miss
South Georgia
Robert VanDergenter
Cemtery
Copper Tops Alaska Exports as Staple in 1916
A Commerce Department report on Alaska imports shows copper sales to the United States totaling about 50 million dollars for fiscal year 1916. Copper led exports, with a value of 26,488,000 dollars, increasing from 5,182,000 in 1915 and 3,876,000 in 1914, surpassing salmon and gold.
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Alaska
United States
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Aerial insurance policy aims at property damage only
A German insurer forms a department to issue policies covering damage to real or movable property from explosive projectiles or objects shed from flying machines, airships, or airplanes during landings or fallings. No coverage is provided for injury or loss of life. Demand grows due to air raids near battle fronts, especially the West.
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Department of Aerial Insurance
Ripe Fruits and Their Digestive Effects
The digestibility of fruits hinges on cellulose content seeds ripeness and pulp texture. Unripe fruits irritate the stomach with acids while ripe fruits act as mild digestive stimulants. processed pulps digest more easily than poorly chewed fruit.
Comparison Quip on Matrimony and Courage Among Men
A scanty haired man weighing marriage wit speaks on women as a spur to manly courage. His bachelor friend asks for the answer and the man explains that after years of matrimony he finds facing the town’s toughest man trivial by comparison.
Spraying Now Against Scale Threat for Georgia Trees
Georgia horticulturists urge fall and spring spraying of fruit trees to combat San Jose scale and the related gloomy scale on shade trees. The article outlines effective sprays, such as lime sulfur for San Jose scale and Scalecide for gloomies, and details suitable spraying gear from hand sprayers to gasoline pumps with price ranges and guidance from the State Board of Entomology.
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Atlanta
Georgia
San Jose
State Board of Entomology
W. W. Chase
Chase
Board of Entomology
Local Social News Highlights Weekend Visits Near Woolsey
Mr and Mrs Ben Cooper and others visited relatives near Woolsey over the weekend. Several guests attended gatherings in Jackson and at Miss Lizzie Hale s Sunday singing. Clergy Rev Mr Gilbert held services at Liberty with plans to continue in the same year.
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Lizzie Hale
Gilbert
Ular
Liberty
The Obstacle on the Beach Boy
A two year old boy stumbles at each step on the beach. His mother suggests moving spots but his father says he would stumble over a grain of sand wherever he goes, highlighting stubborn perseverance.
On the Lord's Side
Nettie questions why Mr Porter prays at length and Mother explains the Lord knows all and Porter is speaking to Him, while Nettie reluctantly listens. The exchange highlights a domestic conversation about prayer and reverence in a religious setting.
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Mr. Porter
Nettie
Sacred Harp Singing at Sandy Creek This October
The annual Sacred Harp sing will convene at Sandy Creek on the third Sunday in October. All lovers of music are invited to attend and bring well filled baskets.
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Sandy Creek
New Toy Uses Sound to Move Wooden Dog From Kennel
A new and expensive toy features a mechanism sensitive to sound that triggers a wooden dog to emerge from a kennel when called. The gadget blends novelty with engineering as the mechanism responds to commands via noise.
European camera promises plate based film for amateurs
A new motion picture camera designed for amateurs uses glass plates instead of flints or discs to expose pictures. The European invention aims to simplify home photography and enable clearer early cinema capture for enthusiasts.
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Europe
Dimateurs
Local merchants urge fall and winter trading support
Home merchants offer ready help for worthy causes and encourage community members to spend when they have money available.
Atlanta Advances with Bright Gridiron Strength
Atlanta edges ahead with steady growth in football power as Gr Strihd leads a resilient squad. The team shows improved performance and readiness to contend in upcoming competitions.
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