Butts County and City of Jackson Dairy and Agriculture Notes
Official notice discusses subscription rates, dairy drives, Georgia dairy aims, Fulton County tax share, pension delays, and booster calls for Butts county. It urges increased dairy cattle farming, new cream stations, more fruit crops like peaches and strawberries, and warns against excessive cotton planting due to boll weevil risk. It praises local roads, soil, and pasture needs, urging pasture improvements and diverse grasses for sustaining dairy herds.
A Real Blessing The boll weevil’s impact on the South
The Walton Tribune praises the boll weevil as a boon to Southern farming arguing it ends the one crop system and credit dependence. It claims diversification, cooperative marketing, and better profits follow years of cotton dominance, with several states cited as weathering the pest.
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South
Walton Tribune
Camp
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Middle
North Georgia
Arson blamed for Wigwam and hotels fires in Georgia
State Fire Marshal Sharp declares incendiarism caused the Wigwam fire and two other hotels at Indian Springs, with the Brown House in Macon likely same cause. The Rome Tribune Herald condemns arson, urges severe punishment and even hangings to curb a wave of fires sweeping Georgia.
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Sharp
Indian Springs
Macon
Georgia
Rome
Herald
Advertising as Investment Cited Over Advertising Costs
The Dalton Citizen argues advertising yields profits and cash flow in business, noting Wrigley spends over 3.5 million yearly and critics who pretend advertising raises expenses will learn otherwise when the sheriff brings news of default.
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Wrigley
Dalton
The Hair And The Hide Comment From The Gazette
The Moultrie Observer quotes the Gazette on hides and shoes in the South. It argues tanneries and shoe factories are needed, saying local hides are sold or given away as prices rise. It notes reliance on Eastern manufacturers and limited local craft, with sentiment favoring local production over imports.
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the Gazette
Jenings
Flz
Moultrie Observer
Tifton Gazette
Advertising and resilience amid the boll weevil threat
A bold shift to advertising as the fall strategy for merchants as buyers seek greatest value. The column links cash-only trade, fading credit, and a looming cotton famine, noting the Jackson cream station’s readiness and urging dairymen to support it while the boll weevil devastates middle Georgia yet promises future prosperity.
Printers Seen As Valuable Careers Despite Misconceptions
An editorial urges youths and parents to value printing careers. It notes many leaders, including President Harding and Henry Grady, began as printers or in print shops. The piece argues printers now are skilled, respectable, and offer rapid advancement.
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United States
Harding
Commerce Observer
Marion (O.) Star
United States Senate
Henry Grady
Georgia
Walton Tribune
Butts county Leads In Boll Weevil Fight And Diversification
Citizens in Butts county show energy and pluck in battling boll weevil. Large curing houses are built and 1000 acres of peach trees will be planted this fall. Dairying and diversified crops promise revenue as others concede defeat.
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Jasper County
Butts County
Georgia Citizens Seek Government Revenue Tags
Georgia residents this year paid to the United States government a total of 39,062,000 dollars in taxes or related revenue tags, marking a noteworthy fiscal contribution. The report notes ongoing concerns about how these funds are allocated and spent.
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Georgia
United States
Tocome
Tax Talk in Georgia Favors Higher State Levy
The speaker argues Georgia should raise taxes beyond five mills to fund state government, education, and pensions. Citing costs for irrigation, creek cleaning, and debt, the plan compares Georgia to neighboring states with nine to eleven mills and urges adopting an income tax after noting the current five mill levy and constitutional history.
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Georgia
Bob Toombs
New Early Fall Hats Display at The Busy Corner
The Busy Corner advertises a selection of early fall hats in various styles. Shoppers are urged to buy early to enjoy wearing the new designs.
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Argus
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City OF
Atlanta
Fulton County
Fulton
Middle Georgia
Butts
Madisonian
Russia
France
Belgium
Itars T
Selves
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
Capital City Dry Cleaning & Dye Works
Atlanta, Georgia
Paul Nolen & Company
East Third Street
Griffin Road
Third Street
McDonough Road
J. B. Guthrie Realty Coo
Harkness Building
Jackson, Georgia
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