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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1921
Page
6
Georgia Experiment Station reports on protecting stored corn from weevils and moths. Proper shucks prevent infestation. damaged ears should be fed or fumigated with carbon disulphide in airtight containers. Use small tightly sealed spaces and safety precautions to avoid gas hazards.
Mr P Hencely suffered a stroke of paralysis Saturday night leaving him paralyzed on the right side. His son in law Mr J W Hencely and daughter Mrs J W Hencely were called to Forsyth, as friends and family monitor his condition with concern. a bedside report on Thursday morning indicated little change.
In 1888 eight miles of electric street railways existed in the United States, the pioneer nation. By 1919 the U S counted 901 companies operating 49,484 miles of track, nearly circling the earth twice.
The message notes boll weevil damage to cotton but predicts hog and hominy will remain plentiful. Georgia is expected to enjoy ample rations and steady supply for the coming year.
The 1881 presidential address by Robert H Thurston, cited on ASME anniversaries, predicted electricity would transform power distribution beyond lighting. He noted rapid growth of electric light stations and foresaw electricity becoming a core electrical power system rather than just illumination.
A pioneer farm plant providing 24 hour electric light arrives at the Kodiak Baptist mission on Kodiak Island near Cook Inlet Alaska. The system, using storage batteries, already serves hundreds of Aleutian children at the home and industrial school run by the Women’s American Baptist Home Mission Society.
A Washington signal corps lab develops a heart transmitter that rests on the chest and amplifies heart sounds to be heard from ships at sea. Using a high frequency carrier wave the faint cardiac vibrations travel via wire to an amplifying tube and horn receiver, enabling shore physicians to hear a patient’s heartbeat offshore.
Lord Haldane notes mustard gas was unknown in Europe before the war and that British chemists identified it within 48 hours of its first German use. The German discovery is disputed. Professor Meier at Gottingen recorded the gas years earlier, and two British scientists recalled his paper.
The article explains the rise of large game preserves in Africa to address zoological shortages. Experts supervise feeding grounds and water sources as attendants enter enclosures to habituate animals to humans, gradually guiding beasts into paddocks where their traits are monitored for healthy specimens.
State of Georgia Butts County. Before me came W. D. Compton Jr cashier of the Farmers Bank who being duly sworn says the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said Bank as shown by the books of file in said bank.
A colored woman confides her troubles with a worthless husband to a sympathetic minister. He suggests dramatic measures while she recalls past failed attempts like hot water. The dialogue ends with a rural proverb about fire on his head.
In Butts County Georgia on September 13 1921 bank cashiers W O Ham of Jackson Banking Co and J T Gibson of Bank of Flovilla sworn to state true condition of their banks shown by books. They certify cash balances and cashier checks totaling thousands.
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