Pickens Postoffice Agreement and Rates
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The
Sentinel
Progressive Stormer
No alcohol to blame but habits and ruin
A public appeal condemns liquor as a poison rivaling arsenic and opium. It cites wasted money, damaged willpower, unsafe behavior, and societal decay, urging readers to join a September 2 event to combat alcohol and promote abstinence among youths.
Liquor Vote Opponents Call to Pickens Meeting
A call goes out to all men who have voted for liquor or expect to vote for it at the coming election to attend a September meeting in Pickens to hear arguments against liquor.
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Pickens
Temperate in all things guides successful athletes
The athlete avoids intoxicants guided by Paul’s rule that every athlete striving for mastery must be temperate in all things. This standard underscores discipline and restraint as keys to achievement in sport.
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Paul
Temperance Rally Aims to Boost Prohibition in Pickens
A call invites residents to Pickens on September 2 to renew commitment to alcohol ban and strengthen temperance efforts nationwide.
Nansen Quote on Alcohol and Fram Departure
The famed Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen answered a question about drinking before leaving the Fram. He stated that he did not take alcohol, claiming that if he had, he would never have returned from the heroic expedition.
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Nansen
Fram
Taft urges abstinence from alcohol for career advancement
President Taft declares to workers that those in responsible positions must not drink, stating he personally does not drink and will not risk disqualification from advancement by consuming alcohol. He emphasizes leaving drink alone with strong personal resolve.
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Taft
Orator On Crutches to Speak in Pickens September 2
Georgians with national reputations on the platform include Orator On Crutches Upshaw praised as a successor to Sam Jones and praised by Gov. Bob Taylor as a crowd drawer. A cross between Sam Jones and Bob Taylor is cited, predicting a large audience in Pickens on September 2.
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Will D. Upshaw
Sam Jones
Bob Taylor
Pickens
Georgia Bankers Ban Banquets From Liquor
A hundred Georgia Bankers Association members voted unanimously to ban spirituous and malt liquors at all association banquets and events. Banker Z H Clark of Moultrie proposed the resolution, arguing it aligns with leadership in state development and moral progress. The measure reflects a broad commitment to restrict alcoholic service under the association’s auspices.
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Georgia Bankers’ Association
Z. H. Clark
Moultrie
State of
Georgia
Temperance Rally Planned at Pickens September Second
A local notice urges all citizens to attend a temperance rally in Pickens on September 2 to oppose alcohol, calling on residents to hear Upshaw, described as the man without a backbone, and to defend families and communities.
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Pickens
Upshaw
J. T. Tayvlor
Dinner Under the Trees at Court House Promoted
A public table setting will be prepared for dinner under the trees at the courthouse. Attendees bringing dishes should mark baskets to prevent loss. A committee of ladies will receive baskets and boxes at the sheriff's office to ensure proper care.
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Sheriff’s Office
Prohibition Coverage Reduces This Week's Space
Space constraints in this issue push several communications to the next issue as prohibition coverage occupies most of the page. The note explains omitted items will appear in the following edition.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure Advertisement With Testimonial
A 19th century style ad offers one hundred dollar reward for an incurable catarrh case and endorses Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Hall’s Family Pills. I J Cheney Co of Toledo is cited with bank endorsement from National Bank of Commerce Toledo. Cure is claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces with testimonials offered.
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Hall
I. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. Wo
F. J. Cheney
National Bank Ol' Commerce
O. Hall
Notable speakers set for September 2 event
Coke Seaborn, fresh from Pickens high school, leads in public speaking and carries a state trophy from Columbia. Lieut Gov Bethea, a temperance advocate, and Col W D Upshaw of the Golden Age will headline, delivering strong stump speeches on liquor. All attendees are assured a rewarding experience.
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Coke Seaborn
Pickens
Columbia
Gov
Bethea
Col. W. D. Upshaw
Atlanta
Prohibition in West Virginia Shows Crime Drop
West Virginia's prohibition commissioner Fred O Blue reports a fifty percent drop in total arrests and a seventy five percent fall in drunkenness since statewide prohibition began. He cites figures from fifty four municipalities for the year ending June 30 1915 compared with 1914, and says the results are solid proof of prohibition's impact with more to come.
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Fred O. Blue
West Virginia
Blue
Congress regulation of drugs and liquor praised
The act of congress regulating morphine cocaine and other harmful drugs is praised as a great blessing to those recovering. The speaker argues Congress can similarly regulate the sale and use of liquor to protect public welfare.
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Congress
New York Anti-Saloon League critic slams congressmen
Wir A Anderson denounces any official who files to ban liquor traffic as failing the Constitution. He says such leaders become protectors of liquor and deserve a liquor license rather than election certificates.
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Wir
A. Anderson
New York Anti-Saloon League
Town meeting warns of alcohol harm in Pickens
A call to residents attends September 2 in Pickens to hear how alcohol addiction has ruined thousands, urging attendance of men who drink to learn the dangers and consequences.
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Pickens
Quote from General Grant on drink as root of crime
A historical quote attributed to General Tred D. Grant condemns drink as the root of crime and disaster. The speaker argues ninety five percent of desertions and acts of lawlessness in the army stem from alcohol and claims vice persists through saloons and houses of infamy connected to the liquor trade.
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Christendom
Tred D. Grant
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