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Newspaper
Sandersville Herald
Location
Sandersville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
3
Georgia railroad commission rules take effect December 3 requiring 24 hours for baggage checking and prohibiting loaded shotguns in passenger cars. Demurrage charges are now limited to 24 hours and trains must stop at stations to aid passenger flow with safety precautions.
Georgia pure food and pure drug inspectors finish their 15 month program with aims to start the new year with only Georgia pure foods and drugs on sale. P A Methvin shifts to western feedstuffs as state chemist reports many fail to meet Georgia standards and are seized. Georgia merchants embrace cotton seed meal mixed with hulls as cheaper, better cattle feed per agricultural department data.
The Bulloch county branch of the Farmers' Union calls a December 12 meeting at the courthouse to discuss extending the maturity of all notes and obligations. The committee seeks wider participation as longer maturities could prevent early cotton sales and protect prices for farmers.
A $15 million mortgage deed was filed in Douglas County Superior Court. The Virginia Carolina Chemical Company issued the deed to Central Trust Company of New York to refund its outstanding indebtedness. Copies of the mortgage are filed in each county with Virginia Carolina Chemical Company branches.
Floyd county has suffered extensive timber losses and property damage from wildfires across districts including Horseley Mountain. Acres burned, miles of fencing destroyed, and farmers facing heavy hardship as authorities note likely arson or accidental ignition amid smoky mornings.
Rumor unconfirmed claims the Georgia Florida and Alabama Railway may extend from Cohbert to Richland Georgia with trains entering Columbus over the Seaboard Air Line tracks. J P Williams of Savannah is named president and J Hatch of Savannah as vice president of the line.
A plow during excavation for a government building in Dalton uncovered bones and an army belt buckle. Doctors later deemed the remains cow bones, quelling Civil War speculation. Governor Smith offered a $200 reward over threats to Mormons in DeKalb County after a church dynamiting.
Beartown bears recall elder Grandpapa Bruno the crippled patriarch with three feet as a group of adventurous youths visit his home. He begins a tale of a past expedition with his wife and two cubs heading south over the great mountain seeking adventure, as the moon rises and the night unfolds.
Poem by Burges Johnson in Harper's Magazine about a farmer waiting for seeds to sprout after planting. The speaker notes daily watering and soil care, even digging up seeds to check progress, and encounters a worm he kills. The piece reflects farmer vigilance amid uncertainty.
An elderly bear named Grandpapa Bruno recalls the massacre of his mate and the kidnapping of his cubs by two footed humans on a dangerous mountain. He describes his wounds and long trail home, ending with a survival vow to warn others and a reminder that life has a purpose.
A New York Herald note reports that women under 25 show greater height than their mothers and grandmothers, while men do not show the same generational rise. In Herald square a survey of 100 young couples finds 60 women share the same stature as their partners.
A reader describes clipping long articles on national and international topics from newspapers. She saves them in a pocketbook, reading them during brief spare moments and enjoying the curated collection.
Miss Annie Peck of Providence achieves the summit of Mount Huascaran in Peru on her second try within four months. She estimates the peak at 26 000 feet. A Swiss companion suffered frostbite and Indian guide survived a thousand foot fall. The final ascent began August 29 after a prior climb to 25 000 feet was halted by illness.
The piece discusses love as a harmless form of dementia that brings happiness and sympathy from others. It notes that wild transports of sentiment are common in youth, fading with age, while most women keep a memory of their first wild love as a favorite daydream.
The Pittsburg Dispatch notes the rise of velvet animal toys, especially Teddy bears from a German designer who became a near-millionaire. Copycats fail to beat the patent marked by geschutz, producing velvet cats rabbits and monkeys with pink satin faces.
In Nottinghamshire a large surplus of eligible women exists as men lag behind in marriage. Wealthy lace tycoon Wilkinson Smith left 250000 pounds to fund pensions for widows and spinsters who vow celibacy, and the eligible list was oversubscribed.
The Indianapolis News notes that many women ignore poetry and free art while duties dominate. Free organ recitals often fail to attract crowds, yet poetry and music can offset dull tasks. A man goes to church for the music, and art lovers find comfort in poetry amid hardship.
Paris fashion pages describe new vanity button silhouettes on luxury gowns including large round buttons with tiny mirrored centers, and natural flower boas such as roses and orchids becoming a Paris fad. Editors note exclusivity and aspirational spending, while gloves, embroidery, trims, veils, and fabrics like Ottoman silk and uncut velour reflect season trends for evening wear and daytime elegance.
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