06 Feb 1902
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Newspaper
Sandersville Herald
Location
Sandersville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1902
Page
1
The Good Will and Subscription List of the Agricultural and Dairy paper The Farmer and Daimyman are the property of The Herald and Georgian. The notice announces a decided increase in the subscription list and invites advertisers at home and abroad to avail themselves of the enlarged list and increased facilities.
A patchwork of brief items thanks subscribers and notes political speculation in Georgia papers. References include J Pope Brown rumors, W Fleming optimism, candidates for governor Estill and Guerry, and editorial comments on Congress and public health cures. The piece ends with an ad-like endorsement for Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Prof W B Merritt of Valdosta enters the race for Georgia State School Commissioner. He argues for a real state led education system with accurate data, a plan to meet conditions, and devoted effort rather than local half measures. He cites his long state service and broad support from thoughtful leaders.
Weeda Miss Mattie Aldred returns from Stellaville relatives. Mr. W P Smith and daughter Mrs Sam Tarver visit Newberry Florida. W M Society met at A T Lewis home. meeting well attended. A long description of a Savannah visit notes Thunderbolt bluff oyster boats and shells. Anne Lodges of Orrville visited Miss Annie Lou Gray. The piece closes with a tranquil coastal scene and spring promissory mood.
Local letters describe visits from Myrtle Strange Alan Myrtle and others to Dublin. Highlights include Beech Hill visitors Clark and Rickerson, Tennille guest H D Smith, and hunting tales from Hodges and Moye. Calls for rural mail delivery and community cooperation accompany ads for spring goods and Dr King’s New Life Pills.
A Georgia dairy essay extols butter making as a sunrise science and poetry where cows symbolize humanity’s civilization. The author traces milk to nature and culture, praises Jerseys, and contrasts Southern pasture scarcity with grand imagery, ending with a vivid desert-isle grievance.
An advertisement promotes Swamp Root as a universal cure for kidney and bladder issues affecting men and women and children. It claims the remedy provides quick relief and offers a free sample bottle by mail from Dr Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York with a pamphlet of testimonials.
An 1900 era advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease for corns ingrown nails and swollen feet, sold at druggists and shoe stores for 260. The item sits among local notes about a flying trip by Mr. O. M. Hodges to Tennille on business and a charity oyster supper at Oconee academy on Friday night February 14. A local verse hints at romantic mishaps over a cotton bale trade, while Miss Glenn of Tennille plans a visit next Friday with Miss Mary Granade.
An old advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as the aid to build up weak bodies through a cycle of stronger stomach, richer blood, and renewed flesh. It claims the product strengthens the body and feeds growth, urging readers to request a free sample and buy the medicine from listed druggists and distributors.
The Ishmaelite on January 24 1902 endorses W H Fleming for Congress over T W Hardwick. It argues Fleming serves the district and warns Hardwick’s repeal aims would jeopardize Negro enfranchisement and Southern strength, urging voters to keep Fleming in office. The piece warns against ambitious, impractical politics and notes party stances on constitutional amendments.
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