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Newspaper
Sandersville Herald
Location
Sandersville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1908
Page
3
A poetic reflection on how actions seed futures opens a Sandersville column of social notes. The page records visiting relatives, engagements, cotillions, marriages, teaching appointments, and local events with numerous named individuals and nearby towns in Georgia, including Macon and Columbus, plus hints of travel to Tennessee and Alabama.
The advertisement extols CHAP-0 as the perfect remedy for chapped hands sunburn and skin irritation. It claims to be a skin food disinfectant and a superior post shaving lotion with long tested merit. It notes years of use by customers and announces planned large scale manufacture with confidence in its unmatched quality.
The advertisement promises an absolute and unconditional guarantee with a full refund if the lotion fails to meet its claims. It asserts instant, permanent relief after one application and notes a pleasant effect after shaving.
The Twentieth Century Club held its January meeting with Mrs. Henry Paris hosting yesterday afternoon. With president Miss Emmie West away, Mrs. C. D. Shelnutt presided. The session focused on Prescott the historian, featuring a life sketch by Mrs. B. J. Tarburton, a paper on the works of Prescott by Miss la Mitchell read by Mrs. Paris, and an extract from Prescott’s writings presented by Mrs. Dan Harris, spotlighting Queen Isabella of Spain. Members closed with an historical quotation during roll call.
The Herano and the Sandersville Progress raise yearly price to $1.50 for new subscribers. To aid existing subscribers during holidays, managers extend the old $1 rate until February 1 1908. Take advantage before the deadline.
For sale a very desirable house offered at 8000 dollars. Owner requests no specific advertisement. Call to view and discuss terms. Well located near the business district, one of the most desirable homes in the city. Sandersville Investment Co. G. H. Howard, Manager.
A Louisville man recounts severe eczema in his youth and years later in adulthood. After extensive treatments failed, he used Cuticura and saw rapid improvement and eventual cure. He notes local reputation and cites M W LaRue of Louisville as the testimonial author with dates in 1907.
A testimonial styled ad touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills as cures for eczema psoriasis scalp problems acne and facial disfigurement. It claims remarkable cures after other treatments fail and offers the three products with prices and a free Cuticura Book on Skin Diseases from Potter Drug & Chem Corp. Boston Mass.
An advertisement notes advantages of buying mature bulls for breeders. Buyers can judge the character of their offspring, reducing uncertainty about future development compared with purchasing bull calves. R. B. Shaw, Michigan.
Charles Thatcher of Wheel ing West Virginia tours U S towns urging permanent highways from ocean to ocean. He seeks petitions for Congress and plans routes Chicago to St Louis via Bloomington and Springfield and a southern tier to California. Thatcher travels in a light buggy with two burros and aims to press President Roosevelt for action on road improvements.
The piece discusses a petrolythic road-building method praised by a Los Angeles Times quote and notes Chester County Pennsylvania highway bills totaling 62 million with cost sharing by state county and township. It also outlines Good Roads Magazine reports on Africa highway projects linking the Kongo Free State to the Nile at Rejaf for future automobile freight use.
Wyandotte County Kansas commissioners plan to oil thirteen miles of county macadam roads as an experiment. Cost estimated at 75 dollars per mile. Process includes sweeping, oiling, soaking, then screenings spread again. About three applications planned through the year.
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