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Newspaper
Sandersville Herald
Location
Sandersville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1908
Page
5
A handwritten dream recounted by an old printer on Thanksgiving Day portrays an angel escorting him toward heaven while revealing a bustling hell where debtors torment unpaying customers. The tale ends with the printer preferring heaven over witnessing the debtor-filled inferno.
Mrs Lara Garaker Rogers of Mil ledgeville arrived Tuesday to spend time with Dr C L Rogers family. The Twentieth Century Club met with Mrs B J Rawlings Friday afternoon, and a programme was rendered followed by refreshments. An advertisement promotes Cherry Balsam for whooping cough and notes a new job printing establishment by Tom Herard touting neatest printing.
State of Georgia details the condition of Merchants & Farmers Bank of Davisboro Washington County as of February 14 1908 showing total resources 50271 85 with loans and discounts 24712 98 overdrafts cotton 8528 85 cash 646 93 checks 787 65 and deposits 50271 85 including capital stock 15009 00 surplus 4000 00 undivided profits 210 64 deposits 28089 76 time certificates 2880 60 cashier’s checks 22 85 sworn by cashier Samuel H Hollis on March 2 1907 before N P Kinman Brown.
A bank statement for The Citizens Bank of Sandersville Georgia as of February 14 1908 shows total assets of 138 602 06 with loans and discounts 88 644 44 demand loans on cotton 8 885 87 overdrafts 9 562 47 furniture 8 775 12 due from banks 8 818 62 currency 2 540 00 silver 788 10 checks 1 142 56 and totals 138 602 06. Capital stock 50 000 00 surplus 18 000 00 undivided profits 4 637 32 time certificates 9 861 81. Sworn statement certified by Jas 4H Johnson cashier on February 26 1908 before R i s Mirn N P W C.
The Wall Street Journal quips that banking preserves should serve in emergencies, not function as unused displays. It compares such preserves to a hospital emergency bed kept unused, noting the paradox of reserving space that cannot be used in a crisis.
A boy explains a clever scheme to boost marks by sharing work with a classmate and swapping help. The exchange involved five problems each, with each student assisting the other on the remaining five, to improve weekly arithmetic scores.
The narrator notes Mr Scatterton prides himself on impartiality yet an inaudible man confirms Lance hunted with him. Lance and the others cite a lack of concern for who is shot, whether rabbit dog or friend.
A surgeon asks an Irish helper which case is most dangerous. Patrick points to a case of surgical instruments, noting the wrinkled face as the original timetable.
Tommy Burns plans bouts with Jem Roche and Jack Palmer before a return to face Jack Johnson. Promoter James Coffroth has offered $20,000 for Burns Johnson, with Palmer lodging $2,500 deposits to secure a purse of at least $7,500. Burns bets $10,000 against $5,000 he can beat Roche and $10,000 that he KO’s Roche in ten rounds.
AU Kaufmann and Delaney's protege with anxious plans for a heavyweight title bout suffer setback after Jack Curley fails to consult the mayor. City executive blocks matches and advertising until proper approval is secured, leaving the show's lid uncertain.
The familiar tale repeats as Connie Mack and Rube Waddell part ways again, with lingering questions about their voluntary separation and the resulting future for both figures.
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