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Newspaper
Sandersville Herald
Location
Sandersville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1908
Page
9
A long poem with nature imagery opens and a local column lists social visits. Mrs Lewis Webster, Miss Slade, Mr J J Harris, Mayor Evans, Miss Hallie Gibson, and other residents are noted for being in the city or visiting nearby towns. Mentions Rev J W Golson, Miss Mamie New, Miss Jessie Rice, and visiting couples.
Mr G H Howard was in Statesboro this week and Mr Lewis H Holt spent a day in Atlanta. Jim King of Wrens visited his sister in town. Mrs Fannie Dickinson Boyd, guest of her sister, returned to Waynesboro. Will Rainey of Augusta spent days here and once lived in Sandersville. Nathaniel Lozier from near Warner visited Ilke Lozier and has recovered from illness. Robt Nowell of Monroe, a Sandersville High alum, greeted friends. T J Taylor, recovering from rheumatism, returned to his farm near Davisboro.
Mrs W E Dudley hosted a violet party last Thursday for her sister Mrs Fannie Dickinson Boyd of Waynesboro. Violets and purple wisteria framed the decor while guests used violet letter cards in a contest and gifts honored the lead participants.
The U D GO was entertained last Thursday at the Baptist pastorium with Mrs A Chamlee and Mrs SH Massey as hostesses. Mrs D G Harris presided as president and Mrs Claude Brewer was elected treasurer. Mamie Sparks read an editorial on the Wirz Inscription by J Bayne. An program on General John B Gordon featured talks and a solo by Mrs M D Jamerson.
Little Miss Ida Shelnutt hosted an afternoon party last Friday to celebrate her tenth birthday. Despite bad weather a large group of children gathered at Mrs. Shelnutt's home for games and fun. Cream and cake were served with help from Mrs. B Cooley Mrs. B Lovett Mrs. Joe Herringdine C B Hendrix and Ralph Rawlings.
The Herald warns readers they will not receive the next issue if subscriptions are unpaid between now and the next issue. After April 1 post office rules may drop those twelve months in arrears. The notice offers a final chance to stay on the list.
Advertisement lists Pratt's Stock Food and Pratt's Veterinary Liniment as best in the country at F. M. Phillips. Mentions Wak Good and GoopMAN brand flour with Goodman’s Ruby Flour in trade. Also notes for rent the Sullivan house on Tarris street with contact F. I. Goopman.
Frank Presbrey describes England's Great North Road as two thousand years old, linking London to Edinburgh with 400 miles of well kept macadam, minimal dust, shallow grades, and numerous police traps. He notes mosely heavy traffic of motors and cyclists, and easy village stops for trap locations.
A London Tit-Bits exchange reports a man insisting he saw a 2000 pound screw driver in the engine room of an ocean liner. The other party calls the claim nonsense, prompting a brief humorous dispute.
A Hustler feature quotes a Houston Post line contrasting patience with active effort and suggests success favors the diligent hustler who overtakes opportunities before the patient man. The remark frames the timeless debate between waiting and seizing chances.
The Sandersville Drug Company reports heavy demand for its Cherry Balsam for coughs colds and lagrippe driven by a whooping cough epidemic and newspaper advertising. Previously sold by prescription only the remedy now sells widely with customers seeking it without prescriptions. Other popular items include Chapo for sunburn.
The defeat of two legislative candidates and a senatorial hopeful from Decatur county last week, who ran on the administration platform, has disappointed Governor Smith’s friends. The county executive committee chair ran as the administration candidate, and the public’s reaction suggests the disfranchisement issue shaped the outcome.
An old classified snippet advertises Pratt's Poultry Food in 25 and 50 cent packets at F. M. Phillips. It mentions Goodman Ruby Flour and a gentle horse for sale, with contact notes for W. A. Bet and Pratt's Cow Tonic at Phillips.
Advertising copy touts freckles and skin irritation products for chapped hands or lips and after shaving, alongside the longstanding Tom and Arthur Liver Pills, claimed as the county’s leading liver and stomach pills seller for years.
A local notice explains after April 1 no weekly papers sent at second class rate to subscribers more than a year in arrears. Most subscribers renewed in weeks, a few remain. Letters marked to each delinquent show due date, urging prepayment of a small annual amount to avoid loss of service.
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