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Newspaper
Sandersville Herald
Location
Sandersville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1908
Page
6
A moral column urges loyalty to friends in distress and warns against deserting a wrongdoer. It recalls a graduation speech contrasting girls who bake and read Latin with boys who must work, and stresses the value of character. The piece highlights how wealth and influence fade behind bars when virtue fails.
An elderly New Hampshire resident, age about 80, counsels a philosophy of calm and rest. She avoids fretting over uncontrollable events, takes naps, and keeps daily chores separate from bed. She trusts in a guiding brain and heart of the universe to keep life moving.
The passage extols character over wealth during hard times. It praises youths who emerge refined from financial distress, saying some prove themselves and endure, standing erect amid wrecked fortunes as noble examples.
The piece imagines a future ideal husband who treats his wife with respect, carries burdens, helps at home, and avoids faults like smoking indoors. It contrasts this with a critique of deceit and societal double standards, urging moral accountability for those who prey on youth and innocence.
A German visitor on his first U S trip views an unattended newsstand where some pay, some take change, others walk away without paying. He learns weekly payment by some, then sees a restaurant cashier accept a post lunch debt, with a cashier rewarded by the duo. The tale underscores perceived U S honesty.
The article notes two thirds of Ceylon's island struggle with white ants and that their enemies are widespread. Workers are preyed upon by true ants and insects, spiders, lizards, centipedes, rats, and more. Winged adults face nearly universal predation from birds to humans.
A Boston physician recalls a father child medicine tale showing a forgetful mother and a chart kept to track doses. The piece shifts to witty travel observations on the French and to a cartoonish exchange about nominations and keeping a silver salver. It closes with a cautionary tale about burying money for safe keeping.
A light exchange in the St. Louis Republic notes a first clubman's wife makes him a cocktail when frazzled at home while the second clubman jokes his own best reception is a chin fist, capturing a playful clubroom mood.
The Sandersville Herald and Tennille Tribune offer one year subscriptions for one dollar in advance to old and new subscribers. The promotion covers both papers and begins September first.
The Herald offers bundled rates with Bryan's Com moner for 1.60 and Atlanta papers at 1.50 for bi weekly and 1.75 for three times weekly. Daily combinations range from 1.00 to 5.00 excluding Sunday issues and include Georgian and Watsons Jeffersonian options. Deals emphasize weekday editions and restrict Sunday copies.
Georgia Seen County libel for divorce. Evelyn Potter files libel for total divorce against Maro Potter. Sheriff cited to appear September 1908 in the Superior Court to answer the plaintiff's claim. Court warning issued by Judge B T Rawio and Clerk.
The Sheriff of Washington County Georgia will sell at the courthouse door in Sandersville on the first Tuesday in October 1908 between legal hours to the highest bidder for cash the property of C A Collins described as one grey horse mule named Fox. The sale is to satisfy a city court file in favor of Citizens Bank. Date Sept 3, 1908. Moye Sheriff.
A request encourages readers to share their opinion and recommend the paper to neighbors who do not subscribe. The note invites praise and word of mouth support to grow readership.
The publisher says the paper already reaches over a thousand homes in Washington County and aims to become a regular presence in every household, outlining growth goals and community presence.
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