Thomasville Briefs Offer Local Curiosities and Odds Ends
A collage of scattered notes and quips from the Thomasville Times-Enterprise includes observations on advertising, sunshine, exercise, Florida prospects, and aviation hopes. Snippets mention Bert Acosta, John Coolidge, the Maine disaster memory, and visitors to Thomasville, with playful asides on etiquette and local life.
State highway headquarters move sparks local debate
The article argues for fair, merit based highway headquarters placement, praising Mr Vereen as a just steward and urging no political favoritism toward Moultrie or Thomasville. It condemns gossip and calls for steady administration and regional road priorities.
Thomasville poised to become regional hub
The article argues Thomasville has strategic location within two hundred miles of large cities in all directions. It notes no big city lies in the surrounding territory, giving Thomasville potential to grow as a major urban center. It highlights accessibility by air, road, and rail and favorable climate as advantages.
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Pasteurization and Milk Safety in Early 20th Century Health Advice
The article traces boiling water advice for typhoid to pasteurization for milk, noting heat treated milk is not boiled but heated to 140 to 150 degrees for 30 minutes to kill germs. It cites Pasteur’s era, 1914 adoption, and warns raw milk spreads tuberculosis typhoid diphtheria and Malta fever with New York City cited as a case reference.
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Blaine and Smoot clash over beet sugar child labor claims
Senator Blaine accuses Senator Smoot of child labor in beet sugar fields, citing injuries and the need for pasteurization. Smoot retorts he has 440 shares worth 90 cents, challenging Blaine’s testimony. Blaine continues debate, linking tariff issues to dairy safeguards and Pasteurization laws reducing infant mortality and bovine tuberculosis risks.
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Renewed Search For Child's Body In Ohio Valley
Wooster Ohio February 18 A new area search began for four year old Melvin Horst missing from Orrville for over a year Authorities followed a claim by Charles Hannah that Earl Donald killed the boy and buried him near Sugar Creek Hannah and Donald both accuse the other of the killing and deny burying the body Officers dug Hannahs former Orrville home yard but found nothing The search continues as statements surface amid the aged mystery
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Word Puzzle Fragment From Old Newspaper Page
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