09 Jan 1929
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1929
Page
1
A compact recap of the Thomasville Times Enterprise page notes several topics including aviation dreams for an airport and 1929 debt payments, along with brief commentary on national affairs such as tariff hearings, Dempsey Stribling boxing, and U.S. political and police corruption reflections.
The Times-Enterprise defends strict health laws to protect residents and calls for enforcement of meat and milk inspections. It argues violators must be prosecuted, not just criticized, as it critiques political and social issues in Tennessee and Thomasville and jokes about Hoover.
The article discusses the first effective attempt to keep a plane airborne by midflight refueling. One aircraft feeds another via hose, gas transferring while planes fly at the same speed. It notes practicality limits over oceans and speculates on future long voyages and aerial station refueling. It also touches on justice, faithfulness, and fear driving self-harm cases without sensational detail.
Advertising copy touts Baalmann's Gas Tablets as a permanent remedy for gas bloating and stomach discomfort. Claims include relief from gnawing stomach pain, nervousness, palpitations, post meal sleepiness, and improved breathing. Prominent product in a yellow package priced at $1, available at drug stores.
Washington notes paradox of longevity among elder soldiers as five army retirees aged 95 and older are highlighted. Brigadier General David Stewart Gordon born 1832 in Franklin County Pennsylvania leads a distinguished record from Bull Run to Gettysburg and beyond. Major John V Lauderdale born 1832 in New York and Major John Wesley Bean born 1833 in Attleboro join him, with Captain William H. Nelson born 1837 and Brigadier General Aaron Simon Daggett also cited for long service and multiple campaigns in Civil War and foreign actions. These nonagenarians reflect a century of military life and duty.
The 1927 value of processed nuts including peanuts walnuts almonds and pecans reached 60 844 213. Peanuts shelled and processed led with 34 284 871 followed by bleached or polished nuts 18 494 316 and shelled non peanut nuts 8 065 026. Of 144 reporting establishments 40 were in California 24 in Virginia 22 in Georgia 13 in Texas 10 in Alabama 9 in North Carolina 5 in Pennsylvania and 31 in 11 other states and the District of Columbia.
Atlanta January 9 Tuberculosis in poultry needs greater attention by flock owners and the public to check its spread says Dr John R Mohler head of the bureau of animal industry U S department of agriculture Poultry can easily pass the disease to hogs and many hogs held at packing houses are charged to avian tuberculosis as its origin.
Mr. J F Gilliland of Iva South Carolina speaks of using Black Draught for five years to ease indigestion. After meals a bloated feeling and pains improved with small doses, allowing him to eat more freely and feel like a different person. Thousands have found relief with Thedford's Black Draught as a purely vegetable remedy.
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