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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1918
Page
2
A semiweekly Times-Enterprise page carries editorials and light moral sayings amid war commentary. Local figures and the Eras of Woodward Hearst Hoover Lansing are referenced with patriotic prompts and reminders to save pennies for the nation.
As young men register for the draft thousands of brave Americans fight the Hun. The marines display true courage and honor, leading to victory amid hard battles and sacrifice worthy of the nation. The piece urges readiness to duty and pride in military sacrifice.
The Director General of railroads raises passenger rates to three and a half cents per mile under government supervision, with a half cent extra for Pullman travel. The plan includes mileage redemption concerns, seasonal special rates, and a tax-on-luxuries approach aimed at supporting war efforts, while warning of broader freight rate increases and travel reductions.
Complete list shows those in Thomas County who reached draft age since 1917 first registration. Names include Neil Allen Boston and Dernard Alderman Boston with race markers c or w, plus numerous residents from Thomasville Ochlocknee Pavo Barwick Meigs Coolidge Boston and other locales. Entries pair names with addresses and county towns.
Washington reports a treasury breakdown showing April tax collections of ninety three million seven hundred thousand dollars from ordinary and war taxes excluding income and excess profits. Government expenses run nearly fifty million dollars daily and total income and excess profits taxes exceed one hundred sixty nine million dollars.
An arrange ment states catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures most deafness by addressing inflammation of the Eustachian tube and mucous surfaces with a reimbursement offer of one hundred dollars for uncured cases. The ad promotes the product through F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio and lists price details for Druggists.
A vintage advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as superior to ordinary tonics with no nervousness or headache effects. It urges readers to remember the full name for signature on a claim by H. W. GROVE.
Loans on improved farms in South Georgia are available promptly at the lowest rates and best terms with large amounts and 20 year plans patterned after the Federal Farm Loan Act. Pelham Barrow Loan & Abstract, the biggest farm loan concern in South Georgia, invites inquiries by call or letter.
A rural lender urges farmers to arrange long term loans of six ten or twenty years while money remains available. The notice promises cheap interest and asks interested applicants to write for details.
A reader describes severe eczema and unbearable itching described as skin on fire. The note argues local salves only ease pain temporarily and urges seeking the deeper source of the disease.
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