School Board selects Broughton Superintendent and Searcy Principal
The Board of Education elected Broughton as Superintendent and J S Searcy as High School Principal for the coming year. Broughton, former Principal, is praised as a progressive educator likely to satisfy patrons. Searcy is described as one of the county’s finest educators and a fortunate hire for the High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Searcy
Board of Education
B. B. Broughton
J. S.searcy
Broughton
Professor Searcy
White's School District News and In Memoriam
A community note from White School District lists social visits including Mr and Mrs Freq Goldman and Miss Ida Piland visiting Rollins family. Obituary for Mr G W Alligood who died May 15 near Meigs aged 58, funeral at Midway Church May 16. community expresses sympathy. Additional Woodland News from Grady County covers sermons by Rev Harry Stubbs, attendees at Pleasant Grove sing, and local visits and travels among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wy. White
Freq Goldman
Ida Piland
Andrew Piland
Lynett Gibson
Rollins
Daniel Elwell
William White
Carrie Chastain
Bessie Rollins
J. R. Johnson
W. W. Alligood
Meigs
G. L. Rollins
G. W. Alligood
Mr. Alligood
Mt. Harmony Church
Midway Church
Alligood
Midway Cemetery
J. B. Alligood
All
Harry Stubbs
Budd
Pleasant Grove
Clarence Brady
Guy’ Dixon
Walter McMillan
Goldie Elkins
Velma Lane
South Georgia Normal
Valdosta
M. H. Brooks
Nora Brooks
Blakely
G. B. Elkins
Edgar Hickey
Eddie Hickey
Lee Perry
Miss Jones
Ochlocknee
Earnest Harper
Clarence Beaty
Cairo
H. H. Wind
Callie Akridge
Will Harper
Joe Fulford
Elias Jones
Long Branch
Sloan's Liniment Ad Promotes Vacation Readiness
A vintage ad extols Sloan's Liniment for muscle soreness after exertion and for sudden pains such as toothache neck and backache bites and stings. It urges travelers to pack a bottle for vacations and camping with confident testimonials.
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Sloan
Adv
Letters from a cherished hand in the rosewood casket
A speaker asks his sister to read old letters aloud as he nears death. He expresses forgiveness to a wayward lover, asks the letters and a ring be laid on his heart, and, listening as his sister reads, suggests he will sleep and wake with Jesus. The poem closes with a plea for no more tears.
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Jesus
V. S
Cardui Woman's Tonic Praised By Ky. Mother
Mrs Laura Bratcher of Ready Kentucky describes long illness and surgery as she credits Cardui the women’s tonic with restoring her health after months bedridden and unable to work. She reports weight gain and renewed energy after eleven bottles. Endorses Cardui for female ailments.
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Laura Bratcher
Cardus
Community Notices and Obituary Highlights
Mrs Nyelly McCranie returns home to Albany after time with relatives. Mrs N C Lewis and Miss Margaret McCranie visit Mrs Hudson. Angie Belle Robinson visits Margaret McCranie. Alvin McCranie and Charlie Bailey plan a camping trip at Eason's Crossing. Effie Cox visits Essie McDonald. Mrs Richard English and Margaret McCranie visit Annie Belle Robinson. L S Weldon makes a Boston trip for business. Friday night marks the death of J C McDonald a respected local resident. He leaves a grieving wife and children and many relatives. A friend notes a prayerful tribute for the bereaved family.
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Nyelly“McCranie
Albany
N. C. Lewis
Margaret McCranie
Hudson
Angie Belle Robinson
Alvin McCranie
Charlie Bailey
Eason
Annie Belle Robinson
L. S. Weldon
Boston
J. C. McDonald
McDonald
End Summer Colds with Bell's Pine Tar Honey
An advertisement states summer colds can be relieved with Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey. It claims the balsams clear air passages, stop a runny nose and coughing, and speed recovery. It’s pitched as a temporary cold insurance with directions for use.
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Dr. Bell
Adv
Dipping vat completed in Ozell Ga and local visits noted
Ozell Georgia June 9 The dipping vat for farmers use is finished and cows were dipped last Monday. Residents and visitors include Misses Nannie Lou and Claudia Wood who went to Moultrie as guests of Mrs John McGraw and Miss Lillie Wood visiting her brother in Pavo. Local social activities list baseball game in Barwick and upcoming Sunday school Children Day on June 11 with a protracted meeting starting June 20.
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Ozell
David Chapman
Bawick
Nannie Lou
Claudia Wood
Moultrie
John McGraw
Lillie Wood
B. OQ. Wood
Pavo
Monroe Miles
Boxzton
J. A. Duncan
Evergreen District
F. Duncan
S. W
G. T. Carter
Lukin Mae Carter
W. Ward
Thomasville
Mamie Lee Belcher
C. H. Beatty
Barwick
Leona _ Henderson
Nannie Loug Ward
Hugh Carter
Albany
Sundny School
J. D. McCord
In Memoriam Little Ethel Merchant
In memory of infant Ethel Merchant daughter of Mr and Mrs E J Merchant who died at home in Thomasville May 20 1916 after a short illness. We mourn her loss with sorrow yet trust she rests in heaven. Her family expresses hope her eternal gain and glory.
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Ethel Merchant
E.J. Merchant
Thomasville
Kinchen Family and Beachton Friends Share Local News
Rev. M. M. Kinchen and son conducted business in Cairo last Tuesday. William Walker visited Thomasville on Monday. The Kinchen and Collins households hosted visitors and the Kinchens welcomed Mrs. A. G. Lewis home from Boston. The district enjoyed rain after a long dry spell and the school picnic featured lemonade and a baseball game. Mrs. Bertha Walker is recovering well from an operation and thanks go to Mrs. Wilson Sumner for school work. Mrs. Martin returned to Thomasville after visiting her daughter, Mrs. Sarah Wells.
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Beachton
Cairo
William Walker
Thomasville
Vann Collins
M. A. Kinchen
Bert West
Bessie Andrews
T. J. Whitfield
Cater Whitfield
Bertha Walker
M. M. Kinchen
Grove's The Old Standard General Tonic Advertisement
A Grove's tonic ad promotes Grove's Tasteless chill tonic as a general tonic. It highlights quinine and iron as key ingredients and claims benefits for the liver malaria resistance blood enrichment and overall health. The ad lists the price as 50 cents.
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Grove
Important letter touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription
A Georgia woman lauds Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for curing her irregularity and nervous exhaustion after a year of pain and fatigue. The letter, from Mrs M Q Beazley of Augusta, urges others to seek advice from the Buffalo physician and notes free preliminary guidance.
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Augusta
Pierce
the Invalids Hotel
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierre
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Over Neel Bros
Broad Street
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Mitchell
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Prince Albert
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R.J. Oes Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem
Albert Patka
Prince Art
Prince Ye
United States
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West Jackson St
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