This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
4
The advertisement urges every home with a baby to keep McGEE'S BABY ELIXIR on hand for sour stomach wind colic diarrhoea or summer complaint. It claims the remedy is wholesome and contains no opium morphine or injurious drug. Priced 25 and 50 cents per bottle and sold by Mash-Milton Drug Co.
Advertisement notes children affected by worms appear pale and sickly and risk fatal diseases. White's Cream Vermifuge claims to expel worms promptly and restore health. Priced at 25 cents per bottle and sold by Mash-Milton Drug Co.
Watermelons and cantaloupes near ripe. shipping to begin in about two weeks as rains boost crops. Community news covers visits, picnics, baptisms, Sunday School, and regular meetings across Oak Hill New Shiloh Union and surrounding settlements.
Spring Hill residents praised the Tuesday commissioners meeting showing support to keep cattle dipping in the area. A buggy accident near Singletary injured none seriously as the horse bolted into an oak, tearing wheels but sparing occupants. More: Miss Myrtle Dekle, Miss Ola Chason attended Sunday school. N H Sasser family visited Beulah relatives. neighbors gathered at Noah Singletary’s for a sing on Sunday afternoon.
Farmers near Pleasant Grove finish corn harvest and plant potato draws for a bumper crop. A revival begins June 15 at 7 30 pm with a welcoming invitation. Local families from Pavo Griggs and Thomasville visit, with social notes on attendance, guests, and travel.
Unity residents share visits from family and friends including Mrs. Florence Taylor and Elzie Davis of Quitman, Miss Pearl Smith’s Friday gathering with Mae Belle Scott, and Ed Cox with his son from Bainbridge. Mrs. Martha Cox is ill, while Mr. J McDonald, one of the oldest locals, has died and leaves a bereaved family.
Meteorologist Wai Jan reports in Atlanta that cooler early week temperatures helped cotton growth while general crop conditions remained favorable. Local showers and a few thunderstorms caused minor damage in places as peaches ship slowly and sweet potatoes transplanting continues.
Local notes recount farmer I M Dyke selling seventeen bushels of butter beans in Albany, Rev Harvey Wages’s Sunday sermon, and a protracted meeting to begin on the second Sunday. Visitors include Floy Foreman at Carter home, trips to White Springs, and calls from Thomasville and Dillon.
Heavy rainfall on Monday evening benefits local corn growers as crate packing begins. Visitors to White Springs last Sunday included Groover Cox, Roscoe Adams, and Eula Iiah Adams of Moultrie. Pelham residents E Laton family visited community last week. Winnie Davis visits Moultrie. E H Pilkinton family visited J S Hardy home. Coolidge residents Crowe Smith and Carter stayed with John Luther. Cantaloupe growers prepare crates for shipping. crop late due to dry spell but looks promising.
Mrs. L L Lundy visits Morven with Barwick residents sharing travel to Blue Springs. Barwick baseball schedule lists games at Meigs and Moultrie with hopes for victory. Local visitors include Bertie Massey Albert Sloan and others at Dixie. Reedick and Smith from nearby towns make business trips. Barwick residents report prior travels to Pine Park and Blue Springs.
Dr Wall visits Bronwood and Smithville to board the Seminole Limited while friends and relatives travel or return home. Crops are good with concern over bow weevil and melon handling emphasized to prevent damage and improve carload value.
Since the recent rains the grass and crops show new life and farmers stay busy cleaning fields. J. B. and L. T. Miller visited Dry Lake site on Wednesday. A. H. Young is ill this week, worrisome to friends. Richard English visited J. B. Miller Tuesday. Boyd Stephenson and Marie Miller visited Unity last Sunday. L. T. Miller and family went to Prospect for preaching last Sunday. Mary Peacock and Jane McKinnon visited Mrs. L. T. Miller last week. Alex McKinnon and sister visited J. B. Miller Sunday afternoon. H. A. Vann of Boston made a professional call here Monday.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.