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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1913
Page
2
A column of lighter items and commentary from the Times-Enterprise includes jokes on politics, fashion, and society. It mentions Tom Watson, Mrs. Pankhurst, Bishop Candler, and Carnégie’s gift to Vanderbilt, plus notes on crops and local happenings in Georgia.
The piece surveys health issues from haunted houses to gas fumes in Boston with Dr. Frank Schneider Jr noting the dangers of faulty furnaces. It also covers Georgia alumni pushing for a new state appropriation to expand the University of Georgia facilities amid fiscal caution.
The essay highlights a proposed appropriation for the University of Georgia facing a financially unstable state. It notes the institution as the first state university in the nation and describes its long struggle to survive amid prolonged economic chaos and insufficient funding.
Miss Marie Turner of Camilla marries Mr. Frederick Hollis of Dothan Alabama in a large church ceremony. The reception features elaborate smilax and pink rose decorations with a long list of attending family and friends and a monthlong wedding trip before returning to Dothan.
The Federation urges Georgia to establish a state industrial school for wayward girls arguing it prevents crime, saves social and economic costs, and corrects gendered neglect. Support grows statewide with legislators pledging backing and the Association of College Women leading the cause.
A Seaboard Air Line train struck a man in Winder, knocking him across streets into Walton county where he died. The incident raised legal questions about which county had jurisdiction and spurred a push to create a new county to simplify prosecutions.
The horn-tail hoop-snake captured near Marietta and delivered to the Georgia state capitol died. Its preserved remains were pickled in alcohol for the state capitol museum. It is the only snake of this kind ever captured in Georgia. The horn on its tail sparked local tales of its rolling attack.
Tax official F. Norton schedules daily sessions at the Court House in Thomasville from June 1 to June 20 to receive tax returns before books close. Returns time and venue are specified for the filing period.
Maylary and Taylor Works offers mills with wire cable drives and adjustable idlers, portable and stationary models, plus engines, boilers, shingle machines, splitters, and foundry services. Prices available by writing to Box 24, Macen.
At the next General Assembly session an act will amend the Town of Métis charter in Thomas County to elect a mayor by popular vote register voters and implement other beneficial changes in the charter BAe 6-6-4.
Atlanta reports that young boys and girls are seen intoxicated in cheaper locker clubs with alleged minor drinking. Chief Beavers orders the police to closely watch and shut down clubs with sufficient evidence, targeting those selling liquor to girls barely out of short dresses. The charges concern a distinct class of clubs not the city’s established venues.
Advertising blurb for Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil describing it as a surgical dressing that relieves pain and heals. Mentions liniment format and prices 25c 50c and $1.00.
Birmin Kahm Alabama June 21 Judge Henry C Jones aged ninety four longtime last surviving member of the Confederate Congress died today at his son’s home in Florence Alabama.
An old Waynesboro Georgia advertisement promotes Dr Herringtons Liver Pills for biliousness liver and stomach disorders with claims of purity safety and quick relief. Mayor Frank S Palmer endorses them and notes local company formation. Priced 25c a box available from regional drug firms.
Advert asks readers to believe laziness arises from illness caused by malarial germs in the blood. It promotes No. 101 Tonic, claiming it bans the parasites, rebuilds the body, and offers a money back guarantee. Sold by G. B. Williams Co. in Quitman, Ga or by mail 25c to 50c a bottle.
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