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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1915
Page
3
An advertisement extols 8. 8. 8 for rheumatism, claiming rapid blood purification through the intestines and body-wide filtration. It asserts relief in five minutes, dissolving acids and toxins, with a pure vegetable infusion that suits weak stomachs. Writer urges readers to buy and request the Swift Specific Co. booklet.
The United States will renew its March protest against Britain’s Order in Council. Officials call the memorandum evasive on detentions and seek more facts about ships and cargoes held destined for neutral ports.
Pearl Couch, a young woman, was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary for luring Luther Hazelings of East Point to a Decatur Street restaurant where he was drugged and robbed by Couch and accomplice E C Mauldin, who also received two years. The guards tightly watch Couch at the Fulton County jail.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a proven constitutional remedy that cures catarrh in all stages. The copy promises a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure and urges readers to send testimonials to J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Birmingham June 25 Sid Jones, a Negro inmate hanged this morning after confessing to thirteen murders, two of them white victims. The confession followed his cell note and details the killings.
An old advertisement touts Sloan's ointment for hard work over exertion and sore muscles. It claims rapid soreness relief with little rubbing and highlights a grateful user quote. The ad urges purchase at druggists for 2 shillings, noting penetration without rubbing.
Mr J T Chambers died Thursday afternoon at four o'clock at his Washington street home after a year long illness. A longtime Beck and Gregg Hardware representative, he was known as Uncle John and valued for his friendship. The body was sent to Barnesville for interment after a family service, with pallbearers named and Mrs Chambers and daughter Mrs Robert Smith attending. His death brings sadness to many in Georgia who knew him.
Mrs Horace BE Crow and Mrs Tom Silva are spending the summer at Clayton Georgia. Their mother Mrs Robert Dekle will also be there for some time.
Chicago June 26 Ty Cobb drops below four hundred for the first time this season while maintaining the American league lead. Fournier Chicago at .360 and Jackson Cleveland at .344 top the AL. In the National League Luderus Philadelphia hits .347 with Daubert Brooklyn at .340 and Merkle New York at .325. Magee Brooklyn leads the Federal League at .352 followed by Campbell Newark .351.
Rain Monday eased drought concerns for watermelon and cantaloupe crops, boosting growth after a hot spell. Growers report a strong watermelon run ahead as shipments increase locally, with prices falling from 25–35 cents to 10–15 cents as market supply grows.
In Atlanta on June 25 Rep R C LeSueur of Crawford county won a three cornered race to be speaker pro tem of the Georgia House. The new assembly will prepare for Governor Nat E Harris's inauguration tomorrow. Committees and routine bill passage will be delayed until Monday with 113 of 189 members being new.
A large Shriners delegation led by Potentate Forrest Adair will travel July 2 by the Governor's Horse Guard Special from Atlanta to Chicago then Seattle for the Shrine convention. After Seattle the group visits San Francisco for Atlanta Day and San Diego for Atlanta Governor's Horse Guard Day with additional stops in Los Angeles Salt Lake City Colorado Springs Pike's Peak Denver and Kansas City.
John Salter and Robert Watkins, former prisoners held in Montgomery county jail, confess to the murder of Mrs Lassiter, a white housekeeper, and the burning of House’s home at Evergreen on June 23. Officials say the motive was robbery, yielding only several dollars and fifty cents.
Superior Court opened in special session Monday at 10 o'clock with Judge Thomas presiding. Richard Bivens, a negro, is charged with murdering John Crawford and claims self defense. Prosecutor Roscoe Luke and defense attorney J Fondren argued as the case went to the jury before noon. About eighteen jail cases and some fifty witnesses were noted for potential testimony.
Chicago on June 26 entered a general shutdown of the building industry, risking over two hundred thousand jobs. Contractors and labor leaders deem it the start of a major labor war, a response to the carpenters' referendum rejecting arbitration.
Mrs. S Harvey of Eldon Missouri reports long trouble with displacement inflammation and weakness. After trying other remedies she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and gained strength and relief. The advertisement urges others to try the medicine for similar female complaints and lists multiple conditions it claims to help.
Eye witness accounts from London describe a battle between a British recon aircraft and a German bi-plane above Poel-Cappelle at four thousand feet. The German machine fired on the British airship, then its engine failed and it dove. The British craft was hit and its petrol tank set ablaze, yet the pilot glided back to British lines uninjured as damage was found on the frame.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills a pleasant laxative that causes a quick, trouble free bowel movement with one or two pills and a glass of water at night. Sold by druggists 25 cents per bottle in original packaging.
Public auction scheduled July 12 1915 at the Meigs Georgia saw mill site. Trustee P Q Bryan will sell log carts rigging harness wagons timber boards and mill equipment plus leasehold tramroad rights and timberland totaling substantial inventory and lease interests. Cash 10 percent deposit with balance after court confirmation.
Notice announces a bill to amend Boston city charter empowering the mayor to impose fines up to one hundred dollars for ordinance violations. Session of the Georgia General Assembly to convene June 23, 1915.
Mr. J. L. Lovett of Louisville was among business visitors in the city yesterday, marking a notable local professional presence during the day.
Local notes list guests and visitors including Mr C A Campbell from Anniston Alabama Mr P W Thompson from Quitman Miss Louise Grantham Mrs Guy Spain Mrs Guy Davis of DeFuniak Springs Fla and others visiting on business or staying with local families Judge and Mrs J W Mitchell returned from a gulf area trip Mrs W J Upchurch and family also returned from Lanark on the Gulf. A local saw mill operator H Vann Redfearn now in Coolidge spent Saturday in Thomasville. The paper mentions other towns and local business figures and notes a push to form a county music club and potential city band with 100 signatures secured and more expected.
The Public Library shows rising attendance with more members and visitors each month. Colonel C B Hay acted as Judge in City Court while Judge Hammond was disqualified. Drs Ainsworth and Werguson vacate their offices for Dr A Taylor and associates on South Broad Street.
Mr Brooks of Brooks Dairy Park rents part of the Roddenberg residence on Hansell Street and moves in with his family. Mr and Mrs Join Roddenbery take the other portion. Mrs S A Roddenbery moves into a newly completed bungalow on Remington Avenue.
The City Court nears completion of its term with plans to dismiss the jury and wind up pending business. A special term of the Superior Court will be convened Monday morning by Judge Thomas, with grand and petit jurors summoned. The rear of the T A Futch store and Fair clothing department has been lengthened to improve display and storage, promising more comfortable quarters once fixtures are installed.
Mr Farnest writes of a cat named W Ansley that nurses four kittens and feeds two young rabbits. The rabbits thrive with their foster mother and siblings, while tomatoes of the Ponderosa variety are praised as fine, with a one and a half pound fruit shipped to the Times Enterprise office and baskets averaging about a pound.
Miss Linton Maxwell of Talbot county died last Saturday morning in Cairo at Prof. W. H. Searcy's home. The immediate cause was paralysis. Her remains were taken by the A B and A to Talbotton Cen terville and interred in the family burial ground. She was a sister of Mrs. W. H. Searcy Cairo and niece of the late Linton Stephens.
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