Life of General Jett Thomas Inspired Thomas County Name
Editor of Times-Enterprise cites military career of General Jett Thomas, namesake of Thomas County. Highlights include service in Georgia militia, commands in the War of 1812, commissions issued in 1814 and 1816, and his role in building the University of Georgia Old College and its Chapel plus the Milledgeville capitol. Granddaughter Miss Mary Jett Franklin connected to the Georgia figure.
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Times-Enterprise
Thomasville
State of Georgia
Jett Thomas
Thomas County
Clarke County
House of Representatives
Georgia
Public Service
Baldwin Artillery
Rendevour
Fort Hawkins
Clark
Effingham County
Floyd
Secretary of State
Jett Thomas Esquire
Baldwin
Hancock
FortJsett Thomas
Effingham
Sparta
Jen Thomas Esquire
John Clark
Thomas
University of Georgia
Old College
Milledgeville
Mary Jett Franklin
Athens
London to Build Fine Docks to Attract Ocean Liners
London plans a $20,000,000 dock expansion at Tilbury to ease passenger embarkation. The project includes rapid baggage handling and swift boarding, aiming to lure liners to land travelers in London rather than Liverpool, Plymouth, or Southampton. Start of work is immediate.
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London
Tilbury Docks
Liverpool
Plymouth
Southampton
Tilbury
Woman Seeks Help for Illness From Housework Fatigue
In Kentucky a woman describes being unable to finish housework due to illness and fatigue. She recalls reading a book and trying Pinkham's Blood Medicine as a remedy. The account highlights struggle with daily chores and reliance on health products.
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Soren
Pinkham
Spanking Wives Notion Sparks Domestic Debate
A satirical letter to Bill discusses a judge who allegedly permitted spanking a wife. The writer questions the idea and imagines extreme responses, joking that a Maxwell coupe could fixedly end such topics, ending with advertising for Maxwell-Chrysler.
45 Buildings Now House Our Agricultural Dept
Washington May 7 A Department of Agriculture plan to consolidate space is stalled by 45 scattered Washington buildings half under rent. Annual rent totals 183 500 for 26 structures while eight story blocks housing economics and biology units cost 35 360 and 35 000 respectively. A lone carpenter shop rent is 270 near a stable linked to Lincoln assassination lore.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Department
Bureau of Agricultural Economics and Biologial Survey
Forest Service
Wilkes Booth
President Lincoln
War Department
Beachton and Barnetts Creek Sunday School Fish Fry
Community notes recount a fish fry at Rev. A. T. Hart's mill pond for Beachton and Barnetts Creek Sunday School. Attendees enjoyed fish, lemonade, and singing amid illness news for Mrs. A. M. Clay and various local visits and gatherings.
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A. T. Hart
Beachton
Barnetts Creek
A. M. Clay
George Wells
M. A
Messrs Bdd
Lonnie Jordan
Clay
Lucy Walker
Leland Humphreys
Tired Creek
Leon County
Capitola
Florida
Messers
H. O. Walker
W. M. Walker
T. L. Walker
Business Better in South as Freight Moves Goods
Atlanta reports improving business as freight transport indicates rising activity across the South and nation. Officials say buying fuels circulation, sustaining retailers, jobbers, manufacturers, and workers, with payrolls and output tied to freight levels and overall economic health.
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Atlanta
A. B
Doctors Use Phonograph Records To Detect Nervous Ailments
London physicians report a novel method diagnosing nervous diseases by analyzing patients voices recorded on phonograph records. The technique aims to reveal patterns linked to specific nervous conditions.
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London
Fence or No Fence Election Notice in Thomas County
Fifty or more freeholders petitioned the Ordinary to call an election under the Code provisions. An election on the question Fence or No Fence will be held in all militia districts under general assembly rules, twenty days after publication, on the date set by the county Ordinary Wm. M. Jones.
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Thomas
General Assembly
Wm. M. Jones
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H. Goldstein & Son
H. Goldstein & Son Thomasville
Flowers’ Bakery
McLendon
Gen- Thomas
S. G. McLendon
Leghorn
Thomasville, Ga
Moultrie
Washington Monument
Agricultural Dept
Wilson
Mr. and
Mrs
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Han
Anna Jarvis
Philadelphia
U. S. Senate
House of Natives
TRE Equitable
Life Assurance Society of the United
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