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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1925
Page
8
The Los Angeles Rodent Extermination Department reports four months in 1925 spent 1.40 per rat captured citywide, except harbor district at seven dollars each. Total outlay about 125000 dollars for 40000 rats, with trade balance context noted for US exports and imports.
The piece cheers Georgia for its football dominance over Tech and argues for a Georgia vs Alabama championship clash. It notes Alabama claims the Southern title after a 13–3 record and envisions high stakes games in Atlanta and Birmingham with strong fan interest.
William Jennings Bryan and Richard H. Edmonds of Baltimore will be principal speakers today at the Florida Day event of the Southern Exposition in New York. Edmonds will discuss the South’s economic and cultural advance.
Exposition highlights include Alabama Day hosts Gov Brandon and six leaders greeting guests at the Hotel Astor. Stone Mountain Memorial coins depict Gen. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, with two million three hundred thousand minted to fund the memorial. Georgia officials discuss repealing inheritance taxes as residents migrate to Florida.
Atlanta reports that Virginia will repeal its state inheritance tax when the legislature meets. Leaders have agreed on the plan and a bill is drawn. A parallel note mentions Oregon repealing its income tax and a constitutional amendment against a state inheritance tax. Virginia’s legislature meets next January.
Berlin begins building wooden frame houses modeled on American patterns as economic necessity drives adoption. A new section of wooden homes appears at the edge of the city, countering German preference for durability. Americans’ Colonial era wood construction and compact two to four room apartments influence Berlin’s housing boom.
Atlanta reports Georgia shows strong interest in the national good roads bill approved by the House and pending Senate action. The measure authorizes 160 million dollars in federal aid for road construction over two fiscal years, with annual proration by the secretary of agriculture to let states bid and begin contracts before the new building season. Since 1916 Georgia has received about 11.54 million dollars of federal road funds, bearing its share of costs for improved highways.
Federal treasury data since 1916 shows about 14.5 million dollars allotted to various projects now under construction though some payments await completion. Georgia now lists 5450 miles designated as approved systems by the federal roads bureau.
Geneva April 29. The British government weighs a permanent league headquarters in Geneva near the league secretariat to house English delegates. By leasing or buying a residence, England hopes to reduce hotel costs as league meetings require officials in Geneva.
A vintage advertisement claims cod liver oil boosts weight and health, with tablets offered by McCoy Laboratories New York. It touts treatment uses for rickets anemia tuberculosis and malnutrition, promising five pounds of flesh in thirty days or refunds. It highlights tablet form to avoid unpleasant taste and odor.
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