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Newspaper
Vidalia Advance
Location
Vidalia, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1921
Page
2
Opinion from the Albany Herald warns that pervasive taxes will grow until people are taxed for every breath and act. The piece envisions a future where countless small levies push most citizens toward bankruptcy, ending with a $100 tax on bankruptcy.
The Moultrie Observer imagines Solomon would grant cotton growth to Texas Mississippi Oklahoma Georgia and North Carolina this year while others abstain. Next year the favorable states rest and the boll weevil is starved, creating a monopoly for Arkansas Louisiana Alabama and South Carolina.
City officials are urged to evaluate funding this fall to buy a small tractor and scraper to maintain and improve Vidalia streets. A single tractor could, with about one week of work each month, modernize the main streets and keep them in good condition.
A proposal to overhaul local streets to splendid condition is described as using sand-clay street maintenance. The plan is said to be used in several cities with satisfactory results and would increase civic pride.
The tobacco season ends on a note of disappointment for local growers yet highlights Tattnall county’s past success. Many farmers plan not to abandon tobacco, citing regional profitability, government averages, and a proven demonstrator program that improves land selection, seed beds, planting, curing, and marketing to sustain three to four demonstrators across nearby counties.
The Savannah Cotton Factorage Co reports a two cent per pound advance since the last letter due to crop deterioration better demand and short covering. Government estimates and private boards foresee low crop conditions with potential yield around 7 million bales. A strong cotton demand persists in the South and Eastern markets with tight stocks. Congress may authorize a billion dollars to aid agricultural exports and peace with Germany appears settled as prices rise slowly.
A. F. Sawyer of Vidalia testifies after kidney trouble episodes years ago. He reports backache, sore and lame kidneys, and irregular action, then says he used Dean's Kidney Pills and recovered after completing the course.
A testimonial notes the speaker’s long lasting relief from kidney trouble using Doan's Kidney Pills. The ad urges others to try the remedy as a preventive and mentions a price of 60 cents at all dealers with Foster Milburn Company as the manufacturers in Buffalo New York.
Readers are told to visit Page's Drug Store where a malaria remedy bottle is priced at 25 cents. The ad emphasizes affordability and local availability for customers seeking malaria relief.
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