South Georgia farmers anticipate bountiful next watermelon crop
Reports to the A B and A Railway agriculture department indicate that after a weak 1922 season, South Georgia growers plan to expand watermelons in 1923. Poor seed and a tough market hurt 1922, but experts say careful growing could yield profits as growers stay the course in famed watermelon territories from Taylor to Dooly counties.
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Atlanta
South Georgia
Agricultural Department
A. B. & A. Railway
Georgia
A. B. & A. Agricultal Department
Taylor
Macon
Dooly
Nervous Disorders Advertised Remedy
An old advertisement promotes relief from nervousness insomnia hysteria nervous dyspepsia and nerve prostration due to a disordered condition of the nerves. The text markets a tonic or remedy claiming corrective benefits for various anxious and sleep related ailments.
Miles Nervine Promises Prompt Nerve Relief
Dr Miles Nervine offers prompt lasting relief by promoting sleep and nerve recovery. Dr and Mrs W A Chapman of Macon visited Thanksgiving with Mr and Mrs W O Donovan in town.
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W. A. Chapman
Macon
W. O. Donovan
Quest for Santa Claus Ends in Magical Castle
Ralph, a boy of nine, skis into a dark forest seeking Santa Claus. He stumbles upon a horned hut keeper who claims to break toys with helpers, escapes, and discovers a glittering castle guarded by fairies where further questions arise about who lives there.
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Western Newspaper Union
Ralph
Santa Claus
Santa
Georgia & Florida upgrades near Augusta spur growth
A government funded reconstruction of the Georgia and Florida line from Augusta to Keysville transforms the route into a modern rail corridor. Crews replace trestles with culverts, flatten grades, and extend rails to 70 pounds, promising a potential trunk line from the North to Florida via Augusta.
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Keysville
Valdosta
Tennille
Briar Creek
McAdoo Junction
G. L. Mays
Knoxville, Tenn
Eithe
North
Florida
Augusta
Williams
Augusta Chronicle
Kirkland Poultry Farm Inspires With 1200 Leghorn Hens
The Kirkland Poultry Farm one mile west of Cobbtown shows 1200 pure bred Leghorn hens under economical, sanitary housing. Eggs are sold on contract with infertile eggs for market and hatching eggs from high laying birds. Husbandry includes screened houses, hinged roosts, sun drying nests, and mixed mash feeds. Miss Coleman notes sick birds are culled promptly. The feature ends with regional market notes and farm demonstration efforts led by state agricultural staff.
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Kirkland
Cobbtown
Coleman
Miss Coleman
South
Reward Notice for Stolen Pointer Dog Dan
$5.09 reward for information leading to recovery of a male pointer dog named Dan. It has a white nose, brown ears and head, liver or brown sides, white legs with small brown spots, and a bob tail. Stolen November 16. Contact S. J. Henderson, Lyons, Ga.
Vesta Service Station Offers Free Battery Testing
Behind every Vesta Service Station is the policy of the Vesta Battery Corporation complete equipment expert service and guaranteed repairs We do not charge for testing your battery Drive in and let us look it over Southern Storage Battery Co Vidalia Georgia
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Vesta
Vesta Battery Corporation
Vesta Service
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B. & A. Railway
South GA
Miles Nervine
Eleanor Y Ekind
Claus
Keys
Georgia & Florida
Augusta Southern
Spirit Creek
Richmond Factory
Hephzibah
C. G. Garner
Toombs County
Lyons
Union
Yancey
Marvin
Johnson Corner
W. A. Mayer
Frank McSwain
T. B. Youmans
T. O. Walker
J. A. Grace
Gordon Dickerson Alexander
Murchison’s
George H. Firer
State College of Agriculture
Delco
Choopee
Grove
S$. J. Henderson
Lyons, Ga
Southern Storage Battery Co
Vidalia, Georgia
Vidalia
CG. E. Adams, Mér
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