Boll weevil near conquer in Georgia cotton fight
Atlanta reports strong progress in the boll weevil war with national and state agencies coordinating campaigns. The United States Department of Agriculture-led effort urges uniform cotton varieties and planting times to curb the pest, while North Georgia growers pursue tested seeds, warehousing, credit, and community farming to boost quality.
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Atlanta
Georgia
South
United States Department of Agriculture
State Capitol
Southern Post
Agricultural College
Southern
Washington
North Georgia
Exachange
Geor
State Department of Agriculture
Candler
Cotton Storage Finance Co
Grove's Tasteless Tonic Health Benefit Claims
An advertisement touts a tonic claiming to restore energy by purifying and enriching the blood. It asserts improved color, appetite, and strength, noting the tonic contains iron and quinine and fights malaria and grip germs in syrup form for 60 cents.
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Grove
Vidalia News Highlights Local Visits and Holiday Prep
Vidalia residents enjoy weekend trips to Macon and Savannah. Walker's Jewelry Store promotes Christmas shopping with prizes and engraving services. Local figures notable include Mr. and Mrs. Scott and Mrs. Carter, plus Miss Powers returning home for holidays and Miss Mathews heading to Jacksonville.
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Macon
Vidalia
J. F. Darby Lumber Co
S. H. D. Barnes
Mary Ethel Powers
Terrell
N. C
Abbie Mathews
Jacksonville
How to Foretell Weather by Cloud Observation
A morning guide on predicting rain by watching the sky. Track a small cloud for five minutes to see if it shrinks suggests a fair day, growth signals rain, steady size means no change, and rapid growth in summer points to thunder.
Human Gopher Loops Six Descents to Rescue Tool
Walter McCay of Taft California nicknamed the human gopher descended into a twenty inch oil well near Los Angeles to recover a lost master rotary bushing. He was lowered by one inch rope with an oxygen assisted gas mask and spent about an hour in the narrow shaft after six attempts.
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Los Angeles
Walter McCay
Taft
Cal
McCay
Danish Folk Songs Simple In Style
Danish folk songs are described as simple and gay, focusing on sea and chase themes. The piece notes Denmark relied on Italian and German musicians before the 19th century and shares tunes with Sweden and Celtic music due to historical links. Reels are popular in both Ireland and Denmark.
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Denmark
Britain
Ireland
East-end Matron Pranks Phone Investigation
A dignified East-end matron called Pennsylvania Station seeking train information to a town. The information clerk responded with a flippant remark asking, What time of the day do you want to go, girlie, shocking the caller and highlighting the clash of courtesy and casual rudeness.
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Pennsylvania Station
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Traffic on the road buzzes day and night
A farm woman notes constant traffic along a rural road as Will H. Adams from the Supreme and Appellate courts repairs a tire in the farmyard and asks who handles town work. The Indianapolis News quotes the exchange.
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Will H. Adams
Supreme and Appellate Courts
Indianapolis News
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Waterman
Walker’s
Walker
Walkers’ Jewelry Store
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Sharpe Drug Co
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H. A. Turner
J. T. Brundage
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Castoria
Page’s Drug Store
Rexall Store
J. J. Donaldson
Chase & Sanborn
SEAL
Merita
Barron W. Godbee
Buick
Spock
E. L. Meadows
Vidalia, GA
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