Permanent entomology station planned in Tattnall County
State Board of Entomology establishes a permanent experiment station on the Tattnall county farm near Reidsville to study Sea Island and upland cotton. The project includes five year lease with county, later permanent buildings, and diversified crops to test growing methods.
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Tattnall
The
State Board of Entomology
Tattnall County
Reidsville
Sea Island
Valdosta
No Worms in a Healthy Child Ad Claims
An advertisement states that healthy children show no worm symptoms and promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic to enrich blood and improve digestion after two to three weeks. It also urges car battery maintenance and suggests Southern Storage Battery Co. for service.
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Grove
Toombs County Cotton Ginned Up to December 8
Census figures show 5,038 bales of cotton ginned in Toombs County by December 8, down from 5,425 by the same date last year. State and other counties in the region follow in reported totals.
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Toombs
Gifts From Royals And Authors On Christmas
A King of Siam sent Queen Victoria a silver frying-pan each Christmas. Thomas Carlyle forgot a gift for his wife and sent a note praising a washstand with five pounds for purchase. The anecdotes illustrate quirky Christmas gifts and lighthearted marital neglect.
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Siam
Victoria
Thomas Carlyle
T. Carlyle
Mistletoe Custom in Oxfordshire Maid Servants
A Victorian folk belief holds that in Oxfordshire houses a maid could ask a man for ivy to decorate. If he refused, she took his breeches and nailed them to a gate. Passing under the mistletoe on Christmas Day supposedly guaranteed marriage within the year and a kiss as the penalty. Berry plucked signified the end of the privilege.
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Oxford
Christmas Past in Historic Spirit and Charity
A reflective passage notes Christmas now kept with greater heart and unity than in older times. It contrasts bygone rude customs with a broadened spirit of universal charity and real brotherhood that tempers the rest of the year.
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Charles Dudley Warner
The Great Giver and Christmas Gift
The passage argues that Jesus did not give material gifts but offered spiritual gifts. It asserts He did not carve or build yet remains a historic Great Giver through sympathy, kindness, courage, and spirit. It contends God first gave the universe, then His Son, and now offers His Spirit.
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Jesus
Hard sauces accompany English plum pudding at Christmas
The article contrasts soft sauces with hard sauces served with Christmas plum pudding. It notes soft sauces as thin hot custard enriched with condensed milk for extra creaminess and mentions another favorite made by adding sugar to melted butter.
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England
Christmas Shopping Ends In Exhaustion
A wry exchange captures the season’s rush as one person admits their holiday shopping is done at last, while another quips it has finished them instead. The light dialogue reflects common holiday stress and humor.
Portable Lamp Promises Easy Household Lighting
The portable lamp is presented as the cheapest and most useful electrical appliance for homes. A flexible insulated wire runs to a plug tag and a standard WRK or chandelier socket, explaining its simple setup and broad practicality.
Tanlac Still Dominates Market Demand Across Georgia
Public interest soars as Tanlac keeps rising in sales nationwide. Georgia customers report lasting relief from stomach and liver issues and general vitality, with dealers in Vidalia noting near constant demand and widespread use as the family's tonic.
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Georgia
Tanlac
W B M U Plans Four Days Of January Prayer Services
The W B M U announces four days of prayer in the first week of January starting Tuesday January 3 at 3 30 p m in the auditorium. Leaders are Mrs H P Willbanks for China on Tuesday afternoon Mrs H A Threlkeld for New work in Europe on Wednesday afternoon Mrs Glisson for Making Japs more beautful on Thursday afternoon and Mrs T Bomar for Mexico on Friday afternoon. Members are urged to attend for world wide missions. Ask Brewton for Real Estate details.
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China
HP. Willbanks
Europe
H. A. Threlkeld
Glisson
Mexico
T. Bomar
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NEW Fall Millinery
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