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Newspaper
Vidalia Advance
Location
Vidalia, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1922
Page
9
The Toomb Superior Court will open next Tuesday January 2 for trial of all cases not reached at the November term. Judge Hardeman aims to clear the docket, with most remaining cases being criminal and called Tuesday morning. The grand jury will reconvene to finish work from the November term.
The United States Public Health Service notes the public overreliance on vitamins as a cure-all. Research this year narrowed the search for the missing dietary element separating pellagra from other conditions, excluding two of the three known vitamins. The hunt for the remaining factor continues with steady progress.
The writer urges lawmakers to consider laws to protect girls through a marriage bill and to advance nationwide public health legislation.
On the second Saturday in January the regular monthly Teachers Institute will convene with Lyons High School at 10:00 o clock. The program includes devotional by Rev. A D Woodle, music by Miss Ethleen Pafford, arithmetic sessions, primary reading, history and geography correlation, and a general discussion on keeping order.
Advertisement notes a house for sale in Vidalia suitable for cash or easy payments. It mentions proximity to churches, school and business district and provides contact via the Advance or phone number 23.
Erastus Newton of Lyons has accepted the cashier position at The Tattnall Bank in Reidsville succeeding M Langford who resigned to cashier in Claxton. Newton is settling in and has been welcomed by the citizens and local circles.
Mrs. Parker bursts in to see her new neighbor and finds Mr. Jones in an armchair. He jokes that Mrs. Jones is dying, causing shock. Mrs. Jones returns, and Jones retorts that she is indeed dying to mind her own business.
A Department of Agriculture Bulletin notes how apples are fully utilized by industry. Pressed for cider or vinegar, pomace is treated to extract pectin sold to jelly makers and housewives, while dried residue becomes cattle feed.
The Foremost School of Fine Arts in the South offers a June and July summer session at the Atlanta Conservatory of Music. Director Georgia Geo F. Linder invites inquiries and catalog requests.
Near East Relief reports ongoing exodus of Christians from Asia Minor despite freezing weather. refugees reach Samsoun in wagons and on foot while 2500 Greek orphans arrive. 600 more orphans sail to Piraeus. relief stations along routes feed and clothe escapees amid heavy strain.
Regular monthly meetings held on the second Sunday and the preceding Saturday each month. Saturday service at 3 p m. Sunday services at 11 a m and 8 30 p m. Bible study every Sunday at 3 p m. A cordial invitation extended to all.
County Agent C. G. Garner and Cordele's F. M. Connor will begin three days of pasture demonstrations starting Tuesday. They will visit farms to review turning bottoms into permanent pastures. Participants should meet at Joe Coursey and others on Tuesday, with additional hosts listed for Wednesday and Thursday.
A stumping demonstration using Picric Acid will be held at Johnson Corner on Mr C L Battle’s farm Friday January 5. County Agent Garner has secured a State College of Agriculture expert to lead the event. Picric Acid is described as a cheap dynamite substitute and government sources offer it for stamping and ditching. Attendees should arrive by 9:00 AM to view the start.
Every White House employee from messenger to kitchen staff received a $5 gold piece as a Christmas token from President Harding and Mrs. Harding. The gifts were the only personal presents given, and with Mrs. Harding ill there were no house guests or Christmas party, aside from the usual holiday suspension of executive business.
A tonic claim says Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic purifies blood and enriches it with iron and quinine. It markets stronger energy, color to the cheeks, improved appetite, and is described as pleasant for children, costing 60 cents.
Advertisement notes a single Bromo Quinine tablet remedy for colds and flu. The Laxative Bromine product is priced at 30 cents and bears the E. W. Grove signature on the box.
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