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Newspaper
Vidalia Advance
Location
Vidalia, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1922
Page
3
Friends congratulate Mr Worth D Poe on successfully passing the state bar exam last month. The test was taken before Judge Hardeman in Louisville on December 14. Poe prepared while employed in the office of Sheriff Culpepper and with aid from Judge Corbitt and other local lawyers. He expects to practice in Lyons.
Mrs. A F Fanning visited Cordele relatives. Pearl Knight visited Bay City parents. Mrs J N Pafford spent week with Nashville relatives. Mrs J B Warthen returned from Macon visit to sister Mrs Chapman. Bragg Way Garage Vidalia ad. Laura Belle Ivey guest of Cree Meadows. shorthand classes advertised. Miss Florence Childs and Mr W L Perryman visited Cree Meadows. David S Walker of Darien visited his parents. Miss Mary Moore teaching in Moultrie, holidays with family. Fannie Blitch left for Fort Valley. Regular meals at Jackson Hotel 50c. Coasting hunt trip to the coast. WANTED 500 bushels white corn 45c. J F Darby Lumber Co. Swindell travels Eastman and Atlanta. Rev and Mrs J T B Anders visit Charlotte NC. Bread price reduced to 8c at The Bakery. Pierce Blitch of Savannah weekend guest. Mrs F C Omberg spent holidays in Newberry SC.
Mr and Mrs W L Swint and children Carabel Lawrence and Josephine visited Vidalia with Mr Jas Walker's family over Christmas. Joy Sikes leaves for Milledgeville to resume studies at G N I College. Marie Williams returns to Milledgeville for G N I C studies after time with the Williams family. Lost a white and brown painter with brown saddles. information leading to recovery appreciated. Rev W M Blitch attends McRae district ministers conference in Glenwood. plans for an aggressive year. 666 serves as cold remedy.
Dr. and Mrs. H. F. J. Arundel return from Cincinnati after spending Christmas with relatives. Miss Alice Moore visits the family of Rev. J. B. Smith at South Georgia College in McRae during the holidays.
A Tuskegee Institute compiled record shows 63 lynchings in 1921, 62 in the South and 1 in the North, with 59 black victims and 4 white. It details cases of abducted prisoners, arson, murder and rape charges, and lists state counts from Alabama to Texas.
The Advance reports a letter from Senator Wm. J. Harris explaining limited annual seed allotments. He asks readers who want free vegetable seed to write himso he can send packages to those requesting them.
A Vidalia man devises a scheme to obtain his wife's Christmas gift bottle from a Madame's custody. He calls a neighbor's wife to lure the Madame away, slips into his home, secures the gift, and leaves the bottle in the parlor as a surprise. The plan succeeds, and the husband is likely to be forgiven due to the thoughtful gesture.
Prominent churchman city official and merchant Tom Lee is expected to have many assistants in the coming year due to his 18 karat reputation. A Vida lian used Tom Lee as an excuse to spend time downtown with friends and his wife approved.
The county begins the new year with sixteen prisoners in custody. Three are in Savannahk one is a trusty at the Sheriff's residence leaving twelve men confined in the county jail.
For sale a used funnel offered by an owner who swore off. The item sits at Box X Y Z care Hawkeye. Readily available to a buyer seeking a bargain and a sturdy funnel.
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles. Instantly relieves itching piles and helps you sleep after the first application.
The Advance catalog lists Toyewrite ribbons carbon paper and other office necessities available for purchase.
A Vidalia citizen touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a proven remedy for back pain and weak kidneys. Mrs. J B Palmer of 204 First Ave reports relief after use and urges others to choose the Foster Milburn Co. product priced at 60 cents at dealers.
Judge Hagan presided as G. J. Barfield guardian received dismission letters. Margaret Collins was granted administration for Eling McDilda Jr. John Ford got administration for Caesar Brown. Mary J. Brown was awarded support from Caesar Brown estate.
A short promotional note touts Laxa tive Bromoo Quinine for tonic and laxative effects. It claims superiority to ordinary medicine and asserts it does not cause nervousness or aging in the head. Readers are urged to seek the signature of E W Grove.
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