In Memory of Mrs. Cora Porter
Mrs. Cora Porter died December 19 1921 at eight in the morning after a long illness. A Vidalia resident since moving from Keysville eleven years ago she loved her church pastor and neighbors and enjoyed visiting the sick. Surviving are her son Charlie Porter and daughter Amy Fountain. Mrs Porter lived a faithful Christian life and is mourned by friends who recall her kindness and devotion.
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Cora Porter
Charlie Porter
Charlie
Vidalia
Amy Fountain
Savannah
J. L. Hart
A Mother's Bold Proxy to Win a Daughter's Love
Elizabeth mourns a rejected proposal while her mother schemes to unite Jimmy Davis and Betty Shirley. The plan hinges on a late night telephone call and a made up story to ensure Betty's happiness despite the odds.
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Jimmy
Europe
Fred
Elizabeth
Jimmy Davis
Fred Stanhope
Shirley
Park 2467
Mr. Davis
Shirle
Betty
Mrs. Shirley
Early dictionaries mark milestones in world languages
The article traces origins of dictionaries from Paoushe of 1100 B C with a 40000 character Chinese work to Varro and Pollux for Latin Greek vocabularies, Ambrose Calopini’s polyglot effort, Johnson’s 1755 English dictionary, Schwann’s German French 1782, and Lempriere’s ancient vocabulary guide for learners.
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Pa Out-She
Paout
Varro
B. C
Julius Pollux
Lempriere
Bees Solve Sugar Crisis At Fontainebleu
A French professor named Bonnier recounts how bees on the Paris Lyon rail near the Fontainebleu biology lab could not carry large sugar grains. They loaded water, made syrup, coated the sugar, and repeated the process until the pile vanished, demonstrating their persistence and problem solving.
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Bonnier
Paris-Lyons
Fontainebleu
Barnyard Biddy Hatches Pheasants at Pennsville Farm
A docile barnyard chicken on Brick Yard farm near Pennsville New Jersey incubates and raises six wild ring neck pheasants after a farmer’s mower destroyed their nest. The farmer collected eight eggs and a game warden placed them under a setting hen to hatch.
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Biddy
Brick Yard
Pennsville
N. J
The Fireman Lovers in a Comical Exchange
A humorous exchange unfolds as a young man declares he is on fire and a sweet girl vows to call her father to extinguish the flames with his help.
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Papa
B. Y. P. U. PROGRAM SPECIAL MEETING
Special meeting outline for B Y P U training in Christian work with speakers Dennis Allmond Thelma Jordan Bertha Willetts Estelle Walker Emma Davis Dr Darby and Captain Pearl Knight. Poem Work read by Alice Moore.
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Dennis Allmond
Thelma Jordan
Bertha Willetts
Estelle Walker
Alice Moore
Emma Davis
Darby
Pearl Knight
Peas for sale and medicinal tonic ad mix
For sale Iron and Brabham peas 2-2-4t in any quantity by H. P. Willbanks Vidalia Ga. Also promoting Laxative Bromo Quinine with tonic and laxative effects claiming no head ringing. Signature by E. W. Grove. 3c.
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H. P. Willbanks
Vidalia, Ga
E. W. Grove
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Strengthens Blood and Energy
Purifies and enriches the blood with iron and quinine to boost energy and appetite. The tonic is a nonpatent iron and quinine syrup, loved by families for malaria and strength, available at drug stores for 60 cents per bottle.
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GROVE
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First National Bank Bldg
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Bank of Vidalia Bldg
G. K. Murchison
Pierce E. Holmes
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L. B. Godbee Insurance
John T. Ragan
I. D. Stewart
Vidalia Vault & Tile Co
the National Steel Reinforced
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New York Cafe
P. H. Has&ins
Frederick Hart
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Elizabeth Shirley
V. B. Hearing
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