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Newspaper
Vidalia Advance
Location
Vidalia, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1920
Page
4
Announcement that the former J C Austin grocery at 140 Railroad Ave has been purchased and that the new owner seeks to attract local customers and share of business.
After a brief illness Claude Loraine Christian, the three year old son of Mr and Mrs Claude Christian, died at their Durden street home. The body lay in state in a white flower bank before 11 o clock Thursday at Pine Crest cemetery. Rev J T B Anderson officiated. The family already mourns the loss of their eldest child a year earlier.
W H Leahy of the Georgia & Florida Railway reports optimism despite low business mood. The railroad outlines campaigns to promote new money crops, attract manufacturers, and develop South Georgia as a major agricultural and industrial area with plans for potato cultivation and at least 15 curing houses on the line.
The Georgia and Florida Railway reports 10000 acres planted with bright tobacco along its line and four markets Vidalia Douglas Nashville and Valdosta selling about 450000 dollars last year. Douglas leads South Georgia with 493900 dollars in tobacco sales aided by an expert tobacco agent. The railroad plans to grow the crop further while maintaining quality and opens new sweet potato markets with a dedicated specialist guiding seed selection and cultivation.
Students tackle original propositions in plane geometry and a week of chemistry on making useful home articles. The Senior Class finds the practical exercises engaging and informative as they learn preparation and processes.
J C Thompson of Wheeler county confessed to killing Robert Wilcox of Lumber City, with a rope around his neck. He implicated John Buchanan and his nephew Joe Thompson. Wilcox’s body was said to be thrown into the Oconee river near Cheney's Ferry, with investigators dragging the river as the search continues.
A tonic claims to restore energy by purifying and enriching blood. It touts improved appetite and color in cheeks, noting the tonic is iron and quinine suspended in syrup and is pleasant enough for children. It asserts destruction of malarial and grip germs through its strengthening effect.
A Philadelphia Ledger writer portrays the average man as fundamentally decent and capable. He votes shapes issues funds charities and enjoys culture while sometimes erring or losing temper. Leaders rely on the general good sense and honest intent of mankind to unite people in both war and peace.
The principal, sharp and sarcastic, scolds teachers for ignorance when she cites a newspaper article. The newest recruit, a widower, notices her fixation on her “acquisition” and quips that staff only skim the society page and death notices to track new widowers.
The Illustrated World says motorcycles aid cowboys in rounding up cattle, driving strays, inspecting fences, and other tasks. Most remarkable use is chasing coyotes, where a motorbike can tire the wolf and a quick lariat twist suffocates it.
In a fifty year old seventh grade class two spinster teachers guide a scene where girls wear bright tissue bows that fade in rain. A boy quips he’d rather be faded from beans than from lacking them, and the young teacher smiles at the humor.
Washington pays a $2.50 bounty per sea lion scalp as sea lions are sworn enemies of salmon. William Hunter hunted 852 scalps and earned 3890 during the season, dedicating his time to sea lion hunting and also receiving payment from salmon fisheries. He is known as the king of the sea lion hunters.
The black opal, hailed as the most beautiful gem, dominates Australian mining with roughly threefold value growth in two years. High quality stones fetch near 40 dollars per caveat, while opal sizes vary across the market.
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