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Newspaper
Vidalia Advance
Location
Vidalia, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1922
Page
2
The Advance lists six plans for Vidalia: a new high school building the Seaboard freight depot relocation paving the business district a sidewalk building program organized merchants expanding trade territory and a business leaders group guiding farmers in marketing crops under an experienced head.
The Albany Herald condemns spring woods fires as rampant vandalism in South Georgia pine forests. It cites the Georgia Forestry Committee and a 1921 National Lumber Bulletin passage warning fires devastate vast timber and soil, urging legislation and public action to curb the practice.
The piece cites a Department of Agriculture claim on massive waste from forest fires in Georgia. It notes fires arise from carelessness and malice, harming landowners and fences. It urges local militia districts to organize fire protection and vigorously pursue responsible parties.
The Advance praises Vidalia businessmen forming an Advertising Club to launch monthly Golden Rule Sales. The goal is to expand trade territory, build merchant confidence, and boost city business through cooperative efforts. The five club members are seen as a great service to Vidalia.
The Kiwanis Club held a Monday night symposium on local business conditions with input from business and professional members. Most speakers reported improvements since last year and predicted better times ahead as bankers and seasoned merchants describe an upgrade toward normalcy.
Citizens applaud a plan to publish monthly minutes of county commissioners showing all acts resolutions and every dollar spent. The piece likens the county to a five million dollar corporation and urges readers to follow official actions, noting bootleggers prefer farm and home demonstrators.
Legal advertisements list tax sales on the first Tuesday in February for numerous properties in the 1192 and other districts, with parcels owned by Andersons, Westberry, Findley, Moore, Butler, Jackson, Carr, Bland, Partin, Snow, Mosley, and others. Also notices for leave to sell, administration filings, dismissions, guardianship removals, and a libel for divorce, with deadlines and hearings in Toombs superior court and the Ordinary.
The tonic claims to restore energy by purifying and enriching blood. It is described as iron and quinine suspended in syrup and is marketed as pleasant for children. The product targets purifying the blood, fighting malarial and grip germs, and improving appetite.
Voters in the consolidated 15211st district will decide Jan 28 on authorizing local taxes to support the schools. The election, at C. J. Spell's store, aims to enable the next step toward issuing bonds for a consolidated building.
Advertisement touts LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN syrup as a laxative for habitual constipation. It claims prompt relief with regular 14 to 21 day use to induce regular action and regulate bowels. Pleasant to take and priced at 60 cents per bottle.
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