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Newspaper
Vidalia Advance
Location
Vidalia, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1922
Page
7
Georgia faces a very poor cotton season as heavy June rains hindered cultivation and weevils swarmed fields. South Georgia boosts acreage while North Georgia and the central district suffer, with overall output expected to be among the lowest in two decades.
An ad promotes 666 as a cure for malaria chills fever dengue or bilious fever stating it kills germs and offers health benefits.
An advertisement asserts catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and promises a cure through Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It claims the medicine acts through the blood and offers a $100 prize for any uncured case, with circulars free and agents listed as All Druggists.
The Georgia Senate and House highway committees heard Georgia Good Roads Association advocates push for a bond issue to match federal funds and kickstart state highway building. They foresee a November vote with an education campaign to show bonds fund permanent roads without extra taxes, inviting volunteers to join at five dollars annual membership.
A 19th or early 20th century ad promotes Jad Salts made from grape and lemon acids with lithia to flush and soothe sluggish kidneys and bladder irritation. It claims benefits include relief from dull kidney pain, headaches, dizziness, and urinary issues after regular meat consumption.
Georgia Railway and Power describes a planned work town for 800 to 1,000 laborers at Tugalo Dam. The camp, built for workers and families, features electric lighting, two company mess halls, housing, a company store, a movie house, church services, and an on site physician. Concrete pouring is slated to begin around July 15.
Vidalia citizen Miss Lizzie Coleman reports kidney weakness and back pain improved after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She says half a box cured her trouble and attributes her lasting relief to the product. Price 60c at all dealers, Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
A cough remedy Hayes Healing Honey includes Grove Pen-Trate Salve for chest and throat rubs. The combination targets throat irritation and chest cold symptoms to stop a cough. Packaged in one carton, the full treatment costs 35 cents.
Ancient Greek thinker Aristotle dubbed toads as Jupiter's messengers. Two modern events alarmed scholars: a 1794 French march where a toad shower showered soldiers and covered cocked hats, and a 1884 Ham Germany episode where streets roofs and gutters filled with young toads.
A German translation of cuneiform tablets held in Berlin shows strict laws governing marriage in ancient Assyria around 1100 B C during Tiglath pileser I. The findings illuminate rights duties and punishments for married women and offer insight into early Assyrian social conditions.
Popular Science explains that electric current heats wires based on material resistance. Fuse wire, rich in lead, warms quickly and melts when excessive current flows, stopping the circuit to prevent copper-wired fires in houses or factories.
Tradition holds that Jansen of Middleburg Holland built a 16 inch telescope early in the 17th century and showed it to Prince Maurice and Archduke Albert who funded secrecy. Lippershey sought a patent in 1608 as did Metius, but fame goes to Galileo for describing and displaying the instrument in complete form in May 1609.
Observers at the New York Zoological Park note prairie dogs show foreknowledge of weather. Large colony members loosen soil around mouths then shovel it up, others toss earth from burrows, and they tamp the dam with their heads before storms.
The bureau of railway economics notes there is no universal rail weight standard. Rail weight varies with traffic on each line. Rails are typically measured by the yarn rather than the foot, with a shift from 80-pound per yard to 100-pound per yard on many roads.
County Superintendent Thos B Conner calls a consolidation election for the Alvalda, Seward, and Charlotte districts. To be held August 16, 1922, in Uvalda with voters choosing FOR or AGAINST CONSOLIDATION. If a majority votes for consolidation, the districts will merge into one.
Telegraphed Bethel notes report Mrs T L Beckum and daughters Ethel and May visit Charlotteville then return home to care for sick mother Mrs Mathala Graham who is convalescing. Charlie Fountain's condition remains poor. L C Graham and Nettie return from Savannah. Dining guests include B J Tharpe Ralph Griffin at Morris home. Several social visits and revival by Rev Dan Walker at Kibbee. News of M A Rice daughter Mrs Copeland in Jacksonville not expected to live.
County Agent J. B Tyre announces a cooperative hog sale for next Wednesday July 19 in Riley area. Farmers prepare for a carload sale with buyers expected and a competent grader on site. Hogs should be delivered in open trucks to prevent overheating, with early morning transport advised.
Advertises PAZO OINTMENT promising cure for itching bleeding and protruding piles in six to fourteen days with refund if unsuccessful. Claims immediate relief after first use and offers 60 cent price.
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