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Newspaper
Vidalia Advance
Location
Vidalia, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1922
Page
2
Merchants widely adopt 6 30 closing for summer months and many towns set Thursday afternoons as a half holiday with stores closing at 1.0. The plan promises no loss to anyone and offers relief to overworked clerks.
The Kiwanis Club of Vidalia held a debate asserting Emanuel county whiskey is superior to imported brands. The piece suggests Toombs county should patronize local product over rival wagons and brands deemed inferior.
The Vidalia Advance and Lyons Progress editor Napier has leased the Mt. Vernon Monitor, giving him control of three leading county papers. Prominent comments from Telfair Enterprise and Springfield Herald note his activity across publications and his plan to share reports, possibly via wireless updates.
Farmers in the 12th District rushed to clear overdue grass as rain ended last Friday. Early Saturday saw plows active on every farm, signaling a swift start to field work and crop preparation.
Winder News reports on a tour from Winder to Georgia counties noting farmers in Madison Putnam and Baldwin counties active and hopeful while Milledgeville Dublin Vidalia show improved conditions. The piece contrasts work and despondency, stressing that proactive farmers will prevail over the boll weevil and bring prosperity.
The article discusses the Georgia Cracker Derivation from wagon drivers who cracked whips on long Georgia journeys and from riflemen allied with Francis Marion. It notes the term became social after the war. It also reports R Lee Moore of Statesboro announcing a congressional bid in the First District with a favorable endorsement in his home paper.
Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture J J Brown urges farmers to own land and form a cooperative system. He touts larger, more productive farms, labor saving machinery, cooperative purchasing and marketing through the State Bureau of Markets to boost agricultural wealth and independence.
Claiming to purify and enrich blood with iron and quinine the tonic is promoted as an energy booster and strength creator. It is marketed as non patent medicine and is said to improve appetite color and vitality with a long standing history and a 60 cent price per bottle.
Greatly reduced weekend round trip fares via Georgia and Florida. Travel from Friday morning until the following Tuesday night. Consult nearest ticket agent. D. F. Kirkpatrick, Gen. Pass. Agent.
An advertorial notes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as superior to ordinary quinine for avoiding nervousness and ringing in the head. It emphasizes a non-toxic laxative effect and mentions E W GROVE in association with the signature.
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