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Newspaper
Vidalia Advance
Location
Vidalia, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1922
Page
8
Due to large watermelon acreage Vidalia Lyons and Higgston are declared shipping stations by the Southwest Georgia Watermelon Association. A representative will be stationed at each site and shipments are expected to begin around the first of July.
Farmers harvest the small grain crop despite spring drought damage and report some fine yields across sections.
Farmers report showers while residents enjoy a Saturday night gathering at H Mullis. S B New joins Leader and Rosansky in Vidalia and J J Atkins attends services there. Students Madeline Clark Elouise Joiner and Ethel Rockett visit from Vidalia. D Z Atkins visits father J A Atkins. Various neighbors visit Lyons Normantown and Leman. Rev C E McDaniel schedules next service. B Y P U holds Sunday meetings inviting all.
An advertised laxative product LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN claims to relieve habitual constipation promptly and restore regular action when taken regularly for 14 to 21 days. The syrupy laxative is promoted as stimulating and regulating and is described as very pleasant to take, priced at 60 cents per bottle.
Heavy rain last Thursday evening canceled the Methodist Sunday school picnic for the Men's Class at the tourist camp ground and kept Rev W M Blitch and wife from attending. Lyons Jazz Orchestra drew crowds at the Colonial Theatre but rain kept many Vidalians from the show.
Marie McDonald Rigney recalls a beloved horse named Blackie, a gentle pacer owned by her father. Ill on a pasture night, Blackie wandered home across miles, whinnying softly. The father welcomed her back, protected and cared for her, and kept her in the stable thereafter.
Ohio State Archaeological Society reports that Flint Ridge in Licking and Muskingum counties supplied flint for arrow heads spears and knives. Quarrying involved patient workers roughing out blocks to remove imperfect material and transport efficiency before final shaping into blades points and scrapers.
Detroit News reports a man named Martinez endured an oven test in Paris for an hour at 312 degrees Fahrenheit with an uncooked chicken and bread inside. He survived and later repeated the stunt in Brussels and Milan, with several imitators failing or dying.
John C. Van Dyke describes lunar rainbows seen from a ship at night in The Opal Sea. He recalls summer Aegean nights with Syrian ships in mist and moonlight, portraying intangible light, color, and a music like pale minor key notes.
The Kansas City Star notes that opponents in Berlin in 1820 argued street lighting defied Providence and kept night as night. Historians say the view predates gas illumination and reflects early civic contention over urban lighting.
A Manila Bureau of Science chemist examined the Shan-hai-kwan section noting bricks of the wall are weak and easily broken by fingers, larger than normal and gray with pumice like texture. The mortar is pure white and stronger than the bricks, confirming sun drying rather than kiln drying as the cause of the wall's condition.
The Mason and Dixon line separated Pennsylvania and Maryland and ran about 244 miles. It was in dispute for over eight decades before fixed at 389 degrees 43 minutes 26.3 seconds north. If extended, it would cross many states from West Virginia to California, named for the British surveyors Mason and Dixon who measured it from 1763 to 1767. During the Civil War it marked the northern limit of slavery.
The passage compares Keats Wordsworth Bryant Shelly noting Bryant died at 84 from sunstroke during a Central Park address in New York, Keats died at 25 in Rome and buried in the Protestant Cemetery, Shelly drowned near Spezia around age 80 and cremated, with his ashes nearby Keats, Wordsworth died at 80 at Rydal Mount Westmoreland.
The article notes four percent of men are color blind while less than one percent of women are affected. It claims color blindness is pronounced among Jews and Quakers and may run in families. It adds that women may be spared as eyes adapt to color over generations.
Dr Edwin B Miller of the University of Pennsylvania offers a sterilization sequence for delicate cutting instruments using carbolic acid ten minutes alcohol rinse sterile water final rinse. Instruments are arranged on a sterile sheet with a gauze pad in the tray to prevent mix ups during operations.
Dewberry growers association members started shipments last week and expect a fine yield. Prices are expected to hold, with early returns showing receipts of $8 per crate.
Mrs W M Stevens entertained the Rook Club Wednesday morning for Mrs Emmett Adams of Arcadia Florida. Ferns roses and nasturtiums were used as decorations. Top score was made by Mrs J R Coombs. A salad course with iced tea followed. Mrs Stevens was assisted by Mrs W H McWhorter. Guests joined the members.
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles. Instantly relieves itching piles and promotes restful sleep after first application. 60c.
J Houston Fields of 509 First Street shares his experience with severe kidney trouble. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills for relief after one box and using them as a preventive to stay in good shape. Price 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY manufactures.
If your cow is dry I have fresh ones to exchange or will buy beef cattle. Contact J F Darby or see W J Prescott for details and availability.
A damaged line notes a single Bromo Quinine laxative tablet box with the signature of W. Grove printed on the box. The fragment mentions the item as a remedy and references its branding. No clear event or date is given.
A vintage patent remedy claims to relieve colds biliousness and constipation. Described as a fine tonic it promises rapid comfort and general restoration of health. Read as an old medicina advertising brief with minimal medical claims.
Ad shows a cold remedy claiming rapid relief from cough and headache with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. It notes E W GROVE as a signature on each box and lists a price of 30 cents.
Statesboro Ga report details the First District A M School near Athens year of success amid financial strain. Graduation class includes 23 students and ranks third largest. state contest at University of Georgia yields three gold medals and top places. Commencement May 24 features Dr Lyman B Veeder Princeton address. events include sermon May 21 and alumni banquet May 23.
A brochure touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as superior to ordinary quinine, claiming no nervousness or head ringing. It urges readers to note the full name and seek the signature of E W GOVE.
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