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Newspaper
Vidalia Advance
Location
Vidalia, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1921
Page
7
Citizens from across the county backed a Montgomery fair at a courthouse meeting on May 9. Committees were formed to organize details and plans for the event, with work to begin immediately.
The Colored Methodist Episcopal Church Womans Missionary and Sunday School Convention will meet at East Park from May 25 through May 29. About 175 to 200 delegates from the McRae district expected. Bishop R. S. Williams of Augusta to be present and preach. White community invited to attend services.
Local and Personal items list residents visiting relatives in Plains Macon Statesboro Metter Reidsville Ocilla and Sandersville births and arrivals including Alfred and Pearl Elizabeth. W E Walker Co and Page's Drug Store promote graduation gifts and orangeade. Public health urged with eye antiseptic nitrate of silver at birth and universal smallpox vaccination for school entry.
A family expresses gratitude to friends for aid and sympathy during the illness and death of their mother Mrs. Sarah Hilton. They convey appreciation and blessings.
Notice to taxpayers in Vidalia warns all delinquent accounts that city taxes must be paid by June 1 to avoid levy. The City Clerk J. H. Duggan urges payment to save costs and avoid enforcement.
A natural explanation for autumn leaf drop describes the layer of separation at the leaf base forming a weakening partition. As seasons progress this area becomes a springy cushion and the leaf falls under its own weight after relinquishing sugars to the tree.
An anecdotal Forbes Magazine tale urges faith and fortitude through two frogs in a milk can. One gives up and drowns while the other fights on, turning milk into butter and escaping the trap.
The City of Vidalia announces that the tax books are open at the Clerk's office for 1921 property returns. Property owners must provide the block and lot numbers for each piece of real estate when filing.
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a blood purifying and iron enriching remedy. It claims to restore energy, color the cheeks, and improve appetite, noting the formula remains iron and quinine in syrup and is suitable for children. The tonic is marketed as not a patent medicine with a price of 60 cents per bottle.
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