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Newspaper
Vidalia Advance
Location
Vidalia, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1921
Page
8
A group of Vidalia Collegiate Institute music pupils taught by Mrs Giles held a recital at the city auditorium Wednesday afternoon at 4 30. The performance drew a good audience and showcased careful training with varied numbers greatly enjoyed.
A line in the ad copy notes 666 has more imitations than any other Fever Tonic, but consumers prefer authentic products, signaling demand for genuine Fever Tonic over counterfeit versions.
Ad reads a quick cure for a cold in a single day with LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets. It claims headache relief, stops cough, and bears COUROVE'S signature on each box for 30c.
Notice to those who have not filed state and county tax returns to visit the Lyons office at once. The Tax Receiver W. C. Mason cites state law requiring early closing of books and urges prompt action.
Fragmented ad copy promises a quick cure for itching bleeding or hemorrhoids with PAZO in 6 to 14 days. The text is garbled but mentions money back guarantees and relief after the first application.
Classified items include sighted for sale items such as a typewriter rib bon piano offered by R J Anderson Vidalia Georgia 6 10 41 and a Ford car with starter demountable rims listed by L B Godbee. Also tobacco flues priced by F S Cockfield Lake City South Carolina and P S Cockfield plus a rental offer for three rooms and kitchenette at 305 Durden Street with a monthly rate of 12 5 dollars.
A note seeks a bondsman to accompany a .5-70 Luger pistol and multiple handcuffs to detain alleged criminals. The requester claims lawful aims and urges contact at Box 104 in Vidalia, Georgia, to deliver suspects to any sheriff in the state.
A San Francisco Chronicle discussion notes how tariff law classifies goods by similitude. It cites frogs as chicken equivalents, venison as beef, and live snails as nonenumerated unmanufactured articles, with firebricks differing by weight yet treated similarly.
The Detroit News recounts that pagan Northmen swept Ireland around 800 A D, with Brian Boru’s 1014 victory at Clontarf finally ending Danish power. It notes 1171 Norman invasion under Henry II, and how settlers mixed with locals, becoming “more Irish than the Irish themselves.”
A writer in Asia Magazine describes a revived Chinese ideal of good citizenship. The theory holds individuals rely on neighborly justice and moral obligation rather than police force for protection, with right and justice recognized as a higher power than physical force.
A radio of color varied gems shows color not reliable for identification. Diamonds range widely from blue to black. pearls occur in lead gray and green. Rubies emeralds sapphires fade under light while topaz dulls with sun exposure.
A church youth program outline lists four stewards with roles and speakers. Mildred Herring leads a group on stewardship followed by sermons on money, gospel stewardship by Bessie Mae Lee and Ruth Cromartie. Special song by Elizabeth Hudson as Group 4 Leader.
Mrs L V Whaley of Columbia South Carolina leaves Saturday for Atlanta after a visit with her daughter Mrs J T B Anderson. She will make a brief stop there before returning home.
Patent medicine promises 666 cures for malaria chills fever bilious fever colds and la grippe. If not effective, money refunded.
Mr. G. E. Gay, former Vidalia to Lyons jitney operator, considers launching a Vidalia to Dublin line with one trip each direction daily. A possible extension to Macon may follow. Rub-My-Tism advertised as a pain killer for rheumatism neuralgia sprains.
An old advert touts Rub-MyTism as a powerful antiseptic that cures infected cuts and old sores including tetter. The product is presented as a comprehensive salve for skin ailments with claim of rapid relief and healing.
The article surveys donkeys as enduring symbols in art and writing. It notes Holman Hunt's Triumph of the Innocents, Balaam's ass, Apuleius Golden Ass, Balzac, Sancho Panza, Sterne, Stevenson Travels with a Donkey, Mafeking’s famed donkey, Halil Bey’s ear-shaved donkey, Matanza’s Cuba mule, King Midas' ears, and Mohammed’s legendary ass Al Barak the swiftest.
The dachshund is a true hound used in Europe to flush foxes from holes, with a keen nose and strong digging ability. It trails rabbits and game with tenacity but is hard to train and tends to ignore orders, making it less suited for American hunting. dainty breed dates back to ancient times with an example on a 2000 B C Egyptian monument.
The article extols characterology as a practical tool for lay readers. It claims the field distills fundamental principles from experts, enabling businesspeople to choose associates and employees whose natural abilities align with tasks, helping individuals become experts in their assigned departments.
A writer explains the blue sky law of nature with a smoke in a dark room test. Observers see bluish smoke against darkness but reddish light when viewed through the particles, showing how atmospheric scattering gives the blue color and red wavelengths pass through gaps.
The report states a woman, aged 33, was killed and her body mangled. It was brought to Dublin by train and taken to Lord's undertaking parlors for burial preparation. She leaves a husband and four children, living at Shewmake near the trestle where her husband works at a sawmill.
An old style promotional note touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as superior to ordinary quinine. It claims no head discomfort or nervousness and hints at a signature by E W GROVE and asks readers to remember the full name.
Jas Walker on Lyons road sells fresh vegetables gathered while you wait at reasonable prices. Open daily with curbside pickup and local produce.
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