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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-08

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The Holly chieftain., 1920-01-15
LOCAL AID PERSONAL.

Leonard White of White Broth
ers. returned home alst Friday from
brief trip to the eastern dry goods
markets. st. Joe and Kansas City
Mr.. White says owing to the gen
eral shortage ON all manufactured
goods that many of the wholesale
houses there reminded him of cOun-
try stores closing out since their
stocks were SO depleted.
DR.. E. NJ. Sherman returned last
Saturday from Grinnell, Iowa, where
he had accompanied his daughter,
Miss Anginette, back to school af-
ter her holiday vacation with her
parents at Pasadena, Calf. and
with friends here. The doctor will
spend the balance of the week here
looking after his various farms in
this section and getting his tenants
lined up for spring work.
Willis Day, residing 40 miles
south, while in town the first OF
the week after . threshing outfit.
received . message from May.
Okla, announcing the serious ILL
ness of his little granddaughter
Sylvia Stsrbuck, at that place.
Mrs. Day came up from the farm
and she and her husband left for
May Tuesday morning. No word
has since been received from them
as to the condition OF the little
girl
j. G. Setser and Willis Day. farm
ers residing 40 miles south Of Holly.
were in town Monday after thresh.
ing machine separator which q
company of sOuthside farmers re
Gently purchased with which to
thresh their own grain. Owing to
the scarcity of machines in that sec
tiOn much OF the maize and kafir
corn of that section was not thresh.
ed last fall and Messrs. Setser and
Day are getting ready now to
clean up last years crop.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Schultz Of
Wichita came out to Holly Tues
day to attend the McMurtry funer-
al. Mrs. Schultz and Mrs. McMur-
try were girl chums in Horace,
Kas. Mr.. and Mrs. Schultz are re-
manning for q couple of days. the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Bryce
and other old Horace, Kas.. friends.
Mr.. Schultz Is q switch engine engi-
neer in the employ of the Missouri
Pacific at Wichita, and rather
strangely his son is his fireman.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-01-15

Tuesday on No IL in response to a
telegram stating the serious illness
of her aged mother.
Sadie AdamsOn last week sold
her half section of dry land north
east of here to Jim Bell, the con-
sideratiOn amounting to 5000.
Mrs. j. A. ROsebrOugh, Mrs. C. v.
Newman, Mrs. A. johnson and Mrs.
Orley Straney autOed to Holly
Tuesday to attend the funeral
M. H. Durham moved from his
farm into town into the residence
Lansdon Click several months ago.
r. b. Meek is the possessor Of a
grand new seven passenger Buick
which he purchased of the Bristol
garage last week, and say, it's sure
peach.
T. s. Durham moved into town
into the old school building to stay
until he decides what he will do
this year. He has rented his farm
to Roy Morgan.
Mrs. T. 8. Durham is visiting her
son Frank at Wiley and intends go
ing on to Pueblo and perhaps to
Wyoming to visit another son be-
fore she returns here.
| Hinton Hunter is driving around
now in grand big new jitney
roadster. He doesn't intend letting
the rest of the bank force get any
the best of him with their new
Bucks and ChevrOlets.
The third number of the lecture
course, a musical program, was
held last Tuesday night in the
Bristol auditorium. The house
was crowded and everyone reports
| it an excellent program.
LansdOn Click moved into the r
b. Meek place in the north end of
town until Champ Meyers can va.
cate his house. Mr.. Meyers is
building new house on his farm
west of town and hasn't it quite
! completed yet.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-01-15
BRIsToL BREv1T1Es
= *4E44A4H4H4s

Special to The Chieftain.
w. III. Straney autOed to Brandon
Tuesday.
R. B. Meek transacted business
in Lamar Tuesday.
Robert Connolly of Hartman was
q caller here Sunday.
Lansd0n Click transacted busi-
ness in Lamar Thursday.
Sadie Adamson transacted bust
ness in Lamar Thursday.
Lizzie and Lydia Wood spent the
week end here with home folks.
+. w. Gregory, the d. A. M. & P.
Co. day engineer, is on the sick list.
Mrs. o. F. Wood went to Lamar
Tuesday to drive down a new Ford.
w. H. Straney transacted bust.
ness in Hartman and Holly Satur.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. "A. Pinkham Of
Holly were Bristol callers Thurs
day.
Fl. F. Decker returned the last
Of the week from business trip to
Denver.
j. A. and Vernon Rosebrough left
for Denver Monday night on a few
days business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orley Straney spent
Sunday at the F. j. Eaton home
northeast of Hartman.
John Oneil is moving his stock
and farm machinery to his new
farm five miles west of town.
Mrs. G. w. Wood and little Ger
aid have both been on the sick
list the past week with severe colds.
w. D. Decker is driving over the
country in new Chevrolet tour.
ing car which he purchased last
week.
Sadie Adamson left for Indiana
The Holly chieftain., 1920-01-15

have just moved into their new
home recently purchased in Amity.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. LOckmiller and
daughter LeOria were the guests of
J. H. Hargreaves and family Sun
day evening.
Miss Kathryn Myers, teacher OF
the Amity school, entertained two
of the Holly school teachers, Miss
Elsie Thomas and Miss Tomilson
last week end at HI. L. Bates.
We are glad to report that Major
French was able to leave the sani-
The Holly chieftain., 1920-01-15

tarium on Saturday for friends in
La Junta, Mrs. Burrows, where he
will stay till quite recovered. The
major was accompanied by Miss
Mcmahon, the trained nurse.
Mr.. Gibson of Bristol is now
boarding with j. II. Dempsey OF
Amity. Mrs. Gibson has gone to
visit her daughter in Kansas City,
Mo. Mr.. Gibson is here taking care
OF his cattle that he has in the two
big west pastures of the Salvation
Army land.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-01-15
Alu1x A01IvITIEs
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Special to The Chieftain.

Special to The Chieftain.
Rev. Lucas Of Holly Mas visiting
friends in Amity Saturday.
James Hargreaves and family
were in Holly Monday afternoon.
The Amity mill has broken down
but expects to run in a few days
again.
Robert Walters of Granada, was
in Amity Saturday on business with
Frank McGrath.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed and family
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-15
FOURTEEN
POUNDS
OF BLOOD
Every Healthy Adult Should
Have Definite Quantity of
Rich, Red Blood Coursing
Through Their Veins.
MAKES RED BLOOD
Builds Up Men and Women Who
Lack Energy

A healthy, full-grown person has
in the neighborhood of fourteen
pounds of blood in his or her body.
The weight of the blood varies with
different people. but it should not
vary with the individual.
For instance. if the normal weight
of your blood is twelve pounds, and it
falls off Mound in weight, it is one
of the most precious pounds in the
world and should be Immediately re-
gained.
To turn weak, watery blood into
live, red health huilding blood, take
GUIDES Pepto-Mangan.
Guides Pepto-Mangan is an abso-
lutely dependable red-blood builder
in all conditions of lowered vitality,
not due to serious disease of the vital
organs. It improves the appetite. i'm
parts color to the cheeks and creates
new hope and ambition in those who
have become pale, weak and listless.
physicians recor'mend GUIDES Pepto-
Mangan. When you order. be sure
the word Guides" is on the package
Without "Gude's" it is not Pepto-
Manpan. Furnished in both LIQUID
and tablet form. For sale by all
druggists. adv
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-15
WEAK; rundown
Carolina Lady Got So She COULD
Just Drag ardui Built Me
Up" She Declares.

Kernersville, N. C.-In an interest
ing statement regarding Cardui, the
Woman's Tonic, Mrs. Wesley Mabe, of
near here, recently said: II have
known Cardui for years, but never
knew It's worth until a year or so ago.
I was In a weakened, rundown con-
dition. / became draggy-didn't eat or
sleep to do any good; couldn't do any.
thing without great effort. / tried
different remedies and medicines, yet
l continued to drag.
II decided to give Cardui trial,
and found 1t was just what l really
needed. 1t made me feel much strong
er soon after l began to use it. be-
gan to eat more, and the nervous,
weak feeling began to leave. Soon I
was sleeping good.
''Cardul built me up as no other
tonic ever did.
81 used Cardui with one daughter
who was puny, felt bad and tired out
all the time. 1t brought her right out,
and soon she was as well as a girl
could be. We think there is nothing
like Cardui."
Do not allow yourself to become
weak and rundown from womanly
troubles. Take Cardui. You may find
II Just what you really need. For
more than 40 years 1t has been used by
thousands and thousands, and found
Just as Mrs. Mabe describes.
At your druggists. NC142
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-15

ELLAVILLE, Nov. 15.-Mr. and
Mrs. A. A. Arlington and children
visited the Sumter county fair Fri
day.
Ed Woods and W. P. Hornady, of
Dawson, were visitors here last week.
Miss Ruby Kidd, of Preston, was
the guest last week of Miss Velna
Williams.
Mrs. E. L. Bridges and Mrs. Ruby
Deriso, of Leslie, attended the
Friendship Baptist association which
convened here last week.
Rev. c. E. Cook, Miss Amelia
Cook, Misses Margaret and Carrie
Cook left Friday night for Waycross
where they will spend sometime.
Mrs. Matte Carr and daughter,
Miss Ruth Carr, of Buena Vista, were
the guests last week of Mr.. and Mrs,
H. j. Williams while attending the
Friendship Baptist association.
Mrs. J. j. Bull, Mrs. App Shealey
and Mr.. and Mrs. Martin, of Ogle-
thorpe visited this city Wednesday.
Mrs. J. w. McCants, of Butler, is
spending some time with her brother,
A. c. Murray at his home on Broad
street.
F. W. Hines, prominent citizen
of Leslie attended Friendship Baptist
association here last week.
Miss Velna Williams, who is teach
ing at Byron, is spending the week
end with her parents here.
Rev. T. M. GALAXY, of Macon, at
tended the ASSOCIATION Thursday, and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-15
KASSEL'S CLEAN
SWEEP SALE
$40, 900 High Grade Fall
And Winter Ladies
Garments Sacrificed

Kassels Great Clean Sweep Sale
begins Friday, Nov. 10, 9 o'clock
sharp.
$4,000 high grade Fall and Win
ter Ladies Ready-to-We Garments
will be sacrificed at your own price.
We need the money.
Join the crowd to Kassel's great
Clean Sweep Sale Friday, November
10th.
Kassel's Great Clean Sweep Sale
will be the greatest sale ever put on
in the citv of Americas.
Kassers is the only store offering
right in the heart of the season.
merchandise below cost
The management of the Kassel
Store is promising one of the great
est Clean-Sweep Sales that was ever
held IN Americas or surrounding
towns.
Owing to the condition of the
present cotton market and unfavor-
able weather we have decided to let
our merchandise go, regardless of
price.
Viii YOU remember the date, FRI
DAY. NOVEMBER 18TH, O'Clock
sharp-when the great Clean-Sweep
Sale begins.
Store will be closed Thursday,
NOV. 18th. in order to remark ali
our goods for this Clean-Sweep Sale.
Join the crowds to Kassels Clean
Sweep Sale Friday, Nov. 10Th at
o'clock Sharp.
This sale will last until our entire
stock of Ladies' and Children's Coats,
Snlfc E,uar1inur
Skirts, Waists, Sweaters, Furs, Bath
ROBES, Cotton and Silk Underwear
and Millinery will be completely sold.
NOTHING WILL BE RESERVED.
Now is YOUR chance to supply your
selt-rlght in the heart of the sea
son--wlth a complete outfit of wear
ing apparel at your own price, as
our entire stock is at your mercy.
rms sale will be conducted on a
strictly cash basis. Nothing sold
over telephone or through the mail.
Nothing xchanged or money re-
FUNDED during this sale. EVERYTHING
sold during this sale is final. Come
ALL bring your friends, and Join the
crowds where all will share in this
Great "lean-Sweep Sale.
EVerv garment in our store will
be marked in Plain Figures. One
prlce to all. We are not going to
mention any prices in this advertise
ment. as you see plenty of them ad-
Verf,Sed in amateur sales.
All we ask of you is to come TO
this CleanSweep Sale and you viii
be convinced that our prices will sur-
{ pass anything you ever witnessed.
Kassel's Sale is a Real Sale. Real
Merchandise and Real Values. PRE-
PARE.
Store will be closed all day Thurs
dav. 18th, in order to remark ain
OF our goods for this Great Clean
Sweep Sale Be here FRIDAY
MORNING. NOVEMBER 10TH. Q
o'clock sharp, and buy what you need
before It is p'o1-nd over.
KASSEL'S
Americas, Ga.
adv.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-15

a special program was arranged at
the Sumter county fair for the ex-
soldier boys. Several attended from
Richland.
Rev. E. ]. Burch 3 critically i'll at
his home here.
T. S. Chappell is at ono OF the At
lanta sanitarium for treatment.
Quite number of Richland people
attended the Shriners' ceremonial in
Columbus Wednesday.
DR. j. B. West, druggist at the
Terminal. came over on the school
campus one day this week to join the
school bows in little football Skin
mish. He was MANNED in the first
tackle and was soon relegated into
the down-and-outs.
Gene Gordy. of Fit. Benning, spent
the weekend here with home folks.
Mrs. r T. Dixon has returned
from Savannah. where she was the
~--~-t of her sister. Mrs. ]. T. Will
hams for several days.
The so-called minstrel came and
spent week near Richland, but the
reputation they made the first night
caused MANY who were anxious to
see a good show to stay away The
performance disguised the colored
folks of the city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-15
HIGHLAND

RICHLAND, Nov 15.-Richland
has Two new auto agencies. Coffin
Bros. have the agency for Buick and
H. NJ Dixon Hanson Six.
Miss Bell Jones left Sunday for
Crest, Ga, where she has accepted a
nosition as teacher in the school
there.
w. B. Simpson and sister, Miss
Sallie Simpson, were shopping here
Saturday.
The wedding of w. j. Carter, for
merly Of this city. and Miss Annie
Lee, of Americas, was solemnized at
the home of the brides mother Sat
urday. Mr.. and Mrs. Carter will re-
side in Wrightsville.
Mrs j. l.. Carter attended the we'd
ding of her son, William j. Carter, in
Americas Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Elrod and
Messrs. NJ. d. Brown and E. L. Ell
rod spent Sunday in Americas with
Mr.. and Mrs C. G. Brown.
DR.. ]. NJ. Kenyon visited his
daughter, Mrs. Overton Walton, in
Atlanta last week.
Miss Florence Morton, of Lump
kin. was the guest of her sister. Mrs.
j. M. Kenyon last week.
Mrs. Pearce. of Columbus, spent
last week here with her daughter,
Mrs. Ross French.
Mr. and Mrs. j. P. Mayo attended
the fair in Americas Tuesday.
Thursday was Armistice Day and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-15
Women Who Look Worn
And All Tired Out
Here Is Help For You.

You act as though you are Won
dering how you are going to keep on
and do your work, in fact you are
all run down and have lost interest
in life.
Why not at this time profit by Mrs.
w. j. Nixon's experience:
She says: "For months was
weak. all rundown, had no appetite
and could hardly keep about. After
everything else had failed to help me
| took Vinol. It gave me a good ap-
petite and | gained rapidly in strength
so it is now a pleasure to do my
work which was once a burden"
There are hundreds of people in
this vicinity who have had the same
experience as Mrs. Nixon with Vin@
and it will nay you to try it.
Your druggist sells it, and will re-
fund your money if it fails to benefit
you. adv
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-15
One Bottle Of
Ameco Cures Macon
Man Of Malaria

A. J. Barnes Highly Recommends
This New Scientific Chill and Fever
Tonic. Your Doctor Will Also APP
prove Its Use.
You will miss that dreaded "chin
day" from the moment you begin
taking Ameco. 1t kills the chills and
breaks the fever.
Mr.. A. J. Barnes, of Macon, says:
"My system was full of malaria and
began to have chills and fever.
bought a bottle of Ameco Chill and
Fever Tonic and a few doses broke
up the chills. I took the rest of the
bottle as tonic and the fever did not
return. / gladly recommend Ameco to
any one having chils and fever"
Ameco is a scientific prescription
that your doctor will approve. Con-
tains no harmful drugs and is fine for
children,
Get a bottle from your druggist
for CSC. and if not satisfied with re-
suits, he will refund your money
tadv)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-15
lJ1rri1Lg4Az), !.
| We ddLi1n3 S.
HILL-JOHNSON.

Miss Winnie Clyde Hill and Fling
ton Morgan Johnston were quietly
married Sunday evening ct o'clock
a. the home Of Mr.. and NI- W. il.
Buckalew on Lee street. The cere-
moi was performed by Rev. Guyton
Fisher, pastor of First Methodist
church. with only few friends pres
ent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnston will be at
home to their friends at their apart
ment with Mrs. H. NJ Sellars on
Church street. Mrs. Johnston will
continue her work at the Alcazar
theater. where she has been en-
ployed for the past two years. AS
Miss Hill, Mrs. Johnston enjoyed wide
popularity among a large circle of
friends because of a most lovable
disposition and engaging manner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-15
PROGRAM AN INTERESTING
OCCASION SUNDAY.

The program given by the mem
bership of the Young Peoples Mis-
sionary society of First Methodist
church yesterday afternoon was very
interesting. Miss Marie Bell led the
service, followed by Help Somebody
Today" for the opening song. "Beau-
tiful Isle of Somewhere" followed
the reading of the oath Psalm.
"Origin of Vashti School," by Miss
Mary Bowers; "Vashti Industrial
School," by Miss Ella Slappey;
Health Campaign in China" by Miss
Georgia Lumpkin, and "a Blessing on
Missions and Missionaries" by Miss
Nell Hamilton were instructive read
irqS Twenty-Five were in attend
ance. with two visitors present.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-15
CHENEY'S
EXPECTORANT
Breaks a Fresh Cold, Relieves
STIFFNESS and Distress. Cures
Group and Whooping Cough.
Soothes a Sore Throat. A Half
Century of Success. Try Chen
ey's Expectorant Yourself.

The simplest cough, cold or sore
throat are dangerous as they lead on
to serious lung troubles. On the
appearance of fresh cold hurry and
take a few doses of Cheney's Expec-
torant. 1t breaks up a fresh cold in
a short time and does away with that
stuffy distressing head feeling. Che
ney's Expectorant soothes the deli
cate lining of the throat and heals
even the worst sore throat. For
Group and Whooping Cough, Che
ney's Expectorant has been the stand
by for thousands of mothers. Many
families keep Cheeny's Expectorant
always on hand for sudden attacks.
all dru oists at nominal price. adv
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-15
IDIEAlITgHI@ !
MRS. SARAH E. PAGE.

Mrs. Sarah E. Page, Is years of
age, died Saturday at Milledgeville,
where she had resided for several
years. The body was brought here
today and funeral services were held
in Pleasant Grove church this after
noon, with interment in the cemetery
there. Rev. E. T. Moore, of Preston,
officiated and numerous friends at
tended the obsequies.
Mrs. Page is survived by her hus-
band, J. H. Page, of Huntington; one
sister, Mrs. Lawson Plymale, of Moul-
trie, and several brothers. She was
one of the most beloved women of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-15
POPPIES TO BE
LEGION FLOWER.

Council of Safety chapter, Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution, as
sisted the membership of the
American Legion Thursday in
selling red popies, the flower
which has been officially adopted by
the American Legion as its emblem.
Many of these handsome flowers were
sold to friends of the Daughters and
the American Legion, and an annual
sale of these flowers on November IL
will be continued institution in Am
CIRCUS by the chapter.
The custom began with the send
ing to America early in the spring
of the year by the French nation a
representative who sold these flowers
to perpetuate the memory of the boys
who lie in Flanders Field. Immedi-
ately it was adopted by the Ameri-
can Legion, and friends of the legion
will wear this flower once year in
memoriam of their deeds of valor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-15
TO CURE BABY'S
COLD OVERNIGHT
"Baby Ease" the Perfected Lax
alive Cuts Short Babies Colds
and Prevents COMPLICATIONS

No medicine is effective in colds
and spasmodic Group until the liver
is made thoroughly active "Baby
Ease" laxative, quickly cleanses the
intestinal tract, relieves constipation
and biliousness and puts the little
system in condition to throw off the
germs, bringing quick relief. enabling
baby to rest well and the cold is gone
by morning.
Baby Ease" is a perfected laxa-
tive and corrective by baby special
lists for mothers use with her child
rem is also the best remedy for stom-
ach and bowel complaints Of infants
and children. At your druggists in
4oc and 65c sizes. adv