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Americas
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New York
Peopice Gas
Townspeople Debate Motive in Moore Case
The article questions whether Howard did it after a fatal shooting of Thomas Moore. Neighbors recount how Howard entered the room and did not summon medical help, while a man who concealed a gun might have entered through a window. Accusations focus on possible intimate ties and townspeople fear social ostracism.
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Howard
Thomas Moore
Hilda
Proverbs Contrast Wealth With Friendship
A compact moral observing that wealth attracts many friends while poverty earns little, as Proverbs 14 20 and La Bruyere warn that riches can mask folly and mislead judgment until prosperity fades.
Editorials reflect Georgia agriculture and civic ongoings
The piece argues Georgia should avoid overproduction of peaches like 20 000 cars next year, favoring profit over loss. It cites Brazilian methods, warns against metal in thunderstorms, and muses on constitutional limits and representation. It notes Thomas county hog sales and a church blackout joke at prayertime.
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Central of Georgia
Macon
Georgia
Thomas County
Times-Enterprise
Americus Remembers Maj Furlow and Local Guests
From The Times-Recorder August 3 1916 Americus residents welcome Maj James W Furlow US Army back to his former home for a several week vacation from Galveston regiments Vera Cruz era A congenial group at Prospect Park hosted by Col and Mills George R Ellis H O Reeve Jr Mrs T D Ellis and others leave for Hot Springs. cotton receipts highlight the 20 year note with Miss Willie Van Riper returning from Fort Gaines.
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Times-Recorder
Americus
James W. Furlow
Galveston
Vera Cruz
Prospect Park
Col. and Mills
George R. Ellis
H. O. Reeve
H. O. Reeve, Jr
Newark
T. D. Ellis
Branch
Olin Funderburk
Mabel
Anne Ellis
Gertrude Davenport
Lewis Ellis, Jr
W. Furlow
George Ellis, Jr
J. E. Mathis
Eqquitabie Life
Georgia
Willie van Riper
Fort Gaines
Irene Hudson
Clara Slappey
Fort Valley
G. M. Eldridge
Council, Parker and Company
Frank Turpin
Windsor Hotel
Phillips Fills The Bill In Highway Commission
The Dawson News praises John R. Phillips for the Highway Commission appointment. Editor Rainey calls him splendidly qualified, a lawyer and businessman with wide experience. Phillips asserts his readiness to fulfill duties fully and to avoid causing embarrassment to friends.
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John R. Phillips
Highway Commission
Dawson News
Rainey
Phillips
Americus
Georgia Considers Constitutional Convention Next January
The General Assembly may call a constitutional convention in January to draft a new Georgia constitution. The Macon News warns the move could rewrite the organic law from scratch, arguing the current document is a patchwork and needs careful, thoughtful revision rather than a wholesale rewrite.
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General Assembly
Supreme Court
Georgia
Macon News
State of Georgia
America leads on courts and baths in a world of reform
The piece argues for abolishing extraterritorial rights in China, with America willing to back similar court reforms if Chinese courts become honest and just. It contrasts U S plumbing driven civilization with lavish foreign luxury and asserts progress hinges on China reforming its legal system. It also notes the Malolo’s private bathrooms and previews debates over child labor amendments amid a temporary reform backlash and possible federal uniform laws.
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Japan
China
America
Matson
Majestic
National Education Association
Congress
Glover Grocery to Begin Business in Englad City
Thirty years ago today 1895 notes a new Glover Grocery Company readying to open in a portion of the Coker building on Lamar Street formerly used by Americus Grocery Co. Also mentions Crisp and son touring London, Rylander and Montgomery’s trucking success, Irish potato harvest, 4000 pounds of popcorn, and Stella Scarborough’s return from Ellaville.
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Glover Grocery Company
Coker
Lamar Street
Americus Grocery Co
Speaker Crisp
Charles R. Crisp
England
London
Arthur Rylander
James Montgomery
Montgomery
Rylander
Stella Scarborough
Capt
Robert Burton
Ellaville
Sims Says Sims Says
A compendium of pithy maxims on miscomprehension modern medicine politeness and home life. Witty homely lines invite reflection on effort luck and community while urging practical care and courtesy.
Gossip on the Wires The Phone Chatter of Daily Life
A lively verse recalls how news and gossip ride the telephone wire through calls from mothers bosses sweethearts and flappers. It frames daily chatter as a chorus of missed suppers delayed work and promises kept amid modern communication.
Waiting Gives Up Self at Wife's Plea
Enid Oklahoma August 3 Lawrence Eaton returned to the Wyoming prison from which he escaped after marrying Mollie Luback of Seminole under the name Moore. He surrendered to police and the couple wed again to ensure the first marriage would stand.
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Enid
Okla
Lawrence Eaton
Mollie Eaton
Eaton
Wyoming
Mollie Luback
Seminole
Cana
Moore
California Fig Syrup Ad Urges Safe Baby Care
An old advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup as a reliable remedy for children. It states a teaspoonful today may prevent tomorrow's illness and warns mothers to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup with printed directions for babies and all ages on the bottle.
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California
Oldest Debutante Stars in Salome of the Tenements
Jennie Freeman 108, born in Russia and long resident of London and New York, appears as a screen debutante in Sidney Olcott’s Paramount film Salome of the Tenements. The scene at the Paramount Long Island studio features her with two cronies in a tenement flat. Jetta Gondal Godfrey Tearle Jose Ruben headline. Anzia Yezierska's novel adapted by Sonya Levien.
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Sidney Olcoitt
Paramount
Salome
Jennie Freeman
New York
Olcott
Jetta Gondal
Godfrey Tearle
Jose Ruben
Dudley’s
Anzia Yezierska
Sonya Levien
Cod Liver Oil Tablets Advertised For Quick Gain
An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as the best flesh producer claiming high vitamin content and 60 tablets for 60 cents. It promises five pounds gain in 30 days with money back if not. asserts many gain ten pounds in a month and urges asking Nathan Murray or Howell's Pharmacy.
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Nathan Murray
Howell
McCoy
Eskimo Husband Question Sparks Offbeat Debate
A playful line questions the idea of being an Eskimo's husband, suggesting staying home on a large cake of ice as a humorous image. The remark reflects lighthearted household role joking rather than a serious issue.
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