Times-Recorder Copyright and Post Office Notice
The Times-Recorder states it is entered as second class matter in Americus Georgia and credits Associated Press dispatches and local news as the paper’s republication rights. Advertisers are listed with Frost Landis and Kohn and regional offices in New York Chicago and Atlanta.
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Thought on youth and the nation by Ecclesiastes and Goethe
A compact reflection cites Ecclesiastes about remembering the creator in youth and Goethe asserting a nation’s fate rests on the views of young people under twenty five. The pairing links moral exhortation with civic sentiment.
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Goethe
Editorials On Audits And Georgia Prosperity In Colquitt
A discussion on Auditor Slate's potential audits targets the Department of Agriculture and the Highway Department. The piece argues for a full independent audit of the Agriculture department, critiques political machine influence, praises Slate's courage, and urges Georgia to “sell Georgia to Georgians” by highlighting Colquitt County's opportunities and climate.
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Highway Department
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Slate
General Assembly
Columbus
Brown
Americas
Georgia
Legs and public decorum in streetcar fashion
An old column notes shifting attitudes toward women’s legs in public, comparing London bus conductors and American men. It suggests shorter dresses reduce leering, with social norms slowly changing as women sit with legs crossed without drawing attention. The piece presents a humorously moralizing take on manners and gendered gaze.
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London
Americus items recall 1995 legal suit and social events
From The Times-Recorder August 13 1995 Sumter County commissioners sue the secretary of state to recover just over 1200 from the last automobile tag fund. Americus residents discuss a suburban resort and potential patronage. A bridal shower for Miss Clara Weeks at Mrs Chas Smiths home. The Americus cotton market shows quiet prices for good middling and middling.
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Sumter
M. B. S. Club
Chas. Smith
Clara Weeks
Mary Hawkins
Murp
Cotton Prices and Agricultural Delegates Headed to Cumberland Island
Thirty years ago today in 1895 delegates from Sumter county attended the State Agricultural Society meeting on Cumberland Island. Americas cotton factors expect prices to rise to 7 or 7.5 cents as this year's crop is forecast short. Lee Allen and Perry Clegg travel to New York to buy fall stock for Allen Clegg and Company. A marriage is planned for early September with Americus as the bride town.
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Times-Recorder
Messrs
J. Harper Black
M. L. Lackey
Cumberland Island
Sumter County
State Agricultural Society
A. C. Bell
W. A. Seales
Americas
Lee Allen
Perry Clegg
New York
Allen Clegg and Company
Americus
Capitalism debate on surtax plan and embassy purchase
The article argues against reforming the surtax on high incomes, defending capitalization through surplus incomes as essential to industry and warning socialism would undermine capitalism. It notes Americans in Paris celebrated the Fourth of July with a new embassy residence bought for $200,000, ensuring a proper home for the ambassador in Paris.
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Paris
Ambassadors Chosen for Talent Not Wealth Questioned
The text questions selecting ambassadors by merit rather than wealth and argues that living in a costly house requires an expense allowance. It notes current salaries may be high enough, but the recipient must balance living costs with the salary, comparing to allowances already provided to the president.
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France
Paris
Family Road Trip With Bumpy Bus and Sudden Rain
A single family outing unfolds with a rambling road trip full of mishaps and weather. The father pilots a crowded bus while mother guards the curtains as clouds gather and rain begins. The kids try to help, operations falter, yet they persevere until the sun briefly returns.
Buena Vista social news and church notices
Miss Mattie Carr of Savannah visits Buena Vista. Rev. I M McClung to lead Baptist church services with Dr Smith from Waynesboro assisting. Epworth League conference draws seventy five delegates. Local residents travel to Macon Atlanta Baltimore and Florida.
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Mattie Carr
Savannah
R. E. Clements
Nettie Powell
Jacksonville
Tampa
Katheryn
Sara Cobb
Walter Miller
Warm Springs
I. 4. McClung
Macon
The
Baptist Church
B. S. Parker
N. E. Parker
Marion County
Smith
First Baptist Church
Waynesboro
McClung
Eleanor McMichael
Quitman
J. E. Lowe
Chas. Lowe
Harriet
Lillie Lowe
Frances Belk
Mountain City
Claud Brantley
Epworth League
Columbus
Buena Vista
M. M. Marshall
Chas. Clements
Sam
R. M. Hair
Baltimore
Marriage Under Isolation Breeds Love, Not Hate
The piece argues that prolonged seclusion with a spouse forces either love or hatred, claiming only love sanctifies marriage. It cites Explorer MacMillan urging silence to endure Arctic isolation, advising couples keep outside interests to prevent loathing.
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Explorer MacMillan
New Era Singing School Opens at Bethel with 48 Pupils
The Bethel singing school opened Monday morning admitting 48 pupils. Mr. Peevy of Smithville leads the school. Mrs. W L Waugh and children and Mr. Murray Upshaw of Cartersville visited Mr and Mrs A W Castleberry Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Brewton were mentioned in the same social note.
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Bethel
Peevy
Smithville
W. L. Waugh
Murray Upshaw
Cartersville
A. W. Castleberry
Francis Brewton
Miss Rogers Gained 15 Lbs in Six Weeks
Dear friends I recovered strength after flu and did gain 15 pounds in six weeks using McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets. Alberta Rogers of Decatur Illinois reports appetite return cheek fullness and healthier complexion. 60 tablets cost 60 cents with a money back guarantee if no benefit after 30 days.
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Decatur
Nathan Murray
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MccCoy
Visiting relatives and church revival in Pleasant Grove
Of Miami, Fla., returns home after a week with Rev. and Mrs. A. G. Brewton. Rev. W. L. Walker from Smithville aided in revival services at Pleasant Grove. R. D. McNeill family trips to South Carolina to see Willie McNeill. Lucy Kate Clark of Plains visits sister Mrs. W. E. Carter. Mamie Autry weekend with Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Parker. Mrs. Z. A. Bailey of Miami visits Veal home. Mary Crook spends week with Martha Carter.
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A. G. Brewton
W. L. Walker
Smithville
Brewton
Pleasant Grove
R. D. McNeill
Robert
Marvin
Charles
South Carolina
Willie McNeill
Lucy Kate Clark
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W. E. Carter
Mamie Autry
R. P. Parker
Z. A. Bailey
M. C. Veal
Mary Crook
Martha Carter
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