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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1924
Page
4
National Advertising Representatives Frost Landis and Kohn based in Brunswick Building New York and Eagles Gas Building Chicago coordinate regional ad placements for major clients. They liaise with publishers to secure placements across newspapers and periodicals nationwide.
A reflection contrasts childhood and adulthood citing 1 Corinthians 13 11 and a George Eliot line. The passage notes childish ways yield to maturity and that early days are not haunted by forebodings yet lack lingering sorrows.
Robert Mantell criticizes modern cinema claiming only Shakespeare sobers a world intoxicated by films. He argues movies and radio educate if misused, urging refinement by publicists and educators. He predicts films and radio becoming major educational forces as schools adopt them.
Thousands visit Oklahoma's game preserve in Wichita National Forest near Lawton. The 60,900 acre park in granite hills offers buffalo elk antelope wild turkey and deer with 30 miles of improved roads. Created by the federal government in 1907 the preserve was stocked for hunting and tourism.
America Leads Again argues the United States excels in amateur radio and broadcasting, crediting private initiative for its telephone, electricity, gas, transportation, and argues radio should be developed without restrictive regulation to ensure U S dominance in future air communication.
Georgia figures include Button Gwinnett the second colonial president and Walter Terry Colquitt a U.S. senator and judge. The state’s farm value rose to over 215 million in 1922, and American Legion Georgia membership set a national pace in 1923. Dr. Crawford Long’s ether discovery and Georgia’s sugarcane output of 7 million gallons in 1923 are noted, with expectations of growth in 1924.
A whimsical column jabs social climbers and toy buying ethics as it riffs on Santa myths education toys and outdated puzzles. It muses on happiness as cash work and play while noting debutantes hosting coming out parties and a Portland cow delivering clean milk.
Americus welcomed a Seaboard freight car booted group of twenty four tramp passengers. Local women protested the mutilation of a Spring street oak near Muckalee bridge. J E Mathis urged Atlanta to maintain night train service to the Chattahoochee river. A Christmas window sale by Mae Ellen Stanley at Windsor Whitley Hudson Bros. Capt H C Bagley named Penn Mutual Life general agent in Atlanta. City light committee seeks more street illumination with proposals from Illuminating and Power Co.
Twenty years ago on this date a notable bazar featured a petite wedding for Fannie Furlow and Charles Frederick Crisp with a satin gown and flowing veil. Attendants and flower girls accompanied the couple asAmericus witnessed a festive aisle. Americas buyers paid 7 12 cents for mid quality cotton, highest since Monday’s slump, with expectations for values to rise above 7 1 2 cents. A caravan of Macon county farm wagons carried families and belongings toward fertile lands near the Florida line, heading to expand Georgia’s agricultural frontier.
Thirty years ago on Jackson Street and adjacent avenues a set of two story residences and cottages on Prince Mayo Elmore and Lee streets were sold for cash to W. M. Jones as a solid investment. Prices not disclosed but said to run into thousands. The Ladies Home Workers of the city were involved in the context.
In Joliet a night school for convicts shows crime causes and literacy gains. A famous strongman dies after promoting athletic theory. An English visitor notes Americans value learning and leisure beyond work, with aging figures staying active. The JOURNEY section highlights 251000 miles of rail and a shift to faster freight, hinting at air transport potential and ongoing prosperity driven by general merchandise shipments.
A fragment from a humor column reports a fire box stolen from the Forrest and Church street corner on Sunday. The theft prompts a quip about apprehension and stockade ornaments. The piece includes quips about baths during burglaries and a dancing shoe mystery, ending with a light mockery of Christmas shopping.
Macon December 9 Mrs Piney A Coursey cashier of a local news company faces a habeas corpus case filed by James J Coursey of Washington DC The petition alleges Mrs Coursey abducted the children from their home on October 27 and brought them to an unknown location
Sioux Falls ad notes a device that doubles mileage and removes carbon from motors. Ready to attach to any car in minutes, it claims cars with the device have made over 49 miles per gallon. James A. May seeks agents and offers a sampler at his own risk to interested readers.
Arrival and departure times for Central of Georgia trains at Americus Georgia listed by route. Times include Cheo St Louis Atlanta Jax Albany Miami Macon Albany Chgo St Louis Montgomery and Columbus connections with morning and late evening departures.
Train times reported for Seaboard Air Line showing Cordele Helena to Savannah Montgomery and Savannah to Montgomery with a local agent J A Bowen listed. The timetable marks arrival and departure windows with specific times including 7:55 am 9:35 am 12:26 pm 3:23 pm.
Loans made on improved farm lands at cheap rates for five seven or ten year terms with pre payment option. Money secured promptly. Outstanding over 1,100,000 on farms in Sumter county alone. Middleton McDonald correspondent for Atlanta Trust Co. offices in Americus Georgia with branches including Sunter, Lee, Terrell, Schley, Macon, Stewart, Randolph and Webster counties.
The Standard lists value gift ideas with low prices across a wide range of items. Womens slippers satin stockings shirts blankets and robes, mens linen handkerchiefs and socks, hats rain capes and coats, all sized and color options noted. Eleven dollar or below items dominate with multiple holiday box sets and practical apparel showcased for men women and children.
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