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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1919
Page
6
The piece notes Massachusetts cities held Dec 2 elections with prohibition on the ballot and all voted wet under war prohibition. It argues current sentiment questions whether prohibition boosts appeal of alcohol once restricted and hints at lasting shifts or temporary reaction.
Brantley Carter, a prosperous Sumter County farmer, reportedly refused offers up to $1.25 per chicken in Americus, saying seventy-five cents was all they were worth. The Savannah News notes his honesty and thrifty habits while sparing others from profiteering.
A Georgia paper contrasts two acts of honesty. A Thomasville merchant refused a customer’s over hundred dollar check after closing hours, citing fuel control rules. The piece argues lawful conduct, even at personal cost, reflects a rare virtue amid alleged widespread dishonesty.
Washington report says Tom Bill Hardwick met with the senior senator for over an hour just before the senator voted on the Lodge treaty opposed to the Wilson administration plan. Democrats argued over which pact to back amid party divisions.
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