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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1924
Page
5
An ancient proverb notes that discipline directs wisdom while neglect leads to shame. A Joubert maxim adds shaping a child's future by considering its old age, urging mindful parenting across generations.
Georgia State Board of Entomology urges high quality calcium arsenate for boll weevil control. Fine dust ensures better spread and higher toxicity, density 90 to 100 per pound, arsenic pentoxide 41 percent, and 90 cubic inches per pound. The board warns against cheap, lower grade mixes and promises contractual quality for 1925 with clear manufacturing guidance and price plans.
A letter from another state encloses a $10 check to aid less fortunate children this Christmas. The writer urges large contributions to local charities, stressing that giving is a man's duty and essential to prevent hunger and cold for those in Americus. Funds support Associated Charities and local needs through January and February.
A set of playful word puzzles asks for four letters to name a crooked boss, three letters for a late home remark, and seven to eight letter phrases. It poses historic and humorous queries about letters, years, and common phrases, inviting witty single-word or short-phrase answers.
A compact town page notes residents of Americus and Atlanta now in Miami Florida and a Mrs Frank Lanier recovering in Battle Creek Michigan. It mentions Santa Claus letters from Gilbert Purvis and Ruth Hodges visiting Mildred Hollis on Taylor Street with local events, a cotton market quote, an exhibit by Martha Wheatley, a railroad sale for bondholders, Cotney and Bell's trip to Mexico, and Tony Howard joining the Americus post office clerical staff.
Summarizes events from The Times Recorder on December 12 1904 including Samuel Heys leasing the A C Bell residence on Forrest street and moving to Americus, Bank of Commerce resigning as state depository, Vice President Frank Sheffield commenting on deposits, a court receiver appointed for Hotel Windsor, Sheriff E L Bell named receiver, cotton prices around 7 to 7.5 cents with wagon receipts, farmers holding bales, Rev E M Overby departing for Smithville for his first Methodist appointment, and N A Ray and M B Council traveling to Shreveport for the Cotton Growers Convention.
From The Times Recorder, December 12 1894, farmers in Sumter discuss paying laborers in lint cotton instead of cash wages. The proposal aims to adjust monthly pay to cotton prices, offering 10 pounds of lint per month as a fair, equitable method amid low cotton values. No farmer knows the future cotton price.
A 1922 era column discusses timber shortages and freight costs, noting President Coolidge warns about a 250 million dollar annual freight bill that could fund timber growth instead. It blends musings on commerce, population trends, and social observations with brief global notes and a reflection on babies and mortality rates.
An Evangelistic Club held a prayer service at Plains church. Plan to hold services at New Point Sunday at 8 o'clock with Sunday school preceding. Howell Turner Arch McPae and families moved from Rylander, while Oscar McClendon and daughter Elizabeth visited the parsonage Saturday. Rylander church will host Sunday night prayer at 6:50 led by Plains Evangelistic Club Group No 4 led by Prof. E L Bridges. Gonvord Stewards met at Lasco Harvey home Friday for annual plans. Sumter County League Union met Plains League at the school Tuesday with 55 attendees from Plains Lee Street Americas Salem Concord. Rev J A Smith of the South Georgia Conference Orphans Home will preach Sunday at 11 o'clock.
The text emphasizes daily deposits in the bank of health, urging consistent self care through proper nourishment to protect health assets. It likens nutrition to safeguarding the body’s well being and stresses regular healthy habits as essential.
Scotts Emulsion spectroscopic observations during Mars approach indicate both its moons are iron rich. In Iceland ash used for fuel is avoided as a belief holds it makes sitters enemies.
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