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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1923
Page
4
A humorous exploration of collectors like Rothschild with fleas and Somme with match boxes. The piece contrasts thrift with greed, noting how such obsessions affect wealth and society. It ends with a skeptical view of money as a less useful passion than knowledge of diseases.
A proverb warns that a person who resists correction will face sudden destruction with no remedy. Southey notes that a stubborn mind yields little wisdom, just as a stubborn temper brings little happiness.
The article urges Americus residents to support the Rylander theater to avoid further cancellations and losses. It appeals to civic duty, teamwork, and local pride, comparing the community to a pack where collective strength ensures a thriving city institution.
Santa visits soon, but many children risk an empty stocking as dads have gone away. The Times-Recorder Empty Stocking Fund asks readers to contribute coins or larger donations. Mrs. Sherlock and a group of women oversee the charity, ensuring every cent is spent carefully.
A fragment outlines how a father's drinking can shape a son's habits and notes the Elder Rothschild observing Waterloo, racing to London to influence markets and lay the foundation of a vast fortune as his son collects.
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes a Connecticut scandal where diplomas are issued to unqualified applicants from diverse trades. A grand jury probes Gov Templeton's administration to end the diploma mill, with lax exam practices and cars used to transport schemes.
Excerpts from the Talbotton New Era, signed by Representative A. J. Perryman, urge him to reveal self interested office seekers and identify which department opposes the audit bill. The Columbus Enquirer Sun offers to publish the information when provided.
A Missourian warns he will not visit Florida due to malaria fears. The note emphasizes malaria is scarce in most Florida areas, contrasting with Missouri where chill or car confusions are noted. The item reflects a reader letter style from the Advertiser.
The poem by Berton Braley rails at deceptive circulars and ads that imitate letters promising dividends and sweaters. It complains that such misused presentation tires readers and fuels a wish to end the advertising ploy.
From the Times-Recorder December 13 191 The Speer family heads to Jacksonville in a large touring car for several weeks in Florida. Cotton prices hover around 15 cents per pound amid government crop estimates. Local letters from children praise Santa with requests for cowboy outfits and toys. Notable local items include Dr B L Joiner's improving condition, Lott Warren's warm Americus welcome, and Mrs J R Shaw visiting family in Americus.
Miss Sarah Cobb departs for New York to spend Christmas with her brother George Cobb. Rev and Mrs Read and Miss Read leave Americus for Thomasville after a three day visit. Tomorrow’s program features the regular election for three city council seats with J. S. Bol...
Thirty years ago today in 1893 Dupree Peacock, a long respected Schley county resident, died after months of illness at his Ellaville home. Americus friends mourn his loss as relatives travel and church workers, led by Mrs Cecil Gabbett, organize a youth group known as The Busy Workers to aid good causes in the Episcopal church.
The piece critiques W L George and compares regional attitudes toward women while noting railroads spent about 90 million on valuation. It questions figures behind railroad rate legislation and accuses the press and industry of inflated costs, urging greater honesty in the nation.
John Huie ate fifty three hot dogs in a Lower East Side contest and was carried to the restaurant rear where he slept under a fireman’s red shirt. The crowd hailed him as champion as world vaudeville continues.
A New Haven policeman nearly had a heart attack when Jacob Abraham, a banana peddler, entered with a $20 bill from a customer’s mistaken payment and asked officers to locate the rightful owner. The incident underscores ongoing concerns about mistaken payments and crowding public services with trivial disputes.
The excerpt argues against a claim that women will dominate society and men become timid. Citing German researchers Mathias and Mathilde Vaerting, it notes a translation of their book but counters that deterioration affects both sexes equally. It concludes that women and men share power and influence evenly.
The Daily Mail reported a London meeting where US speaker H F Fox claimed police data showed more drunkenness under prohibition but failed to reveal private home and club issues. He cited rising drunken driving, divorces, and homicides as consequences.
Athens December 13 Dr S V Sanford faculty director of athletics at the University of Georgia and professor of journalism and English has returned to Athens from Washington where he presided at the annual meeting of the Southern Intercollegiate conference He was reelected president with Dr J B Crenshaw of Georgia Tech Atlanta named vice president.
A rapid paragraph of quips touches Houma wind damage, congressional session nerves, and the notion of a dark horse candidate. It jokes about Ford and Henrys, lampoons radio dishpan antennas, wildcat headlines, and a bomb mistaken for a still in Cincinnati. It notes a Texas deer kill, Paris phone cuts, Tut tomb digs, and humor about fat women dressing late.
A London tabloid style snippet satirizes a rumored scandal with flirtatious banter between Elsie and a husband in a witty exchange. The Miss is teased for an upcoming appearance while a humorous, risqué tone runs through the brief items as if from a gossip column.
A famous New York beauty has disappeared. The Rochester Herald hints the loss may be as simple as washing it away, signaling a curious mock mystery rather than a real incident.
Nashville Tenn Dec 13 Over 35000 students are enrolled in Baptist institutions across the South according to a survey by the Education Board of the Southern Baptist convention. More than 2900 are ministerial students and over 2000 others are volunteers for Christian service. There are 119 Baptist institutions with assets totaling about 44.82 million including endowments and property valued at 29.44 million.
More than 3000 soda fountains were installed across Great Britain last year as the long hot summer of 1921 boosted demand. The first fountain appeared 12 years ago and the climate aided rapid expansion of the soft drink business.
The Standard advertises a wide Christmas gift selection at 95e. Ladies gloves leather silk stockings and petticoats are listed with prices from 25c to 5.00. Mens ties silk and linen products and embroidered towels sheets and pillow cases are featured with low sale prices. Located on Forsyth Street near the Bank of Commerce in Americus Georgia.
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