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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1923
Page
6
The column recalls the Crippen murder case, noting the first use of radio to locate a fugitive aboard ship. It contrasts past radio magic with modern ubiquitous communication, reflecting on public fascination and technological change from 13 years earlier to today. It cites Crippen’s alleged innocence and the historical debate over guilt.
A poem satirically invites readers to a fatal party hosted by a bootlegger. It celebrates dangerous alcohol with a recipe of scotch lye and vitriol, promising a spree where drinking leads to crime, sickness, or death. The speaker boasts high risk and carefree bravado, urging participation despite lethal odds.
A brief, period voice excerpt citing scripture and Shakespeare. The passage contrasts anger without sin with a troubled, unmoving woman described as muddy and thick, implying loss of beauty and motion in a stylized quotation.
The South’s cotton mills now surpass 1.7 million new spindles added nationally, with 1.475 million placed in Southern mills over five years. Growth shifts value from crop to production locally, boosting wealth as processing occurs where cotton is grown. Investors favor Georgia as mills saturate Carolinas, hinging on stable taxation and political consensus.
Prof J V Starky of Clemson College argues livestock feeding preserves soil health and boosts farm prosperity while selling feed degrades soil over years. He notes erosion from heavy rainfall and winter frost hinder fertility, but pasture can recover with manure and seed. Organic matter in barnyard manure is highly valuable.
Radio recalls London lawyer Huntly Jenkins who defended Dr Crippen famed for the 1910 case. Crippen, a timid medical practitioner, married Kunigunde Mackamotzki alias Cora Turner and grew a household bully. He fled with his secretary. Mrs Crippen vanished prompting Scotland Yard investigation.
Editorials comment on biennial sessions and smaller legislature size. President George Carswell of the State Senate notes Gov. Walker shifts on income tax, contrasting with the governor’s “school of thought.” A separate item reports the Philadelphia mint plans 29,759,000 nickels this year, amid renewed demand after wartime slack.
The Waycross Journal-Herald notes cold weather has spurred brisk business as dry goods clothing and grocery merchants expect strong holiday activity through Christmas, driven mainly by the season rather than the weather.
A Springfield Herald note on upcoming political announcements with fees unchanged from the last election. The Chicago Tribune lament condemns demagoguery and Oklahoma's political crisis as a lesson in civic intelligence and self-government.
The Easley Progress notes one sixteenth of farmers moved to cities last year due to depressed farm prices and high urban wages. It argues production across Easley areas could match or exceed others as farm and dairy machinery boosts efficiency, enabling farmers to work more acres with fewer laborers and benefit when markets turn.
In Fairbanks Alaska thermometers reportedly surged by forty degrees within a single minute amid speculation about hearing a message from Coolidge.
A quirky Dec 17 1912 item notes Dr. Peter Bahnsen returning from Memphis where elected vice president of the Southern Cattlemen’s Association. Social glimpses include Elizabeth Stevens and friends sending Santa letters, dance guests at Dawson, and local visits by Lee Childers from Adams and shoppers from Richland. Birthday party for Miss Mitch Payne noted. Mrs Arthur Rylander and children depart for Lake Butler Florida for Christmas.
A collage of brief items including political musings about Ford, Christmas shortages, hotel arrests in Pennsylvania, safety concerns from engineers, prospects for tenants, a New Yorker suing his wife for lost love valued at $100,000, and comments on marriage cost. Other notes touch on Munich, Germany, Mexico, fashion quips, parachute offers, department store fires in Philadelphia, British film protests, age gaps in marriage, British elections eggs thrown at candidates, a Goldsboro snake with a hatching story, a prince’s suicide attempt over a long name, life insurance totals, moonshining in California, and a pink wildcat in the Rockies.
The Times-Recorder recalls events from 1908 including the Willis move from Buena Vista to Athericus and C H Willis starting a local business. Win W Bass advertises 5000 gallons of fine rye whiskey at holiday prices. Americus schoolchildren gain two weeks of Christmas vacation starting this afternoon. Miss Annie Poole elected as fifth grade teacher at Farlow school succeeding Miss Gertrude Smith.
Thirty years ago today December 17 1893 reports illness of Col W T Davenport at his daughter's home on Taylor street due to grippe nearly pneumonia many friends wish him a quick recovery. Mrs M T Elams advertises gifts and wares while Furlow Gatewood hails a newborn boy weighing twelve pounds and the proud family humor. Ashley Thompson bicycles toward Oglethorpe finds Christmas dinner then a possum crossing the road leads to capture but a broken pedal forces a long walk home lugging possum and bike thirty miles toward Americus.
Massachusetts moves to pay wages to all inmates in prison shops and factories with a cap of not more than a fourth of their production. The policy aims to help offenders save money for post-release stability and reduce recidivism. A mix of industrial and social commentary runs through the piece.
In a patriotic vignette, the speaker cites per person tobacco consumption of 500 cigars and seven pounds annually, estimates the national tobacco bill near a billion dollars, and questions health damage from smoking versus past drinking eras, ending with a call for moderation.
Cairo women demand equal rights mirroring American peers. They prioritize equal educational facilities from the new government, with many additional requests expected as their campaign expands.
A near sighted man questions a boy in the street asking are you a messenger boy. The boy retorts no, sit and explains his slow walk is due to a sore toe. In another vignette Milford adds extra sugar to cocoa prompting a family quip about one spoonful being enough. A third brief joke contrasts "personal development" with recreation as a man gains through spare time use.
Dairy show in the agricultural hall draws crowds as London dairymaids demonstrate superior churning. They have already broken attendance records and claim they can beat the world in the art, with more days of competition ahead.
The piece ponders historical presidential traits and contrasts with modern figures like Ford, reflecting on leadership narratives from Wallace Farmer style prose and Des Moines historical tones. It contrasts Rough Riders era charisma with contemporary political perception.
London based report notes Eugene Kot choubey once a wealthy figure of the old Russian empire is insolvent and in debt to the Soviet government. Before the war he earned $50,000 annually and now works for a London merchant for five pounds per week.
The Standard advertises a Monday and Tuesday sale with deep cuts on baby goods, rugs, linoleum, towels, handkerchiefs, stockings, coats, fabrics, and curtains. Prices include baby blankets at 2.50, axminster rugs at 24.75, linoleum at 0.50 to 0.95, and mens and ladies accessories from 5 cents to 95 cents. Numerous patterns and sizes highlighted for Christmas gifts.
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