News Agency Rights Notice Draft
The passage states that Associated Press retains exclusive republication rights for all news dispatches credited or not credited in this paper. It also reserves republication of special dispatches and lists national advertising representatives Frost Landis Kohn in New York and Chicago offices for the gas and biig brands.
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Associated Press
Focal
Allwright
EEE
Frost, Landis, & Kohn
Brunswick Bldg
New York
Gas Biig
Chicazo
Quote from Zechariah and William Wadsworth
A religious verse opens with Zechariah invoking honesty and piety while condemning false oaths. The quotation transitions to a meditation on learning and human experience, suggesting that educated minds will seek meaning in suffering and joy, with attribution to William Wadsworth.
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Zechariah
Oriental Luxuries and Other Things
The essay argues modern luxury pales beside ancient imperial excesses in Damascus and ancient China. It notes vast slave labor supported such opulence, praising the disappearance of luxury and much of slavery as a positive reflection of progress.
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Abulfeda
Damascus
Moktader
Pagdad
Tigris
Shih Huang Ti
New York Police Conference Highlights Modern Criminal Tools
Detectives at an international police gathering in New York note rope workers climb roofs using human fly skills to reach stores. Burglar tools carried in violin and banjo cases, electric drills through light sockets, and electric fuse explosions show yeggmen rely on electricity. Acetylene torches to burn steel vaults remain imperfect.
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New York
International Conference of Police
Boyland
Crime Patterns and Cocaine Ties in New York Sleuth Notes
Detective Frank Quigley says cocaine drives crooks, aiding nerve steadiness and reckless bids. He notes burglars’ unique methods and timing, with Saturday night work and storm triggers common, while police push to curb drug linked crime though effort remains challenging.
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New York
Frank Quigley
Old Days in Americas Ten Years Ago Today
The Times-Recorder notes December 19, 1912 items from Americus with civic and social updates. The piece lists mayoral and aldermanic selections, police commissioners, students home for holidays, and college attendees, alongside a brief nod to 1902 industry hopes and local Christmas activities. It mentions Fred Sills Louise Rogers Calhoun Rebecca Hodges and other residents in holiday context.
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the Times-Recorder
Fred Sills
Stone Mountain
Louise Rogers
Calhoun
Brenau College
Gainesville
M. M. Lowry
Americus
L. Bell
George Oliver
H. B. Mashburn
H. W. Weaver
Henry C. Horton
C. J. Clark
Rebecca Hodges
Winston-Salem College
Times-Recorder
Americas
Thirty Years Ago Today No Paper Published Monday
A brief item notes that thirty years ago today no paper was published on a Monday morning, indicating an unusual publishing pause and documenting archival timing for readers.
Frankness and the price of frank opinions
A 1922 poem argues that the phrase to be perfectly frank signals rude critique. It laments how frankness exposes faults and foibles, damaging comradeship and trust. The speaker urges dropping the habit for smoother relations and avoiding blunt honesty.
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NEA Service
Cotton industry menace and boll weevil threat
Editorial stresses cotton as a world changing industry with vast investments in the South and global dependence on cotton goods. It warns that the boll weevil threatens the entire economy and civilization, urging government and industry to fund remedies and research to protect mills, finance, and farm communities.
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South
Europe
England
Lancashire
Christmas Advice From Tom Sims On Gifts And Life
Tom Sims offers humorous aphorisms on Christmas, gifts, and life philosophy. He jokes about pocketbooks, stoves, and fashion, notes the boy’s wishful view of Santa, and mocks trends while stressing practical wisdom and social quirks.
Social notes from New Era residents and visits
Atlanta residents Lonnie Lane and others visit at Mrs. S M Parker while several families like the Veals Parkers and Carters host visitors. Multiple influenza cases are mentioned and various friends travel between homes including a bedside visit for Clarke Carter in Plains.
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Lonnie Lane
Atlanta
B. J. Lane
M. C. Veal
Thomas Bradley
S. M. Parker
J. A. Murray
W. T. A. Bray
Berta Will Clark
Plains
Little Clarke Carter
J. W. Carter
Ed Carter
Cartez Veal
E.W. Parker
H. A. Parker
H. A. Parker, Jr
R. P. Parker
Bessie Autry
Daniel Autry
L. M. Mercer
S.S. Ledger
H. J. and
Otis Morris
T. A. Bradley
Alex Harden
E. W. Parker
Christmas toy aid request to P. O. Box 449
A public notice appeals to readers who know of children or families in need to write to P. O. Box 449 for help with Christmas toys. The call emphasizes community assistance and urges urgent contact.
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Moylan
Broughton
Prayton
Savannah
Georgia
N.B
Ellison
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