The Times Recorder Administrative Details
The Times Recorder operates as a daily and Sunday paper for Americus Georgia with weekly editions. It lists officers Arthur Pres Lovelace Eve W S Kirkpatrick as editor and treasurer and notes rates and official status for Sumter County and district agencies.
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Times-Recorder Co., (Inc
Arthur Pres
Lovelace Eve
Sec’'y
W. S. Kirk-patrick
Treas
Americus
Sumter County
Railroad Commission of Georgia
Third Congressional District
U. S. Court
Southern District of Georgia
Bible Thought for Today Contentment a Great Gain
A devotional note cites 1 Timothy 6 6 to urge godliness with contentment as true wealth since nothing is brought into the world and nothing can be carried out with us. It emphasizes having food and clothing as sufficiency.
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Editorial decries bandit ransom and civic funding urges library support
The editorial notes bandits hold Sun Yat Sen’s wife for 500000 and urges swift witness testimony. It calls for proper library funding, critiques bank insurance and public spending, mocks liquor and mortgage issues, and comments on Georgia politics and national affairs with satirical observations. It mentions Macon, Governor Hardwick, and ongoing civic debates.
Treasury savings certificates and stamps offered at post offices
The post office begins sale of new treasury savings certificates worth 25 100 and 1000 dollars at discounts to maturity in five years with 4 12 percent interest compounded semi annually. Stamps remain on sale, thrift deposits encouraged, and small war time securities discontinued.
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Brain Tramps and the Narrowing Path to Work
An editorial argues that mass unemployment and shifting economies push people to drift mentally and geographically. It warns that chronic brain roaming harms focus on present jobs, with prosperity intensifying this tendency and hard times magnifying it. It predicts sizable changes in the economy as people seek alternative paths and locations.
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Adventures of the Twins ends with Pim Pim in Brownieland
Nancy and Nick bid Whizzy Tornado farewell then return to Pim Pim in Brownieland. Pim Pim, surprised, learns the twins possess the key to the Enchanted Cupboard and the two magic shovels. They plan to dig shiny material for Christmas tree toys as winter ends, promising more next year.
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Carnegie Library funds urged to rise to fifty
Ten years ago today The Times Recorder notes the county grand jury urged increasing Carnegie Library Association support from 25 to 50 dollars monthly. Other items report paving plans on Cotton avenue with vitrified brick, new residents to Sumter, holiday visits, Masonic lodge officer elections, church furnace work, and a fatal ember fire in Birmingham affecting a local relative. Judge Clarke remains seriously ill. a niece of Howell Allbritton died in a Birmingham fire at 23. Webster County dispensary vetoed by Governor Candler. Thirty years ago no paper published on Monday morning.
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Cotton Avenue
Central Depot
Wilde Street
J. W. Bishop
Sumter
Bishopville
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Leonard Parker
James L. Sparks
Frances Sparks
North Carolina
Americus
Mary Hawkes
Montezuma
Mary Ella Davenport
Brenau
Woodburn
Barnesville
Oglethorpe
M. B. Council Lodge
J. E. Mathis
R. E. Lee
K. W. Jones
J. L. Montgomery
J. A. Davenport
S. A. Jennings
Ryler
Birmingham
J. B. Brooks
Americas
Preston
Candler
Webster
Twenty Years Ago Today Court Stenographer Retires
Twenty years ago today on December 21, 1901, Capt. J. N. Riker completed his long service as court stenographer. His meticulous notes and steady presence marked two decades of courtroom record keeping.
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Concentration Stimulation as Solution to Business Mood
The text argues that avoiding evasion and curbing mental tramping will help progress. By focusing on immediate problems and work, momentum will start. Concentration-stimulation of effort is presented as the universal cure for problems.
If Some People Could Be Two Places at Once
A playful ad note invites readers to visit a gift counter at special prices offered by Sheffield Co. for a dual location experience. The quirky line suggests multiple venues akin to picture shows and highlights promotional pricing.
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Sheffield Co
Confessions Of A Movie Star Red Dress Affair
A seamstress narrates an episode about Mrs McMasters and a birthday dress from Sisson s. A box arrives to reveal a rose red net creation instead of the intended gray net design. The envelope bears McMasters handwriting and the note To my sweet red rose hints at a hidden motive and romantic intrigue.
Central Georgia trains change schedules effective December
Central of Georgia Railway announces timetable updates for Americus and Columbus. Train No 39 to Columbus now departs Americus at 7 50 a m instead of 6 50 a m on Thursday December 22. Train No 21 to Columbus leaves Americus at 3 30 p m instead of 2 30 p m daily except Sunday. Train No 22 from Columbus arrives Americus at 1 25 p m instead of 11 00 a m. George Andersen, Agent.
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Central of Georgia offers holiday fare to Southeast
Central of Georgia Railway announces a Christmas holiday round trip fare of one and a half times the regular rate to all Southeast points. Sales run December 21 to 25. final travel limit is January 4 at midnight from the starting point. Call local agent for more details.
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Railroad Schedules for Americus Georgia
Central Time passenger train arrivals and departures listed with stations including Columbus Chicago Albany Montgomery Macon Atlanta Columbus and Jacksonville. Times show arrivals followed by departures with notes marked daily and Sunday.
Mrs McMasters Sends Birthday Card After Gossip
A rumor about dancer Rosalie Bruce leads Mrs McMasters to mail her husband’s calling-card wrapped in an envelope to the dancer via Mrs Beatty. The Gray and Silver net dress arrives and is returned to Sisson’s, sparking talk among the girls as midnight nears.
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Sisson’s
Ansy's sale promises deep discounts on ladies' wear
Three days more Thursday Friday Saturday to secure tailor made suits coats dresses skirts and children's coats at the lowest prices ever seen in America. Don’t miss this opportunity. We are selling thousands. Ansley’s.
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