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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1924
Page
4
The piece recalls a Christmas morning scene where a family shares quiet smiles as household chores continue. Tension between duty and celebration surfaces but the mood remains cheerful with hints of generosity and togetherness, underscoring the theme that tomorrow is Christmas.
A phantom Martian visits Earth during Christmas and views humanity as selfish and quarrelsome. He notes Earth life as a hard, envious struggle for bare necessities and praises a festival of generosity and kindness observed on Christmas Eve and returns with hopeful observations.
New York’s The Evening Graphic, MacFadden’s daily, attacks Hearst’s Mirror and Patterson’s Daily News in a polemical set of broadsides. He charges rivals with theft of ideas, greed, and reliance on brainless journalism, while promising public support to hire independent thinkers.
DeKalb County created in 1822 named for Baron De Kalb with Decatur as county seat. Covers 272 sq mi with about 45 000 people in the 5th district and 34th senatorial. Stone Mountains is the judicial circuit. Dougherty County created in 1853 named for Charles Dougherty with Albany as county seat. It covers 342 sq mi and has over 20 000 people in the 2nd district and 10th senatorial. Albany is in the Albany judicial circuit. Atlanta hosts 116 educational institutions in the city and houses the largest mail order seed house in the nation. Notable colleges include Georgia Tech, Emory, Oglethorpe, Agnes Scott, and five negro-endowed colleges. The first Masonic Lodge is said to have been formed by James Edward Oglethorpe. Darien, capital of McIntosh County, founded by Oglethorpe. McIntosh County created in 1793 with about 6 000 people in 470 sq mi.
In UMBUS district, ROHI officers found two quarts of whisky hidden inside an iron safe at a residence on Lika road. Details from the precinct report describe the discovery following an earlier tip and mention local authorities’ ongoing actions.
From The Times Recorder December 24 1914 a look back at holiday events and society notes in Americus. Contributions to the Empty Stocking Fund totaled 195 cents added to 19107 cents, a cotton market quote and holiday dance at the armory, Miss Carolyn Grambverts Christmas party on Lee street with young dancers Catherine and Charlotte Turner, and plans for a past graduates reunion promising unique entertainment with former schoolmates and matrons in graduation dresses.
Englishman Christopher Hull sets an hour brick record with 809 bricks, while an electric brick-laying machine reportedly reaches 1200 bricks per hour, outperforming hand methods and hinting at a future where machines dominate construction and agriculture.
A tangle of brief clipped items offers holiday musings and quirky odds. The piece mentions calendars from 1924, a divorce after a hatch et, dog eating Eskimos, a bank messenger spending 30000, a St. Louis garage fine for stored car use, and a wry Paris mood amid playful jests about Santa and divorce.
Miss Ella Claire FeKellar travels to Key West to join Prof Rex Meckella ar for a Cuba trip. Milledgeville Normal School students Emma Eldridge and Linda Mathis return home for holidays amid busy Christmas season in Americus. J W Stallings plans a new dwelling on Church Street and a vacant lot purchase near the Tullis home. Americus cotton to top 60 000 bales by week end breaking year end records, receipts near 390 bales. Presbyterian Sunday school festival draws many children giving gifts to the less fortunate. Christmas shopping and holiday crowds fill Americus streets, making this a standout business day of the season.
The dye fluorescein changes ultraviolet light to a yellowish green color. This optical property highlights fluorescein’s use in tracing and illumination applications, illustrating how a chemical additive can alter perceived light wavelengths.
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