Re entered second class matter notice
The notice states Americus Georgia post office second class treatment under the Act of Congress. It credits The Associated Press for news dispatch republication and reserves rights for special dispatches. It lists national advertising representatives Frost Landis and Kohn in New York and Chicago offices.
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Americus
Georgia
Associated Press
National Advertising
Frost Landis & Kohn
Brunswick
New York
Peoples’ Gas Bldg
Chicago
Emigration Motives and Sumter County Labor Concerns
An editorial argues fear, not only wages, drives Black migration North. It urges leniency toward African Americans to keep labor in Sumter County farms and homes, warns against vigilant policing, criticizes the Ku Klux Klan, and stresses maintaining adequate labor for 1924 crops.
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Sumter County
the Times-Recorder
Sumter
Railroads move record freight in 1923 as year ends
Pocket Book News notes railroads carried more freight in 1923 than any prior year, signaling broad prosperity. Experts predict total will exceed 50 million cars, with 46 million already moved by December 1, reflecting stocking by merchants wholesalers mills and factories.
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Eva Man
Wan
Opinions of Other Editors on Coburn Trial in Atlanta
The Cordele Dispatch excerpts testimony about Fox and the Coburn murder case. A visiting woman recounts threats of violence and a claim of a button to summon a hundred men, while an officer compares Fox to a drunk or crazy man. The piece frames the Ku Klux Klan as a menace when organized.
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Coburn
Atlanta
Fox
Tuggle
Dorsey
Georgia
Cordele’ Dispatch
Kissing the Nurse Thought Pleases Many Patients
A doctor notes it is common for patients recovering from operations to want to kiss the nurse. Editor Nevin of the Atlanta Georgian adds a quip that a patient’s happiness might lead to kissing a cow. The Montgomery Advertiser cites the remark as a light newsroom comment.
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Columbus Enquirer-Sun
Nevin
The
Atlanta Georgian
Montgomery Advertiser
Cordele Butter Set To Leave In First Lot Tonight
The Cordele creamery plans to ship the first carload of butter produced as a Cordele product tonight. Officials say the product will stand out as a preferred article compared with butter from other fields, according to an exchange note.
Three Smiles Well Meaning Stranger In Courtroom Banter
A London bystander and various townsfolk exchange quips about a car, Santa Claus questions, and a tense courtroom moment. A lawyer jokes about clients and trials as a gun-wielding threat interrupts the scene, highlighting quirky local humor and street chatter.
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London
Whale rib fossil rewrites California ocean history
In Trabuco Canyon scientists led by Dr. David Starr Jordan report a whale rib fossil indicating Southern California lay beneath the ocean as recently as eight million years ago. Conchologist A J Trege placed the rib in the Miocene, with three former shore lines and fossils of sharks teeth and seashells dating from hundreds of thousands of years earlier.
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Los Angeles
Jonah
California
David Starr Jordan
Trabuco Canyon
Here
A. J. Trege
Los Angeles Museum
P Des
Redding Sues Over Falling Peachtree Sign
In Atlanta on December 26, E W Redding filed a Fulton superior court suit seeking 25000 dollars. He claims a heavy sign over a Peachtree street building front fell and injured him, and he plans to pursue the case with hired lawyers.
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Atlanta
Fulton
E. W. Redding
Peachtree Street
Old Days in Americus Christmas Socials and Local News
In Americus the club will host an elegant Christmas German led by Mr. R. Lee with Miss Annie Sorrell of Texas, and a cotillion at Hotel Windsor promises large attendance. Cotton sales near 12.5 to 12.75 cents with more contracts at 15 cents. Col Hugh M. Brown arrives for Christmas. Notables: D Holmes visiting, Col and Mrs J C Roney and Col and Mrs W T Lane travel to Shellman, Miss Josie Jordan heads to Fort Valley. C C Clay proves theft of three mules from Felder street. Lester Williams gifts friends illustrated Christmas editions of The Amusement Globe. At Home club to meet Dec 29 at Gol. B E Hawkins residence. Miss Florrie Watts returns home to Cuthbert. A group of girls depart Americus for Milledgeville’s Normal and Industrial Institute. Whit Smith expected back from Kansas for a rest. Ten years ago today no paper published.
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Times Recorder
Americus Club
Annie Sorrell
Texas
Hotel Windsor
Hugh M. Brown
Pete
Louis
D. Holmes
Cordele
Judge
R._ F. Crittenden
Josie Jordan
Americus
Fort Valley
Felder Street
Church Street
Florrie Watts
L. D. Lockhart
Cuthbert
Milledgeville
World Briefs Reach Into Europe and Mexico Politics
The White House considers unofficial participation on international committees to track German investments and potential reparations to France. In Congress, progressive blocs hold sway, delaying leadership votes as Obregonist, Huertista, and Mexican politics ripple abroad. Baldwin contemplates tenure as UK prime minister amid Liberal Conservative shifts.
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America
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France
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Cummins
Senate
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la Follette
House
Congress
Picture machines doomed in Savannah
Savannah December 26 Agents for picture games sought city approval to place devices in several businesses but were refused. The machines were installed anyway and now owners face gambling charges. Chief Hendry labeled them straight gambling devices violating city and state laws.
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Savannah
Hendry
Abraham Levy Faints During Account Probe
New York December 26. A court suit labels Abraham Levy as a leaster landlord who profits from long term tenement rents with little repair. When demanded to reveal accounts he fainted, collapsing from the witness chair. He revived later as his counsel accepted an adverse judgment.
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New York
Abraham Levy
Mr. Levy
Levy
Consel
Seaboard Air Line Train Schedule Cites Times
Central Time timetable shows Cordele Helena Cols Montgomery Sarh Richland with arrival and departure times including 10:05 am and 5:15 pm. Cols Montgomery service appears 3:15 pm while Cordele Sarh runs 12:26 pm.
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Albany-Jaxville
Albny
Jaxville
Macon
Atlanta
Albany
Columbus
Ortowe
Chgo
St. L. Atl
Albany-Montg’y
Alb-Jax
Miami
Alby-Jax
Seaboard Air Line
Cordele-Hel’na
Cols-M’t’g
Cordele-Sarh
Richland-Cols
Macfadden Walks to Work and Keeps Fit in Private Regime
Bernard Macfadden extols personal health routines contrasting barefoot dawn walks from West Nyack to New York City with his bustling Macfadden Publications duties. He asserts daily exercise and oxygen-rich living sustain him through an exhausting publishing schedule while maintaining a simple, nature-connected lifestyle.
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West Nyack
New York
New York City
Macfadden
Broadway
Wayfarer
Macfadden Publications, Inc
Mitchell County may sell 400000 bond issue
Camilla Dec 26 The Mitchell County bond question continues to draw attention from residents after years of discussion. Voters authorized 400000 road improvement bonds in 1919 but rising material costs and inflated prices after World War I led commissioners to delay the sale. The issue has reappeared at several board meetings, with a sale briefly planned before being recalled over price disagreements.
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Camilla
Mitchell County
Flush Kidneys with Jad Salts and Water Therapy
When kidney pain or backache appears, avoid excessive drugs and instead drink plenty of water. Try Jad Salts, a grape and lemon juice based mixture with lithia, to flush and stimulate kidney function, then have your physician check your kidneys twice yearly.
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy Promises Cure All Stomach Ailments
A reader shares how many doctors failed to help stomach trouble until Mayr's Wonderful Remedy was tried in St. Louis. The ad claims the preparation removes catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract, calms inflammation, and can cure stomach liver and intestinal complaints including appendicitis. A double dose will convince or money refunded, sold by Howell's Pharmacy and druggists.
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Thoms
St. Louis
Mayr
Thomas
Howell
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