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Americae
Georgia
Associated Press
Frost Landis & Rohn
Branewick Brig
New York
Peoples’ Cashlin
Chicago
Christmas Card Silence Echoes An Old Affection
A playful 1923 poem jokes about yearly Christmas cards that travel and return with memory lapses. The speaker notes mutual annual thoughts despite imperfect spelling, revealing a lighthearted reflection on long-standing connection and distance.
Congress Deadlock and World News Mix Faces in 1923
Congress stalls as Progressive Bloc holds Senate in suspense while Republicans seek a path for routine business. Russia and the White House spar over propaganda. Hughes demands cessation. Ford declines candidacy yet boosts Coolidge’s position. Obregon reports rebels gain on all fronts in Mexico as Prohibition tightens. Finance notes show 1923 state and county taxes totaling $535,269.30 collected, with uncollected digest taxes around $84,992.483 and valuation up about $3,000,000.
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Congress
House
Senate
Cuolumees
Tiesge
Hugh Baird
Thoughtful Words and Clear Expression
A concise reflection on the value of clear speech over verbose unknown language. It echoes Paul and Boileau on understanding, teaching, and articulate expression. The message emphasizes clarity and effective communication in sharing understanding.
Will Power Plus Brain For Sumter In 1924
A 1924 optimism piece urges Sumter county farmers to diversify beyond cotton. It highlights creamery operations, sweet potato drying, an egg hatchery, hog farming, and timber and pecans as new cash crops. The essay argues for intensive cultivation, modernization, and using will power plus brains to transform Sumter into one of the South’s wealthiest counties.
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Sumter
Americus
South
Weather superstitions exposed by officials in plain terms
A historic piece debunks folk beliefs about rain following battles and the moon influencing weather. The Weather Bureau in Washington says rain is not causally tied to battles or lunar phases, and that dry spells precede rain only by chance.
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Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
Weather Is Shaped Mostly by Sun Heat
The text states that weather changes arise from the sun’s heat, while the moon is inert and does not noticeably influence weather. It notes a tiny moon driven air tide but deems it insignificant, emphasizing sun regulation of weather.
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Moon
Earth
Gompers Praises U S Stand Against Soviet Relations
In editorials from the Savannah Press, Samuel Gompers is praised for opposing administration moves toward Soviet talks. The piece credits Gompers with American patriotism and calls on labor to condemn Moscow proposals. It argues that Borah misreads Soviet aims and warns that any compromise would empower the Soviets.
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Samuel Gompers
Gompers
Colidge
Woodrow Willson
Warren Harding
Moscow
America
Borah
United States
Washington
Savannah Press
Capital and the Value of Stored Capital in Industry
A Manufacturing News editorial argues capital as the universal driver of commerce and progress. It warns that heavy taxation and restriction drive capital away, likening it to skimmed milk and asserting abundant capital enables abundant life and power for the nation.
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Europe
Soviet
Russia
Congress
Life’s Medalist Talks Audion In Medicine
De Forest, receiving the Medal of Honor from the Institute of Radio Engineers, envisions the audion’s role in medicine. He describes it as the only instrument delicate enough to study the faint currents in the human body, notably the brain, and hints at a mysterious link between life and electricity.
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de Forest
Institute of Radio Engineers
Old Days in Americus Ten Years Ago Today
Decades recalled in Americus Times-Recorder items from December chart engagements and social events. Annie May Wicker to R D McNeil set for January. Elizabeth Hollis returns from New York. Susie Weisinger hosted in Macon. doll party on Lee Street. Mrs. Wheatley cup gift to Crawford Wheatley. Willifords, Kalmons, Dodson and Jordan family notes. social visits to Atlanta and Fort Valley. Also thirty years ago reports on R E Allison home and marriage, Blackwell and Avera business changes, and notable visits.
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T. J. Wicker
Annie May
R. D. McNeil
Americus
Elizabeth
Hollis
New York
Grantland Rice
Susie Weisinger
Macon
Jennie Harrison
Church Street
Frances
Virginia Ryals
Lee Street
Frances Shiver
Alice Johnson
Mary Heys
Elizabeth Moses
Mildred Warlick
Geraldine Ryals
Sara Lee Ryals
Elizabeth Ryals
Lena Mayo
Katherine Turner
Charlotte Turner
Gertrude Butt
Hazel ‘Prather
Margaret Granberry
Mary Bowers
Anne, Heys
Lucy Alice Parker
Emma Jie
Trumpkin
Lane
Louise Dudley
Martha Ivey
Social Americas
Gertrude Sheppard
Anniston
Georgia Bena Dodson
Crawford Wheatley
Wheatley
R S. Broadhurst
P. B. Williford
Lumpkin
Times-Recorder
R. E. Allison
W. H. Glover
Lamar Street
Friendship
Robert’ Adams
Times- Recorder
Alison
Blackwell & Avera
W. K. Wheatley
Alice Wheatley
Atlanta
Eye injury from firework injures local boy
Twenty years ago today Roy Black son of Mrs Mary Black of Taylor street faced possible blindness after a Roman candle firework exploded near the courthouse on Christmas night. A Negro was holding the device when the blast struck the boy in the eye, with medical officials fearing the worst.
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Times-Recorder
Roy Black
Mary Black
Taylor Street
Referee Kupper Bier of Hoboken 104 Years Old
The piece notes Kupper Bier aged 104 heads a family of 142 Republican voters, with satire on heredity in politics and society. It remarks on longevity linked to his wife's cooking, jokes about editors, and touches on Niagara Falls power, machinery freeing men for varied work, and a rising standard of living.
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Kupper Bier
Hoboken
Niagara Falls
French inventor forsakes propeller for gas driven plane
A historical note traces early aviation and notes a French inventor who introduces a new design with no propeller. The craft is said to be propelled by exploding gases like a skyrocket, marking a radical shift from Wright era propulsion.
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Wright Brothers
Wrights
Foresters Eye Chinese Chestnut Countermove in Blight Fight
US experts study introducing Chinese chestnut trees to America to counter Asian blight threatening American stock. Researchers hope shells and pests can be managed with new cotton varieties and plant defenses.
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Asia
Sam
America
Mighty Eleven Dominate 1923 Mail-Order Trade
The largest chain-store and mail-order groups in 1923 did around 0.800 billion dollars in business, with about half on the books of the leading mail-order firm. Individual retailers face growing competition from national outfits, and newspaper advertising stands as their key defense.
Christmas Seals and Diet Notes Plus Long Marriage Tenure
A Boston man paid 250 for a Christmas seal to gift his wife, while Coolidge buys stamps for personal use. The piece also includes reflections on fasting versus diet and a detailed list of acid and sweet fruits, concluding with a New Hampshire couple celebrating 60 years of marriage despite Christmas bills.
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Boston
Yearend Clearance Sale Brings Hundreds of Winter Goods
The Standard reports a sensational out clearing of hundreds of serviceable winter items to make way for new merchandise. Hosiery for children at 10c a pair, women’s silk stockings 44c, and low priced men’s and women’s shoes highlight a broad sale. Also noted are quirky items about a Boston judge indicted, a Boston landlady in jail, a Portland postman jailed, and a Seattle coal dealer who broke his arm.
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Mae
New York
Munson
Goodyear
Seattle
Three Smiles and a Car Tale
A humorous snippet notes a family car troubles scene with quips about driving together. It then pivots to a joke about wishing to be a boy to know about girls, followed by a tip on how to tell if a bathroom door is the last door you try. Then an advertisement highlights men’s all leather work shoes, knee boots, fleeced underwear, and Golden Rule work shirts offered at Forsyth Street, Americus, Georgia.
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Henry Ford
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Romania
Hungary
Austria
League of Nations
Obregon
Phil Fox
Ku Klux
W. S. Coburn
Haynes
Dawes
Chicagoentral Trust Company
Young
General Electric Company
International Committee
Germany
Boileau
Jinni
Tom Sims
Theda Bara
Hopwood
Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Paderewski
Fortland
Susan
Standard Dry Goods Company
Forsyth St
Bank of Commerce
Americus, GA
Bernarr Macfadden
Americas
Nat Lemaster
Americus Drug Co
L. G. Council
T. E.bolton
T. Cashier
C. M. Council
V.P. and
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