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Not a News Item Provokes Moral Quote Card
A biblical verse warns that those who speak carelessly invite trouble. The proverb emphasizes restraint in speech. A saying by Alphonse Karr notes the paradox of perception: two eyes yet one tongue.
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The Great Unknown Southland Promoted for Migration
A period piece argues the South is the Great Unknown with climate, soils, and potential drawing settlers from across the nation. It criticizes Southeastern Passenger Association homeseekers rates as inadequate and harmful, calling them a failed boon that could sour railroads and undermine agricultural growth.
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Verne on Submarines and Imagination
A Paris marriage of Jules Verne’s niece prompts reflections on his Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. The piece notes preexisting early submarines from the Revolutionary War era and contrasts Verne’s fiction with real-world tech, acknowledging imagination’s role alongside actual invention.
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Which is to blame in street accidents cars or pedestrians
A Milwau kee checkup found 54 of 100 accidents due to pedestrian carelessness and 46 to motorists. New York City claims 85 percent of street deaths are jaywalkers. Safety campaigns target drivers, but half of focus should be on pedestrians.
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Opinions of Other Editors on Bank Accounts
A Richmond News column extols bank accounts, arguing they teach economy, build credit, encourage prudent judgment, and foster business habits. It asserts banks offer security, accurate records, and convenient payment by checks, connecting readers with local business leaders.
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The Cowboy's Haven Song Recasts Dry Era in Verse
A 1923 daily poem by U A Service Berton Braley retells the Cowboy's Haven scene as prohibition rewrites a saloon. Bad Eye Bill seeks a drink, clashes with a soda clerk, and a barroom brawl erupts amid a critique of dry laws and western vitality.
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Old Days In Americus Ten Years Ago Today
Ten years back Americus residents noted events and mentions from the Times-Recorder. Reports include cotton prices edging toward 15 cents and social visits from D M Borum family and Mamie Clarke gatherings. Notable notes cover a C C Sheppard Sr wedding anniversary, Rev Thomas M Christian arriving as pastor, and plans for a First Baptist mission on Brooklyn Heights. Prisoners received Christmas dinners served by Sheriff Bell and his wife.
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Three Smiles The Parson's Faded Preview Scene
A short stage sketch features a solemn preacher quizzing Rastus on taking Viola as wife. Banter shifts from humorous lines to a worldly coin toss, with Viola's father offering a dollar as a light punchline about worth. Credits nod to Layfayette Lyre.
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Sumter settlers and spelling bee spark local chatter
At Rylanders corner residents discuss cold weather and Mr A A Willet a Sumter pioneer shared exploits. Harmony church near Americus hosts a spelling bee with organizers George Seig and George Herndon leading rival sides. Capt Alf Bell buys a new spelling book amid town excitement.
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Paris Quip Shows Quick Trades in Silk and Hat
In a humorous Parisian quip, a child watches a man convert 25 cents into a silk handkerchief while a parent boasts that a mother can just as easily turn 40 dollars into a hat. The exchange highlights wit over everyday bargaining and thrift.
Walker Heads to New York Markets for Fresh Dry Goods
H S Walker leaves Saturday night for New York and eastern markets to buy a new up-to-date stock of dry goods for a stand recently occupied by S L Sills whose bankrupt stock was purchased by Walker and associates and almost disposed of. The new firm will carry first class assortment of up-to-date goods and cater to every class of shopper with special attention to the better class buyers.
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Leap Year Single Men Advice Keep Your Distance
A string of humorous, cautionary tips advises single men to avoid flirting during Leap Year. The quips urge avoiding shaving, mustaches, fancy dress, and romantic attention, while promoting odd rituals like gumtinged mustaches, mismatched clothes, and odd behaviors to remain unattached during the Leap Year.
Atlanta Tax Values Jump Forty Million
Atlanta tax books close for 1923 show an increase of about 40 million in assessed property values, boosting next year’s city revenue by around 500 thousand dollars. Realty values were 208.4 million last year, with estimates indicating nearly a 20 percent rise. City Tax Assessor W A Hancock cautioned that estimates may vary and declined to confirm a reported 50 million figure.
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Wadley enters race for Ware County Ordinary post
Wadley announces candidacy for the office of Ordinary in Ware County. The bid is subject to the January 16 Democratic primary. With Wadley’s entry, only the clerk of the Superior Court race remains uncontested.
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Fragmented Rail Schedule Snippet with Cities and Times
Partial timetable fragment lists multiple routes among Albany Chicago St Louis Atlanta Jacksonville and Macon with times around day and night stretches. Includes Albany Montgomy and Macon-Atlanta connections. Ends with miscellaneous notes and stray digits.
Fasting and Health: A Manual by the Father of Physical Culture
The author argues fasting is total abstinence from all food for health benefits. He cites observations from animals and his own pneumonia experience to claim sick beings refuse food, and only resume eating when recovered. He critiques partial fasts and emphasizes strict fasting as true fasting.
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