Minstrel Show Comes to Union High Auditorium
The Parrott amateur minstrels directed by Miss Bertha Lee will perform at Union high school's auditorium tonight at 8 o clock to benefit Parrott school. A large crowd is expected with a program featuring songs, skits, and a baritone solo, highlighting local talent from Parrott and Dawson.
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Leslie
Parrott
Dawson
Union High School
Bertha Lee
Musc
Parrott School
Mammy
Sunny
Honey Boy
Jim Cook
Robert Shippy
Pal-O-Mine
Lawson Cook
Drew Arnold
Nestle
Sam Yarbrough
Jess Chambliss
Henry Cook
Cook
Howard L. Arnold
High Waller
Ex-Gov Lowden Joins Cotton Growers Pool in Arkansas
Former Illinois governor Frank O Lowden, a key figure in the last presidential race, signs with the Arkansas Cotton Growers Cooperative Association to market all cotton from his lands through the group for five years. The effort targets 200000 bales, with 180000 secured and expectations of 50000 more due to his influence. The association expands as a sixth state adopt the California style plan.
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Little Rock
Ark
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Arkansas
California
Arkansas Cotton: Growers’ Co- Operative Asociation
Arkansas Association
Lowden
Central of Georgia Rail Schedule Fragments Arrive and Leave Times
Train times show arrivals and departures for the Central of Georgia line between Columbus Albany Macon and Atlanta with frequent connections to Chicago and Jacksonville. The mixed entries list daily and Sunday service with multiple routes and odd sequencing.
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I Central OF Georgia
Columbus
Albany-Montg
Macon
Atlanta
Albany-Jaxville
Albany
Jaxville
Chgo
St. L. Atla
Cinti
Rylander Plans Two Day Showing of My Boy Star Jackie Coogan
Manager Emory Rylander of the Rylander Theater prepares a two day engagement of the Associated First National film My Boy starring Jackie Coogan. Anticipating crowded houses, the program follows his successful Peck’s Bad Boy with this humor and pathos filled tale.
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Emory Rylander
Rylander Theater
Jackie Coogan
Rylander
Peck
Boy
Jackie
Sol Lesser
Sterling
Claude Dillingwater
Mathilda Brundage
Jackie Blair
New York
Local families greet holidays with visits and moves
Miss Beatrice Connors returns home from Andrew Female college while Anthony residents Andrew Walters and Edwin Page adjust for Christmas. Page siblings at Winder and Hugh Page visit. Douglas Walters pursues Emory post grad as Allie May Connors visits State Normal. Pauline Durr travels to Dawson. Will Mask relocates to Smithville. Ruby Frances Simpson teaches Valdosta then LaGrange, Marion Parsons visits her mother, Lizzie Lou Daniel returns from Parrott, G R Simpson hosts Bass family for Christmas.
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Beatrice Connors
Andrew Female College
Leonard Walters
Allied Service Bureau of Atlanta
Edwin Page
Winder
Frank Page
Hugh Page
Douglas Walters
Emory University
Allie May Connors
State Normal School
Asb. Connors
Pauline. Durr
Dawson
Will Mask
Anthony
Smithville
Ruby
Frances Simpson
Valdosta
Ruby Simpson
LaGrange
Marion Parsons
K. Parsons
Lizzie Lou Daniel
Tom Parrott
G. R. Simpson
O. S. Bass
German artificial diamonds hype fades amid costs
Scientists claimed cheap diamond production but trade reports show German synthetic gems still costly to produce compared with mined stones. Sir William Crookes first made diamonds by crystallizing graphite under pressure but those were small and worthless as gems.
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William Crookes
The Giant Meteor Crater at Coon Butte Aria zna
An ancient meteor impact created a crater nearly a mile long at Coon Butte in Ariazna. The piece discusses digging deep into Earth to reach such a relic and notes many space visitors. It contrasts Earth's significance with distant stars, calling Earth a speck beside an orange.
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Earth
Ariazna
Coon Butte
Germany’s rapid mark injection threatens economic strain
In two weeks Germany adds about 3.269 trillion paper marks to an existing supply, lifting the total to roughly 105 trillion marks. That influx equals about 1,000 marks per person here and doubles Germany’s prewar circulation, prompting concern over the sustained currency pressure and its broader impact.
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Germany
Adjusted compensation bill eyed to become law soon
National Commander MacNider reports politicians expect the adjusted compensation bill for ex-service men to pass within months. The bill offers veterans a choice of cash, paid-up insurance, vocational training, farm or home aid, or land settlement. It is presented as back pay for services at unfairly low wages, not a bonus. The name of the measure is unimportant.
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MacNider
The
American Legion
Barney Oldfield Bound for Congress Pace Quickens
A brisk political push is described as moving through Congress so rapidly that legendary racer Barney Oldfield could not keep up with the wheel, signaling an intense legislative tempo and bold strategy.
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Congress
Barney Oldfield
Striking views on railroads and farming in American economy
The speaker argues railroads have guaranteed profits by law while farming and other industries lack such protection. He notes railroading as a basic industry and questions why production follows a caste system. Uncle George asks why corn farmers do not have the same guaranteed profits.
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Rollo
George
Rivington Printer Turned Publisher Through Generations
The 1601 London printer Rivington evolved into a book publisher. The family tradition passed from father to son for 320 years, with business inclination often inherited. Navigators and skilled mechanics are usually bred, not made, and a father finds pride when his son follows into his shoes.
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London
Rivington
Studying Astronomy Teaches That Education Is Process
A reflective note on astronomy as a discipline showing education as an ongoing process of growth. It emphasizes deep learning, curiosity, and the journey of gaining knowledge through observation and study.
Fragmented philosophical reflection on knowledge and water
The text ponders human limits to knowledge claiming ignorance expands with progress. It cites water’s composition as two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen and notes hydrogen and oxygen remain unanswered questions to fit the theme of divine wisdom hidden from us.
Scout Meeting Postponed To January Sixth 1922
Due to many boys being unavailable this evening there will be no Scout meeting. The next gathering is Friday January sixth 1922 where final plans for the new year will be adopted. Silas Johnson Scout Master.
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Silas Johnson
Negro sues city for nearly thirty thousand dollars
Levi Swain, a Moultrie Black man, sues the City of Moultrie for 29980 dollars alleging he received permanent injuries while working on the job. The petition seeks compensation for damages and medical effects from the incident dated December 30.
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Moultrie
Levi Swain
Moultrie Negro
Swain
Building in business district struck by live wire
A building in the business district suffered damage after coming into contact with a live wire. No further details are provided in the readable text.
Fine new rural school planned in Colquitt county
In Moultrie on December 30 local officials announce Colquitt county will gain another consolidated school. The Culberson district has sold 17000 dollars in bonds to fund a new school building to be located at Evelyn.
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Moultrie
Colquitt
Culberson
Evelyn
Diamonds in their natural state show a dull color
Diamonds in their natural state exhibit a dull color, reflecting the rough, unpolished surface and mineral impurities. The description notes a muted hue before cutting and grading enhance brilliance and clarity. This observation underscores the difference between raw and finished gemstones.
Prescription for c and LaGrippe noted as tsp remedy
Fragmentary note cites 666 as a prescription for c and LaGrippe and mentions the tsp remedy known, with unclear context or attribution.
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Suicide Club
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Haire & Parker
Sumter
Americas
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Seaboard Air Line
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Richland-Montg’y
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Josse Grismer
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Paramount Pictures
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