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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1925
Page
4
A fragment notes an excend close matter entered at the Americus Georgia post office. The piece references The Times Recorder and standard republication rights, with standard lines about editor, Associated Press and advertising representatives.
A compact reflection urging constant vigilance of mortality and exile to curb abject thoughts and unchecked desires. The quote cites Matthew chapter 25 verse 13 and Epictetus as authorities for living with awareness of death and impermanence.
A playful poem notes the mailman brings cheer and bills each day. Readers savor letters from friends and relatives then groan at invoices. The message blends curiosity about what's inside with the ritual of daily correspondence. Bills demand payment as the letters reveal summer travels and hidden secrets.
Editorial notes average tourist car spend of 11 dollars per night and projects 250000 dollars from 100 cars over eight months. Rome Legion Tourist Camp hosts 55 cars and 169 people last week, with 29 bound for Florida and 26 elsewhere. Camp rated 80 percent by American Automobile Association, plans a union kitchen to improve facilities. baths lights car shelter drainage and sewer noted. Travelers praise Rome camp and urge promotion of local lands to attract farmers and tourists. Public health appeal urges malaria elimination and Mosquito control inside homes with screens and frequent checks.
Dr J W Chambliss and the County Board of Health urge farmers to drain ponds and clear weeds around homes and barns to curb malaria. They warn malarial mosquitos rest in dark, cool places and breed where water collects, advising ditching and weed removal now.
The Christian Science Monitor reports Chelsea’s bootleggers discuss reviving their union amid changes from federal liquor enforcement. Insiders claim rationing of protection funds and shifts to East Cambridge jail arraignments affect loyalty and profits as agents curb illicit activity.
From The Times-Recorder July 30 1915 the Americus area reports a large alligator captured on the L. Ansley plantation and brought to town, the second in a week, along with the market of Americus third bale of new cotton weighed over 600 pounds by farmer J. W. Methvin. Also noted are Miss Foy Mott visiting from Brunswick planning a Frisco trip and prophet Samuel Heys entertaining at the courthouse with watermelons. Also twenty years prior plans for a Lamar Street three story building and insects in nearby McGarrah cotton fields with millions of tiny spiders feeding on foliage. Philo Smith leaves Americus press job for Macon to manage two large presses.
The postmaster general blocks broadcasting of Lady Astor and others for being too controversial, while advocating news value in reporting group meetings. The piece contrasts religious history claims, fundamentalist views, and the politics of public discourse amid war debt safety. It notes French and German tax and passport shifts as calls to practical approach over emotion.
Thirty years ago today in 1895, a West migration group of about a dozen South Dakota settlers in wagons traveled to Georgia. They paused in Americus for rest and visited relatives before continuing to the Fitzgerald colony in Wilcox County. Tim Allen departed Americus for Dawson after a brief stay with local kin, while Mr and Mrs Thomas Harrold and others returned from Tybee after a two week visit.
A fragmented collection of aphorisms and witticisms touches on luck, finances, relationships, and daily life. It mocks creditors, insurance risks, and fashionable fads while imagining absurd scenarios. The closing line hints at a bygone era with a stray "'69 TO Works a" fragment.
In New York July 20 Gustavo Carranza 28, a charismatic Mexican musician, resumes his cosmic truth school in Westchester County after harassment by relatives of his 14 female disciples. He may face retaliation while insisting new entrants must be geniuses with philosophy degrees. A final note mentions Aberdeenshire water shortages affecting a school there and a woman who remains unmarried to avoid loneliness.
United States Senator King of Utah will extend his trip to the Near East this summer. He aims to study conditions in Greece Syria and Turkey and inspect Near East Relief work. He concentrates on the Armenian refugee problem and American humanitarian aid for Christian peoples. his last Armenia visit was two years ago.
Emmett Crain twenty two years old formerly of Mooringsport Louisiana was found guilty in district court here Wednesday of first degree murder in connection with the killing of Dan Lusk an electrician near Smack Creek Arkansas July 30 19 Arkansas court verdict condemns Crain to death by chair in accordance with state law and the warrants of the case specify the crime occurred near Smack Creek with Lusk as the victim and Crain as the accused an appeal is likely to follow from defense counsel seeking mercy and a review of the evidence presented during the trial
A medical advertisement outlines pellagra symptoms including nervousness stomach trouble and skin changes. It promotes a free booklet The Story of Pellagra and claims a unique treatment endorsed by health officials and physicians. Over 2000 treatments sold in the last year, with free diagnosis offered by Dr. W C Rountree of Texarkana Texas.
Mrs Rush Fullerton of Clearfield Pennsylvania attests the Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound improved her nervous and physical weakness. She claims it restored energy and appetite and urges others to try it and respond to letters.
Noblesville Indiana July 30 D C Stephenson former Klan head in Indiana and co defendants Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry may be tried any time on the murder charge of Miss Madge Oberhaltzer but will not be admitted to bail Judge Fred E Hines overruled counsel for the trio seeking a bond rehearing He said he would call a special session when the defendants decide to stand trial The article also notes the whale oil yield of about 14 1 2 tons
Legal Ad No 867 lists public sale of a Dodge Coupe motor 804733 under a June 24 1925 order in the Southern District of Georgia Albany Division. The sale occurs Saturday August 8 1925 at 12 noon before the Americus Post Office Building to the highest bidder for cash, with J D Dismuke as Federal Prohibition Director overseeing.
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