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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1923
Page
6
The text compares homicide outcomes across regions, noting England’s low per population death rate from homicide, England’s annual murder count, and prosecution rates versus the United States and Canada. It references Cook County Illinois as a contrasting murder count for a given year.
From the Times-Recorder dated June 4 1913 the column recalls dry weather in Andersonville and Americus with no rain for weeks Ben Easterlin reports melon operations in Sumter and Macon counties Miss Irma Martin and Sidney Adams Weston announce their marriage Frank Kennedy suffers a severe hand cut at home Mrs John E Howell and niece Bertha Howell attend Mercer closing exercises Gordon Howell graduates Miss Foy Mott returns from State Normal School. Twenty years prior homes rise on Lee and Barlow streets and local market activity rises with graduates and brides Prices rise as buyers seek June wedding attire and the meat supply briefly tightens before West stock replenishes.
A biblical verse from Matthew 10 42 underscores that giving even a cup of cold water to a child earns reward. The line echoes moral teaching on small acts of charity and benevolence within a faith context.
The Times-Recorder notes a rising flow of African Americans leaving Georgia for northern cities due to immigration laws and labor shortages. It urges railroads to share advance information on outflow and calls for enforcement to prevent labor from leaving farms, citing specific destinations and counts from the Central of Georgia Railway.
Ed W Howe, monthly Kan sas publisher, notes in his current issue that crime in America is rising. He claims violence crimes have increased about 1,200 percent in ten years and criticizes the costs to education and social costs, urging concern among readers.
A poem from a young reader appears in the Chicago Boys and Girls Post edited by Miss Levine. The child adds a postscript praising brevity and warning that extra words spoil poetry and prose. The piece advocates concise expression, urging writers to value clarity over padding.
The Georgia Manufacturer's Association backs adopting the uniform county manager form of government. Proposed under the 1922 law by State Senator Robert C. Ellis, the plan lets counties vote to set a county manager for two years with a five member board controlling county business. Proponents say it applies modern business methods to save taxpayers money without altering the commissioners' authority.
In Tifton on Tuesday a man named W B Hitchcock found a small mud turtle in front of his home after the train the previous day. The creature was located a quarter mile from a stream and its arrival remains unexplained with rain suggested as a possible clue.
A concise note reflects on veterans of gravy practice who still spill sauce on the tablecloth after forty years, illustrating stubborn habits persisting despite long experience.
A terse remark contrasts a land famed for blossoms with a guild of muted colors, noting a lack of floral language to express its state. The line hints at cultural or political critique, using flowers as a metaphor for expression and vitality.
Thirty years ago Americus held memorial exercises by its Bar Association. Col E F Hinton and Col W A Dodson led papers on Judge Samuel C Elam and W C Simmons. Judges Clarke Ansley and Pilsbury discussed McCorkle Simmons and Hollis. Nina Fish returned from Wesleyan College for holidays as riders ignore sidewalk ordinance amid hazy warnings. E D Ansley received the season’s first peaches from near Fort Valley, with northern shipments already progressing.
A compact meditation on routine and fate. The poem notes that people repeat daily tasks across professions and places, from lawyers to artists, and from Dover to distant shores. It concludes that life goes on, repeating actions until life ends, under the shaping hand of the Fates.
A collection of wry quips on topics from Tom Sims includes weather oddities, Missouri fashion, Amundsen polar plans, war blame, reputations, school vacation irony, and social jests. The items mix humor about temperatures, mischief, and everyday life with sharp city observations.
A humorous collage features quips about eye stains changes in policy and a misheard student response. A caller asks about reporting changes of address to an insurer. A supervisor tests children’s observation by reading numbers while a lively student shouts a mix of jokes and corrections.
A New York buyer tried to secure additional dresses in large closeouts. The effort aimed to pass savings to customers at Churchwell's, highlighting a golden opportunity for bargain fashion buyers.
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