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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1924
Page
6
A magazine style column cites marriage expert advice with 20 commandments for spouses. It urges wives to avoid nagging untidy homes gossip and catty remarks while urging husbands to be generous, affectionate, and fair. The tone blends light humor with practical relationship guidance.
A compact contemplation contrasts sins with mercy and self improvement. Proverbs cites confession and forsaking as paths to mercy while Pope notes a man should not fear admitting fault, for it signals wiser judgment today than yesterday.
The Nation editor Oswald Garrison Villard denounces President Coolidge for signing the immigration measure, calling it muddled and deplorable. He argues a veto or extended session would have been wiser, and condemns the Japan exclusion provision as needless, urging better terms with Japan and warning of harmful peacetime effects.
Thirty five thousand marriage licenses are issued annually by the New York City snoring license bureau. The head of this bureau is naturally suspect.
The community endorses Rev. James B. Lawrence of the Episcopal Church for planting roadside trees in Sumter County. Trees add beauty and comfort, increase land value, and may encourage travel and investment as motorists seek a greener, cooler highway landscape. The article urges planning to replant, citing past forest destruction and the Old Country example of lined roads. The suggestion by Mr. Lay- is noted as a catalyst for this initiative.
The message endorses Mr. Lawrence as timely and worthwhile for Sumter residents and organizations. It expresses confidence in his ability and invites others to follow his lead to turn his suggestions into action.
In a north Georgia paper from a county with fine farms and a good cotton crop, editors note twelve bankruptcy notices. They find it odd and question whether Cordele reports fewer than twelve bankruptcies in a year, urging readers to count and verify the records.
The Nashville Herald extols Georgia highlighting its landscape, produce, beauty, hospitality, and pride. It urges residents to cherish the state from mountains to shores and to counterbalance schooling that elevates other lands over Georgia.
The Cornelia News argues Georgia faces a century long road to fix roads and schools and faults the public for short sighted votes. It condemns voters for choosing cars over candidates and notes bankers’ caution with loans yet careless political choices.
Albany highlights South Georgia as a region rich in cash crops. The article lists staples such as peanuts hay pecans corn small grain hogs chickens milk beef cattle tobacco watermelons sweet potatoes truck syrup peaches and other crops. It argues most farms can profit year round with intelligent crop combinations and diligent work.
The piece notes dancer Mei Ran Tan earning significant weekly sums while performing as a woman, contrasting with Pavlova’s high wage and highlighting the Mark Strand theater with a 53-member orchestra and 60 million paid admissions. It discusses global finance, Latin American trade, and the tension between artificial and natural agriculture, ending with thoughts on the waning college rush postwar and the hunger for knowledge.
The Leap Year wedding season sparks demand for gowns as fashion notes mark a surge in bridal shopping. Financial tips claim wealth helps locate missing kinfolks, reflecting a blend of fashion and social advice in this era.
Nerve is a funny thing. You never lose it except when you need it most. Every summer there is a hot time in the old town every night.
From The Times Recorder June 7 1914 reports social events in Americus including weddings engagements and travels. Annie Mae Bell and Armond Carroll plans Mrs M B Porter announces daughter Marie wed T C Marshburn Dr L F Grubbs travels with bride two weeks in North Carolina then New York and home. Several locals attend gatherings and bands perform while students and former Americus residents are highlighted. A broken elbow and naval uniform photos mark notable incidents. Twenty years ago notes reference Dr H B Allen and Miss Joyner wedding plans and local prices for poultry. Also Elks Home gilt details and military plans for Manassas are mentioned. Thirty years ago section begins but stops mid story.
A brittle statement compares clever schemes to help farmers with unsafe riches and notes that once a radio fan starts, it keeps talking without encouragement, hinting at unreliable support and perpetual chatter.
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