Making the Ladies Jolly in Dahlonega Nugget Style
In Dahlonega Georgia editor a small town weekly known for wit and plain talk lampoons local manners. The piece notes theft at Stephens hall and jokes about corn liquor at dances while urging locals to compare prices with Gainesville and buy at home. It praises Soperton editor’s sharp take on loafers and states Carroll county’s strong cotton yield and potential for growth.
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North Georgia
Dahlonega
Dahlonega Nugget
Stephens Hall
Soperton
A Thought From A Sermon on Labor and Wisdom
A Proverbs style reflection contrasts the Wise son who saves in summer with the son who sleeps through harvest and brings shame. It favors diligent toil, quoting Better to wear out than to rust out, attributed to Bishop Cumberland.
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Cumberland
Permanent Paying Auto Taxes Put In Road Funds
Figures from the Secretary of State show 1923 motor vehicle taxes totaling 2 156 406 08 with up to April 30 1924 receipts at 2 117 136 33 an increase over 1923 by more than 300 000. State officials say autos pay a large share of Georgia taxes with less complaint than other sources and that directing all auto and truck tax revenue to permanent roads could avoid large bond issuance and reduce interest payments.
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Georgia
State Highway Department
Mental Suggestion and Your Boy
This old psychology lesson shows how people react to suggestion shaping illness or health. It notes children and youths are highly responsive, outlining how praise or harsh labels influence bravery or cowardice and the long term impact of parental words on a child.
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Cone
Stepping Up Fight Against The Boll Weevil Threat
Entomologists warn Sumter farmers that boll weevil emergence this year tops 1918 and 1919, nearing 1920 and 1917 levels. Ford Motor Co and Henry Ford urge clean farms to deny parasites, as weevils can produce up to 12 million offspring. farmers must inspect fields now and poison consistently until migration time to protect future prosperity.
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Federal
Department of Agriculture
Sumter
Ford Motor Co
Henry Ford
Doomed Presidency Predicted by Editorials
Editorials from the Duluth Herald and Millen News argue Coolidge is doomed. A dispatch predicts La Follette will run as an independent, sealing Coolidge’s political fate. They claim his administration was an accident and his retirement will be premeditated, with no change in the outcome.
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Coolidge
la Follette
Georgia road bond plan sparks call for school funding
The Jackson Progress argues for combined financing, urging a $70,000,000 highway bond effort in Georgia to include support for education. It questions neglect of schools and urges voters to approve bonds that fund both roads and schools.
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Georgia
Jackson
Upshaw Burdened With New Roles Say Klan Ties Illicit
The Baltimore Sun editorializes that Reverend William D Upshaw faces excessive burdens. It accuses him of being paid by the Ku Klux Klan and criticizes piling duties on one man already tied to the Anti-Saloon League and a possible Vice Presidential bid.
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Georgia Statesman
William David Upshaw
Senate
Mayfield
Willie
Georgia
Reverend Upshaw
Anti- Saloon League
Klan
Baltimore Sun
Last Words Funniest Death Warnings From The News Bulletin
A humorous News Bulletin list recalls unlikely final words as death comes by surprise. Wry lines include comments on loaded guns, wires, ropes, electricity, interurban trains, and traffic, ending with an odd misworded tablet remark and a coy dash of irony.
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3 Herald
Strange happenings spark talk of coincidences today
Residents report a wave of odd events seeming connected, with many people believing unusual patterns point to a larger cause. Officials say there is no proven link between the incidents, but residents remain unsettled and curious.
Wealth of Siberia and world greed drive endless search
The author catalogs vast mineral riches from Siberia and other regions, noting gold value and global investments. He cites gas drills in West Virginia, deep oil wells in South Africa, and Brazil mines, then contrasts French investments and a divided labor system in Argentina. He warns of national traits and curiosities while touching on colonial and racial stereotypes of the era.
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Terra Atla
W. Va
Garnarvon
South Africa
San Juan del Ray
Brazil
The Woods and Wools Feature in Odd Tales
A quirky note on the woods and woolly possessions. A man avoids buying a washing machine believing he has married one, reflecting a humorous take on domestic purchases and superstition.
Moon foliage sighting teased by London astronomers
London astronomers report possible foliage on the moon but cast doubt, suggesting it may be the man on the moon needing a shave rather than real vegetation.
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London
Old Days In Americus Ten Years Ago Today
Old Days In Americus reflects events from June 12 1924 in Americus Georgia including a cotton sale of forty seven bales at 13 1 2 cents to W A Cleveland of the Taylor Cotton Co and warehouse receipts totaling about 40000. It notes J J Holiday resigning from the police commission and George R Ellis taking the unexpired term, plus social notes of visitors and locals including Myrtle Sanborn Frank Sheffield and Capt John A Cobb's son returning from New York to visit and a young artist son studying at Chase's art school.
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Americus
W. A. Cleveland
Taylor Cotton Co
Tobin
J. J. Holiday
Board of Police Commissioners
George R. Ellis
Holliday
Myrtle Sanborn
Macon
State Normal
Athens
Frank Sheffield
J. W. Sheffield
Henry Collier
Atlanta
Charles Crisp, Jr
White Springs
Fla
John A. Cobb
New York
Cobb
Chase’s
Christy
Twenty Years Ago Today in The Times Recorder
From June 12 1904 Willis Morgan fills Southern Express Co office during W H Lee's absence Americus Gun Club meets Warm Springs tourney Shooters include McCleskey Loving Hall Smithwick Napier High tower 1904 graduates Miss Ann Wheeler Kitty Wheeler Lara Taylor Blanche Hawkins Bertha Schroeder Eva Rogers Linda Mathis Mamie Bailey Josephine Turpin Ethel McMath Mary Bowman Louise Chapman Will Miller Hinton Brown Robert Hawkins Murray Dunn Will Hammond Abbott Wootten Class honors go to Mr Will Miller and Miss Kitty Wheeler Property purchases include C C Gamrze buying McNulty dwelling at Ice and Furlow streets price 2250 and T M Furlow buying Earl property on College street price 1450 George Cobb noted as talented.
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Times-Recorder
Willis Morgan
Southern Express Co
W. H. Lee
Americus Gun Club
Warm Springs
McCleskey
Loving
Hall
Smithwick
Napier
Hightower
Ann Wheeler
Kitty Wheeler
Lara Taylor
Blanche Hawkins
Bertha Schroeder
Eva Rogers
Linda Mathis
Mamie Bailey
Josephine Turpin
Ethel McMath
Mary Bowman
Louise Chapman
Will _ Miller
Hinton Brown
Robert _ Hawkins
Murray Dunn
Will Hammond
Abbott Wootten
Will Miller
C. C. Gamr
McNulty
Ice and
Furlow Streets
T. M. Furlow
Earl
College Street
Seaboard
George Cobb
Loans on improved farm lands in Sumter county
Loans on improved farm lands at low rates for 5 7 or 10 year terms with pre payment option. Money secured promptly. Outstanding over 1 100 000 on farms in Sumter county with more to lend. Middleton McDonald correspondent Atlanta Trust Co Americus Ga in Sumter Lee Terrell Schley Macon Stewart Randolph Webster counties 21 Planters Bank Building Americus Ga Phone 59 ox 21k.
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Sumter County
Lord
Middleton McDonald
Atlanta Trust Co
Sumter, Lee
Terrell
Schley
Macon
Stewart
Randolph
Webster Counties
Planters Bank
Americus
Thirteen Events Highlight Huntington Picnic and Local News
From The Times Recorder June 12 1894 a big basket picnic is planned at Huntington eight miles east of Americus on Friday. A family reunion at Mrs Smith Davenport near The Plains brings together sisters Mrs Millner Texas and Mrs Nicholson Alabama with Captain J C Nelms after over fifty years. Epworth League plans a church entertainment at Mr C C Clay’s home on Felder street with refreshments. Professor W J Noyes starts a summer school at the college June 25. Work on a large main line to connect springs to the city reservoir begins soon, estimated cost 2500.
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Times Recorder
Huntington
Americus
Smith Davenport
Plains
Millner
Texas
Nicholson
Alabama
Davenport
Capitan J. C
C. C. Clay
Felder Street
W. J. Noyes
College
Twin Creek
No fool like an old fool except a young one
A compact quip noting the futility of foolishness across age groups. The line suggests that folly persists regardless of years, using a sharp contrast between old and young as a wry societal observation.
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Soperton Loafers
Dr. Maness
Carroll County
Carroll
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NEA Service, Inc
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Duluth Herald
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Argentina
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Africa
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Acca Saesennacernvone
Goodyear West Oxfords
Armour & Co
Standard Dry Goods Company
Forsyth St. Next Bank of Commerce
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L. G. Council
T. E. Bolton
T. Cashier
C. M. Council
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