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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1924
Page
8
A columnist comments on bobbed hair rising in popularity, comparing it to declining long skirts and unsanitary styles. The piece urges men to avoid heated debate until winter, joking that Kipling’s warning about a dangerous species applies to the era’s fashion controversy.
A short quotation noting love of truth and peace from Zechariah 8 19 and attributed to Joseph Gerrald. The message emphasizes enduring truth beyond individual preference.
The Baltimore Sun questions why politicians woo the KKK bloc yet refuse public recognition. It notes reports the Grand Imperial wizard pledged support to Jim Watson for vice president, provoking panic in Cleveland. It asks why candidates court Klan backing while avoiding open endorsement and why Klansmen are kept in the dark about their leaders' affiliations.
Jim Nevin and Miss Reba Crawford champion the modern girl and bobbed hair while defending a woman’s right to smoke. Nevin argues modern girls are healthier and less hampered, though smoking remains a matter of taste. Crawford’s views are described as healthy and sane, as the piece discusses evolving beauty norms and attitudes.
Farmers in 1923 saw crop and meat values rise about a fourth from 1914 levels, yet prices and costs doubled. Prewar buying power fell to three-fifths, harming farm prosperity. Mail order sales suggest rising farm buying, but gains remain modest for those still operating at a loss. Wheat values fell from 1922 peaks, while meat exports rose, and world markets hint at stabilization if weather cooperates.
Georgia Chief Justice Richard B. Russell hints at a United States Senate run against Senator Harris while preserving his name on the chief justice ticket. He does not oppose Governor Walker’s re-election and notes his brother, Lewis C. Russell, recently received a judicial appointment in Georgia.
Nathan S. Jones of Manufacturer's Trust Co in New York argues that a bank must keep pace with progress and proudly advertise new services. The piece praises banks that invest in public messaging as part of constructive planning and community development.
A poem by John Leyden opens with a solemn welcome to the Sabbath morning. Calm fields awaken as a grave murmur from the hill answers echoing birds, while skylarks sing feebly and linnets murmur. The scene describes a placid sun, still gales, and tranquil clouds as the day first arose.
The exchange notes that no community is ever truly dead until its banks fail. A single progressive bank can sustain local will and spur hope and progress through advertising and support.
The American Telephone and Telegraph Company has issued 150 million dollars of new common stock, lifting its capitalization to 898,398,000 dollars and surpassing United States Steel as the world’s largest corporation by stock value, according to Time.
The Baltimore Sun notes Congress approved a wartime bonus for ex soldiers triggering a surge of applicants to Washington. Estimates suggested 4 000 to 5 000 new bureaucrats would be hired and paid once the plan was funded, but a deficiency appropriation bill was lost. The War Department would cover the interim, starting the bonus with current staffing.
The New York Evening Post lauds La Follette as a steadfast reformer who fights big business and Wall Street. It praises his independence from party organization, his record against Elk Hills and Tea Pot Dome leases, and his appeal to a broad base of Americans who view him as a champion of public interest.
The Meaultrie Observer notes a busy farming month with crops in varying stages from corn to tobacco and watermelons, while broader economic conditions show May’s iron and steel demand softening yet shipping remaining strong. Analysts foresee a quick industry rebound and discuss wage readjustments amid a mixed outlook.
Old Days In Americus Ten Years Ago Today recalls events from June 20, 1894. The notice highlights Farmer Elmore Poole’s farming success and local business ties, Georgia Bankers Association president L G Council, and Melvin A Taylor’s speech in Atlanta. It notes Americus timber shipments to Tennessee and other factories, and social visits including a Vienna trip by Mr and Mrs A C Crockett and H B Mashburn. A trio of Hamilton sisters travels to Montezuma and Boston New York, with Lilla Johnson joining after music studies. Miss Fish, Wesleyan College graduate and Americus resident, is praised at the Commercial hotel.
Twenty years ago a report notes police pursuing a small animal resembling a blind tiger seen Sunday. Owners summoned before Mayor Cutts, fined $50. Rumor hints at a wedding next Thursday. Two cholera-like “watermelon” bombs arrive from the country as Fran Harrold and his sister Lizzie Boone Harrold depart on the Tallahassee at 7 am for an extended Eastern trip.
In Boston on June 20 a dissenting minority from the Christian Science mother church organized a new generation church. Mrs Annie C Hill leads the group which split over recent litigation. John V Dittemore, once a director, remains a trustee of Mrs Eddy's estate worth over 3 million and backs the English faction that has built a miniature church aligned with Eddy's former governance.
A local ad promotes a special sale on plain and striped madras four-in-hand ties at a bargain price. The event runs Friday and Saturday with ties regularly priced at 25 cents now offered at 10 cents per piece.
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