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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1922
Page
6
W S Kirkpatrick editor and Lovelace Eve listed as business manager for the evening daily and Sunday issue in Americus Georgia. Advertising rates and distribution details appear with references to the Associated Press and national reps. AThought for Today cites Psalm 3 5 6 and Shakespeare on sleep.
Editorial asserts the Georgia legislature must tackle serious issues like state finances and taxation, warns against petty battles such as capital removal driven by lobbyists, and commends Governor Hardwick for focusing on substantial reform. It urges efficient, businesslike fixes to fund relief and avoid wasted time on distractions.
The fairy tale follows the Moon-Man Mr. Peerabout as Buskins lifts him in a magical elevator through a sky full of stars. They pass planets and the Milky Way while Nancy, Nick, and the Weatherman ride unseen on a big green umbrella. The pair search for Comet-Legs and a star tied to a chimney rope, then plan to return after realizing they may have gone too far.
From the Times-Recorder June 29 1912 the Tor county steel bridge on Lee street road opened to traffic replacing a destroyed concrete span. The steel structure measures sixty feet long and eighteen feet wide on concrete abutments. Also notes Miss Lois Glover visiting in Macon and entertained as honoree at parties, Miss Jennie Cross visiting from Atlanta, Mrs E D Lupo traveling to Dawson for the missionary conference, and Mrs Carrie Williams with daughters Helen and Elizabeth Williams visiting relatives in Montezuma.
Molly Wayne accepts Don Manning's romantic enticement but hesitates under a spell of May madness. Manning urges a quick wedding, while rival Ben Wheeler learns of Molly's choice and confronts danger. On a midnight express to Pittsburg Molly faces a pivoting future as danger looms.
Twenty years ago today in 1902 Mrs C W Lamar left for Savannah to aid her ill daughter Marie Lamar. Miss Mamie Clarke went to Milledgeville to visit Miss Lizzie Bivins. Miss Minnie Bagley starts a Taylor street summer school on June 30. Americus Gun Club plans an interstate tournament in August with top marksmen visiting. local club efforts aim to ensure a successful event.
Thirty years back in Americus the Times notes money for luxury Paris diamonds with Americus Jewelry selling a $400 and a $10 piece. Prominent alliancemen Neil Ray and William Seals were seen in town with many friends. Tim Furlow visits from Jackson, and S. W. Coney of Coney stops as a business visitor. Mrs. Mary Daniels dies at her East Americus home. Her funeral set for 10 oclock this morning. The Sammen and the merchants plan another ball game next Monday, promising an entertaining match.
A fragmentary column cites jokes and aphorisms about life, fame, and absurdities. It mentions Taft on a London beach, a Kansas City man, car miles, hunting racehorses, Everest climbers, disguises, Babe Ruth, and a porch swing humor piece.
A quirky column mocks health and wind myths while weaving a melodramatic scene. Molly recognizes Ben Wheeler and a frightened rival as a dramatic pair, then bolts from Don as a pleading woman clings to Manning. The passage ends with a threatened desertion and a melodramatic plea.
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