Public Notices From Newspaper Reprint Sources
The notice references republication rights held by The Associated Press and credits to or from its dispatches. It mentions advertising representatives and addresses in New York and Chicago for Frost Randis and Kohn, and Peoples Garing in Chicago. The fragment signals licensing terms for reprints and local content published.
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Tas Vapet
Aiav
Menomk
Frostrandis & Kohn
Fifth Avenue
New York
Peoples Garing
Chicago
Walton Building
Proverbs Lines Reflect On Sluggards And Vines
A compact historical note presents two proverbs about diligence and caution. The first compares a slow, careless messenger to vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, while the second urges timely action to avoid idleness. Both sayings emphasize prudence and promptness in conduct.
Realty Board Becomes Force for Sumter Lands
Americus business leaders and Sumter farmers form a realty board with over 100 subscribers pledging $25 installments, aiming to promote Sumter lands through connections with Florida agents and Georgia farmers. The move backs a strong chamber of commerce, pledging swift completion of reorganization and a bold year ahead for local prosperity.
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Americus Realty Board
Americus
Sumter County
Souther Field
Sumter
Georgia
Florida
Chamber of Commerce
Rail crossings need viaducts on main highways
A columnist argues that frequent automobile fatalities at railroad crossings demand government action. With automobile numbers soaring, all main highway crossings should have viaducts or subways, just as bridges exist for streams, to provide consistent crossing protection nationwide.
Season's Change Comforts at Home This Autumn
Half poem urges readers to embrace indoor warmth as chilly winds arrive. It counsels lighting the oven, enjoying reading and sewing, and staying home to weather the cold with common sense. Encourages prudent, cozy routines over outdoor leisure.
Fragmentary Thought on Progress and Desire
A reflective piece notes that future progress hinges on recent generations, claiming they may advance more than the prior century. It adds a paradox about satisfaction, suggesting the value of what remains unmet, and ends with a concise remark on desire.
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Earth
Cotton futures and local markets from Americus 1915
The Times Recorder notes December option at noon 12 cents with futures down from a recent peak. Marketed cotton to Oct 1 shows 13,525 bales, good middling 11 1/2 to 11 3/4 cents, vs Oct 1 1914 when 13,125 bales arrived and demand was weak. Local life reports an aging horse cremation, sermons, fashion sales, and moves by students Maggie Buchanan and Callie Bell to New York and Macon, while Americus warehouses show light receipts and futures retreat to around 10 1/2 cents.
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Arthur Moore
Duncans
Americus
Maggie Buchanan
New York
Conservatory
Callie Bell
Macon
Wesleyan Conservatory
Amercius
Sims Says Sims Says in Newark Prank and Puns Parade
A jumble of quips and curious items from New York and beyond includes bandits stealing lamb skins in Newark worth 10000, a dancer at Sing Sing executed for not dancing the Charleston, a jeweler fighting bandits with a feather duster, and notes on Edison and Britain. The piece mixes wit, social commentary, and oddities with no clear single story.
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Newark
N. J
Sing Sing
New York
Americus Negroes Return to Los Angeles After Two Years
Twenty years ago Americus residents recount a party of local African Americans who had lived two years as servants in Los Angeles families. After visiting relatives in Americus they prepared to return 3,000 miles to their Pacific coast home. Balbriggan underwear for men advertised at low prices.
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Americus Times Recorder
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
Europe
The United States as a World Center Across Time
The passage argues Americans have shifted from a self centered view to becoming the world’s center in finance industry and politics. It traces historical progress from fire and stone tools through bronze iron alphabet gunpowder printing steam engine to telegraph telephone and automobile, noting rapid modern speed and societal impact.
Plan to lure settlers boosts Georgia growth effort
Local business leaders devise a cooperative plan to attract immigrants and homeseekers from the North and East by listing land for sale at conservative prices with full terms. Sumter county school board met in regular session with members present. A minstrel man reportedly stole a pointer dog from Americus. Chief Gerald of Columbus recovered and returned the dog.
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Georgia
County School Board of
Sumter
Messrs
Sheppard
Battle
McDonald Bass
Sec
Moore
Americus
Vernon Watts
Gerald
Columbus
Clothesensors Say Savings Slip Away Across Seasons
A whimsical reflection notes the recurring cycle of promising to save money in one season and failing to follow through in the next. The speaker observes the familiar pattern across summers and winters, highlighting human tendencies toward frugality and procrastination.
Fall Merchandise Sale on Cotton Suitings and Indian Head
The Standard advertises fall merchandise with 50c cotton suitings at 29c and 33 inch Indian Head at 19c. Best grade Indian Head doubled and rolled sold only in lots of 20 yards per buyer. Gingham offered at 15c per yard in about 100 patterns guaranteed fast colors.
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the Times-Recorder
Publisner
Loterec Ae Eocomd
Act of Congress
Realty Board
Sumter Realty Company
Stephen Ace
Atlanta Trust Company
Farm Development Company
Luther Allison
Americas Realty Board
Sumterlands
M.H. Fletcher
Seaboard Air Line
Hollis Fort
Harvey Mathis
Luther Hawkins
Corporation
Herbert Hawkins
Rotary Club
C. B. Marshall
The
Marshall Auto Company
Albany
Reynolds
Marshall
the Realty Board
Americas
James Lott
Say
Caleb
Edgar Allen Poe
Annabelle
Lee
Fanny
Smai
Times Recorder
G. A. Turpin
Sims
Asia
Cleveland
Tom Edison
Coolidge
Great Britain
Doyle
Paris
J. Lewis
Ellis
Empire Building
Americus, Ga
the Americas Business College
R. B. Strickland
BELL
Western Union Telegraph Co
Americus Hatchery and Supply CO
Nat Lemaster
Dow
Little Rock
Ark
Peete Oe Aero
the Standard Dry Goods Company
Forsyth Street
Bank of Commerce
Georgia Railway Co
Teport
Atlanta
Cordele-Helena
Savh
Monty
J. A. Bowen
L. G. Council
T. E. Bolton
T. Cashier
C. M. Council
V.P. & Cashier
J. E. Kiker
the Planters Bank of Americas (Incorporated
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