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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1917
Page
2
Publication notes print schedule as published. L H Kimbrough is named as circulation manager and sole authorized traveling representative of The Times- Recorder.
A fragmented column jokes about gender roles and shopping habits. It mentions six “best sellers” bread meat sugar shoes hats and clothing and notes marriage prospects tied to confessions of cold feet. It also riffs on political suspicion in the Fourth district and a hypothetical household purchase.
The Times-Recorder notes the blue stemmed collard's autumn perfection awaits frost. It traces its ancestry to early America, contrasts it with cabbage, and quotes historical figures praising its culinary glory, while joking about meat and consumer excess.
A collection of pointed quips from the Columbus Enquirer Sun touching on wartime humor about promises and lateness, pocket knives, nurses, horse chestnuts as anti German measures, men's work to fund fall purchases, and a light jab about domestic shopping alongside the sight of a man hanging around a dry goods store.
The piece notes rising meat prices drive menus toward vegetables fruits and cereals. It cites the long standing debate on meat consumption from ancient times to Augustine urging tolerance and avoiding judgment over dietary choices.
The piece notes the debate over making October 12 a national Columbus Day holiday and explains that while Congress has defined some days as holidays for government or commerce, there is no universal national holiday framework. It lists state observances including Independence Day and local celebrations, arguing there are too many holidays overall.
A light collection of humorous lines about marriage men and women from several papers. Jokes touch on wives friendships single men and editors and include a note on the German flag colors. The items resemble a gossip column snippet with dated press quips.
A collection of scattered quotes notes the conundrum of saving for Thanksgiving turkeys and mentions Georgia’s upcoming double primary system. It also cites editorials on women’s skirt lengths and speculates about Governor Hugh Dorsey possibly entering the 1916 senatorial race.
The Issutown Advocate urges the Times-Recorder editor to give the Georgia blue-stem collard proper praise and cooking guidance. It lauds the editor for previous work on a possum piece and calls for a full feature on boil time embellishments serving and eating the collard.
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