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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1925
Page
3
A chaotic week includes a fatal shooting at Red by Ed Myrick a miner following quarrels with LaLrerston. A vast forest fire burned timber near Big Tuciaoes Canyon east of Pasadena driven by wind heat and smoke injuring volunteers and prompting evacuations.
Mary Murphy left the governor of California’s secretariat seventeen years ago to become a janitress at her sister’s urging. She values early hours, solitude, and simple dignity, finding happiness away from office politics. She works four hours morning and evening, enjoying life and its pace, while noting men’s trials and a peaceful, unpretentious existence.
The USDA mid-year pig survey shows a large drop in brood sows and pork sales, signaling a hog shortage for fall and winter. Corn belt production declines, Southern states reduce hogs, and the Seaboard Air Line Railway notes fewer hogs nationwide. Farmers are urged to contact county agents or state swine specialists for guidance.
A blaze swept Sandy Beach near Baltimore causing severe burns to three unidentified women. The fire destroyed a bathhouse dining area, sheds, and two unoccupied cottages. Estimated damage stood at 890000.
A brief reads that an Alabama editor was slain by a neighbor in Jasper around Aur 31, with Langston ordering him away from a location. The fragment hints at a local crime investigation and identifies a person named Langston as involved in the altercation.
Georgia traveler reports Missouri farmers in southern counties using geese to weed cotton fields. Geese patrol the rows after planting, eating weeds and guarding the crop until growth suppresses weed emergence. Farmers say geese are a valuable asset for early field work and weed control.
The McClain Shoe Renury relocates from Lamar Street to the Yellow Front on Windsor Avenue next to Southern Printers. Mr McBain announces purchase of additional machinery and says the shop is equipped for quick and satisfactory service.
A veteran New York banker, despite age and frailty, signs checks with precision and recalls meeting Abraham Lincoln during wartime discussions on national credit. He notes political and banking reforms since the 1860s, yet observes a more sedate public mood as conflicts such as the Mexico war era unfold. He recalls a remarkable White House dinner with Lincoln before the assassin’s return.
The text notes wartime buying habits for papers and recalls Stewart born 1822 in New York who studied at Columbia in 1849 and served Princeton as trustee for fifty years and as president after Wilson. Now nearing ninety, he eschews reminiscence, focusing on living matters as daily newspapers remain essential.
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