Other Days in Americus 20 Years Ago Today
Mesdames Rylander McLaughlin and Foster returned from northern Georgia after two months away Misses Em Eldridge and Laurie Hooper went to Decatur to enter Agnes Scott College The A C Bell residence near Forrest street sold for 2000 to Steve R Johnson eleven hundred and fifteen pupils attended Americas public schools yesterday Ten cents paid for best cotton grades in Americas though market value is lower Agnes Thomas of Plains visited L G Childers reports prosperity in Lee county A Lee street beauty pleads guilty to a diamond care now to be administered by a minister in late fall Railroad men report Flint Ocmulgee and Chattohoochee rivers unusually low.
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Times Recorder
Mesdames Rylander
McLaughlin
Foster
Georgia
Em Eldridge
Laurie Hooper
Decatur
Agnes Scott College
A. C. Bell
Forrest Street
J. P. Felder
Steve R. Johnson
Americas
Agnes Thomas
Plains
L. G. Childers
Lee County
Lee
Lee Street
Americus
It Is Not the Anger of the Father
Advertising agency listing notes National Advertising Representatives FROST LANDIS KOHN with addresses in New York Chicago and Walton Building. The phrase It is not the anger of the father appears as a caption or editorial aside.
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National Advertising
Frost Landis & Kohn
Fifth Avenue
New York
Peoples Gas Bidg
Chicago
Walton Building
Georgia editorial on social costs and politics in Atlanta
The piece critiques tipping culture and urban neglect during a drought era, notes fashion vanity in heat, mocks reports of Georgia’s destitution, and mocks Macon politics while praising LaFollette and Smith as balancing forces. It also reports on Nebraska confidence games in real estate, and ends with a Vanderbilt quote on wealth.
Competition Drives Advances in Radio and Phonograph Tech
The article notes radio pressure pushing phonograph makers to improve. One firm unveils mechanical improvements and another electrical ones, claiming to perfect sound reproduction. Radio bridges space while phonograph bridges time, ensuring Caruso or Coolidge speeches cannot be heard live via phonograph.
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Caruso
Coolidge
Mussolini on Liberty and Democracy
Mussolini argues that liberty as individual choice is outdated in modern society but insists the democratic right of a people to determine their government remains essential. He contends a simple society tolerates fewer self-regulations than a complex one and warns against abandoning democratic ideals.
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Nebraska
Woolworth
Commodore Vanderbilt
Mussolini
Distribution Waste and Brand Proliferation in Canned Fruits
The piece notes standardization in production contrasts with distribution waste. It highlights three grade levels for canned fruits and uniformity across brands. Packers push many own brands and private labels, claiming competition, yet this adds cost and confusion, with no real savings in motion or efficiency.
Burglary at Oakland dancing school warns on guns
A thief broke into the Oakland crossing room of a dancing school, stole a purse, and fled through a window after the girl yelled. The scene argues against gun ownership, noting the burglar likely would have harmed the girl had she confronted him. The piece then pivots to broader social commentary on rubber, Philippines land laws, and American capitalism.
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Oakland
Ad Sor And The Fatherly Adversary Of Youth
A fragmented column blends moral adage with jumbled items on parental advice and social quirks. It praises dads guiding sons away from lies, then shifts to miscellany about Italy, Bulgaria, and odd observations, ending with an incomplete note about arrest. The piece mixes promotional tone with assorted short motifs.
Unknown quote on culture and commerce in civilization
A meditation on nations valuing favorable opinion as business capital and the tension between manufactured art and enlightenment. It notes that at times prudent trade savors restraint from pure business focus and cautions against overemphasis on profit.
Quotable Bits and Quips From a Dull Newsday
A collage of light notices and wry jests cites a Philadelphia doctor removing an iron bolt from a boy, Coolidge’s dog frictions, coal strike talk, Arab and movie star news, London banking, and a New York recluse with 40 cats, all reflecting a era’s mix of humor and odd facts.
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Philadelphia
Bargain Textile Sale Promises Tuesday Deals
The Standard advertises heavy satin and silk crepe de chine fabrics in multiple widths and prices, featuring $2.00 values, 36 inch and 40 inch selections, plus night gowns and outing fabrics offered Monday and Tuesday. Includes imported nainsook and damask table coverings, slippers priced to attract shoppers.
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Flint
Ocmulgee
Chattahoochee
Opera House
Christian Workers of the First Methodist Church
Elizabeth Hollis
Kate Felder Em Eldridge
Mattie Lewis Dodson
Bee Burt
Lott Warren
Will Miller
Bela Hill
Lee Streets
Messrs
W. T. Lane
A. C. Bivins
Col. Lanes
Bear
Arkansas
St. Louis
Mississippi
Los Angeles
United States
Heres & Bran
Cales Sykes’ Store
the Times-Recorder
Ottemps’ Publicher
Cine
Qatar
St Americus
Associated Pree Fe
Arec
Dren
Atlanta
Buck
Peachtree
Walker
Macon
Gotham
Bible Chain Gang
Bob LaFollette
Wisconsin
Bob
Senator LaFollette
Old Guard
LaFollette
Senate
al Smith
Smith
Jim’’ Wadsworth
Young LaFollette
Mussolini and
Liberty
America
Malay Peninsula
Java
Ceylon
Philippines
Moving Pictures
World
Mirror
Italy
Bulgaria
Sims
President Coolidge
Literary Digest
London
Albuquerque
N. M
Columbus
Gertrude Hale
R. B. Strickland
Americus, Georgia
BELL
Western Union Telegraph Co
Americus Fish
Fish & Oyster CO
Grove’s
Americus Hatchery and Supply CO
Americus, Ga
Wandertaking Co
T Lemaster
Wan Ee
J. Lewis
Ellis Empire Building
Dell Cater i Ae Coe
Forsyth Street
Bank of Commerce
Ule S
Ilway Co. Time
Central of Georgia
Rai
Central Standard
Albany
Jaxv
Chgo-Cinti
Atla
Jaxo
Monty
Seaboard Air Line
Cordele-Helena
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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