The Times Recorder Travel Editor and Publisher Notice
The Times Recorder announces editorial control and republication rights for all news dispatches credited to Associated Press and local news. Rights reserved. National advertising representation listed for Frost Landis and Kohn with addresses in New York Chicago Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated
National Advertising
Frost Landis & Kohn
Fifth Avenue
New York
Peoples Gas
Chicago
Walton Building
Atlanta
Prayer quotations on faith and action
A brief thought notes two famous lines about prayer. The first from James 5 16 asserts the power of righteous prayer and the second, a Tennyson line, suggests prayer surpasses worldly expectations. The tip emphasizes prayer as a force beyond common belief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Protest From the Jungle by Burkhalter sparks third party view
The essay argues for a third view in the evolution debate, presenting a gorilla perspective that mocks anti ape slander and calls for respect for jungle beings. It blends satire with science topics, citing Dr. Nichols and Dr. Wiley on health and civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave C. Burkhalter
Americus
Sumter County
Detroit Methodists vote to unite with Southern church
The Detroit conference of the Methodist Episcopal church voted 249 to 2 for unification with the Southern church amid lingering regional tension. Northern circles favor reconciliation while Southern gatherings resist. observers note a divide over worship unity versus past allegiances. A Georgia preacher in Americus voiced strong moral reflection on humble service over material status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Georgia
Gloves and global diplomacy in old and new eras
The piece notes glove colors tied to statesmen from Versailles era gray to Caillaux yellow in London and predicts Soviet red gloves. It claims American diplomats strip gloves to talk openly, with bare knuckles signaling progress on Europe war debt talks. It briefly mentions oil output dip and rising crude movie intake, and a St. Louis fall incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Lemonceau
Joseph Caillaux
London
England
France
Europe
Uncle Sam
Twelve cents cotton signals market rise and harvest worries
From The Times-Recorder dated Sept 28 1915 the column notes cotton at twelve cents and rapid price climbs foretelling further gains tomorrow while farmers lament rain harming sugar cane potatoes peas and other crops. It reports county treasurer H D Watts taking bond and commission for an unfinished term ending December and mentions Florence Warrens birthday party and local property trades including W H Dudley selling his Church street home for 1750 and Mrs Mattie Jossey buying the Lamar Hampton corner house for 2900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumter
Americas
H. D. Watts
J. T. Warren
Prospect Heights
Florence Warren
W. H. Dudley
Will Dudley
Will Duudley
Church Street
Mattie Jossey
A. J. Hamil
Lamar and
Hampton
M. J. Adams
Twenty Years Ago Today Headlines and Social Notes
The Times-Recorder from September 28, 1905 recalls the season of golden red fields around Americus and notes Miss Nellie Niles leaving for Oglethorpe and Miss Amzie Williford visiting Atlanta with her cousin Miss Floyd Williford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times-Recorder
Americus
Nellie Niles
Oglethorpe
Amzie Williford
Floyd Williford
Atlanta
Smith Furniture ads and cotton shipments frame county notices
A mix of ads and local updates notes Smith Furniture Company offering bedroom suites from 15 to 35 dollars and discounted dinner sets and chairs. Littleton and Lamar ship 3 300 bales of cotton for export, with 1 300 via Savannah and 1 900 via Brunswick. County school reports progress and teacher payments total about 11 000 dollars. Mrs W H C Dudley hosts a social evening with daughter Mamie arranging pink decor and a model dinner service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. C. Dudley
Profits drive bootleg networks and free speech test
British figures estimate last year’s international bootlegging loss at 15 million dollars. The piece argues enforcement reduces profits for wholesale bootleggers more than halting retail demand, suggests elimination of wholesale profits could curb most of the problem, and discusses the admission of a British Communist delegate, favoring free speech over repression while cautioning about loyalty to democratic values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Kellogg
Shapurji Salatvala
Interparliamentary Union
Washington
Salatvala
Borah
Britain
Great Britain
Daily Poem On Doing Now And Work
A short verse urges steady daily effort and belief in doing what ought to be done today. It reflects on how routine tasks can erode spirit if avoided and emphasizes taking action in the present moment.
Free speech upheld by defending even unpopular voices
The speaker argues that defending the right of a controversial man to speak is essential to free speech, stating that without that defense they reject the concept of free expression itself. The remarks condemn attempts to restrict discourse as wicked and dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrow
Malone
Scopes
Stalworth
Lost World at Rylander Hails as Motion Picture Sensation
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Lost World shown by First National at the Rylander for three days. The tale features Rip Van Winkle time breaks and a stationary zone in South America with living prehistoric dinosaurs. Miss Love avoids capture as Stone Beery and Hughes rescue her, triggering the romantic core.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rip van Winkle
Rylander
Arthur Conan Doyle
First National
South America
Miss Love
Messrs Stone Beery
Hughes
McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets Promise Quick Gain
An advert touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets for rapid weight gain, claiming the fish oil provides vitamins without the taste. It notes a woman gaining ten pounds in twenty-two days and promotes sixty tablets for sixty cents with directions on the box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Murray
Howell’s
McCoy
MccCoy’s
New Jersey man laughs hard, breaks jaw from joke
A New Jersey man reportedly broke his jaw laughing at a friend's joke. Other items note Kellogg barring Saklatvala from America, possible disguise as a radio station, Pullman porters resisting being named George, and quips on prohibition and storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Kellogg
Saklatvala
America
Also Mentioned on This Page
Caleb
MR. Goski Witd
the Times-Recorder
Tavelacs
Ge Post
Tennyson
Burkhalter
William S. Nichols
Ameri
Chemical Society
Dr. Wiley
Methodist Unification
St. Louis
The
Hoyle
Tom
Americus Business College
R. B. Strickland
BELL
Western Union Telegraph Co
AMD
J. Lewis
Ellis Empire Building
Americus, Ga
Americus Hatchery and Supply CO
Wandertaking Co
T Lemaster
Pullman
George
N. J
Albany
Columbus
Central of Georgia Railway
H. C. White
Forsyth Street
Bank of Commerce
Seaboard Air Line
Cordele
L. G. Council
T. E. Bolton
T. Cashier
C. M. Council
V.P. & Cashier
J. E. Kiker
the Planters Bank of Americas (Incorporated
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!