Christmas Reflections and Trade Totals From Year End Notes
Subscribers urged to report delivery issues promptly to the business office with care. A holiday note discusses Christmas joys and burdens, year end stock checks, and plans for improvement in the new year, followed by a report on record November exports and twelve month import totals for the United States.
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United States
Bureau of Foreign Domestic Commerce
Department Commerce
Christmas Spirit Should Guide Daily Life and Service
A reflection on Christmas as more than a single day. The piece urges living the Christmas spirit year round through acts of love, kindness, and service, citing Christ's example of doing good. It calls churches to mobilize worshippers for Christmas Day service to inspire ongoing benevolence.
The Fight on the Cattle Tick in Georgia
The cattle tick has cost the South millions and the goal is full eradication. Government efforts have covered vast territory and boosted pure bred cattle gains. Georgia benefits as tick free areas expand while quarantine disputes fade and progress continues toward a tick free state.
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Georgia
Christmas Reflections on Pity and Solitude
The verse from D. G. Bickers laments two sides of pity on Christmas Day. It contrasts pity for the hungry and suffering with the duty that keeps some away from cheer to help others, and it ends with a meditation on the lonely wanderer who has no home to call his own.
Christmas Tree Without Children Dims In Cartoon
A period cartoon depicts a richly decorated Christmas tree loaded with gifts but lacking children. The scene contrasts beauty and light with an absence of young visitors, leaving a somber note about holiday cheer.
Georgia legislators to gather in Cordele for policy talks
About 100 members of the Georgia legislature will meet in Cordele on December 28 under a call by Col. A. S. Bussey to discuss the 1917 18 session. The group plans to discuss a bill to rearrange senatorial districts to balance counties across districts and other state topics of interest to lawmakers.
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Atlanta
Cordele
Georgia
Col. A. S. Bussey
Ashburn
House and
Senate
Crisp County
Bussey
Magnify the Holy Ghost as the personal Spirit now in the world
A writer urges Christians to worship and magnify the Holy Ghost as a personal, divine presence equal with the Father and Son. He cites Governor Brown’s call for pulpits to preach on this regnant Spirit, detailing the Holy Ghost’s role in guiding truth, convicting righteousness, and leading believers in a modern apostolic faith.
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Christian Church
Gov. Brown
Capitalize the Name of the Holy Ghost in Church Worship
A religious exhortation urges faithful to honor the Holy Ghost as equal with the Father and Son in the Trinity. It calls the church to worship without fail and to recognize God who is with and over believers, emphasizing reverence and adoration.
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Holy Ghost
Notice of Assessments for Burial Fund Deaths
The N. P. M. notice states assessments of twenty five cents each are due on the deaths of J. Y. Carthers and J. B. Wilbanks. Pay at once to W. J. Smith & Bro. or to J. H. Mealor, 31.
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Oconee
J. Y. Carthers
J. B. Wilbanks
W. J. Smith & Bro
J. H. Mealor
Prosperity peaks in Athens and statewide commercial lines
The past year marks the most successful and prosperous period for commercial lines in the United States. Athens and the state general share in this growth, with gains exceeding those of last year.
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United States
Athens
Christmas Eve on Sunday Reflects Reverent Spirit
The writer notes Christmas Eve falling on Sunday and argues the season should be approached with reverence and proper spirit rather than haste or distraction.
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