Bacon Prices Align With Farm Slaughter, Not Platter
Local report notes hog farmers sold 88 head at Flavis, Ga., averaging 182 pounds for $1,122.48. Market quotes show prime hogs at 8.5 cents per pound and bacon wholesale 27 to 59 cents per pound as editors discuss the bacon pricing gap between field and frying pan and farmer readjustment.
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Flavis
Atlanta
Bacon
Cver
oLesiie’s
America
Nebraska
Napery
Lner
Chicago
Thrift Week Sermons and Poor Richard Maxims Emphasize Industry
The piece extols Franklin's Thrift Week philosophy and Poor Richard maxims as timeless guidance for work, saving, and prudent living. It argues that industry beats idle hope, warning that taxes of idleness and folly burden all, and urges practical effort to improve times through diligent labor.
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Franklin
Richard
Way of life in the Times Seen in Verse and Prose
A collage of quotes, poems, and short jests from a Greensboro Herald-Journal page. It features column notes by Jad F from Georgia and snippets from editors and readers about life, faith, taxes, and optimism, interleaved with humorous asides, sermons, and cultural reflections.
Seeing Things in New England Witch Hysteria and Odd News
Readers report widespread sightings of bears wolves and witch taboo in New England as superstitions rise in a string of odd tales. The Springfield Republican notes the dingbat legend and dark humor about cutting trees to trap creatures while critics doubt a tourism publicity push.
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New England
Springfield ‘Republican
Wilwood City
Salem
Love's Wonders and Worth in a Grim World
A fragmented poem extols Love's healing power to snatch life from death and restore beauty amid grief. It urges readers to reflect on tender care, sympathy, and the vow of charitable duty inspired by a shrine to benevolence and Christ-like service.
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Wessling
Charley
Pura
Nobie
Water power growth and financing debate in Atlanta
H M Atkinson outlines Georgia Railway and Power's 1920 generation gains and investments, including Burton reservoir and Tugalo development, arguing that current rates hinder further water power expansion and city growth. He urges fair returns to secure financing, cites railroad electrification as financing challenge, and calls on press to report facts and support reasonable rates for public service.
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Georgia Railway and Power Company
Georgia: Railway,and Power Company
Burton
Tallulah [Alta
Georgia Rafi
Way and Power Company
Wit Gtour
Lugeloo
Georgia Railway and ' Power Company
Tugaloo
Turner
City Electrician
Georgia
Atlanta
Engineering Department of
The
Georgia. Railway and Fower ‘Company
Publc
Fg Just Rates Ag
Supreme Court of the United States
Atlante
Diary Snippets From Pepys Echo in New York Life
A fragmentary diary style column notes a day in New York, with visits to tram depots and pastry shops, sightings of A Brisbane and J Morgan, and reflections on poverty. It mentions a shift in theater reporting with Zits Weekly and Morning Telegraph competition, plus club-house life, hotel demand during an auto show, and writers’ social circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Samuel Pepys
Pemberton
Carol McComas
Underground 1
Brooklyn
Bridge
Curbstone
A. Brisbane
Wall Street
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Barnard
Park Row
Bowery
Kid Burns
Cafa
Hoartha
Central Park
Chapon Pa
Brit Sigal
Poulet
Reine Pachsay
Morning Telegraph
Charles Zittel
Hearst
Understanding Gallbladder Inflammation And Its Causes
The article explains gallbladder anatomy and function, noting the gallbladder’s limited essential role compared to other organs. It discusses cholecystitis symptoms, risk factors, and the link between infections and gallbladder inflammation, cautioning against attributing attacks to simple indigestion or dietary indiscretions. It highlights that many cases go unrecognized for months or years.
Harding and the Presidency of Foreign Finance Corporation
Birmingham Age-Herald notes W P G Harding, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, is a strong candidate for the presidency of the Foreign Finance Corporation. The piece praises his financial acumen, restraint, and vision, arguing his leadership would benefit the nation though it would deprive the reserve board of a key guide.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Tuscaloosa
First National Bank of Birmingham
Federal Reserve Board
Harding
Foreign Finance Corporation
Reserve Board
Boy Scout Leaders Meet at Y M C A Tuesday
The fifth meeting of the Atlanta scout leaders training course will be held at the Y M C A assembly hall on Tuesday, January 25, starting 7 30 p m. Topics include Camping Records and organization work and Troop committee and its functions with plans for future overnight campouts and outdoor scouting activities. All men are welcome regardless of scouting affiliation.
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Atlanta
Y. M.C. A. Assembly Hall
Pasert
Dr N D Shawbergu er Addresses Negroes at Y M C A
A large crowd attended Dr N D Shamberguer as he spoke at the colored branch of the Y M C A on Saturdays afternoon. His talk titled The Young Man With a Low Aim in Life urged men to abandon idleness and contribute to the race during a critical period. His discourse drew from Judges 12 14 and stressed the need for stronger leadership and effort among young men. The meeting followed the annual gathering that elected officers for the coming year with William Driskell as chairman and David T. Howard as vice chairman.
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N. D. Shamberguer
Abdon
Isrvaal
el Id
William Driskell
J.C. Ross
HL. Starke
W. A. “Bol
Autos Damaged by Fire Sunday in Dublin Street Building
Fire early Sunday caused about 12 000 in damage to cars in the Newkirk George Motor company building at 447 Peachtree Street and roughly 20000 in damage to the structure owned by S G Corker of Dublin Georgia. Insurance partly covers car losses while cause is undetermined. Firefighters confined the blaze to the basement and upper floor except for heat damage. Two other Sunday fires caused minor roof damage to two black dwellings from chimney sparks at 73 Gartrell Street and 7 Pittman Alley.
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Newkirk-George Motor Company
Peachtres Street
S. G. Corker
Dublin
Bryan W. Newkirk, Jr
Gartrell Street
Susan Watkins
Pittman Alley
Nancy McKnight
Organ Recital Attracts Large Audience Sunday
About 1300 persons attended Charles A. Sheldon Jr. organ recital at the Auditorium Sunday afternoon. The city organist performed with the Atlanta Male Quartet, featuring French German and Italian pieces in cooperation with the chamber of commerce community service department.
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Charles A. Sheldon, Jr
Sheldon
Atlanta
Mals
Community Service Department
Chamber of Commerce
Byron Warner
R. Browning
Lester Aldrich
Russell Stokes
Scouts Form Guard of Honor for Coolidge Arrival
Atlanta council Scout troops choose four scouts each to form a guard at Terminal Station for Vice President-elect Calvin Coolidge on Wednesday afternoon at 5330 oclock. Scout Executive A A Jameson directs troop mas ters to select, report, and report to the district commissioner for inspection before duty assignment. Last year Pershing’s Atlanta visit saw a similar guard.
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Atlanta
Terminal Station
Calvin Coolidge
A. A. Jameson
John J. Pershing
Negroes urged to be law abiding and constructive citizens
Strong, helpful addresses at Reed Street Baptist church urged the negro race to be law abiding and constructive. Rev. E. P. Johnson cautioned against excusing crimes and urged self restraint and progress through respect for the law. Rev. B. R. Holmes urged peaceful coexistence, home ownership, and education for the younger generation.
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Reed Street Baptist Church
E. P. Johnson
South
B. R. Holmes
Holmes Institute
Geng
Felders Named Counsel and Director at Morgan Chemical
Thomas Felder, formerly of Atlanta and now a prominent New York attorney, has been elected director and general counsel of Morgan Chemical Corporation, a Ogdensburg New York based million dollar industry. The firm has attracted substantial new capital from New York financiers, added machinery, and plans to boost output. At its casual meeting seven months after formation the company declared a seven percent dividend.
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Thomas
Felder
Atlanta
New York City
Morgan Chemical Corporation
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Ogdensburg Company
Shot Through Wall To Frighten Woman In Savannah
Savannah court bound over in January prelim trial for Mrs. I J Phillips a dress maker who admits firing three pistol shots through a beaverboard partition to frighten a customer during a dispute over charges. She told the court the act was to frighten her.
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Savannah
Dmrsa
I. J. Phillips
Superior ‘Court
Prisoner Dies In Jail Fire At Thomson Ga
County officials report Dan Harris a Black prisoner confined on a burglary charge died after a jail fire broke out early today as he tried to burn his way to freedom. The jail was destroyed in the blaze.
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Thomson
Dan Harris
Liquor Car Taken On Peachtree Road
Gwinnett deputies Bernard McGhee and Garner captured a seven passenger automobile on Peachtree Road between Norcross and Doraville with 100 gallons of whiskey early Saturday. The driver was arrested. the companion escaped.
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Norcross
J.M. Bernard
Gwinnett
Will
McGhee
Hugh Garner
Peach‘tere Road
Doraville
Obituary: Mrs C T Burch Passes Away at 62
Mrs C T Burch aged 62 died Sunday morning at her residence on Thompson Avenue. She leaves three daughters Mrs Oscar Roswell of Augusta, Mrs Jailette of Park City and Mrs Baughman of Georgia, two sons C F East Point and G A East of Atlanta, and two sisters Mrs Ivey and Winter. The notice lists surviving relatives.
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Burch
Thompson Avenue
Oscar ‘Roswell
Auigata
Jailette
Larer AL
Aes Ivey
Winter
Big Class Instructs Aziz Dancers for Desert Initiation
In Atlanta and north Georgia desert environs some 135 men undergo the purification ordeal at Yaarab Temple of the Mystic Shrine. They face a torrid journey ahead as they seek admission to the sacred waters and the right to join the order, while the temple plans a Tuesday ceremonial session featuring the Oriental Band. The Widows Fund charter membership is complete and insurance is now in operation, with 1921 cards delaying certificates. Potentate Heinz notes no official imperial council notification yet about the Des Moines meeting, though published word remains. The patrol ball arrives Thursday at Taft Hall, with attendees asked to wear fez and show 1921 cards for admission.
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North
Georgia
Atlanta
Desert
Yuarab Temple
Mystic Shrine
Allah
Yaarab Temple
Yaarah
Oriental Band
Marietta
Potentate
Heinz
Argard
Widows' Fund
Cof
Imperial Potentate
Imperial Council
Des Motines
Taft Hall
Ben Hill Breeders Plan Poultry Show
Fitzgerald Georgia January 23 special Poultry breeders of Ben Hill county plan a February 4 spring show to benefit the Fitzgerald Fair association. Sam Wilcox leads arrangements with Rhode Island Red Club and Georgia Poultry Breeders. Exhibitors include Wilcox McCrafte Gibbs Skinner Janer Patterson Whitley Faulk Petty Jungle and others to show Rhode Island Reds White Leg Horns Barred Rocks White Rocks Buff Orpingtons and rabbits in a local practice show prior to the fall exposition.
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Fitzgerald
Ben Hill County
Einefis Sams
Fitzgérald” Pair Association
Sam Wilcox
Ochla
Pitegerald Fair Association
Rhoge Island Red
Club of America
Georgia Poultry Breeders’ Association
Fair Grounds
O. J. McCrafte
Thomasville
Mr. Gibbs
Tifton
Rhode Island
W. R. ‘Skinner
J. P. Patterson
D. W. M. Whitley
Buff Orpingtons
James Faulk
G. C. Petty
Paul Jungle
Fitzgerald Agricultural and Live Stock Exposition
Marys of Atlanta Gather for Cohan Comedy Mary
Tonight at the Atlanta theater the Marys of Atlanta will join hundreds bearing that grand old name to see George M. Cohan’s Mary. Manager Haase invites all Marys to attend, suggesting the name’s popularity in Dixie.
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Cohan
Atlanta
Savannah Seeks Another School Bond Election
Savannah and Chatham residents circulate petitions for a new school bond election at the earliest date. The recent bond issue of a million and a half dollars for ten new schoolhouses failed by a narrow margin under the required quota.
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Savannah
Chatham
Spalding Farmers Move to Cut Cotton Acreage
A 1921 pledge drive by Spalding County farmers pledges a 50 percent reduction in cotton acreage or planting no more than ten acres to the plow. Farmers also agree to cut fertilizer use by 60 percent and refrain from purchasing fertilizer unless cotton rises to 20 cents per pound. Committees will canvas militia districts to secure signatures and enforce the terms.
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Griffith
Spalding
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