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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1923
Page
2
Reynolds residents and guests are listed visiting and returning from trips in Georgia and nearby states. Families including Fo, Swann, Mangham Williams, James, Craughon, Ong, and Johnson are mentioned with travels to Atlanta Birmingham Columbus and Chicago.
A midnight fire destroyed the Beechwood Band Mill three miles east of Reynolds, burning the mill, office, one dwelling and a garage. The Columbus to Macon train helped rescue logs and watermelons as Reynolds firefighters faced distance and rapid spread. About 200 workers lost jobs. insured losses around $50,000 with 2000? feet of hardwood saved. owner P F Fitzgibbons away in Canada, rebuilding uncertain.
A note of gratitude from Mrs. R. H. James and children thanks friends neighbors and Dr Bryan for kindness during bereavement. May God bless all of you.
A motivational piece from Forbes urges readers to reject self-pity as a poisonous habit and a threat to self discipline. It champions resilience through action, persistence, and constructive effort, insisting true strength lies in work, sacrifice, and keeping a stiff upper lip.
The contract outlines landlord and tenant duties including building and fencing, labor division, and joint ownership of stock and equipment. It sets terms for price-based buyouts, notes, and phased livestock and land purchases to establish a cooperative farming arrangement with equal expense sharing and eventual land ownership.
A quoted Shakespeare passage delivers Polonius guidance on prudence in speech, manners, friendship, and thrift. It cautions against quarrels, urges listening, and counsels true selfhood, warning that honesty to oneself prevents falsehood to others.
A poetic reflection on life's unpredictable mood and the enduring process of personal growth. The piece considers how today’s choices shape future being, without claiming certainty about what tomorrow holds or how happiness will arrive.
The Camby Chronicle cites a 19th century statement outlining aims for parent teacher groups. They seek child centered environments, cooperation with schools, support for kindergartens and public welfare, while avoiding political manipulation and commercial use, with varied accepted names nationwide.
The piece traces linen origins in Egypt from 4000 years ago and notes its symbolic purity and use in sacred vestments. It questions Bible silk references and recalls European silkworm cultivation around 530 B C, comparing it to earlier Chinese knowledge.
Robert Louis Stevenson, famed Scottish writer, avoided legal practice despite being a bar member. An Edinburgh advocate recalls his nerves at the bar, where Stevenson could not utter three words for a petition and begged to have a motion made for him, never earning another guinea as an advocate.
A mirage is an optical illusion where distant objects appear inverted or elevated. It is common on North American plains and Egyptian deserts, resembling water to create the illusion of a nearby pool. Historical mentions include ancient Jewish times and biblical prophecy.
A countryman with a basket of five hares waited at a station for a delay to pass. He removed the basket to the road, but a hare escaped from a loosely tied lid and the second hare bolted away. He offered directions and kept his tickets, but made no chase.
A fragmentary overview notes how a single shepherd recruited others to tend flocks, forming scattered huts and caves into early villages. Sheep enabled wool and meat sharing, spurring social rules, and the growth of communities, followed by the invention of spinning and weaving that paved the way for manufacture and commerce.
A humorous exchange about cleverness and humor highlights differing views on wit. The Boston Transcript presents a lighthearted dialogue on how a woman perceives jokes and understands their meaning.
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