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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1923
Page
2
The Butler Georgia weekly, editing by C E Benns, notes the paper’s status and circulation. It reports the sixty-eighth U.S. Congress convening in Washington and discusses lumber market declines, political views, and social quips. Legal notes mention a December federal term in Columbus focusing on prohibition cases.
The author laments eggs being shipped from another state after a Saturday call to a local grocery. They urge Tay lor county to produce enough eggs to serve itself and a large portion of Georgia, calling it a hawkish shame.
A Tribune reader argues for commemorating Thanksgiving on Armistice Day to avoid two holidays in one month. He predicts the public would prefer daily holidays at someone else’s expense, despite the counterargument.
The report notes shine shimmie dance and ing irons as popular acts on Saturday night. It compares show classes as odd without such fun and jokes about a Black person mullet walk, suggesting hopes for an end to such trends and behaviors.
The Columbus Enquirer Sun recalls corn liquor selling at 36 dollars per gallon sixty years ago and contrasts it with a cheaper grade at about eight dollars. The writer suggests quality explains the high price and implies the cheaper liquor harms drinkers, calling for a lower price.
A quotation attributed to Tom Asbury argues that many people wear Sunday clothes daily and do little work. He suggests adopting working attire on weekdays and saving best suits for Sunday could quickly improve the average person's finances and overall conditions.
An assembly of local opinions on law enforcement reform moral unity in Butler and a tribute to Rev B A Pafford. Georgia egg shortages push a major retailer to import 75 percent of eggs while cotton markets hint at higher next year acreage and boll weevil control debates. Experiments in dense cotton planting aim to boost lint yields.
A South Carolina Herald reprint outlines candidate qualifications for County School Superintendent. It lists four paths to eligibility including teaching experience with a first grade license, college diploma, five years in school supervision, or passing a State Board of Education exam plus a law exam. Applications due January 15 1924. exams January 26 1924 in multiple cities.
Savannah article argues railroads must invest in equipment track and terminals to cut costs and keep rail rates stable. It cites Central of Georgia data from 1910 to 1922 showing higher tonnage per train mile, lower fuel costs, and a net public saving of over 1.3 million dollars despite higher debt. It notes tax increases and a 1923 Underwood presidential campaign effort.
The Talbotton New Era prints excerpts from Representative A. J. Perryman urging a proper auditing system and asking Perryman to publish the names of self interested office seekers and identify which department opposes the audit bill. The Columbus Enquirer Sun and The Herald join the call for disclosure.
Advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Medicine claiming it treats nasal catarrh with a local ointment and systemic tonic. It states the product strengthens the body to reduce susceptibility to colds and notes 40 years of sale by B J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
An article from Southern Cultivator argues that cotton farmers who use poison for boll weevil control yield much more than those who avoid it. It warns against chasing exceptions and urges learning from successful growers to follow the proven rule for profitability.
Chronical note describes Chinese gold diggers in California savoring a dish of rat brains with garlic and aromatic weeds, presented as a curious culinary oddity from the era.
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