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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1920
Page
3
Disturbing Dorothy Gish stars in Mary Ellen Comes to Town at Rivoli Theatre. The Southern town tale follows a soda clerk who dreams of stage life, becomes a singer in a cabaret, faces a crook, and finds romance as the plot unfolds. Screened Thursday night December 16.
Bryant Washburn stars in the new motion picture adaptation of William Gillette’s farce Too Much Johnson at Riveli Theatre this Thursday December 24. Lois Wilson leads the female cast with Adel Farrington Monte Blue and C H Geldart supporting. Paramount Artcraft produced and Donald Crisp directed.
Bryant Washburn plays Billings in a busy farce where a mother-in-law clash over a pipe drives him from home. The Paramount Artcraft film directed by Donald Crisp stars Lois Wilson and opens Thursday December 23 at the Rivoli Theatre.
Billie Burke stars in the comedy drama Away Goes Prudence to be shown at the Rivoli Theatre on Tuesday December 21. The article playfully notes her as a stylish burglar in the plot while praising her acting talent and charm.
A letter to the editor from Butler Georgia questions whether the public still supports ex soldiers. It recalls brutal treatment of veterans in 1917 1918 and 1919 and asks readers to remember those who fought in the Argonne and to honor their memory and sacrifice. The writer mentions missing flags and that mothers and fathers still mourn. The piece contrasts wartime duty with present neglect.
Atlanta reports Senator Hoke Smith says Congress will aid Georgia and the South this session. The War Finance Corporation and export banks will finance over a billion dollars in exports to Central Europe, reopening markets for cotton, with measures to liberalize Federal Reserve policies and reduce interest rates.
Georgia farmers learn hedging to protect against cotton price drops as brokers note futures contracts used by grain growers and mills. The method, popular with smaller growers carrying 10 to 100 bales, offers protection rather than speculation when backed by reliable brokers.
Secretary Houston announced the net cost of the war to the U S government as 24 01 billion dollars for the period April 6 1917 to June 30 last The figure reflects adjusted expenditures excluding non war related outlays and accounts for tax revenue and foreign loans to be repaid with reductions for normal time costs and other adjustments.
Atlanta December 11 In every large Georgia city and many smaller towns the sale of Christmas seals to fund the crusade against tuberculosis is thriving with quotas met and stamps selling briskly. The campaign aims at 200000 statewide with Health Bonds added to seal sales. Ninety percent of funds stay in Georgia. the rest support the national drive.
A brief classified notice offers two extra good mules and a two horse wagon for sale at a real bargain. Contact W. D. Cotney in Butler, Georgia, at once.
An advertisement from Butler Georgia promotes South Georgia Syrup at 65 cents per gallon and invites readers to send a card to A-1 Quality Guaranteed with a date code 12-16-31.
A historical medical advertisement touts Ziron as an iron based tonic that strengthens blood, tones the system, and helps pale weak individuals. It cites Mr. P. G. Gentry of Norene Tennessee praising the remedy for himself and his 14 year old son and invites readers to buy from their druggist with a money back guarantee.
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