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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1924
Page
5
A reflective verse compares life to a fickle quest with toil for gain, contrasts of luck and failure, and the uneven fortunes of people. It notes efforts to grow in understanding amid uncertainty, and ends with life described as a persistent, changing joke.
Local notes report Hon J J McCants and family at Americus and friends of Tom Layfield ill. The big circus opens at 7 00 pm under PTA auspices with heavy rains and a call to bring children for pennies. Visitors include Mrs Walter Riley of Tampa and others in the county.
For sale a set of six engineering and automobile books including Sacrifice pate by Gordon F Bazemore. Contact for price and details.
Mr and Mrs James L Bart entertain a few friends Monday evening. Hodges Chapter R A M urged to attend next convocation at the Masonic temple tomorrow night. H T Giles of Poulan visits before leaving for Hanes Guy Fla for a new position. Mrs H P Wallace invited to Piedmont Driving Club luncheon in Atlanta. J T Jones depart for Knoxville Tenn after visiting Hon J J Mc Cants. Mt Pisgah singing class to meet at the church Sunday at 9 00 am for a song service before preaching. A severe wind storm Thursday night caused fence and timber damage, with greatest harm near Mc Cants mill. Hon and Mrs J E Davant depart for Corsicana Texas to make their home. hosts regret their departure and wish them well.
Short notice offers a yoke of young oxen well broken for work and urges readers to see the advertiser at once. Signed by J. T. Amos in a terse regional classified style.
Members of Hod Ges Chapter 60 R A M are urged to attend the convocation at the Masonic Temple Butler Ga Friday night January 18 officers for the year to be elected petitions to be read and acted upon other business to come before the convocation J T Adams H P O G McCants Sec
Announcement of a new law partnership named Neill and McGee with offices at 518 519 Murrah Building Columbus Georgia. W Cecil Neill and Theo J McGee are the partners. Also a local sales job for Butler area selling Doublewear Shoes direct from factory with a new measuring apparatus and details via Doublewear Shoe Company Minneapolis MN.
A well mannered eight year old roadster mare available for sale. Contact C E Dent of Butler, Georgia for details.
The Missionary and Aid Societies of the Butler M E Church held a farewell party Friday afternoon in the Sunday school rooms for Mrs J E Davant who is leaving for Corsicana Texas. Miss Janie Neisler led prayers and readings and a game of Initials entertained guests along with farewell verses and good wishes. Narcissi decor and refreshments of ambrosia and wafers completed the event.
The Children of the Confederacy held a regular meeting at the home of Misses Mildred and Marie Garrett. The program featured music by Martha Benns and Ruth Dunwoody, sketches of Jackson and Lee, and a piano solo by Martha Benns. The group dismissed to meet on February 2 with Ruth and Helen.
Taylor County Bank and Butlers Banking Co will stay open on Saturday a legal holiday for Gen. Lee's birthday and close on Monday. The pair ask public cooperation in observing Monday as the holiday instead of Saturday.
The Beeland family expresses gratitude to friends who offered loving service during their great affliction and sorrow. They bless and protect those who helped, signed respectfully by Mrs L H Beeland and children.
Mrs Anne Cox Moore widow of S R Moore died January 13 at her daughter Mrs Henry Windham's home in Potterville after years of frailty. She leaves sons Benny and Hillard Moore and daughter Henry Windham, with burial at Bethel church cemetery following funeral by Rev J T Adams and Rev John Locke. A Shriners pin lost in Butler last week offers reward.
Community event notice urges attendance at the Penny Circus Thursday night January 17 1924 in the High School Auditorium. Local organizers promote family entertainment with proceeds benefiting school activities.
A reflective reminiscence recalls a boy aged about twelve who provoked a hornet’s nest with a stick and raced away, shouting to a companion to run. The moment frames a lapse in imagined romance described as a break in cherished connection.
Short note notes that music is banned in Kurdistan where it is considered immoral and condemned by local norms. The text describes widespread prohibition affecting cultural life.
A witty line from the Chicago Daily News imagines a man choosing to be cast away on a desert island to avoid calling on his wife's relatives. The quip reflects lighthearted social satire of domestic ties and suburban life.
Dr George Becht the state superintendent of public instruction urged modernizing schooling at Philadelphia Normal School commencement. He warned that life grows more complex and teachers shape the new generation by fostering self realization and independent thinking for future contingencies.
The Los Angeles Times notes that while a body dies and returns to dust, the person within remains alive in memory or spirit. It contrasts terms like passed on and promoted with the common word died, suggesting those phrases better express ongoing existence.
The piece cites American Bible Society activity in Japan since 1874, noting large rise in annual distributions. It also surveys varied quips on topics from Voltaire to aviation law in Brazil, Indian agency dog licenses, jazz pay, hay fever, iceboxes, budgets, unemployment, vacations, and eloping girls in a collage of opinion snippets.
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