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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1929
Page
4
The passage extols frugal, industrious work and helping others, urges support for farming, and suggests a copper with a flashlight is less feared than a gun. It comments on motorists and the hazards of a car with impaired sight compared to a bull with two eyes.
A collage of remarks on 1928 in steel, agriculture, energy, and transportation. It notes optimism in oil, pessimism about machinery, calls for harsher penalties in Georgia, and mentions figures from the Georgia Power Company’s 1929 budget. Local notes praise Pavo News, Hog shipments in Thomas and Early counties, and cautions on spending and credit.
The Brunswick News forecasts 1929 as a year of general prosperity for producers and merchants, noting Collier’s optimism and stock market caution. Georgia peach freight rates and industry impact are discussed alongside editorials praising educators and farmers.
The Savannah Press and Cordele Dispatch praise Woodrow Wilson for promoting international agencies and peaceful dispute resolution. They argue nations, like individuals, must use legal methods and international courts to prevent war, citing South America as a successful example and urging continuation of Wilsonian ideals.
Dr F G Branch president of An drew College at Cuthbot visits Butler on Monday stopping for a brief hello via telephone. The community praises his character and hopes he returns to discuss the fine school and its leadership.
A reflection on civic duty and frugality urges Jesup residents to answer 10 prompts about local spending, employment, and savings. The piece argues loyalty to home economies strengthens the community and asks readers to live honestly by work, thrift, and aiding fellow citizens.
A Macon newspaper page recounts festive radio studio scenes with Southern waiters singing Stephen Foster and Dunbar songs. It notes a local cook Pearl writing a flu poem and contrasts two women poets, Pearl and Henrietta, highlighting talent and class attitudes.
A 19th century style list of humorous and practical resolutions covers personal habits, family visits, piety, restraint, debt, and social norms. It includes vows on temperance, politeness, avoiding lending money, refraining from gossip, and a satirical note on women’s attire and public propriety tied to local civic code references.
A lyrical verse dramatizes the flu as brutal and miserable. The speaker claims to have endured the Spanish Flu and urges others to seek rest and prayer, portraying the illness as hellish and exhausting.
Mr Gordon Selfridge, opening a Liverpool exhibition, ranked beauty in five items. He placed a beautiful woman first, followed by a beautiful child, a flower, a sunset, and a building as the fifth.
An old medical advertisement promotes A Texas Wonder for kidney and bladder troubles including gravel back and rheumatism. It claims cure via small bottles, priced at $1.25 by mail, with testimonials and Dr. E W Hall at 3679 Olive St St Louis MO listed as the maker, druggists sell locally.
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