Ed Rivers to Speak Here Tomorrow
A large crowd will hear ed Rivers when he speaks here to morrow. The Georgia political scene is noted with references to governors, taxes, and voting rules. The Macon News gains praise for editorial pages after its acquisition by the Macon Daily Telegraph. The peach season in Taylor county ends Saturday with unusually small crop but higher prices. The Georgia Supreme Court states no one can register to vote until all taxes are paid, potentially removing thousands from eligibility.
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Taylor County
Supreme Court of Georgia
Georgia
Wilkes County Forum
Woods
Hoover
Pelham Journal
Rivers Seen as Likely Governor Candidate Despite Arkansas Birth
The Thomasville Times Enterprise doubts Rivers can win but warns intensified campaigning over his Arkansas birth could push him over the line, while the Savannah Press notes the potential outcome if momentum shifts in his favor.
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Thomasville Times-Enterprise
Rivers
Arkansas
Savannah Press
Four-Cent Taft Commemorative Stamp Set for Release
A four-cent posths stamps issue soon to go on sale commemorates former President William Howard Taft. The central design features a portrait of Taft against a plain background with his name shown on a ribbon scroll beneath the portrait.
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William Howard
Taft
Tf Candidates Use Modest Proof to Show Fitness
The text argues candidates should prove their own fitness humbly to avoid wasting time belittling opponents. It suggests that if a winner in a contest has shown all rivals are useless, there is little glory in boasting about defeating them.
Unadilla Star Welcomes New Editor Miss Susibel Bridges
The Unadilla Star debuts a new editorial era with Miss Susibel Bridges at the helm, charming daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ack Bridges. She is the former Miss Cora Fowler, daughter of Mrs. N. T. Fowler of Butler. Congratulations and best wishes pour in.
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Unadilla Star
Susiebel ‘ Bridges
Ack Bridges
Cora Fowler
N. T. Fowler
Butler
Susibel
Georgia Tobacco Season Aims to Hire Idle Hands
The piece argues that tobacco season offers work for the unemployed, urging willing workers to leave idle days behind and join farm labor to earn a living during the months ahead in Georgia.
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Georgia
Overeating Said Major Summer Illness Cause
Baxley man asked a local physician what most contributes to illness in summer. The physician urged moderation, saying heavy meats and grease burden the digestive system when heat slows digestion. He warned that beef and pork in hot weather raise body temperature and weaken the system, promoting illness.
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Baxley News-Banner
Baxley
Question on Governor's Staff and its purpose
A reader asks who makes up the Governor's staff, its object beyond a bodyguard role, and why the corps was created and perpetuated. The letter requests details on creation date, origin, purpose, and how it serves the Governor's prestige or political aims.
Albany Herald Opinion on Treaty Costs and Political Scrutiny
The Albany Herald argues the US risks little in joining the treaty and could save taxpayers billions in coming years. It notes Chief Justice Russell plans retirement and his son Richard seeks the governor’s chair, suggesting others equally competent deserve public honors instead.
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Albany Herald
United States
Russell
Richard
Tte
Russells
State Loyalist Editorial Endorses Best Fitted Leaders
The paper declares allegiance to the state's welfare and its people, pledging support for political friends meriting voters' trust and the ability to fill offices. It reserves the right to change endorsements if it serves the common good and aims to place capable officials, friend or foe, in office.
Brantley of Valdosta Times Dies After Paralysis
Georgia press leaders learned with shock that C. C. Brantley editor of the Valdosta Times collapsed with paralysis during Barnesville session and died Monday morning after being rushed to the Middle Georgia Sanitarium in Macon. He had been campaign manager for Ed Rivers and was to speak on government advertising columns.
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Georgia Press Association
Barnesville
C.C. Brantley
Valdosta Times
Brantley
Ed Rivers
Middle Georgia Sanitarium
Macon
Silencers for Airplanes and a Call to Ethics
News from Hartford notes Hiram Maxim's factory once made firearm silencers now plans to adapt the invention for silencing airplane engines. The piece praises the potential peaceable use in aviation while condemning past weapon use, urging Christian virtue and timely action against evil.
Keeping Up With The Joneses And Smiths In Golf Glory
The article traces the Smith and Jones families from history to modern fame, naming philosophers, clerics, inventors, and golf greats. It celebrates Bobby Jones as the era’s top golfer at Interlachen, with Johnny Farrell and others unable to match him and a Minnesota crowd of ten thousand witnessing his victory. The piece links “keeping up with the Joneses” to both progress and pursuit in sport and life.
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Cilo
Smiths
Joneses
Adam Smith
Gerrit Smith
John Smith
Virginia
John Lawrence Smith
South Carolina
Sidney Smith
Sophia Smith
Smith College
Wm. S. Smith
Hoke Smith
Goldwin Francis Hopkins Smith
Charles” Henry | Smith
Smith
Bill
Arp
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
Jones Clan
Anson Jones
Republic of Texas
Henry Jones
Cavendish
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Alexander Jones
Charles C. Jones
Georgia
Henry Arthur Jones
John Paul Jones
Samuel Pointer Jones
Sam Jones
Samuel M.jones
Pennsylvania
Jones
Toledo
Smithville
Jonesboro
Jonesville
Bobby Jones
MacDonald Smith
New York
Horton Smith
Scotland
Minneapolis
Bobby
Columbus Ledger
Death of Mrs Henry M Flagler recalls Florida divorce case
The wealthy Mrs. Henry M. Flagler died in a sanitarium after 80 years confined. In 1901 Florida required a special act for divorce since insanity was not a ground. Her husband funded a trust that grew from Sinn Oil holdings to 12 million dollars.
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Henry M. Flagler
The
Standard
Florida
Rob. W. Bingham
Louisville Courier-Journal
Louisville Times
Flagler
Florida East Coast Railway
St. Augustine F
The Vanity of Men and the Press Bureau Racketeers
A critic surveys vanity among men and women, noting men seek flattery through photos and bios in newspapers. The National Better Business Bureau exposes so called press bureaus that charge $100 to $1,000 to place portraits or life sketches in papers, a scam newspapers reject. The piece praises the bureau for unveiling the racket and cites Barnum on suckers.
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Julius Caesar
Caesar
Better Business Bureau, Inc
Big Business
Vanity Appeal
Associated Press
The
United Press
National Better Business Bureau
Barnum
Maocn Telegraph
Cordele Crisp county to celebrate hydro project start
The Cordele Dispatch announces a major celebration on August first as Crisp county marks the launch of a million and a half dollar Flint River hydro electric project. Citizens are urged to prepare and “put our house in order” for the event.
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The
Cordele Dispatch
Crisp County
Cordele
Flint River
Why Motorists Adopt Hostile Feelings At The Wheel
A Mooresville Enterprise analysis questions why drivers feel suspicion toward opposing motorists and passers by yet become cordial face to face. It suggests power from steering may awaken despot impulses and an urge to rule, noting the road exchanges between drivers.
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Avery
Mooresville
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