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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1926
Page
4
The Butler Herald is the official organ of Taylor County edited and published by C. E. Benns. It is issued every Thursday with a stated average weekly circulation of 1500 copies. Subscription price is 1.50 dollars per year.
A letter criticizes the Butler Water Co for frequent water outages and poor service. The writer suggests possible causes like low tank levels or narrow pipes, and compares critics to those who neglect to update their knowledge, warning against mental dryness. The piece uses a folksy, admonitory tone.
The text argues that civilized adults acquire knowledge and ability from others. Minds and speech are composites of others ideas and words. Long trains of thought and professional skills are organized for individuals by a communal process, diminishing the notion of solitary invention.
A patchwork of political and social reflections notes conservatives and Republicans reacting to Iowa primary returns. The Butler Herald extends congratulations to Editor Cooper on a new linotype at Marion County Patriot. It muses on human unity and division across races, interests, and traditions.
Trustees praise Dr. Chas. M. Snelling for exemplary service as acting Chancellor. The board shows unanimous support for his election, lauding him as a progressive citizen and capable educator.
Georgia activists urge aggressive publicity to spotlight the state’s climate, water power, soil variety, and rail links. They cite Civil War recovery, W. & A. railroad continuity, and Southeast taxation advantages as underpinnings of future growth, urging self belief and proactive development.
The Atlanta Journal praises the Georgia Georgia's progress and invites pride in the state's achievements. It credits the Atlanta Georgian with highlighting Georgia's industrial and agricultural strength, urging unity, forward progress, and a constructive public spirit to attract investment and tell the state's moving story.
Dr. Mims credits Georgia's postwar leadership to figures like Harris and Curry but laments a decline in intellectual and social progress. He contrasts Georgia with North Carolina, notes educational neglect and Klan activity, and warns that if the South embraces past spirit, a new era of scholarship and liberty may dawn across the region.
The Democratic Party state executive committee fixed the filing deadline for gubernatorial entrants at June 28. The upcoming primary will determine how many candidates seek the governorship in the state.
The Dalton Citizen urges teachers and workers to use spare time for study, noting summers and normal courses as rapid paths to improvement. It argues organized labor offers time for reading, with lifelong learning keeping minds supple and alert for better performance.
A Columbus Enquirer-Sun editorial marks Flag Day noting the flag embodies justice, domestic tranquility, defense, and general welfare. It warns against domestic foes like bigotry and fanaticism, urging vigilance to preserve freedom and equal protection for all citizens under a free republic.
The text discusses a paradoxical idea of a mind as an affection and cites a claim that over 22,000,000 tons of water flow over Niagara Falls each hour. It also mentions a borrowing notion: if you borrow today and return tomorrow you can borrow again the next day.
The man who fails to understand his relationship with other men inevitably loses approval and the ability to win their respect.
A columnist notes that no regulations or officers can avert accidents caused by driver recklessness or carelessness, emphasizing the inherent risk in traffic and the need for personal responsibility behind the wheel.
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