Local Newspaper Masthead From Taylor Publisher
The fragment shows editor publisher Benss C E and notes a county paper published weekly with about fifteen hundred circulation and a yearly subscription of one dollar fifty.
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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1926
Page
4
The fragment shows editor publisher Benss C E and notes a county paper published weekly with about fifteen hundred circulation and a yearly subscription of one dollar fifty.
The Atlanta Constitution notes Judge C Frank Mc Laughlin of the Chattahoochee Circuit as a visiting judge in Fulton Superior Court. He earned high praise from court officials lawyers and others for his conscientious work in criminal division and his popular statewide reputation. His background includes solicitor general service native of Greenville marriage to Lotitia Mobley and a Columbus home.
Kay argues men are brothers yet many fail to act like it. The piece muses on wisdom across generations, social behaviors, and cultural references from dancing to Andy Gump. It lightly critiques modern freedom and hints at seasonal changes and broad social observations.
A Walton County figure described by the Walton Tribune as a notable local farmer who blends business, farming, and credit success. The piece extols his long stored oats and meat supplies, credit growth, and emphasis on raising food and feed, urging farmers to shift from cotton to self sustenance and to support home production of meat, milk, eggs, and crops. The essay notes several unnamed men in Taylor County as similar bright examples.
The tribute from Uncle John Shannon celebrates old south hospitality and chivalry while noting its decline after the antebellum era and the hardships of war. A World’s Fair anecdote recalls Southern courtesy, then the author observes changes as thoughtful men ponder distant scenes.
A reflective piece challenges attitudes toward women in public spaces noting women purchase seats and face social scrutiny. It defends women as morally superior while urging respect for feminine propriety and tradition amid a changing world.
The Georgia railroad company urges driver caution at grade crossings following a 1926 law. Sec 1 requires counties to designate crossings as safe or unsafe with clear views for 200 yards. Sec 4 mandates stopping within 50 feet of rails at unsafe crossings before crossing. Sec 10 imposes fines of five to fifty dollars or up to 15 days imprisonment for violations. The note urges awareness of the law’s seriousness and its role in public safety.
The fragment notes that things once considered dead wrong remain essentially unchanged in character but are now treated as permissible and laudable.
Georgia mills win the largest textile order in history through the Goodrich Fick title Goodyears and Hightower interests. A new $8 million Thomaston mill and village rise, boosting Georgia to dominate 60 percent of U S tira fabrics and world output. North Carolina and New England capital spread, with further mill expansions from Macon to the Carolina line.
The piece argues North Carolina benefited from early South movement and waterpower, while Georgia advances with Muscle Shoals power lines to boost industry. It notes development already under way and contrasts winter hardship with appreciation of spring, asserting change is essential to living.
A Pennsylvania man, long in Florida, jokes about returning home after months in the sun. Friends ask why he leaves early, and he replies he is, indeed, headed home to the bare trees, ice in the brooks, and the cold March wind before more snow arrives.
A fragment suggests resilience and grit in the face of hardship, noting a man’s enduring will and quiet ingenuity. Despite rough circumstances, the text emphasizes perseverance and self reliance, highlighting inner strength over external defeat.
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