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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1929
Page
4
Editor discusses public sentiment on a proposed monthly Dollar Day to benefit buyers and sellers, weighing the public road issue between Butler and Howard and praising public spirited men in Taylor County.
The upcoming currency redesign assigns portraits to denominations from $1 to $10,000. Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Hamilton, Jackson, Grant, Franklin, McKinley, Cleveland, Madison, and Chase are named as the depicted figures, with readers asked to recall their likenesses.
Virginia and Carolina peanut growers denounce Oriental imports undercutting U S prices. Current law imposes an eight cent tariff per pound on unshelled peanuts but foreign harvests persist in market. Southern growers push for a total six cent per pound tariff to sustain prices.
In a sharp local quip the Bainbridge Post-Searchlight notes gossip that Carnes has tuberculosis, joking that financial indigestion kept him from work and speculating about Manley of the rock pile.
The Savannah Press laughs at a last minute substitution where one opera replaced another, causing audience confusion amid fancy dress and social bustle. Editor Griffin of Bainbridge criticized the incident, and his remarks provide sharp reading on Atlanta officials and local elites.
John Burroughs muses on the brightness of youth and its rapid fade. He contrasts the carefree pleasures of boyhood with the duties of adulthood, urging to retain a boyish heart while maturing.
A Butler friend dressed for a trip claimed he was off to a Chicken Eating Contest, which he said was a denominational gathering in another county. The speaker notes the curious label contrasts with a call for balanced, sane thinking and a God minded, nonprejudiced brain.
The nation marks Mothers Day on the second Sunday in May May 12 this year by presidential proclamation The day honors mothers past and present with white carnations symbolizing purity and fidelity and red carnations for living mothers Anna Jarvis originated the idea and Congress backed observance in 1918 with Wilson issuing the first presidential proclamation in 1914 reminding citizens to honor mothers through thought and action
The United States Marine Corps invites 50 white male US citizens aged 18 to 85 living near 79 1 Forsyth Street Atlanta Ga to enlist as band members. Four year terms pay 21 to 126 dollars monthly plus meals lodging clothing medical dental and other benefits. Married men not accepted.
Jim Nevin presents Prominent Women of Georgia a collection profiling notable Georgia women. The volume features sketches of Stella Akin Martha Berry Moina Michael Colleen Moore Martha Roosevelt Nellie Peters Black and many others highlighting diverse achievements across the state.
The Georgia Press Association sets its annual meeting in Toc coa with editors ready for a busy session. The piece humorously lists menu items and local notable guests while inviting attendees to arrive early for the opening meal and social events.
The Montgomery Monitor quotes hard times as humanity’s stern master and greatest benefactor calling it the effective boss that educates, equips, and drives people to wealth and progress without charge. It extols hard times as organizer, motivator, and provider of knowledge and growth for workers.
Hooper Nebraska, population 1014, reports zero arrests in 1928. William J. Day, town board chair, lauds churchgoing, schooling, and citizens minding their own business as the key to the record and avoidance of tragedies. The town is praised for its model behavior and legal obedience.
The piece credits newspaper ads with redistributing weekly sales beyond Saturdays, reducing peak loads. It notes ads spread business across six days, boosting profits and tax efficiency for merchants, and calls ads a vital service that expanded retail activity nationwide.
A reader lauds The Christian Science Monitor for restrained front pages and comprehensive coverage. The piece contrasts monitory prose with sensational outlets, arguing for a high standard newspaper that informs without scandal and champions moral constructive reporting.
More than 300 contestants in Indiana entered five acre corn slugbs with medals awarded to many. Yields ranged from 75 to 127 bushels per acre despite less than ideal weather, showing soil and climate variations still produce big crops. Emphasizes selecting good seed for spring planting.
A 94 year old widow named Elizabeth McKinley, once a familiar figure at Napoleon III's court, lives in a fourth floor room of an old left bank house in Paris. Described by a Dawson News dispatch, she is almost penniless and noted as a sister of the late U.S. president.
The book committee adopts five year reading selections for all schools choosing treasury of fine reading volumes as supplements. The plan does not require district purchases but guides reading toward quality works and supports school libraries aiding parents and rural communities without added cost.
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