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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1927
Page
2
Civic Improvement Club of Reynolds hosted a weekend of social visits as locals and guests from Macon Americus Byron and Adel joined. A cake sale is planned for Friday May 27 at Brewer and Brewer store near the Post Office, with expected guests and singers providing entertainment.
Reynolds High School held a week of celebration with a Junior Music Club doll recital a recital by Hendley Saunders, a Senior Banquet, bacalaureate service at the Methodist church, an entertaining grammar-grade operetta, and the Newsom Orchestra closing the events. The graduating class included Misses Eula Hammock and Lauise Barrow with a noted address by Hon. W. T. Anderson. A cake sale by the Baptist Woman's Missionary Society and a performance by the Nansom Orchestra capped the program.
Waynesboro hosts the 67th annual Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias convention with B H Jones elected Grand Chancellor and R N Odum named Grand Outer Guard. Delegates praised local reception as sessions discussed district redistricting and member growth. next meeting set for Macon.
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century note discusses obtaining sunlight benefits through irradiated milk and cattle feeding. It mentions delivering ultraviolet efficacy via cow milk to improve palatability and health, suggesting regular doses of sunlight from a glass of milk. The piece also lightly entertains the notion of “drinking Ahlight.”
Quotations from Carlyle praise the impact of great men as life-fountains that enlighten humanity. The text extols a luminous figure whose native insight and heroism elevate others, suggesting society gains from such influence and inspiration.
A guest tries to spark conversation in a home with a timid three year old. The child responds by saying her father isn't a man but a great big boy, revealing a child’s simple view of the head of the household.
A short tale shows Johnnie scolded for playing with a colored boy. While watching his mother pare potatoes he asks if he may play with him, comparing the boy to Arthur and expressing a desire to join in the game.
A colorful quote from Uncle Eben remarks that a man who attends church on Sunday shows he is not planning more hard work that day. The line suggests a weekly moral surveillance in everyday life.
John Murray Reynolds discusses how geography shaped early civilizations from Mesopotamia and Egypt to Mexico and Peru. The essay notes tropical and semitropical areas with irrigation potential fostered settlement, while diverse peoples like Seminole, Hopi, and others illustrate varied paths to civilization.
Fragmentary discussion notes the origin of Auld Lang Syne as likely folk song from Scotland rather than Burns original. References point to Burns letters, mediating opinions, and an old air titled I Fee’d a Law at Michivelinag later known as Sir Alexander Don’s Strathspey. The text cites Gow’s reel collections and suggests verses two and three may have been added by Burns.
A Boston Transcript snippet recalls Olive, under her ill father’s care, lingering on a chair while attempting to reach a mantel object. He warns her to sit, she defies, and she nonchalantly offers a spanking as acceptable punishment. The light exchange ends with the idea of spanking being a simple remedy.
Fragments show prune industry began in the eastern United States in 1854 but failed due to climate. It started in California around 1805 and expanded rapidly. By the 1810s annual output reached about 180 million pounds, with most exported. Before this growth California and France were leading producers. Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Serbia, Bosnia, Germany, Spain, Australia and South Africa also grew prunes.
The article notes natural cold storage in Alaska where ground ice lies near the surface along the Arctic coast. A winter 1925 chamber large enough for 100 carcasses was dug underground and later, in spring, the preserved carcasses were removed in excellent condition for shipping.
During the Seven Years' War era Torres Vedras near Lisbon rose to prominence for Wellington’s 1810 fortress lines that protected the capital. The famous defensive works sheltered Wellington’s army from numerically superior forces led by Marshal Masaona until the proper moment to breakthrough and drive the enemy from the peninsula.
Householders are urged to use top opening kitchen windows to vent hot air during cooking. Experts from Pullman Washington say keep indoor temperatures around 60 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit and ensure continuous air changes for comfort and efficiency.
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