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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1929
Page
4
The Commerce News editorial on civic effort highlights how the town mirrors farm life and progress. The Oglethorpe Echo ages well yet stays lively as it marks its 55th year.
The Borger Texas mayor Glenn A Pace has been placed under arrest amid reports of a crime ring in town and twenty four recent murders with only one conviction attempted. Georgia papers would be full of such news if it happened there. The Taylor County grand jury heard J V Webb County Agent describe county work and Farm Agent help steering agricultural recovery. The Montezuma Georgian notes strong improvements under new ownership and praise from local merchants for its 18 page edition with ads and reading material.
The Brunswick Pilot cites consumer concerns about tax bills and car purchases. Editorials praise Tom Hardwick, critique Judge Greer, and discuss Hoover era politics. Florida citrus forecasts and tourism outlook are noted, with Walton county praising youth and Georgia’s school book reform. The Dawson News highlights rising penitentiary sentences and youth crime, urging home training.
Money may buy lands, houses, stocks, and comforts but cannot purchase peace and happiness. True contentment comes from within the mind and heart, and family disputes over estates can ruin the value of wealth. Promote peace in the home and community to preserve true happiness.
Dr Wm F Ogburn of the University of Chicago argues statistics support marriage for wealth, sanity and life. He notes many inmates of poorhouses are unmarried and that death rates for single men and widows exceed those for married men. He quips the ideal husband earns more money as the model.
The piece blends reflections on love and deception with quotes about love from Polemon and Jesus. It cites the National Education Association ethics code and questions school room propaganda. It recounts a legend of Troy to Tuscany about Roma and kissing traditions, ending with Eve and Adam.
A Masonic discourse links the 24 inch gauge to eight hour divisions for work rest and worship. It urges diligence in business, condemns idleness, and cites ancient Babylon Greece and Rome as warnings. The sermon highlights charity, temperance, rest, and Sabbath observance as essential to personal and national virtue.
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