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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1929
Page
7
A fragmentary lyric-like piece speaks of smiles easing sorrow and guiding one along the road. It invokes rural imagery, references to bells and clocks, and asks what makes a face glow with cheer. The text blends dialect spellings with hopeful exhortations to keep smiling.
Butler locals share visits from Jarkell’s Dept Store figures and relatives from Columbus and Atlanta. Readers note guests, returned travelers, school appointments, and small ads including a new hay rake and cash for poultry.
The genuine Abruzzi Rye grown on a Butler area farm is for sale at 8 dollars per bushel in small lots and 2.5 dollars in 10 bushel lots. Availability listed at W. G. Hill's store 95 Ww. A. Payne.
Wanted to rent a grist mill on shares with standing rent. Contact A Hart in Mauk Georgia.
The Butler school sets tuition unchanged from last year. Grammar School two and a half dollars per term High School five dollars per term Non-resident grammar school ten dollars per term Tickets go on sale Monday at the school building, states H. H. Riley Secretary-Treasurer.
A public notice to the Ladies of Butler Methodist Church requests continued support for the Rummage Room managed by Mrs. Sarah Harris. She faithfully carries out her task each Saturday and asks for fresh items to sell, hoping the supply remains steady.
Indianapolis, Ind. tentative plan for the eleventh annual American Legion national convention in Louisville September 30 to October 2 includes business sessions and entertainment. features list parades, aerial demonstrations, horse and boat races, a football game, golf, pistol and drum line contests, historic Kentucky trips, reunions, and a large air show. schedules show a busy week with the Derby at Churchill Downs and multiple receptions and ceremonies for veterans and auxiliary members.
The 1923 B M S graduates, fourteen members with eight girls and six boys, gathered at McCants Mill on August 19. Under full moonlight they reminisced about school days, played childhood games, shared memories, and enjoyed a lunch before pledging future reunions year after year.
The City Barber Shop will raise prices on and after September 15. Shaves and tank will cost 20 cents more. All services to be paid in cash. Public notice outlines the new pricing and effective date.
A column urges readers to resist doom and drought talk. It cites biblical examples like Elijah and Noah to encourage optimism, faith, and effort. It notes good business, expected cotton crops, and potential rain, urging a forward look toward tomorrow’s prosperity.
The passage mocks ambitious financiers as “Napoleons of finance” and notes Nona’s ability to float a stock company and push liquidation. It hints at an impending flood of gold, suggesting a dramatic shift in wealth and markets across ages.
The passage notes the fragility of Salome's seduction as lights go out and she embraces the severed head of John the Baptist in a grim kiss. The scene is described as the most shocking, with the darkness amplifying the macabre moment.
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