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Newspaper
Fayetteville News
Location
Fayetteville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1925
Page
4
A collection of disjointed quips on coal substitutes spring earnings from gum books and corsets. It notes women’s fashion shifts cigarettes and corset trade claims 3% rise in 1924. The fragment suggests societal change and domestic cleanliness claims while condemning old habits.
The Flint River Baptist Association gathered at the Griffin church on a Tuesday in March. Rev. Z. J. Espy led devotion. Dr. J. W. Ayers delivered a stirring address on missions and White Cross work, urging support for the China hospital. Dora Sneed elected Associational Worker. Mrs. Fisk named Young Peoples Leader. milk cow for sale listed.
Mr Shirley organized Cotton Poultry and Corn clubs at Robinson school. Nine members equal a quarter of enrollment. Cotton club includes Dennis White Russell Banks Ezra Banks Lawrence White Herman Burdette Lester Holt. Poultry includes Gladys White Janie Parker Estelle Holt. Corn includes Evra Banks. Officers elected: President Gladys White First Vice President Ezra Banks Secretary Janie Parker Reporters Gladys White Raissiek Banks Dennis White Chairman Gladys White.
A splendid amateur production titled Little Miss Jack will be presented at the Palace Theatre on Friday night April 8 under Civic Club auspices. Local youths will act and there is extensive rehearsal ongoing. Cast list will be published next week.
Hastings Seeds offers absolutely free seed packets with every 1925 customer order. The company releases a 112 page 1925 Catalog featuring colorful flower images and culture directions. The seed book, noted as the standard planting guide, includes over 250 photos and aims to be the most useful reference for seeds plants and bulbs. Send post card today to receive it by return mail from H G Hastings Co Seedsmen Atlanta GA.
International Mills advertises hosiery with guaranteed quality and full or spare time salaries. Delivered from 944 Norris Town, Pa, to Fayetteville. Clerk’s office notes 50¢ per dozen eggs and market items alongside.
The snippet lists social meetings and visits with names such as D. Redwine A. Burks and Cathy's sister fleman. It notes a grand jury presentment copy issue and a mailing list revision to collect unpaid subscriptions. Visitors Y H Longino and family travel to Florida. Gladice Banks and Chotilde Banks visit Douglasville. Peach Blossom Festival attendance planned at Fort Valley.
The article lists guests visiting families this past week including C. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Penney, Mrs. Edmondson and Ruth, C. W. Jones, J. D. Moore, Lillie Kerlin, Vivian Stephens, Fan nie Lee Willeby, Cordelia Tumons, Mary Avis Jones, Elsie and Hassie Jones. A Union Church gathering is announced with preaching next Sunday afternoon and the fifth Sunday service. Everyone is invited to attend and bring someone.
The text recalls Peter Minuet purchasing Manhattan for 24 dollars and notes a Thrift Magazine claim that if that investment had grown at over a percent compounded semi annually it would equal the present assessed value of New York City with its streets sewers railways subways theaters hotels skyscrapers and palatial homes.
Former forest guard Glen Merchant reported a rare cougar attack in the Olympic National Forest in western Washington. The animal sprang from brush and tore at his leg before he struck it with a fishing rod and escaped, with the cougar not pursuing.
Two Russian girls hacked another to pieces over envy of her expensive clothes. The Boston Transcript notes the shocking outcome and compares public reactions to other countries.
A dialogue from the Boston Transcript shows Muriel Well pledging to marry Percy with her mother affirming the arrangement, noting it settles the matter for the family.
Two locals discuss an attempted eclipse of the mic event. cloudy skies blocked the broadcast and the show was not held despite late preparations.
A humorous look at readers who misread book titles buying works by George Birmingham and others. Anecdotes include a man mistaking The Lost Lawyer for a practical manual, a lady returning If Winter Comes mistaking recipes for cleaning tips, and a diplomat’s wife confusing Volume V of a famous encyclopedia for a guide to India.
In the District Court of Georgia Northern District the case of Walter T. Woodard in Bankruptcy is announced. Creditors are notified a meeting will be held in Griffin on March 30 1925 at 100 oclock a m to prove claims appoint a Trustee examine the bankrupt and conduct related business.
A man recalls childhood poverty on Hester Street and a doctor’s harsh diet advice. He contrasts past hunger with present affluence, noting the doctor urged a return to a sparse diet despite his improvements. The anecdote frames irony between need and excess.
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