Sanity Returns as Calls for Armament Cut Grow Louder
The editorial from Vardaman's Weekly argues against continued military buildup and naval expansion. It cites Secretary Baker and Secretary Daniels pushing for bigger budgets, warns of debt and bankruptcy, and urges disarmament in favor of League of Nations diplomacy and reduced fleets.
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Washington
Hog Island
Joe Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
Newt. Baker
War Department
Congress
Nationa
Secretary of the Treasury
America
Harding
Houston
Wilson
Daniels
League of Nations
Borala
United States
Japan
Navy
Hensley
When all make a practice of study ing local conditions
A reflective line urging people to study local conditions rather than complain to shape outcomes. It suggests proactive observation leads to better results and a more harmonious community.
Tankersley Announces Mayoral Candidacy in Oxford
The Eagle announces E. G. H. Tankersley known as Goodlow Tankersley as a candidate for mayor of Oxford. A Lafay ette county lifelong resident in his 65th year he promises an economical administration and asks for votes on Friday January 21.
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The
Eagle
E. G. H. Tankersley
Goodlow Tankersley
Oxford
Half Your Living Without Money Cost in Atlanta Speech
H. G. Hastings, president of the Southeastern Fair, urges costly cotton reductions and growing one’s own food. He touts home gardens and livestock as the quickest way to cut living costs, arguing gardens can supply half the family’s needs and reduce dependence on market goods in 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
H. G. Hastings
South
Give Him A Chance And Lincoln Beetle Lesson
A newspaper item praises helping others after recounting President Lincoln stopping to aid a beetle in the park. It argues many lack equal life chances due to poverty and upbringing and urges readers to offer advice and sympathy to those struggling, then notes Luther L. Russell of Lafayette Springs enlisting in the U S Army for a year to study Auto Mechanics at Camp Jackson Mississippi. It ends with a quip about a newspaper publisher’s need to hustle for success in 1921.
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Lincoln
Luther L. Russell
Lafayette Springs
United States Army
Jackson
Miss
Young Russell
Camp Jackson
S. C
Mississippi
Job
Everybody's Goat and the Call for a Square Deal
The piece argues farmers bear the load of high food prices while others in the supply chain reap higher profits. It asserts the need for fair pricing across all steps from producers to retailers and condemns passing extra costs along to consumers. It notes local dealers are not solely to blame, citing multiple hands in the chain taking their share. It stresses the farmer deserves a square deal and to avoid a system where he covers excessive costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Letting George Do It and Other Human Foibles
A reflective column argues that wrongdoing starts small and grows with power, from street swindles to high finance. It lambasts self interest and moral forgetting, noting even preachers face drift from teachings as readers justify misdeeds. The piece closes as editors admit they ramble, sharing thoughts for pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Mass Meeting on Cotton Acreage Reduction in Oxford
Lafayette County residents are urged to attend a mass meeting at the Oxford Court House on Monday the 24th at 2 PM to discuss cotton acreage reduction and crop diversification. Speakers from distant places will address the urgent need, urging universal attendance for community salvation.
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Lafayette County
Court House
Oxford
Tose
Jas. Stone
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