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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1922
Page
2
A collection of satirical sayings, observations on politics, and notes on the bad check law in Georgia. The piece critiques social norms and mentions Thomasville churches, Senator Watson, and tariff duties while debating justice and race relations in the South and Ireland.
The New York Herald surveys states to gauge Klan membership. Georgia is reported as the headquarters with strong and active operations. Other states show varying levels of growth or decline, including Florida and California as strong and growing, while many Northern and Western states are negligible or inactive.
A newspaper editorial denounces a massacre of more than twenty five non union miners as a brutal, isolated crime in the labor movement. It urges impartial juries and swift punishment while warning about the broader impact on labor sentiment and civic morality.
A reader laments a lynching of twenty six non union men in Illinois this week and urges restraint and sympathy. The note argues communities reflect both good and bad in all, questions critiques of others, and notes strikes rarely balance costs.
A silent group of Black marchers in Washington carried a banner reading lynching must stop. They condemned racial oppression and urged orderly, dignified protest, contrasting with what they call the South’s efforts to imitate such violence and its deadly character.
An article compares male and female mosquitoes, praising the male as harmless and noting the female's deadly bite. It describes the stinger as a dental-prober like device that pumps blood and transmits germs from previous victims, linking mosquito behavior to malaria risk.
Attorney General Daugherty released a brief statement inviting dependable persons to present legitimate arguments against the two steel merger cases now before the Department of Justice. He made the remark in Washington on June 21 with no further comment.
The report praises Senator Tom Watson who presided over the Senate and lectured Senator Heflin for calling Senator Glass a lar. It notes Alabama and Virginia senators have been under his influence and predicts they will learn good taste and propriety. warns that Watson may grow tired of dealing with ill behaved colleagues.
A Chilean official in Brussels died by his own hand, leaving a note claiming world fitting him for luxurious tastes beyond his income. The piece mocks idle elites who flaunt champagne and cars, noting the era of easy wealth and a disdain for work among “gentlemen of leisure.”
To the white voters of the 7th Senatorial District I seek support for the State Senate. I am a local-born young man and aim to serve as useful training for a lawyer. If trusted I promise honest duties and restraint on laws and taxation. Also announcing candidacy for Representative in Thomas County subject to white primary rules.
H R Banister announces candidacy for the Legislature subject to primary rules. He has four years on the County Board of Commissioners and pledges economy, opposes waste, and seeks to represent his region which never had a state representative. He asks for voter support and promises to fulfill all duties for the state's best interests.
Thomas Davis announces candidacy for Representative in Georgia's Legislature, pending primary action. He pledges to oppose creation of a new county from Thomas County soil, improve common schools, roads, and highways, ease farmers' burdens, and work with forward looking county and state leaders. His letter expresses commitment to all the people.
Duncan Bickley announces re election bid for County Commissioner from the Meigs District to serve the county with experience and board support. He asks for the White voters to provide their vote and support.
A schoolboy humorously notes soap is a stuff made in gakes you cannot eat. He jokes about its smell and awful taste, especially when it gets in the eye, and quips that Eskimos supposedly never use soap, ending with a playful misstatement about Eskimos.
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