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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1925
Page
1
The page lists staff and publication details for the Thomasville Rise Times and mentions the Times‑Enterprise building, Associated Press rights, and submission deadlines. It also includes a sequence of short aphorisms and light local notes about community life and a city band.
A car carrying five people including a three year old boy and a man crashes after being struck by a fire truck in Albany. The boy and the man die. three others are seriously hurt but expected to recover. Authorities report no clear blame on either driver amid dust, smoke, and urgent fire response.
Washington reports cooperation of native Dyak priests with Dutch and British rulers to curb head hunting in Borneo. The National Geographic bulletin notes ancient practice across East Indies with heads prized, but some Dyaks along coasts have turned to farming under colonial rule aided by medicine men.
The note requests featuring special boys for a single day. It comments that Mother’s Day is rapidly changing and questions who would oppose it, reflecting a local view of evolving celebrations.
The piece reflects on the powerful instinct to help when a frightened child cries in public. It notes the strong emotional response of parents and strangers alike, especially when there is harm or dire injury involved, stirring immediate concern.
Fewer than 2,000,000 inhabitants are said to live on Borneo including native immigrant Malays Arabs Chinese and Europeans across its vast area.
Seattle May 12. The dog wood tree derives its name from a long connection with butchers not dogs, says Prof. T C Frye of the University of Washington. He notes that meat was roasted on sticks of hard wood to withstand heat and prevent crumbling, and these sticks were daggar wood, later shortened to dogwood.
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