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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1925
Page
1
The page mixes editorials on local issues and national topics. It discusses roads funding and maintenance, road surfacing experiments in California, and bond funds for highways. It also surveys opinions on naming conventions for women, and cites historical views on Robert E. Lee by British authorities.
The Augusta Chronicle notes Georgia lags in per capita public education costs in 1922. National average $14.47. Georgia $9.92 below, with Florida higher and California vastly higher. Augusta improves on state average but warns against cutting education funding.
A reflection on wealth and travel notes that Wood's son quickly earned and spent money overseas. He joined visitors who enriched a section of Europe, chasing gambling, society, and social glamour. The piece contrasts such fad travelers with those who roam to broaden their minds and gain inspiration.
In Louisiana neighbors punished a man for allowing his daughter to bicycle in white knickers, drawing national attention. Puritanical locals fault the costume while observers note a ballroom standard may be harsher, arguing that the bicycle outfit merits defense.
The Valdosta Times notes General Maurice places Robert E. Lee in the front rank of history’s greatest military minds. It cites comparisons with Lee and Wellington and argues Lee’s maneuvering in 1862 and 1864 shows strategic brilliance and defensive mastery.
The piece notes Americans will spend more than 500 million dollars on European travel this year. It argues the high spending by Americans reflects the privilege of the substantial classes and compares it with broader global travel trends and the asymmetry in travel patterns.
Olive Auger of Lowell Massachusetts reports use of Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after hospital stay. She says it relieved weakness dizziness back pain and nervousness and helped her regain health enough to bear her children again. Over 200000 women have replied to poetry about benefits and 98 of 100 say yes.
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