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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1925
Page
1
The piece highlights Georgia leading in farm desertion from 1920 to 1925 with 310,732 down to 249,698 farms. It urges a statewide campaign to attract new settlers, noting Georgia lands cannot be duplicated elsewhere and urging cultivation of idle Thomas County lands to attract operators and investment.
Georgia bankers urge farmers to destroy cotton stalks to prevent weevil damage. County agents back the plan, arguing it protects the broader community. The piece also comments on booster culture, Wilson era policy, and local notes on Woodrow Wilson Memorial College funding, Georgia Tech football, highway posters, and Thomasville's farm market convenience.
The piece notes annual jewelry sales are vast and rise with the economy while losses are debated. It discusses beliefs that millions of jewels disappear yearly with the dead and reflect on hidden keepsakes stored in vaults and private places before wartime need drives gold to government minting.
Authorities say the two parents are blamed for letting their daughters take a joy ride. While they do not appreciate the accusation, they acknowledge the claim may be true.
Advertisement touts Bowles Red Pepper Rub made from red peppers as giving instant relief for rheumatism lumbago neuritis backache stiff neck sore muscles and colds in chest. It claims rapid warming of the sore area and improved blood circulation with a single application. Be sure to buy genuine Rowles on the package.
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