Georgia Officials and Local Notes From July Cordele Meeting
A Savannah Morning News digest notes a July Cordele convention of the Good Roads Club and State Rural Letter Carriers association. It mentions Governor Brown purchasing black horses, prior governor Smith using bags, and editor Snow of Covington opposing jeans breeches. It also reports wool clips in Tift Colquitt Worth counties dropping from 20000 to 8000 pounds due to dog depredation, with an estimated loss of 10 000 to 15 000 dollars.
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Good Roada Club
State Rural Letter Carriers Association
Cordele
Gov. Smith
Snow
The
Covington Enterprise
Georgia
Empire State
South
Stone Mountain
Hoke Smith
Savannah News
Tift
Colquitt
Worth
Tifton
Savannah
Heavily handicapped suitor wins over society girl
A young man asks to marry a society daughter. The father quizzes him on drinking smoking gambling and racing. The suitor denies each charge. The father concedes the marriage may proceed, joking it will be the daughter’s funeral and blessing their union.
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New York Times
Goop Markets Seen As Trade Builders For Vienna
A discussion argues that a strong market for country produce boosts a city’s trade reach. It urges investors to finance manufacturing to attract farmers, notes Vienna lags in creating a robust market, and cites potential gains from a $100,000 investment plus broader county discussions on county treasurer existence and savings.
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Vienna
Anguata Herald challenges necessity of county treasurer
The Anguata Herald argues the county treasurer is a necessary official, countering The Morning News claim that a bank could handle payments. It notes the treasurer is the county paymaster managing hundreds of accounts, while commissioners authorize payments and bear no payment responsibility. It cites banks already paying bills and questions the $4,000 cost for issuing checks.
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The
Herald
Savannah News
Augusta Herald
Chatham County
Dooly
Anguata Herald
Chatham
Richmond
Life on the Farm Reflects Poetic yet Hard Reality
An excerpt from the Sylvania Telephone praises farm life for its music and natural beauty while noting the hardships that forge strong character. The Macon News quotes reflections on youth, nature, and the value of farm living, contrasting nostalgia with daily labor.
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Sylvania
Woodneworth
Macon News
Language and Speech Patterns Discussed by Statesmen
A reflection on diverse dialects and the elaborate sentence structures used by a Black speaker, noted for their complexity when emotions run high, seen as a source of amusement even for serious statesmen and everyday readers. The excerpt ends with a fragment about a discussion of something real.
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Brother
Language and Race in Senate Echoes From News Briefs
A terse excerpt from the Saturday Evening Post recounts Southern speech in a Senate clerk room on the Democratic side. The tale features a chain of dialect humor, including exchanges among old negroes, a Taxon Bacon remark, and a Macon girl retort, illustrating regional speech and social tensions of the era.
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Senate
Saturday Evening Post
Taylor
Rastus
Senator Bacon
Senator Taylor
New York
Tennessee
Macon
Magon News
Dare to Grow Beans Peas and Radishes Above Weeds
A bold challenge to cultivate beans peas and radishes that outpace ragweed and sunflowers in growth. The bet centers on choosing resilient crops and meticulous weeding to achieve a thriving garden.
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Wizard Burbank
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T. A. Adkins, Jr
Vienna, GA
Sleet Brown
Smith
Goop Markets
Tha “Amous
Barouches
Cotton ST
Ridley Furniture CO
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