Cotton area widening and farm diversification urged
The article notes Russia's cotton experiments may soon meet domestic needs and even compete with the South for trade. It argues the expanding cotton area since the Civil War timeframe will not hurt the South, but encourage crop diversification and soil improvement across Georgia and adjacent states. It cites economic and agricultural shifts, including potential profits from peaches, apples, tobacco, tea, corn, sugar cane, and potatoes, urging intelligent farmers to adapt.
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Texas
Indian Territory
Mississippi
Georgia
Old South
Columbae Ledger
Nonspecific national notes and local misgivings on politics
The Times-Recorder cites varied items from multiple papers on railroads, the Panama Canal, Southern labor, and drought era issues. Observations include Bessie Draper named sponsor, anger at Bam Jones for Savannah, and calls for business focus among Democrats. References span Georgia's commissions, London’s population by suburbs, and Crown controversies.
Closing Up the Plants and Steel Trust Concentration
The steel trusts plan to close scattered plants and concentrate operations in two or three sites, mainly in Pittsburgh. Towns left behind face unemployment, with workers risking loss of homes bought on savings as mills shut down. The move would devastate communities whose economies depend on steel and iron.
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Great Steel Trusts
Combine
Pittsburg
Trust
The Camera in Turkey Sparks Amateur Photo Craze
Turkish households see women take up amateur photography amid seclusion. A French correspondent tells gossip of a household torn by jealousy as photos of a favored wife leak, provoking storms in the home and envy among others.
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