Summer session at the new capitol extends lengthening the session
Aranra June reports the new capitol building is popular with legislators who treat it as a summer resort. The Savannah and Western railroad charter repeal bill heads to a special committee with prospects of dying. Simmons pushes bills on jail inspection and tax relief while several anti trust measures spark debate. A bill on Hilady's guano looms August first while a state road lease is discussed. Redley county residents urge defeating the Olive bill to protect railroads, sending resolutions to lawmakers.
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Aranra
Savannah and Western Road
From The Tourists to Queenstown Aboard the Bothnia
A Sunday school delegation of about 225 travelers from New York to Queenstown aboard the Bothnia shares sea sickness, prayers, and song. Delegates from eight nations, including America and Japan, reflect on nostalgia, family, and home as weather shifts from sunshine to showers aboard the voyage led by ministers and teachers from Georgia.
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Orr Qrrenstows
Kites GopRarer
Issey
New York
Queenstown
Neptune
America
England
Scotland
Ireland
France
Spain
Germany
Japan
Georgia
Dr. Hopkins
Atlanta
Mr. West
Savannah
T. W. Diumock
Carrollton
W. H. Harris
Fort Valley
J. W. SheMehl
Carrie Speer
Americus
Parsons
M. Speer
Mayor Felder urged to offer hotel stock in installments
A letter urges Mayor Felder to let subscribers pay for hotel stock in small monthly amounts. It argues four to ten percent per month or every two months could secure the needed funds, even if delaying construction slightly. The plan, it says, would draw hundreds of liberal subscribers and speed the project by making ownership affordable.
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Felder
Livy
Mayne Peller
Savannah city council minutes note garbage disposal and rail bill stance
City proceedings on July 8 1889 show the council referring garbage disposal to Street Committee, ordering water service pipes to Sexton’s house, and forming a committee to arrange Columbus excursion visits. Resolutions urge defeat of H J Williams bill repealing Savannah and Western charter, and a purchase by Central Railroad of Georgia. Sidewalk repairs and closures ordered, and bills approved for various small sums. A letter from Prof Barrow Jr lists alumni committee members to memorialize the legislature for education funding.
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Ammancus
Felter
Ald
William
Jossey
Mathews
Adderton
Mack
Ahl
Bagley
Sexton
Williams
Columbus
Ald. Mathews
Waikikas
H. J. Williams
Telfair County
House of Representatives
Savannah and Western Railroad
Savannah and Western Road
Central Railroad of Georgia
WaHkkeAs
Hona
Wright Brady
G. Simmons
Retupolaime
Matthews
Eph Enson
Bob Lindsey
Agnes Aycock
Chas, Catledge
Henry Jones
Gun Champion
Dick Felder
Paul Ford
Tom Edwards
P. H. Williams
Vigilance Fire Company
Forsyth Street
Tnst
D. K. Brinson
David C. Barrow, Jr
Te University
P. Adama
Savannat
S. G. Mes Lendon
Thomanville
K. A. Hawkins
Americus
John W.rk
Cireenville
Frou
W. A. Hemphill
Atlanta
Rom
Newsvil
Milledgeville
Ivey FB
Dnp
Cedinbown
D. Os. Turner
Patent
Thompson
Civnesville
Charse Ty Barnes
Ugneta
Not Real Live Frogs at Hotel Bellevue Dinner
A Clover club wit tricks a hotel proprietor over a dinner plan by promising two dozen frogs from his Germantown fountain. A gardener is sent for frogs but returns with iron frogs, revealing the joke as the proprietor and guest share amused relief.
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Hotel Bellevue
Clover Club
Germantown
Philadelphia Times
Definition of chemistry and mathematics in popular science
A reflective exchange compares defining mathematics to chemistry acknowledging both fields’ abstract nature. The author notes chemists explore realms beyond ordinary observation, paralleling mathematical inquiry, as discussed in The Popular Science Monthly.
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Popular Science Monthly
Fromentine from Wheat Promises High Nitrogen Yield
Dr Du jardin-Beaumetz announced at the Paris Academy of Medicine a new alimentary substance from wheat called fromentine. Produced with special millstones, it is the embryo wheat turned to flour with oil removed, containing 51 percent nitrogenous matter, triple that of mutton, plus a high sugar content. It could replace powdered meat as a concentrated food and be used in soups or biscuits, using wheat germs a Schweitzer flour byproduct that stores well.
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le Genie Civil
Dujardin-Beaumetz
Paris Academy of Medicine
Emperor's Student Days In German University Life
An unnamed German student, later an emperor’s pupil, excelled quietly at Cassel and Bonn. He ranked tenth at final exams yet impressed tutors enough to be knighted, studied beyond curriculum with professors, hosted dinners at a Rhine villa, received a costly English boat, and joined in German student pursuits from beer to duels and torchlit revels year round.
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Cassel
Germany
University of Bonn
Rhine
Virginia
England
Knelpen
Monster Spiders And A Child's Quick Rescue
Rare Bits recounts a dangerous spider in Ceylon and India whose yellow silk net snares birds and creatures, with six inch legs and a powerful bite when provoked. The piece also tells of six year old Ralph Ball in Carbon Dale Pa who saved a drowning classmate by keeping his head above water until help arrived.
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Ceylon
India
Webas
Ralph Ball
Carbondale
Eddie Widner
Eddie
Chicago Times
Golden Precepts for Schoolroom Posture by Mr Priestly Smith
Birmingham ophthalmic surgeon to the Queen's Hospital forwards seven cardinal maxims for scholars. These rules urge upright posture, square stance, twelve inches viewing distance, sloped writing, proper book elevation, avoidance of tiny print, good lighting, and reporting vision issues to teachers. Four drawings illustrate good and bad positions.
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Priestly Smith
Queen's Hospital
Birmingham
York Telegramu
The Negro on Stage Waning, Riding Charms Audiences
A theatre student notes that the negro character declines in popularity on stage while riding remains a continual source of pleasure. His wit and humor enliven the show, keeping audiences entertained despite shifting tastes.
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