Georgia Legislature in Session Faces Big Budget Battles
In Atlanta on July 13, the legislature adjourned to resume Monday after a tense stretch over committee control and budget items. The House debated expenditures including a $40 inquiry, with $360 in daily time expended, and considered a two member entomology committee for boll weevil studies. Senate actions included repeal of the labor contract law and adjournment for Senator McCurry’s illness, with plans to reevaluate later.
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Atlanta
Appropriations
Ellis
Tift
Burch
Thomas
Thomasville
Valdosta
Senate
Hall
Appropriatens
State Senate
A. A. McCurry
31St
Carswell
Elders
Tech
Georgia School of Technology
Logan
Price
Andrews
McCurry
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Vacation Checklist for Pleasant Leisure Time
Readers are advised to pack stationery books magazines a Waterman Ideal fountain pen a tennis racket and balls a bathing suit for a comfortable vacation. The note suggests bringing these items to enhance relaxation and enjoyment during trips.
Kitchen Waste to Cattle Feeding Practices in Germany
Alonzo E. Taylor notes in the Saturday Evening Post that German cities over 40 000 collect kitchen waste and scraps. Waste is dried and pressed into cakes for milk cows, saving over one ounce per person daily and producing about 1 000 000 quarts of milk daily. Slaughterhouse refuse and animal remains are used as fodder or soil fertilizer, under the feeding permission bureau which regulates feeding.
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Germany
Alonzo E. Taylor
Saturday Evening Post
Gas Fueled Cars Demonstrated in Glasgow Test Run
City officials in Glasgow tested compressed illuminating gas as a car fuel. A special two-tank machine fed the engine with expanding gas, and engineers say a compressor could store gas in tanks. The fuel is described as cheap and practical for short city runs, though supply would need more frequent renewal.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Parasite in Cancer According to Dr Smith
Dr Erwin F Smith a plant pathology pathologist argues that crown gall is cancer and that crown gall and cancers share a parasitic origin He presented the idea in a lecture before the National Academy of Sciences suggesting a link between plant disease and cancer in animals and humans.
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Erwin F. Smith
Department of Agriculture
National Academy of Sciences
Doctor Smith
The Khaki Woman Ambulance Service
The khaki woman rose from shock to pride as Her ambulance corps led rescue after Zeppelin raids on London. They were first on the scene during the East End explosion and still provide weekly aid by taking stressed children to the country to ease their nerves.
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London
East End
Quartet of whispers in a haunted box scene
A fragmentary dramatic moment shows a speaker in a box muttering Yorick and declaring all are poor as a sick narrator laments the scene. The vivid line endings hint at a macabre, Shakespearean mood within a confined space.
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Yorick
Monaco Tops Rich Royal Revenue Among Nations
Monaco produces a disproportionately large royal revenue for its small size, earning more per capita than any other country and supporting extensive financial flows relative to its population.
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Monaco
Quick revolts in world history shorten to days
The London Observer notes rapid upheavals from 1830 Paris to 1910 Portugal. Barricade fighting in six days forced Charles X to abdicate, Louis Philippe fled after two days, and James II fled after five weeks. Portugal’s 1910 revolt ended in a single day.
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Bastille
London
Charles X
Louis Phillippe
England
James II
Otto
Portugal
War Drives Down Peaceful Animal Stocks
War times harm peace loving animals both domestic and wild. Soldiers and campaigns reduce horses mules and livestock while high prices force families to give up pets. Farmers cut herds and kill old horses to save feeding costs amid scarce food and beef mutton pork prices.
Education of the Links Summer Boarder
The Youngest son learns quickly as a caddie picks up new vocabulary in a few weeks guiding the farmer through the course.
Forcible Reformation and the Charlady’s Lesson
A widow asks her charwoman to bring her husband to help move heavy furniture. The man arrives with a battered face from a recent quarrel, explaining the injury resulted from a wordy dispute. The widow reacts with shock while the charwoman hints the husband is now peaceful.
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Charwoman
Remedy for sleeplessness with cloves and honey
A home remedy advises seven to ten cloves steeped in boiling water for ten minutes then sweetened with wild honey and a dash of nutmeg. It claims sleep in nine of ten cases, provided sleeplessness isn’t due to a deep seated disorder.
Birdman Was One Day Late in Reporting
A field marshal under Carranza praised a newly engaged American aviator for bombing a distant town, scoring 100 percent. He returned home proud, but at headquarters it emerged the town had been captured the previous night, leaving the airman’s boast empty. General F expressed regret at the timing.
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Carranza General
Carranza
New York Tribune
General F
Population by Sex Across Regions and Continents
The passage notes world population by sex with about 50.3 percent male and 49.7 percent female. Europe slightly favors females at 50.6 to 49.4. British India shows 60.9 percent male. Japan 50.0. US census data break down by race and origin, including native white, foreign, and other groups.
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Europe
British India
Japan
United States
Devil and dew phrase contrasts in folklore dialogue
A brief, stylized exchange references hades as dry yet paradoxically moist with dew. The two speakers acknowledge a linguistic twist about moisture and the devil, hinting at folklore wordplay.
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Hades
Mhowra Tree Becomes Key Acetone Source in War
The mhowra tree, widespread across India, is identified as the best source of acetone, the main ingredient of cordite. After the war began, English scientists in Hyderabad found the tree’s flowers contain much higher acetone than other plants, leading to new factories to support munition plants.
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India
England
Admiralty
Hyderabad
Which Was Which Jimmy Missed Bride Arrival Gaffe
A short anecdote from the Christian Herald recalls Jimmy told to watch for the bride and groom, but failing to report. He finally cries out that the bride and the gloom are coming as they approach.
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Jimmy
Mamma
Christian Herald
Optimism That Fades When Frost Touches Sky
A columnist reflects on optimism under calm weather and how gloom follows with the first frost as even bright days yield to cold realities. The piece contrasts easy cheerfulness with the harsher signs of approaching winter.
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