Georgia’s Gov Slaton Paid His Way Through College
Special to the Banner outlines John M Slaton’s rise from a Green Line Association clerk earning 75 dollars a month to a University of Georgia first honor graduate and state governor. Rep Nigbet recalls Slaton saved earnings to fund his education, turning down a higher clerical salary to pay college costs.
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Georgia
John M. Slaton
University of Georgia
Latan
State University
Old Green Line Association
Jack Slaton
E. A. Nisbet
Sumter
Macon
Slaton
Nigbet
Prohis Plan Goup In Event Governor Vetoes Tippens Bill
Atlanta dispatch reports prohibitionists plan a mass meeting driven coup if Governor Brown vetoes the Tippins bill. They aim to draft Hooper Alexander to run, with endorsements from Seaborn Wright and other prohibitionists. Action hinges on August 1 entry deadlines and timing for governor’s decision.
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Atlanta
State Capitol
Brown
Prohibition
Hooper Alexander
DeKalb
Alexander
Seaborn Wright
Rome
Little Surprise
People’s Call
Senate
Vox. Populi
The Cost Of Living In Historical Perspective
The article traces how money value shifted from Norman times to the 19th century, citing prices like flour, wheat, oats, and wine to illustrate living costs. It notes artificiality in value changes, Napoleonic and gold booms, railroads boosting supply, and England shifting toward a creditor nation as gold from California and Australia entered markets.
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England
Giabsie
Erin Sul
Europe
Napoleon
California
United States
Australia
America
Causes and limits of wage and price changes in hard times
The passage analyzes how gold value shifts, trust power, and wage levels affect living costs. It argues that monetary value does not translate to purchasing power, noting Alaska South Africa and Australia gold discoveries disrupted ratios. It questions supply demand law as sole values fixer and warns of ongoing high living costs.
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Alaska
South Africa
Western Australia
Glorious hair for women and new star in Sheriff tale
An advertisement touts Parisian Sage as a hair tonic that stops scalp itch kills germs banishes dandruff and prevents hair loss overnight. It claims a large bottle costs 50 cents and features a girl with Auburn hair on the carton. The note also mentions Isabella Evesson joining Melbourne McDowell in The Sheriff and the Widow.
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Palmer
Isabella Evesson
Melbourne McDowell
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