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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1909
Page
5
A fragmented 1908 newspaper snippet blends subscription notices for The Constitution in Atlanta with literary and political musings. It mentions rates, delivery, bureaus, and agents, then wanders into reflections on life, weather, Africa, and public figures, closing with stray allusions to Florida politics and spring symbols.
In a patriotic address, speakers honor Civil War era fathers and husbands, linking their sacrifice to Southern destiny. The piece extols character over wealth, asserts enduring Southern pride, and frames today’s youth as inheritors of a legacy of courage, faith, and national unity through trials.
Dispatches from Washington outline President Taft seeking a tariff bill that benefits consumers and preserves revenue, potentially opposing Senator Aldrich's protective plan. The president would veto a measure favoring industry, signaling a sharp executive legislative contest over tariff policy and final enactment.
A topical reflection on revolutionary shifts across Turkey, Servia, Austro-Hungary, and Russia, noting tyranny and inefficiency in governing, while Portugal appears in the frame. The piece argues popular opinion drives change, credits the United States and France for promoting the ideal of popular government, and laments monarchical parasitism.
The Merchants' Association of New York launches a public education drive with a pamphlet titled The House-fly at the Bar Indictment Guilty or Not Guilty. It quotes letters from health authorities in over seventy cities linking houseflies to typhoid and other intestinal diseases, noting declines where sanitation campaigns reduce fly activity.
Dr Goward warns that house flies spread typhoid and other diseases and calls for a city wide campaign. He urges the Atlanta board of health to lead efforts while demanding citizen cooperation to remove filth and breeding sites, stressing neglect as dangerous and easily corrected.
A garbled Cordele Rambler fragment features verses and light humor about farmers, weather, and small-town life. Vignettes include a farmer wishing to plow his rival, a wedding crowd, a door collapse injuring a man, and playful poems about wisdom and moving forward.
The article describes a 42 acre Juvenile State Farm near Athens on a branch of the South era railway, formerly Moon place and later Hardman property. It plans cottages for about a hundred children with staff, workshops, play grounds, and landscape plans. Funds raised include 41,200 cash on hand and several thousand dollars in subscriptions, with a $25,000 gift urged from Dr L G Hardman and local donors to reach a total of 25,000 more.
A review of Abraham Flexner's The Higher Life critique emphasizing reform of university and college prep systems. It argues current curricula overemphasize numbers, urges simplification, and promotes practical cooperation within existing structures.
A nostalgic poem recalls the old battle flag once radiant with thirteen stars gleaming blue and red. It laments its wear through war yet honors its symbolic guidance, asking to keep the banner sacred in memory of those who bore it and the South’s cause.
A tribute poem honors a veteran described as the last old Confederate, praising his honor, sacrifice, and endurance. It recalls Civil War valor, the fallen cause, and the enduring memory of a man who stood with comrades and awaits rest under southern skies.
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