Bringing Farm to City parcel post experiment to connect producers and urban buyers
The post office will test parcel post links between Atlanta farmers and city consumers, inviting weekly product lists from farmers within parcel post radius. Officials expect closer producer shopper ties will grow, reducing living costs as direct producer commerce expands amid express companies joining the effort.
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Atlanta
United States
Post Office Department
Jones
Burleson
Farm Sunday plan to boost rural betterment in Georgia
Dr. T. B. Blis, a South Georgia Methodist district elder, promotes Farm Sunday to bring church and farm life together. Farmers, families, and ranchers hear experts from state college of agriculture and university on topics from silage to Christian education, with broad denominational support.
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Americas
South Georgia Methodist Conference
State College of Agriculture
University
Georgia
Ellis
Elis
Eusilage
Br. Blus
State Chamber of Commercce
Sun
Fragmentary line on religion spreads across Georgia
The fragment discusses a claim that true religion aims to better the lives of its adherents, spreading to all parts of Georgia and to all denominations. The excerpt presents a broad moral purpose attributed to religious belief without detailing specific groups or events.
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Georgia
A Real Foreign Mission and Chinese Flood Aid
The piece lauds the American Red Cross effort to curb floods in Huai and Yellow river regions in China. It argues for international and U.S. government cooperation to fund reclamation projects to control waters, end chronic poverty, and reduce crime driven by destitution.
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American Red Cross
Huai
Yellow River
China
Mu- Hong
Beiter Babies Plan Aims to Cut Infant Deaths
Detroit librarian Samuel H Rinck promotes race conservation by mailing mothers lists of infant care literature from the public library. The American Library Association backs the plan for discussion at its Washington convention. He argues moms are increasingly engaged in child welfare and sanitary practices, with potential to cut infant mortality by at least one fifth.
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Samuel H. Rinck
Detroit
Mich
Big Town
Detroit Public
Association
Washington
Rinck
United States
New York
Coxey Criticized as Unemployed Army Gatherer
The New York World calls Coxey a nuisance and warns his protest movement could become a major threat. It accuses him of profiteering, living in luxury, and using vagrants as a front for a so called unemployed parade. It urges laws to curb what it calls vagrancy for revenue and notes broader new world tensions and naval matters.
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New York World
Jacob S. Coxey
Coxey
Washington
Sam
Editor Drifts for the War and President Wilson Tribute
A blend of verse mocking wartime exhortations and a tribute by William Allen White to President Wilson. It lauds his calm, patient leadership as the nation faces war, praising a humane, steadfast approach over bluster or threats and reflecting on the sacred duty guiding America.
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Wilson
Willam Allen White
April lyrics and civic notes mix in old Bilville piece
A collage of verse and civic rants from a Bilville citizen letter criticizes Mexican workers and laments local manners while praising April songs by Folger McKinsey. It weaves poems about spring, harvest, and a note on dyspepsia cures amid playful noir moments.
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Folger McKinsey
Confederate Dead Apr 26 memorial graves in Georgia
A poem by o. D. Gorman from Atlanta Georgia honors Confederate dead. It laments their sacrifices and duties, praises their valor, and asserts that women will safeguard their memory and name in enduring reverence.
A Picture That Talks. Post Views on Living Conditions
The Houston Post reprints a call from The Atlanta Constitution urging white households to inspect and improve the living conditions of their Black servants. It argues contagious diseases arise in neglected homes, urging owners to show human sympathy and act for public health and self-interest.
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Houston
Texas
Post
Atlanta Constitution
Veiled Portrait of Don Carlos Sheds Light in Lisbon Salon
A portrait of former king Don Carlos hung in the Lisbon Faculty of Medicine salon was veiled after the Portuguese minister of instruction, lacking power to remove it, urged concealment. The act hides sovereignty like a cross and tabernacle in Holy Week, transforming the image into darkness.
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Rio de Jancy
Portugal
Faculty of Medicine
Lasbon
Don Carlos
Republic of Portugal
Don Carlos I
Governors Slaton Favored by State Officials in Georgia Race
Georgia political scene centers on gubernatorial prospects with Gov Slaton drawing strong backing from ordinaries across counties. Atlanta hosts candidates in coming days as W H Burwell Nat Harris J Randolph Anderson and Judge W E Thomas prepare to decide. Macon braces for heated summer politics as Harris announces bid and Felder may shift to governor race. Cooper expands campaigning targeting Slaton while Boifeuillet weighs race management and possible Perry speech. Judge Thomas awaited for southern support before decision.
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5Itton
Atlanta
W. H. Burwell
Sparta
Nat @. Harris
Macon
J. Randolph Anderson
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Mexico
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Cooper
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Jones County
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South Georgia
Juddge Thomas
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Lowndes
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Haralson
Tallapoosa
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J.B Chapman
J W Stripling
FR. Bush
C. R Moore
W. C McBrayer
CG Chambers
C. Stewart
J M Huey
H W. Gul
Dru G Hardman
Eating Eels and Snails Across Scottish Law and Taste
The piece discusses how Leviticus might influence Scottish practice and reveals a curious culinary ritual for snail dishes. It notes eel and shellfish taboos among Scots and recounts Colonel Newman Lys describing a snail course with a fork, hot sauce, onions, and a gelatinous component.
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London
Scotland
Ohassos
Newmam Lys
Princes
Kaiser's brush mishap shocks French reception
In a Lunéen Opinion piece a comical incident at a French president’s reception described the Kaiser reacting in shock when the President’s gift brushes played La Marseillaise, triggered by a valet's silencer mishap. The episode, deemed an awkward misunderstanding, temporarily strains entente feelings.
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Marseillaise
Service League of France
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