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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1907
Page
5
A collage of satirical quips and public figure remarks from U S politics business and social leaders. Mentions Governor Hoke Smith prohibition policy Peary expedition Rockefeller Sunday schools and the duchess of Marlborough with glimpses of tariff reform crime and penology issues.
The Georgia House races to finish the session with six days left and must pass a railroad investigation resolution by Wednesday to allow the Senate three readings before adjournment. The piece argues the Central Southern Perry Thorne deal and rail rate effects deserve a formal inquiry, while urging action on freight-rate impacts on consumer prices. It also reviews the growth of printing and publishing in the United States, noting constitutional changes and economic value.
A polemical note jokes about the distrust faced by a truthful woman. It laments broad suspicion when she declares her age and recalls the odd judgment cast on her past marriage proposals and romantic experiences in a satirical tone.
The national press debates Judge Landis tenaciously after the Standard Oil fine. Editors urge criminal penalties for real offenders, not innocent stockholders, arguing imprisonment or fines should target officials responsible for illegal rebates and conspiracies. The debate cites The Globe, The Public Ledger, Chicago Tribune, and others calling for personal accountability and deterrence.
The piece argues the germ of unsucess is doubt that seizes a person after disaster or over years. It compares doubt to a fever or creeping illness, urging focus on the present and the heart’s power to resist. The antidote is hope, will, and enthusiasm to conquer untoward conditions and seek personal victory.
A collage of humorous dialect snippets and folksy reflections from a Georgia flavored column. Vignettes include road trouble, a summer sea serpent sighting, a man counting wages versus a strike, stormy weather with sun and rainbow, a prophecy about frost, a near miss with an ox-cart, and a philosopher praising simple happiness amid cynicism.
Miss Lucile Ondre found insane by ordinary's jury after river incident and alleged laudanum use. Neighbors testified to unbecoming conduct while doctors observed her condition during detention. Verdict sent to state sanitarium at Milledgeville. Separately, Mrs. E E Barton sues for divorce from Lee Alonzo Barton citing neglect and lack of support.
Special dispatch from Waynesboro Georgia notes J W Freeman wounded yet resting easy after a night shooting by Jethro Robinson who is jailed awaiting a preliminary hearing. The piece also reports on a study from Indiana state charities of feeble mindedness in 809 families totaling 3 048 members with 85 percent labeled feeble minded and 61 8 percent of descendants showing defectives across generations.
Josephine Davidson Mallard writes of travel through Belgium, Holland, Germany, and France, praising Belgian health, Dutch canals, and German cathedrals. She details Cologne’s shrine treasures, the Hague’s policeless honesty, the Rhine voyage, Heidelberg castle vats, and a humorous misadventure with a Jester Clock, finishing with Cook’s travel charm and multilingual misfires.
W. T. Waters Jr., son of Mr and Mrs W T Waters and brother of the late Glenn Waters, arrives in Atlanta after nine years away. He travels widely, served in the Philippines, worked on The Manila Times, and has since been in South Dakota newspaper work. He plans to remain in Atlanta and resists a return to the Philippines.
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