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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1919
Page
9
The article argues for increased wages for postal clerks, citing their proficiency, training, and heavy responsibilities. It notes proposed Madden resolution and a joint congressional investigation by a late commission, urging parity with rising costs of living and other skilled workers.
William Pester, born in Leipzig, drifted to California, then to the desert where he built a hut and lived peacefully for twelve years. Now visiting New York, he advocates abandoning crowded cities for outdoor life, arguing life outdoors is free and clean and condemning urban excesses. He urges people in cities to move to the open country and abandon electric lights.
The author laments vast idle fertile land despite plenty of people and potential. Georgia covers 59,475 square miles with about 3 million people, yet only about 12,000,000 of its 84,000,000 acres are cultivated. A call to improve citizenship, intellect, health, and character through productive use of land.
The General Education Board offers $175,000 toward Agnes Scott College’s $325,000 match to boost endowment. The college, with $186,000 current endowment, plans fall campaigns, new equipment, and expanded facilities to admit more than the 200 applicants turned away this year. The move aims to lower costs and broaden access for women in the South, funded by substantial gifts and fundraising.
The Albany Ga Herald proclaims Georgia is thriving with industrial growth and development. It urges readers to know the state, stay connected to progress, and advertise its resources, noting future astonishing developments and rising business activity.
A Greens boro Herald column blends humor and philosophy through snippets on trouble coming, weather tests, religious notes, and public musings. It weaves quips from Georgia figures, moral warnings, and a playful take on daily life with references to judgment day, rain, heat, and cautionary sayings.
An editorial letter from the Constitution contrasts a Southern Pacific annual report with labor calls to nationalize railroads. It cites figures 1910–1919 showing beef and ham prices rising much more than freight, arguing rate hikes do not match living cost growth and urging taxpayer protection.
A Georgia observer notes unusual lunar signs in August 1919 and argues signs reflect societal strain. He links signs to war, politics, and morality, urging a return to rural farming, praising farm labor and modern conveniences, while warning against overindulgence at large meetings. He reflects on past leadership and current culture, forecasting better times if agriculture is revived.
The Cuthbert letter criticizes government action against retailers as violating the article's spirit. It argues one in 100 merchants prosper while most face ruin due to high living costs, sugar pricing woes, and burdens from rents, taxes, and utilities. The piece defends retailers’ margins and calls for fairness amid enforcement.
Fragmentary item recalls notable birthdays with names Erdway Chidy Erdnels McConnell Hamilton Holt and Bishop Erdnels tied to New York editor status. The text is garbled and offers minimal verifiable details about dates or affiliations.
Editor Brouty urges elimination of grade crossings after Cherokee county crashs. He lauds press help in building public sentiment for overpasses or road relocations to remove all grade crossings nationwide.
Text notes various events today across North America and beyond. Prince of Wales travels from Halifax to Charlottetown. Eagles open first annual session in New Haven. Atlantic City hosts supervisory postoffice convention. Parcel post sale to start. Governors conference in Salt Lake City. St Louis hosts Photo-Bearvers Union meeting. Labor groups plan national labor party talks in Chicago. Go 20 College Week proclaimed in Kansas.
A jagged OCR fragment mentions the United States and torpedoed ships and references home building, hinting at wartime efforts. The readable bits point to a wartime context with casualties and domestic production mentions, but the text is incomplete and lacks clear names or places.
Digest explains bran’s role in digestion and nutrition, noting refined white flour lacks bran nutrients. Study results show bran increases bowel bulk and aids motility, with modest effects on fat and carbohydrate absorption. Daily bran is harmless and helpful for constipation, while overuse cited by some as unnecessary.
A 1919 piece explores owl superstitions across cultures and eras. It notes beliefs linking owl sounds to omens, including deaths of leaders and misfortune, and contrasts views from Japan America Morocco Jews Arabs India and other regions. The essay discusses the owl’s unpopularity and how crowds mob it during daytime disturbances.
A Negro educator commends the Atlanta Constitution for uncovering the May lynching in Telfair Georgia. He praises editorial courage against mob rule and praises the paper for upholding the law and promoting constructive public opinion amid racial tensions. He notes Georgia youth and nationwide support against racial prejudice signal progress in American civilization.
A letter urges selling part of stockade property south of Glenwood to fund a stockade building on the city lot. The present stockade would become maternity and children’s wards and a convalescing ward, with Grady serving as an emergency hospital. The writer cites education and social progress themes and criticizes racial policy while advocating liberal education and civic reform. The piece ends with a Department of F notes from Atlanta.
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