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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1919
Page
29
A mid Georgia cotton report cites extended rain reducing bolls and boosting boll weevil spread. Rainy periods cause bloom loss, delaying canopy development and cutting yields. Owners and tenants vary labor and rent schemes as fields face uncertain prospects and potential late-season recovery depends on frost, weevil pressure, and weed carryage.
Real estate notice urges renters facing eviction to seek new homes. Ad claims to help find affordable options with easy terms and lists available properties. Encourages calling on Monday for assistance with moving and securing housing.
Fragmented OCR shows numerous real estate entries on Basa Street Angler Place Highland Street Thelma Street Hendrix Avenue Putlow Street Humphries Street Lucile Avenue and nearby areas. Prices range from 2 780 to 4 850 with 4 to 7 rooms and multiple apartment and cottage notes.
A fragmented classified listing advertises several houses for sale or rent on Greenwood Avenue, Georgia Avenue and Pryor Street plus bungalows on Ponce de Leon. It mentions 8 to 12 room homes, 2 baths, various terms and easy payments with notes on concrete payments and installment plans.
Farm labor has two main forms wage labor and cropper labor with wage workers paid by the hour day or month and cropper labor sharing risk with the crop's outcome. The article compares yields costs and profits from both systems in Texas and Georgia, noting cropper earnings often higher but with more risk, while wage hands offer steadier supervision and migration patterns. It discusses rent agreements, landlord share structures, and regional renting practices, including one fourth cotton or one third other crops partitions and the effect of weevil risk on southeast rentals.
The National Geographic Society published a bulletin based on J R Lidabrand’s communication comparing baseball to the Greek and Olympic games. It argues baseball provides widespread amusement and broad participation, with professional players earning rewards but amateurs benefiting spectators and public interest alike.
The piece notes the latest picture of Albert Burleon and compares its broad, genuine appearance to a public fascination with unfolding wires. It also touches on agricultural topics such as figs as a major crop in the peninsula and uses for dried fig in poorer markets.
American journalists journeyed from Interlaken to the Bernese Oberland, riding to Jungfraujoch at 11 480 feet. They marveled at glacier scenery, the station atop a rock plateau, and summer skiing amid dramatic peaks Monch and Jungfrau, with train tech feats and a folding safety gate for children observed.
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