Georgia prepares for boll weevil invasion with diversification
Georgia readies for next autumns boll weevil arrival as the state chamber of commerce, led by C B Haden, urges Governor Slaton to issue a vigilance proclamation. Lee Worsham and early maturing varieties of Rotten improve defense, with diversification and corn production seen as key to offset losses. Reports say cattle tick decline and hog conservation advance Georgia toward greater non cotton production, making the coming invasion a potential benefit.
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Georgia
Fleorgia
State Chamber of Commerce
C. 3. Haden
Slaton
Lee Worsham
South Georgia
North Georgia
Judge Olson Links Feeble Minded Children To Social Evil
In a speech to the International Purity Congress Judge Harry Olson of the Chicago Municipal Court argued that prostitution and crime originate in feeble mindedness. He urged identifying and training feeble minded children before age 12 to curb vice and noted ignorance as a related root cause. He cited the Jukes family as an illustration of inherited degeneration leading to vice and crime. The judge proposed education as a weapon against the social evil with broad potential beyond prostitution.
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International Purity Congress
Harry Olson
Chicago
Jukes
Education and virtue in the home and school
The text argues that attempts to curb vice through education must begin with parents. It notes the central role of education in shaping formative years whether in school or home, and questions how constitutional changes will safely address sensitive topics amid reluctance and awkwardness by parents. It warns that progress depends on parent readiness and tasteful instruction.
Bookkeeping in Lives A plea for vital statistics in the south
Dr. Cressy L. Wilbur, chief statistician at the census bureau, told the Southern Medical association in Lexington that lack of vital statistics is the greatest health propaganda obstacle in the south. He called statistics the true bookkeeping of humanity and urged Georgia and Atlanta to strengthen vital statistics bureaus to reduce infant mortality and disease through informed public health measures.
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Cressy L. Wilbur
Census Bureau
Southern Medical Association
Lexington
South
America
Wilbur
Georgia
Atlanta
Russell Sage Foundation
Southern Settlement backs soil study to boost southern farming
S. Davies Warfield leads the Southern Settlement and Development group in hiring Dr. Cyril G Hopkins from the University of Illinois to analyze soils across the southern states. The Springfield Republican extols the plan, noting climate and soil science can greatly raise yields, citing Germany and England as benchmarks and urging government support for funded experiments.
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Southern Settlement and Development Organization
S. Davies Warfield
Cyril @. Hopkins
Springfield
Maze
Hopkins
Cyril G Hopkins
University of Illinois
Weathered Verses and Village Gossip in Old Times
A collage of humorous poems, aphorisms, and local notices reflects a rural newspaper page. It mixes verse on weather and life, snippets from editorials, and persona sketches from towns in Lafayette and surrounding areas, with an 191% date stamp and community color throughout.
Christmas Charity Debate Sparks Kitchen Table Contrast
A heated town hall style exchange pits Zediker against Rumelow over charity for Mrs Tenterhook, a widow with eight children. Rumelow argues generous aid could backfire creating dependency and envy, while Zediker defends prudent spending and mocks lavish gifts as dangerous overreach.
Favorite Raisin Bread Recipe From Distinguished Woman
Mrs Albert Johnson presents a Washington article on raisin bread, outlining a griddle bread uses two cups Graham flour one cup white flour half teaspoon salt one tablespoon sugar half cup molasses four eggs one cup raisins two cups buttermilk two teaspoons baking soda one tablespoon butter and one teaspoon ginger. Mix sifted flours with salt and spice, cream butter and sugar, add eggs molasses and dissolved soda, fold in seeded chopped raisins and buttermilk to a thin batter, bake in loaf pans thirty minutes in a moderate oven. Finish by butter and sugar dusting or sugar icing. If whole raisins used soak or boil briefly for plumpness.
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Aoda
Georgia Governor Pardoning Power Debate Letter
Ash R. Broyles of Atlanta appeals for curbs on gubernatorial pardons citing cases in Arkansas Tennessee and Georgia. He urges constitutional limits to prevent future abuse and advocates a revised system to restrict executive clemency.
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Blease
Arkansas
Patterson
Tennesses
Georgia
Ava
Tesily, Ash Re Brotles
Atlanta
Raleigh's tumultuous final years and execution
The article traces Sir Walter Raleigh's fall from prominence after Elizabeth's death, his imprisonment in the Tower for plotting with Arabella Stuart and alleged conspiracies against James I, and his eventual execution. It notes his earlier exploits against Spain, his imprisonment in the Bloody Tower with family, and the political machinations of the Cecils and Spanish intrigues surrounding his fate.
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Cateria
Elizabeth
Raleigh
Abia
Sol
James the First
Cecila
Robert, Cecil
Earl of Salisbury
James
H Raleigh
Cecils
Sir Walter
Arabella Stuart
England
Spain
Winchester
Bloody Tower
Tower
Prince Henry of
Wale
America
Prince Charles
Plate
Tex Venge
Thomas “Wilson
Calle
Westminster
Palace Yard
The Rio Grande by George Fitch
A humorous slice of border life argues the Rio Grande as a political and cultural divider. It contrasts northern progress with southern inertia, joking on ballots habeas corpus and eluding borders, while noting shifting channels briefly alter maps and power.
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The
Rio Grande
George Fitch
North America
Rio Grane
Mexico
Isalf
Learning the Fly's Secrets from The London Chronicle
The London Chronicle reports on Cambridge university experiments into houseflies hibernation and disease spread. Researchers note flies migrate short distances, favoring 440 to 700 yards, and mark specimens with chalk for study. They seek details on winter quarters and hibernation patterns to explain spring surges.
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The
London Chronicle
Cambridge University
Cambridge
Fies
De—Gus~ Son
Copeman
Graham Smith
Turkey Lore and Practical Thanksgiving Roasting Tips
A reader offers practical guidance for selecting and preparing a turkey for Thanksgiving. Methods include testing for age, proper cleaning, salting and buttering, and stuffing technique. Recommended cooking uses a covered roasting pan with one hour per three pounds, and adding fat pork strips to prevent drying for rich gravy. Alternatives suggested include rabbits or duck.
Organization as the Key to Success by Adams
An exhortation on universal organization praising the solar system as a model. It urges readers to inventory their abilities, assign tasks, and structure efforts to boost outcomes, suggesting that better organization expands success and strengthens personal power.
Kentucky Moving Pictures in Hazel Green
Hazel Green items note Sophronie Shockey relocating from Cravens place to Dick Rusaer property on Mize Midway. Pop Ross has paved back to Noah's short stay on Bacy Creek. I won, of Pubic Square, has moved on Big Caney.
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Kentucky Moving Pictures
Hazel Green
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