Oglethorpe Ambition Elevates Atlanta Prestige and Civic Gain
The piece argues that Oglethorpe University would boost Atlanta’s prestige and population, boosting commerce and publicity. It cites prior fund subscripts, future subscriptions, and the city’s metropolitan identity as benefits of the project. It also notes a separate, speculative plan by Mrs. L Brackett Bishop to raise fifteen racial types together to study environment versus heredity.
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Qgglethorpe University
Atlanta
South
Oglethorpe
National
Chicago
Toston
New York
Princeton
Ogiethorpe
Oglethorpe University
L. Brackett .Bishop
Bishop
Bishops
Tower of Babel
Hias
Judson Clements Faces Interstate Commerce Push
A House Interstate Commerce Committee resolution to President Wilson warns that failing to reappoint Judson Clements to the Interstate Commerce Commission would be a national calamity. Representative Esch of Wisconsin is a leading sponsor, highlighting Clements’ long experience and nonpartisan regard for railway regulation.
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House Committee On Interstate Commerce
Wilson
Judson Clements
Interstate Commerce Commission
Representative Esch
Wisconsin
Congress
Judes Clements
Clements
Closing in on Huerta in Mexican crisis
The northern rebels have routed Huerta’s forces and cleared a path toward Mexico City. Huerta funds his racketeering with forced loans as talks with Carranza falter over guarantees to control generals. The column argues U S policy favors a decisive end to Huerta and a move away from brute force.
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Wilson
Republic
Huerta
Menco City
Aise
Carranza
Meryico
Futle
Mexico
United States
Christmas Echoes and Political Jabs Stir in The Vario Record
Readers react with humor and political quips as Huerta and Bryan spar over resignations while holiday cheer and charitable notes surface. The page blends verse, satire, and reader opinions about wealth, luck, and a brighter Christmas future.
Way to Christmas a Peculiar Path Through Grace and Folly
A fragmentary piece titled Just From Georgia by Prank L. Stantov narrates a spiritual journey toward Christmas, noting blessings for the poor and a luminous star. It blends poetry and prose to portray a man, set apart, resisting law yet eventually facing consequences of heavy drinking and missed salvation, with vulnerable companions and a funeral mood looming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Svemin
Hell
Well, What's the Answer? Douglas County Sentinel excerpt
A reader decries parental indifference as a factor in rising crime noting men search town for a missing dog while neglecting where their children roam at night. The piece links lax oversight to social disorder.
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The
Douglas County Sentinel
A Story of the Moment by WASP wasoy
A comic prose piece about married life and the squabbles over home made slippers ear pads mittens and a cap. The narrator jokes that despite a wife’s care his comfort comes from buying ready made items while the bargain of peace at home hinges on silent endurance and a pause in wifely crafts.
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Wasp Wasoy
Arman
Sara Hut
Nome
Ananias
Mercury
Wonder. by George Matthew anAmS
Wonder inspires reverence for stars and nature and urges thoughtful reflection. The piece appeals to readers to marvel at the heavens and the world around them, using wonder to temper vanity and guide daily life toward contentment and effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wonder
George Matthew Anams
Circumstantial Evidence. Prom Answers in Court
Kelly faced assault charges from his wife. In the dock the wife initially refused to testify, claiming she could not identify who struck her after saying the magistrate had given her husband in charge. She admitted a blow to the mouth occurred but could not name the assailant.
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Prom Answers
Kelly
Atrs
The Bossing of the Babes
An essay criticizes parents teachers and clergy for abdicating youth welfare to courts sociologists and writers and argues city life leaves boys with unworked chores and unchecked energy. The piece says authorities must provide outlets to prevent trouble for families and police.
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Philadelphia Times
When Was Mrs Browning Born A Century of Debate
The article chronicles decades of confusion over Elizabeth Barrett Browning s birth date and place, citing baptismal records, parish registers, and biographers. It notes a prevailing consensus of March 6 1806 at Coxhoe Hall Durham with private baptism and later church reception, while detailing competing claims from Burnhall Carlton Hall Helmsley and other sites and dates.
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Encyctopaedia Ecitannica
Coxhoe
Durham
John Higram
Mel Browning
London
Richmond Ritchie
Browning
Carlton Hall
Ingram
Carlton
Moulton Barrett
Barratt Browning
Cheabeth
Roy George Stephenson
Coxhee Hall
Fenham Hall
Newcastle
Tyne Mercury
Dictionary of National Biography
Burn Hall
Elizabeth
Edward Moulton
Barrett
The Civil Engineer and The Goose of Saint Martin
A 1918 piece blends portrait of a quiet civil engineer who tames nature with logs and maps and a quirky digression on Saint Martin and Martimas geese. It covers engineering feats, logging, rivers, mountains, and whimsical plans amid a culinary aside detailing goose preparation and foie gras lore.
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Niagara Falls
Destroying the Alamo Told by The New York World
The Alamo, famed defense site in San Antonio, faces imminent ruin due to decay and restoration funding lapses. Despite historic reverence, upper floors are removed and restored materials are being diverted for commerce. The building’s fate alarms Texans and the nation alike.
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Alamo
New York World
San Antonio
Crockett
Bowie
Bonham
Travis
Sante Anna
Leonidas
Thermopylae
Santa Anna
Sam Houston
San Jacinto
Colquitt
Tesas
Texas
Polk County Corn Yields Named by Madison Madlonian
Polk County lists top corn growers for the year from The Madison Madlonian. Pres ton Brooks reports 14 1 2 bushels per acre while Glenn York yields 126 7 4. Raymour Brown shows 125 12 bushels and Horace Dobson 182 bushels. Paul Nichols 128 and Rayford Morgan 116. Allen Hampton 100 1 2. Many others yielded from 1 to 97 bushels per acre.
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Polk County
Madison Madlonian
Preston Brooks
Glenn York
Brown
Horace Dobson
Paul Nichols
Rayford Morgan
Allen Hampton
Favorite Recipes of Distinguished Women by Mrs Frederick 4 Britten
There is no dish that suits every color scheme for fruit salad and this feature offers a bright yellow themed salad recipe. It lists grapes pears apples pineapple and cherries with a custard style dressing, using butter flour sugar eggs vinegar and seasonings then suggests variations with turkey or different fruits for color. A humorous Q and A closes with a cow milking joke.
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Frederick
Britten
UtInots
Cnerrica
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Andard Southern
Red Daily
Clark Howell
W L Halstead
Clark Howell Rapy Rovinson
Owelt
E.R Black
W Gracy
Venice
Atlanta GA
Darky S Unday
Holliday Constitution
Atlant
Washington
Neo
S Street
Joan Corrigan
Star
New York City
Hotaling
Broadway
Forts
Second Street
Oulethorpe
Bistractine
von Huertas
Mister Christmas
Vario Record
Cy Knocker
Bill Rooster
Trowite
Bryan
Ins
Senate
Mr Carnegies Peace Temples
Dime
Kidder
Turkey
Adams Enterprise
Furteen
Sergi
Georgia
L. Stantov
the World’s Mysteries
Mrs. Browning
Gookus Pyrc
Good Did Sivash
Mars
Martimas
Saint Martin
Germany
St Martin
Bieha
Arti
Waitin
Henrietta D Grauel
Domentie Skiener
Leetarer
Philadelphia
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