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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
13
An editorial excerpt condemns depictions of Mississippi Florida and Georgia lands as swampy profit sites. It argues land sharks and sensational eastern magazines mislead settlers, urging readers to distrust lazy libels while noting reputable local banks and groups offer truthful guidance to prospective buyers.
The Atlanta fund drive for Oglethorpe University gathers widespread Southern support. Donors from diverse faiths and Georgia towns contribute, signaling a collective effort to establish a premier southern institution akin to Harvard Yale and Princeton. The canvassing committee has recently noted especially gratifying spontaneous responses.
A call notes that less than $100,000 is needed to finish pro rata contributions to the city and urges a few more days of vigorous work to complete the task. It reminds donors that contributing writes their name on the honor roll of men and women advancing higher educational ideals in the southern states.
The Atlanta Retail Grocers and Butchers association seeks a uniform twelve hour day for clerks and delivery workers amid protests against current fourteen to fifteen hour shifts. Stores open early and close late, increasing living costs and depleting workers. Households, especially Atlanta women, urged to aid reform to ease consumer costs and support workers.
A wry report describes the newly chosen Mexican congress as sardonic in its “deliberations” after nullifying the recent presidential results Huerta is named ad interim with a fresh election planned for July Riotous enthusiasm is claimed while critics warn of Huerta’s grip and looming retreat History may call him a bloody mountebank as prisoners linked to his regime face long terms and insurers rate them high risk.
The piece argues the pullet shortage has driven egg prices up and notes expert opinions on the pullet’s improving productivity. It predicts a price slump if hens “get on the job” and hints at research or policy ideas like breaking the egg trust. It ends with a lively reference to John Lind and a suffrage raid affecting Congress.
A colorful collage of verse and prose from Georgia notes holiday songs about Mister Christmas, angels, and the light of the season. It also includes satirical quips on prohibition, a plea for a congressman to return home, and local humor about harvests, prosperity, and a deacon’s gospel.
Ghorgh Fitch argues the Panama Canal, soon open, is the greatest modern achievement. He claims 100000 workers and mosquito netting solved the earthmoving, mocks politicians, and casts the project as a nation reshaping feat uniting Atlantic and Pacific while altering global power dynamics.
INFORMATION WANTED. A sharp exchange unfolds between Quigway the customer and a meat dealer over the source and quality of beef. The cattleman boisterously questions supply while the butcher retorts with threats and excuses, ending in a threat to forcefully eject him.
A historical survey notes that none of Menander's Greek comedies survive in full. Fragments exist in Latin plays by Plautus and Terence, with Byzantine mentions of extant copies. Papyri later yield longer fragments, but no complete works, and scholars question the fame of his now-lost operas.
Henrietta D Grauel explains decorative cake frosting using pastry tubes or cones, with star and round openings, and suggests paper cones as a simple alternative. She details frosting mixtures including French and meringue styles, shaping designs, and the baking process to set a light brown, puffy finish.
A fragmented 1848 sketch traces Francis Joseph of Auetris a ruler aged eighteen and his six decade reign marked by political embarrassments and private sorrows. The piece cites a London Everyman assessment noting his execution of a Karolyia, then expands into a litany of tragedies across Europe tied to his family and circle from Maximilian to Meyerling, their fates described as the unfolding march of Nemesis.
A 1913 Constitution recipe describes an attractive Pineapple Aapie salad using juice of one lemon one scant cup of sugar and pineapple juice to balance flavors. It notes the dish as a never-failing standby for an average family and outlines the basic proportion and preparation approach.
The text presents Bents as personal advisers or tendencies inside each person. It urges silent, personal conference to study and cultivate these Bents, warning that men become what their Bents are if they pursue them courageously. It cites Franklin as an example of following one’s Bents to world prominence.
A Massachusetts girl sues the estate of her deceased fiancé for 4000 dollars claiming breach of promise. She says engagement cost her a teaching job, wedding clothes, and income, and that she sacrificed livelihood and incurred expenses to marry him. Her suit seeks damages beyond reputational relief, arguing the engagement was genuine and the loss warrants compensation.
The Cambola chicken coop of Georgy Ocelus was robbed of twenty six chicks and six ducks. A pocketbook with 250 and a tax receipt was found in the coop. The owner of the receipt claimed the money and returned the chickens, saying he took them as a joke. Ocelus refuses to name his neighbor but plans legal action. The neighbor seeks money in turn.
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