Congressman Park Pushes Amendment To Regulate Carrying Arms
The article urges Congressman Frank Park to push a constitutional amendment authorizing states to regulate how arms are carried. It argues current use of the right to bear arms undermines public safety, calls Park's effort a national service, and notes states already enact restrictive laws while homicides rise. It emphasizes the need to remove constitutional barriers and place safety over weapon proliferation.
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Frank Park
Congress
Park
United States
Mberty
Judge Park
The Basic Industry and Secretary Houston’s Plan
The first annual message of Secretary of Agriculture Houston is praised for its broad, organized view of farming as the country’s basic industry. It urges reorganizing the department to five or six main groups, boosting rural credits, recognizing farm women, and prioritizing distribution of scientific knowledge to farmers over pork barrel spending.
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Houston
James Wilson
Tama Jim
Washington
Agricultural Department
Scientist leads farm youth retention effort
The passage praises a penetrating scientist heading the department as the national conference awakens and public funding tightens. It asserts Secretary Houston has a unique chance for far reaching constructive service amid high living costs and rising conscience.
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Houston
When a Man's Sixty Supreme Court Views Jury Service
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled that citizens aged sixty may serve as jurors if they choose, while retaining the right to exemption. The piece argues age alone should not bar service, praising the value of experienced jurors and rejecting Oslerian age limits.
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Supreme Court of Georgia
Supreme Court
William Osler
Christmas Fires Warn Georgia Homes and Public Places
State Fire Inspector W R Joyner warns Georgians that Christmas blazes stem from carelessness with trees decorations and fireworks. He urges strict vigilance from parents and authorities to avert tragedy during the holiday season and stresses prudent fire safety as a first principle.
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W. R. Joyner
Atlanta
Georgia
Uie
From Georgia by Frank L Stanton in dialect Christmas poem
A fragment from Georgia author Frank L Stanton in dialect recounts Christmas for the poor in the wilderness. The piece humorously contrasts festive cheer with hardship, referencing a Crismas Tree, Brer Sandy Claus, and a colonel’s failed promise amid social satire of drinkers and pallbearers.
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Vander de House
Chrismus
Sandy Claus
Christmas Dreams and New Year Whims From a Rural Page
A fragmented newspaper page collects verse and quips about Christmas cheer and New Year aims. It riffs on humane impulses, reformist lines, and holiday wisdom, with snippets about a reformed train robber, sermons on churchgoing, and lighthearted maxims. The piece weaves mood and humor through brief lines and poems.
Some Say It Can't Be Done But The Boys Are Doing It
The Henderson Kentucky Gleaner reports Corn Club boys are raising pounds per acre challenging old farmers who insist their grandfathers did not pursue such yields. The piece contrasts youth innovation with traditional farming practices and frames the debate over modern agricultural techniques.
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Henderson
Corn Club
Prize Georgia Grown Hogs From Villa Rica New Era
This week has been ideal for hog hunting with many hogs slaughtered. The largest reported by Jesse Manor weighed 560 pounds last Monday. Other fine hogs ranged from about 200 to 250 pounds.
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Villa Rica
New Ena
Jesse Manor
A Story of the Moment neasin war on Poets HARD TIMES
A dramatic spoof features a door marketer touting silver polish with testimonials from statesmen. A skeptical narrator denounces agents and recalls a stove polish scam ending with a fire and a frightened husband, culminating in a threat to confront the deceitful seller.
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Neasin
Stability versus change in constitutional policy in early American discourse
The piece contrasts The Atlanta Constitution and The Knoxville Journal and Tribune praising stability and constitutional restraint with The Raleigh News and Observer backing "short cuts" and "untried paths." It argues true progress rests on stable, enduring principles, condemns radical change as danger and urges caution against adopting fleeting reform.
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Knoxville Journal and Tribune
Raleigh
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News and Observer
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God
Satan
Bell
Eval
Mexico
130 Varieties of Seed At Thames County Fair
Miss Oly Beverly won first prize for best display at Read County fair with 130 varieties exhibited. Seed collected by Ming Beverly from home vegetables demonstrates the breadth of crops possible on southwest Georgia farms.
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Dawson News
Oly Beverly
Thames County
Read
Ming Beverly
Georgia
Queen Elizabeth and the mystery of her alleged offspring
The article surveys persistent legends about Queen Elizabeth I having a child with the Earl of Essex or Leicester. It cites Notes and Queries, State papers, and genealogical works, noting families who claim such offspring and various letters and traditions asserting or denying these claims, including the tale of Thomas Butler and a "black husband" nickname.
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England
Henry VII
Earl of Essex
Kenilworth Castle
Ireland
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Berg
Thomas
Christopher Halter
Eligabeth
Shrewsbury
Earl of Leicester
Free School of
Handbook of Ireland
Thomas Butlee
Carrick-on-Sarr
John Burke
Glves
Dictionnaire de la Noblesse
Paris
Thomas Butler
Earl of
Ormonde
K. G
Queen Elizabeth
Piers Fitathomas Butlers
Edward Butler Knight
Piers
Galmoye
Tails and Their Surprising History in Nature
A humorous essay by Ghor ge Fitch on tails across species. It notes horses use tails as fly swatters, cows as brushes, elephants with undersized tails, tigers with expressive tails, and snakes and lizards relying on tails for balance or disposal. Humans decorate with hats and dresses while animals repurpose tails in many clever ways.
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Animal World
Curious Things in The Chicago News Tokyo ads and London chalk artist
Japanese advertisers praise superlatives in bold window copy claiming papers sold as elephant hide and speed of delivery like a cannon. London pavement chalk artists are replaced by rapid modelers who turn Shakespeare into modern figures while a lecturer explains and collects fees.
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Chicago News
London
Shakespeare
Mr. Aaquith
Colonel Cady
Noahs Fishing Limited
A Philadelphia Telegraph item recounts a school essay by Willie about Noah’s ark. Congressman Timothy T Ansberry is cited praising Wille in fishing wisdom while a teacher prompts Willie about why the fishing lasted only five minutes. Willie explains they had only two worms.
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Philadelphia
Timothy T. Ansberry
Ohio
Wille
Willie
Noah
SOME HINTS ON CARVING AND TABLE SERVICE
Practical guidance for amateur carvers outlining knife choices cutting directions and serving tips. It covers blade size fork design fish carving pieces meat joints methods to avoid breaking delicate dishes and the importance of considering guest preferences while carving soups sauces and accompaniments are discussed with emphasis on traditional etiquette and technique.
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Mateur
Meade
Man
Making Things Equal. A LondonAnswers tale of a duel
Pat and Murphy fall in love with the same woman and feud over a duel. They agree on pistols at twenty paces but Murphy proposes a twist claiming distance should double with his own height. Pat proposes chalk lines on the coat to define valid shots and dismisses the extra range as outside the chalk.
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Answers
London
Pat
Murphy
Noth
Saing
Bedad
Speed Records and Earth’s Vast Motion Highlight Era
The Houstonist notes Burman’s 25.4 second mile at Daytona in 1911 and records approaching 90 mph by cars and motorcycles. It compares those speeds to aviators surpassing 100 mph, then expands to the earth’s 1000+ mph daily rotation and its 375,090,000 miles yearly voyage through space.
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Burman
Daytona
Plu
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