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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1916

Page

9

Y W C A Jubilee marks fifty years of service in Atlanta

The YWCA celebrates its semi centennial with Miss Anna V Rice of New York touring lectures at First Baptist Church. The program leads to the annual meeting and banquet where officers will be elected and plans for the new year set, praising fifty years of nationwide impact and local growth.

Young Women's Christian Association Anna V. Rice New York Mice First Baptist Church Christian Associa‘tion Atlanta

Reynolds hog shipments mark shift away from cotton

Taylor county farmers around Reynolds sent three carloads of hogs to Atlanta for the White Provision plant, netting about 5000 dollars. The move signals a broader shift from cotton to diversified farming, increasing local meat production and marketing through Georgia packing plants. Hog raisers proclaim independence from cotton as hogs and cattle defy boll weevil invasion.

Taylor County Reynolds Atlanta White Provision Company Fit Moultrie Packing Plant South Georgia

Cotton as a servant not a master in Georgia’s future

The passage argues that growing cotton is a natural Georgia and southern product, but turning surplus cotton into a hindrance rather than a driver of independence harms farmers. It suggests expanding the hog market within Georgia to bolster prosperity and independence for foresighted farmers who develop the industry.

Georgia South

Congestion at American Ports Triggers Rail Embargo Talks

The Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania railroads announce they will accept only non perishable freight in carload lots for New York and Brooklyn, prompting cooperation with shippers to seek alternative routes and ports. Congestion at foreign trade hubs like New York and Savannah reflects a nationwide bottleneck as ships wait for space. Congress is urged to act promptly to relieve the crisis.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Pennsylvania New York Brooklyn Baltimore and Ohio Savannah Atlantic Congress Hmit

Rural Route Inquiry to Inspect Georgia Auto Service

Fourth Assistant Postmaster General James I Blakslee and Congressman Gordon Lee will tour Seventh District rural routes in Georgia to compare automobile delivery with horse and buggy service. They aim to assess efficiency versus economy and decide on remedies if motorized routes prove impractical due to Georgia road conditions.

James I. Blakslee Gordon Lee Blakslee Georgia Automobile Service Lee Blakeslee

Fragmented 1909 verse and quotes mix in dubious clipping

A garbled collage of lines and attributions from early 20th century writings. It references Edgar Laroche Slarkson and faint mentions of Universal Peace, war fears with Servia, Byron and Shelley anecdotes, and a cheeky wedding verse from The Charlotte Observer, all presented as if from a single, damaged page.

Edgar Laroche Slarkson Ale Eve

Unclear excerpt blends folklore notes and literary jottings

A fragmented read from a Campbell county column mixes weather lore, satirical notices, and literary quips. It references a unique graveyard talk, a stray dog and cat dialogue, and a quirky take on predicting the future, with disjointed lines about luck, mines, and a soldier with fiddles.

a.Petosepher O. J. Coffin

Velvet Beans For Georgia Crops by J S Mathews

Lovett Ga June 1 J S Mathews gives planting guidance for velvet beans to improve corn crops. Three main methods explained with timing spacing and hoeing, plus soil suitability and five bean varieties including Early Speckles 90 Day and Chinese Velvets. Cautions on seed quality and sources Close with thanks for reader inquiries.

Jess Georgia Florida Tennessee Griffin Apenni

Mineral balance and plant growth in food minerals

A discussion on how mineral nutrients influence plant and human development describes the roles of potassium, calcium, and other elements. It warns that altering mineral ratios disrupts biology, cites analyses of blood, bile, pancreatic fluids, and gastric juice, and cautions against drugstore simplifications of minerals.

Schmidt Kruger Jatot Heppe-Sayler

Chicago, the Great City of Chicago by George Fitch

Chicago, aging seventy five years, grew from a drug store and signs to a world city with 2,250,000 inhabitants. It features railroads, the river turned to flow backward, the 1871 fire, skyscrapers, the World’s Fair, and a bustling stockyard culture. The piece lampoons Chicagoans and their bold urban feats with a humorous, observational voice.

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Rippling Rhymes and Notes on War Time Manners

A mosaic of verse and prose reflects wartime sentiment. Lines urge calm responses to provocation with notes, then pivot to a tale among Scots about a groom fleeing an elopement. The piece notes American glassmakers discovering German clay inferior, after wartime sentiments.

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