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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1916
Page
13
The Constitution announces a notice from Atlanta Georgia dated February 15 1916 detailing postal service matter names and rates. It lists various paper formats and prices for Atlanta and outside Atlanta with distribution through newsstands and bureaus.
A Twiggs County lynching fuels alarm over Georgia’s mob violence, averaging one lynching per week since the new year. The piece argues for swift official action, citing South Carolina sheriff removals and urging Georgia leaders to mobilize public sentiment, confront politicians, and curb the trend before it worsens.
Congress must enact a measure restricting liquor manufacturing selling and advertising to states that want prohibition. Senator Dillingham of Vermont has introduced a bill aiming to confine all liquor activities to willing states, preventing enforcement in states that have banned them. Local and state laws rely on federal action.
The piece argues that prohibition laws face practical nullification as states allow per capita shipments to individuals. It advocates a federal measure like the Dillingham plan to empower states to decide prohibition, constraining liquor traffic within state borders and enabling real enforcement of state statutes.
The Atlanta mayor urges appointing 15 to 20 delegates to the St Louis convention on March 3 and 4 to discuss preparedness while insisting all mayoral and council candidates endure a rigid civil service examination to prove mental qualifications. Council committees prepare reports as January finances take effect, and Augusta officials compliment Atlanta streets.
A discussion by W D Beatie based on 28 years of experience selling homes on monthly plans from $6 to $60. It argues home ownership strengthens self-reliance and community standing, saves against rent waste, builds equity, and offers earnings from rising property values, making ownership commercially and personally advantageous for Atlanta residents. The piece contrasts rent payments with ownership benefits and highlights investment value alongside character development.
A historical proposal outlines government bonds and private American ships built for 25 years. It envisions a private shipping firm paying 1 percent yearly of ship cost, with government bond funding, to carry freight or passengers. It calls for government inspection, wage controls, and wartime ship call options while preserving private ownership.
W D Beatie argues in June 1983 that monthly home payments aid purchase without mortgage burdens. He cautions against overextending income, explains ownership spreads appreciation to all Atlanta property owners, and urges prudent, mortgage-free purchases to share in the city’s growth.
Alfred W. McCann argues that minerals and water in food fuel life, detailing how protoplasm, blood, and cells depend on water and minerals. He emphasizes the body's water content, mineral salts, and the nourishing role of food, warning of neglecting the body's intricate chemistry.
The item notes a great naval victory and mentions German ships venturing out to sea and returning unseen. It also describes a Japanese plant mitsumata whose processed inner bark yields a translucent, tough, pliable material resembling calfskin.
New Brunswick seeks guidance on enacting a no alcohol law mirroring Georgia's. Minister Stephen Bustin, Saint John master of the supreme court, says his province will draft a prohibition statute and asks for any related literature and a copy of Georgia's enactment. The governor's office sent the information request Monday.
A humorous survey describes department stores as mass consolidations of various businesses under one roof selling items from clothing to groceries and oddities. It lampoons price slashing, enormous mid city branches, and gendered shopping behavior with playful exaggeration about skylines, departments, and the social seasons.
A late 19th or early 20th style piece salutes resilience, recounting a man who, at fifty and with no credit, persisted through hardship to achieve wealth and fame. The narrator shares personal memory of being down and out at forty-three, then turning life around with hard work, ending with a hopeful message that has-beens can return to success and prosperity.
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