Baby bonds proposed to fund teachers and public works
Atlanta reader Tom M Morgan suggests issuing county bonds in small denominations to pay teachers promptly and fund road building. The plan mirrors St Paul’s program that keeps money at home, boosts local investment, and enhances civic oversight, urging Georgia counties and Atlanta to study its potential benefits.
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Tom M Morgan
Atlanta
St Paul
Morgan
Sinking Fund Commission
Georgia
Interchange Reveals Wilson Prescott Letter on Catholic Favor
A private exchange between President Wilson and W W Prescott, editor of The Protestant Magazine, discusses alleged Catholic favoritism and claims about Tumulty withholding official Catholic-related correspondence. Wilson’s reply is presented as definitive, aiming to quell bigoted rumors and set the record straight.
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Wilson
W W Prescott
Washington
Prescott
Tumulty
Wilson defends separation of church and state
The president and his secretary are accused of religious bias by gossip and lobbyists. The piece asserts a strict separation of church and state and urges that Wilson has not violated that principle in office.
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Ites
Wison
Wilson
Squelching Peewees and the Age Bill in Mississippi
A Mississippi House bill to raise the age of consent to eighteen faced an ill advised amendment tying attire to consent. The amendment failed 50 to 46, and the measure passed, curbing progressive silliness while highlighting legislators with limited aims. Mississippi’s actions brought Jefferson Davis and John Sharp Williams into national view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Gil
Mar
House
Jefferson Davia
John Sharp Williams
Capture of Mexican bandit Castillo sparks calls for swift justice
American troops seize Maximo Castillo after the Cumbre tunnel attack that killed ten Americans and forty Mexicans. The incident heightens fears of guerrilla warfare if intervention occurs in Mexico and prompts debate over Villa's likely fate for the captured leader.
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Amenican
Maximo Castillo
Cumbre Tunnel
Castillo
Mexico
Villa
Castile
Players club to fund contagious disease hospital for negroes
The Players club of Atlanta led by Mrs Thomas Belcher plans to donate proceeds from its production The Genius to construct a hospital for contagious diseases among negroes The move aligns with The Constitution's view that disease respects no race and promotes city health while acknowledging human concerns for neglected black communities.
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Players Club of
Atlanta
Thomas Belcher
Players Club
The Eight Easiest Jobs in the Literary World
A Kansas City Stars exchange department member lists the eight easiest jobs in literature. From Harpers Monthly editor to Literary Digest contributor, the compilation names positions such as editor, writer, and reviewer within a playful, era-tinged frame.
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Kansas City Stars
Harpers Monthly
Verybody
Easy Chair
Literary Digest
North American Review
Baby Bonds For Teachers Salaries and Highway Building
TOM B MORU AS, editor, argues Georgia counties should issue small denominations baby bonds to fund teacher salaries and highway construction. He notes many counties rely on external borrowing and that locals with modest means could invest in 6 percent gilt edge bonds, keeping interest and investment within the state. He cites Kalamazoo and home investment as precedents and urges consideration by county authorities.
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Georgia
Kalamazoo Midh
Fyers County
Tom Bt Moru
Tlanta
Efficient Housekeeping By Henrietta Cravell Workshop
Efficient housekeeping lecture outlines Mexican avocados known as alligator pears and their varied uses. From October to March avocados ship from Mexico to hotels and clubs where chefs dress and serve them appealingly. Recipes include halved fruit with dressings, avocado in bouillon, and a Mexican style mash with salt onion tomato and green chilies as a vegetable.
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Pueble Queretarao
J C Bosch
Mexico City
Fab
Great Trials History of Elizabeth Canning Perjury Case
A sprawling 18th century English drama unfolds around Elizabeth Canning’s perjury trial. The Canning versus Wells and Squires case split London into rival factions, with testimonies of good character, investigations, and a final verdict of guilty for Canning after a seven day trial. The outcome sent Canning to Newgate then America for seven years, where she later married and died in Connecticut.
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Elizabeth Canning
Sir Gascoyne
Old Bailey
Elizabeth
Daily Advertiser
Mia Canning
Alderman Bur
Eiizabeth Canning
Lyon Elizabeth
Houndsditch
Westford Road
London
Susannah Wells
Mary Squires
Gliabeth
Wells
Wells House
Danny Girl
Squires Woumin
Mrs Wells
Squires
Fazabeth
Ang
Barnard Arote
Elzabeth
Newpate
I Nnland
America
John Treat
Randomer
Connecticut
England
Death of Senator Bacon Couragous Life Remembered in Georgia
A memorial ode lauds Senator Bacon as a noble Georgian whose steadfast service and brave life inspired the state and nation. The verse blends grief with praise, noting his duty to country, courage in adversity, and a lasting memory for Georgia as his spirit rests with God.
Master of All Good Workmen Poised For A New Age
The poem envisions a posthumous dawn when artists rest no more and return to work under a divine master. It speaks of aged and young artists alike, a golden era of painting with camel hair brushes, drawing Magdalene Paul and Peter, to honor the God of Things as They Are.
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Magdalene Peter and
Paul
Thore
Good Feast for 1854 in Western Massachusetts Menu
The Springfield Gazette reprints a 1854 menu for editors in western Massachusetts. It lists two soups, three fish, six cold meats, seven roasts including turkey and geese, boiled dishes, nine relishes, ten entrées, thirteen kinds of game ducks and birds, twelve varieties of vegetables and fruit, and nuts. The card bore Valentine and a name in the back, reflecting the era’s pageantry.
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Springfield
Vass
Gazette and Courier
Good Old Times
John Sheldon
Men of
Western Waseachusetts
Frente Fico
Valentine
Cate
In His Own Tongue The Autumn of Belief
A fragmentary verse style piece contrasts science and faith naming Evolutron and God. Vivid images of fire mist planet crystal cell jellyfish cavemen and law mix with cornfields geese and horizon. The speaker notes autumn’s amber hues and calls it both science and divinity.
A Story of the Moment By Walt Maso The Famous Prosar Poet
Retired merchant recalls visitors turning into a crowd as a house becomes a retreat for aging spinsters. He notes the mix of kinfolk, cousins, and travelers, the hotel bustle, and a tale about a man with gold headed canes. The piece blends memory, humor, and small-town observation with a stream of anecdotes.
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Walt Maso
Take It Lessons in sharing knowledge and life lessons
Wendell Phillips spoke of learning from everyone and passing it on. The text urges taking every bit of knowledge or happiness encountered and using it to help others, stressing daily opportunities to gain ideas, improve character, and enrich one’s life by actively taking and sharing what you find.
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Yeasanihe
Evan Imanie
Saul
Ebenezer T
Bern
Wendell Phillips
Mall
Dad
Noons
Favorite Recipes of Distinguished Women
MEL ELLSWORTH R BATHRICK presents a lemon wafer dessert recipe adapted as a simple three part method. Mix sugar and grated lemon rind with milk and stiffly beaten egg whites, then fold and bake until firm. The writer notes the dish as easy to digest and pleasantly delightful as a dessert.
Pay Envelopes Carry Safety Tips From Electrical World War Era
The United Gas Improvement Company of Philadelphia includes rubber stamp safety prompts on pay envelopes. Messages urge constant vigilance and careful habits, warning that carelessness endangers mission and safety.
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Electrica
Suxbessons
United Gas Improvement Company of
Philadelphia
Woward
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