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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1909
Page
9
A dated 1909 notice set from Atlanta outlines subscription terms for The Constitution, regional distribution through a variety of plans, plus advertising and delivery details. The piece also surveys political commentary and national headlines reflecting New Year opinions, President Roosevelt, Cuba, Rockefeller, Carrie Nation, and Taft asides.
The piece argues the New York cotton exchange enables widespread gambling harming producers. It urges Hughes committee investigations to target the gambling element, consider hedging legitimacy, and push for legislative action to curb harms while awaiting fuller findings.
The American Cotton Manufacturers Association seeks a uniform sales note to prevent buyers from canceling contracts and forcing losses on mills. President R M Miller Jr explains how repudiated deliveries harmed mills on both rising and falling markets, urging law support to ensure fair dealing and contract performance.
The article reviews Judge Harris Dickson's analysis of Prohibition gains in the South and across states. It argues politicians ignored reformers until public sentiment shifted, portraying the prohibition trend as a deep economic realignment rather than a fleeting wave.
City officials consider repaving Marietta Street due to heavy traffic and wear. The north and south sides suffer bottlenecks as Peachtree and Foundry streets handle limited capacity and daily congestion. A plan to resurface from Washington to Cap street aims to relieve through traffic and improve access for nearby arteries.
A compact collage recalls regional songs and dialects, citing Georgia themes and figures like Riley and Dooley. It notes dialect loss in the United States, quotes a Kansas City piece, and muses on dialects amid seasonal imagery and humor.
Rumors link Hon. W W Osborne to a Senate bid against A O Bacon with denial, as the Georgia Railroad Commission delays fare hikes and orders depot and sidetrack work. Diphtheria antitoxin tests stall. Governor Smith names Agriculture and Board of Health appointees. Local verse and prosaic snippets close the column.
President Asa Candler urged the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce to back a substantial city bond issue to fund needed improvements. He cited a March 4 report from a 27 member citizen committee proposing at least 1.5 million dollars for water, sewer, and school facilities, with a bond commission to set terms and a 3 percent interest rate.
In Cuthbert Georgia on January 7 the city elected Hon D A McPherson mayor and councilmen Rob Gay Ira B Martin A J Moye A P Moye and W J Wade without opposition. The speaker urges public works bonds at par to improve water mains sewers and schools and outlines the health fire safety and prosperity benefits for Atlanta communities.
A letter from E H Carman counters criticisms of Christian Science in The Constitution. Carman asserts Jesus and living faith sustain health and notes doctors cannot claim all funerals are charged to Christian Science adherents. He defends self care and divine understanding.
Sumter County commissioners ordered a February election on road bonds, pledging the entire proceeds for county highways. If approved, fifty thousand dollars will be expended. Public works will employ fifty convicts on public roads and bid for more. In Villa Rica mayoral race JFAL Moore won over T Steed by 34 votes. councilmen and clerk were also elected.
The Christian Scientists of Americus Georgia contributed 30 today to relief efforts for Italian earthquake sufferers. The congregation acted as a small, generous initiative within the community.
A fragmentary comic bit shows a bachelor girl lamenting paying $3 for brown curls only to find them in her hair. She sighs about the cost and effort of hair fashion amid gossip and social pressures. The passage reflects era style humor and domestic vanity.
Parrish must travel to Florida for trial on charges linked to the failure of banks he headed in Georgia and Florida. After a long legal fight in multiple states, the case proceeds despite his efforts to dodge Florida proceedings amid wider money crisis concerns and depositor actions.
The Twentieth Century Laboratory Club leads preparations for Arbor Day ceremonies at the school auditorium in Tifton on Wednesday January 0. The group focuses on forestry study and community education for the observance.
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