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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1913
Page
10
The piece argues that profitable farming requires bookkeeping and prudent crop choices. It cites merchants as models for tracking costs and profits, urging farmers to avoid unprofitable acres and, if necessary, switch to other work or hire out to more progressive neighbors.
The article discusses the futility of many cotton farms yielding little profit. It urges farmers to improve better sections of their land, use improved seeds and fertilizers, and consider selling poor farms. It cites Census Bureau data on yields, notes some farmers prosper, while many earn only a bare living. It includes reader questions about fertilizers, bluegrass, subsoil plowing, and renting.
A philosophical meditation compares desire to universal forces, arguing that attraction between atoms mirrors the pull of desire. It explains how attention, clear ideals, imagined possession, and interpretation through aspiration fuel the flame of desire, shaping character into living magnets of effort and distinguishing the living from the dead.
A fragment notes caricatured views on female self control and emotion. It mocks gender stereotypes about crying modesty and a man’s vanity in pointing out others’ wealth. Humorous lines reference Santa Claus and smoking, ending with a quip on pride and a water wagon.
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