Georgia winter school gathers state farmers as farm missionaries
Report from Athens notes that nearly every Georgia county is represented at the Georgia State Agricultural College winter school. Students of all ages study farm economics to detailed practices, learning diversification and seed selection to combat the boll weevil. The program aims to boost scientific farming and rural progress, with the little spent considered a strong, lifelong investment in the state’s future.
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Athens
Georgia State Agricultural College
Tsathera and Sons
Georgia
George
Dixie to feed America says Rommel on beef supply
George M Rommel chief of the animal husbandry division argues the south must supply most of the nation's beef as northern farmers cannot compete. He notes Georgia has vast grazing lands and favorable climate while cattle tick and hog cholera decline, urging farm bankers to back southern expansion to meet future demand.
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Dixie
America
George M Rommel
Federal Department of Agriculture
James Wilson
Rommel
South
Western States
Georgia
Cotton as Collateral Hurts Southern Agriculture and Debt
The passage argues that cotton dominates credit for crops, prompting reliance on outside feedstuffs and leading to shortages and mortgages. It claims this hurts the South, burdens cattle and grazing, and urges bankers to broaden credit to cattle and feedstuffs for long-term profit and opportunity.
Unfailing Crops of Freak Legislation in 2913
In Jacksonville the Nations League of Common Merchants notes 2913 as a banner year for freak legislation. The piece laments pervasive meddling by legislators in areas from matrimony to female attire while warning that homicide rises and children die from preventable disease as public policy lags.
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Nations League of Common Merchants
Jacksonville
Jim
Congress
Railroads Show Safety Record Pushes for Reform
1912 estimate notes Pennsylvania Railroad carried 411 million passengers with no train accident fatality, crediting strong safety gear, well-kept rights of way, and disciplined management. Calls for nationwide standardization, better equipment, and reforms to reduce casualties and boost freight efficiency. Also mentions political Meixican crisis and Taft, Wilson, and Uncle Sam as side notes.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wall Street
The Singing Voices and a Courtroom Turmoil
An arcane verse scene contrasts sorrow and joy with floral imagery while a Kansas City court case unfolds. A defendant storms the bench with a gun, prompting the judge to rule the plaintiff must pay costs, an unusual courtroom disruption amid a dispute over a red and white spotted steer priced at ten dollars.
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Beate Buivilte
Enliville
Haneas City
Climb High Mister Sun in a Georgia Invasion Song
A scrambled collage of dialect poetry and local notes mixing songs like Climb High Mister Sun with sketches about neighbors and a rural Georgia scene. It mentions Washington, Billville, and six Georgia legislatures, with hints of satire on money and power. A reflective piece ends with singing and everyday life observations.
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Georgia
Washinton
Billville
Congress
Recipes From Other Lands In East And West Cookery Book
A review promotes a small cookery book Recipes From East and West noting it blends unfamiliar dishes with English tastes The piece shares Welsh rabbit as rabbit with cheese and British distinctions then details Fried sweetbreads pan d A French apple tart called Pandawdy and ends inviting readers to request a pastry recipe with a stamped envelope.
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East
Euterperates
New York
France
A Story of the Moment conflict in marriage mirrors
WALT MASON notes domestic strife in a humorous prose sketch. He contrasts mismatched spouses such as Jabez Chromo and his wife with a dog-loving man and his third wife, airing comic observations on money, vanity, and failed harmony. The piece mocks idealized nuptial bliss and ends with a humorous aside about cigars.
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Sabsz Chromo
Dove of Peace
Jabez Chromo
Jabez
Juber
Mia Chrome
Paris
Jabes
Storekeeper
Gunpowder Plot Conspiracy Through 1605 Trial Tale
Historical account details the Gunpowder Plot led by Robert Catesby and Christopher Guy Fawkes. It covers plan, discovery, trials, torture, and execution of conspirators, highlighting Fawkes’s defiance and the political aims over religious framing. Names include Fawkes, Catesby, Winter, Percy, and Digby. The piece notes the failed attempt to depopulate government and the aftermath at Westminster.
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Guy Fawkes
England
Fawkes
Hubert Catesby
Commons
Catesby
Thomas Winter
Worcestershire
Winter
Lambeth
Thomas Percy
Earl of Northumberland
Thomas Evevett
Westminster
Whitehall
Tower
Tresham
London
Warwickshire
Manson of Holbeach
Catenby
Scotland
Jim
Holbeach
Wintera Grant Rockwood Keyes
Bates
Westminster Hall
Holy Fathers
Edward Digby
Palace of
Hillyer Seeks Director Post in Regional Federal Reserve Bank
PF Hillyer of Macon a leading banker and president of the Georgia Bankers Association is urged as a probable director for the southeastern regional Federal Reserve Bank to be located in Atlanta. Support comes from bankers and business leaders in Macon and across the state, with Hillyer long identified with state and national banking groups and a praised public benefactor figure.
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Macon
PF Hillyer
American National Bank
Georgia Bankers’ Association
Atlanta
Lattes
Reginal Bank
Hyer
Hillyer Tag
State Bankers Association
Americanational Bankers Association
National Association
The Abolition Of Peace Courts In Atlanta Sparks Debate
An examination of Georgia justice of the peace courts argues rural magistrates are humane and practical, while city JP courts breed inefficiency and corruption. It discusses the rise of municipal courts, the need for reform, and the fear that commercialism harms rural justice, with reference to Atlanta’s 20 JP courts and the system’s uneven reach.
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J. P’s
Bleckles
South Georgia
Aup
Eitrey
Justice of the Peace Court
Mtatia
Atlanta
Oakland City
Peachtree Street
Superior Court
Supreme Court
Bleckieye
South Carolina
Justices of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
Georgia
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