State Pay Penalty for Georgia Teachers Exposed
Georgia uses county funds or the state common school fund to pay teachers. Most rural white female teachers earn 55 to 40 dollars monthly, men 45 to 50, with five to six month terms. They wait ten to twelve months for pay, often borrowing at high interest. Prompt counties use loans deducted from salaries. This harms instruction and efficiency. Calls for temporary extra tax levy and tax system overhaul.
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Georgia
Slaton
Behools
Gettysburg Address Recalled Amid Civil War Echoes
A reflection on Lincoln at Gettysburg notes his vision for a united nation and the enduring legacy of sacrifice. It contrasts the wartime passion with present civic resolve, praising the bravery of soldiers who fell for both sides.
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Gettysburg
Reunion of foes turns grief to hope at Civil War anniversary
The harvest of sacrifice yields a country healing sectionalism through a symbolic reunion in a Little Town. Survivors meet on the field once called Armageddon, merging foe with friend amid drama and the nation’s pride in its republic.
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Ittle Town
Week end in Athens outlines new road maps for visitors
Athens Chamber of Commerce plans to publish detailed route booklets to Atlanta and Athens tourists. A touring party delivered measurements from a 79 mile trip via Winder Duluth Norcross Buckhead to verify road quality and travel times. Athens promotes university adjacencies historic sites and Southern hospitality to weekend motorists.
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Athens Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta
Athens
Andrew C. Erwin
Martin J. Abney
C.C. Callaway
C. C. Helcher
Georgia
State School of Agriculture
Normal School
Henry Grady
Ben Hill
Cobbs
Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Ecommerce
When Fourth of July’s with us in the mornin
Georgia celebration verses praise the day with oratory and savory barbecues as watermelon season arrives. The piece evokes southern joy, bands, and playgrounds of patriotism, mentioning Georgia melons and cheerful gatherings. It includes snippets about motoring prophesy and a Methodist Scientist anecdote. Wisdom and welcome themes close the column.
Editorial Letter Opposes One Crop Idea in Farming
R D Jackson of Carrollton applauds a recent editorial urging farmers to move beyond cot ton as the sole focus and endorses a resolution by Hon RM Cochran of Fulton. He urges continued coverage stressing stock raising and a broader agricultural approach for Georgia and the South.
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Fiditar
Rm, Cochran
Fulton
South
R. D. Jackson
Carrollton
Benjamin Hawkins Grave Needs Federal Marking at Flint River
A neglected grave of Benjamin Hawkins on land owned by B Walker near Crawford County overlooks the Flint River. Hawkins, aide to George Washington and early U S senator from North Carolina, promoted peace with Creeks while living in Georgia. A movement, led by Nathaniel F Walker with D A R support, seeks federal funding to mark and care for the site, urging Congress or state leaders to act.
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Crawford County
Flint River
Benjamin Hawkins
George Washington
Georgia
Nathaniel F. Walker
Roberts
Constitution
John Houston
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
B. Walker
Walker
Congress
Hawkins
Hawking
Washington
Republic
North Carolina
United States
Crisi
Colonel Hawkins
New Egg Preservation Method in Bavaria
A Bavarian method preserves eggs with a sequence of hot and cold water dips and air drying before packing in bran and peat. Stored cool and frost-free, June eggs stayed fresh through March. The piece ends with jocular remarks about politicians and a Michigan man with a toy brain.
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Bavaria
Michigan
Growlers’ Club
Unreasonable Woman Refuses Daily Long Walk
In a comic exchange, a tired husband defendably resists the physician's advice to take long daily walks. He jokes that hoeing potatoes is enough exercise while his wife scolds and urges practical work. The couple quips about medical authority and social judgment as they debate daily routines.
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Stehed
Hoyle
County Medical Society
The Catch in the Woodland Night
Poem captures a hunter’s day and night journey through forest scenes. The speaker praises the chase and bounty of game amid moss, wildflowers, birdsong, and luminous western skies. Read as a lyrical meditation on nature and reward.
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John Kendrick Bangs
Scribner's Magazine
Tve
Tientie
Roads and Cost of Living in Suburban Life
Prominent essay argues that good roads are an economic necessity not a convenience. It notes U S farmers pay more to haul ten miles than transatlantic shipments, cites foreign costs as lower, and explains every food item travels on roads before consumption. It concludes hauling costs, depreciation, and time raise living costs.
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Prom
Suburban Life Magazine
New York
London
Proning German Names
The Outlook notes Americans shorten long society names to initials such as C A and EW W. Germans also abbreviate, examples include Allgemeine Luftfahrt Ausstellung known as the ia and Deutsche Auskunft zur Mathematik und Naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht now linked to Damm, accepted in German usage.
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EW. W
Biao
Allegemeine Luftfahrt
geng-Auestellung
Deutsche Ausachusa Zur den Mathematiachen Und Naturwiesens
Mountain Meadow Massacre verdict and confessions outlined
The 1877 execution of John D. Lee in Utah is recounted with his confession denying broader church involvement. The piece notes Brigham Young's alleged role, the 1857 massacre details near Mountain Meadows, and the long pursuit of accountability, including government actions and eventual pardon for Mormon leaders.
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John D. Lee
Utah
Mountain Meadow
Brigham Young
Lee
Mountain Meadows
Arkansas
Missouri
California
Iron County
Salt Lake City
John D
United States
Lea
K. Smith
James Haslem
Young
Isabe C. Haight
Governor Young
Hades
Buchanan
Thi Mountain Meadow
Extravagance and price lists in early American life
An editorial rails at consumer excess in 1913 America, contrasting lavish spending with frugality. It jokes about people buying cigars for bill collectors, funding luxury cars, and government waste, urging top-down economizing before financial woes bite. The piece lampoons conspicuous consumption and urges restraint amid prosperity.
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America
Swatting the Fly From The London Globe
A London book argues for a strong combined attack on the domestic fly as a major disease source. It cites infantile enteritis and infantile paralysis linked to flies, condemns their scavenging role, and laments the persistent threat they pose to public health.
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London Globe
London
South Africa
A Misfit in Harpers Magazine Text Fragment
A fragmentary Harpers text notes indigestion as a failure and relates it to adjuvant software and meal balance. The excerpt hints at misfit concepts in a truncated discussion of digestion and technology.
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Harpers Magastney
Peace and Power Through Inner Harmony
A reflective piece urges living in peace to foster personal and national growth. It argues that mutual cooperation within the mind and body enables teamwork, constructive progress, and fruitful outcomes. Peace is portrayed as the source of power and plenty guiding daily life.
The Age of the Earth in a World of Time
The piece discusses vast geologic time citing Charles Schubert and The Yale Review. It reflects on climates past and the earth’s immense history from water-laid rocks to future cosmic cooling, noting constant change and periodic climactic upheavals guiding evolution and extinction.
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Indianapolis
Charles Schubert
Yale Review
Smilidjlice
Mick
Nebulde
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