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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1913
Page
33
HL Abner Camp a Grantville director and stock holder for Ward-Trustt company died yesterday at Wesley Memorial hospital. He was brother to Mrs. Camp of Moreland and son of the late W F Camp of that area. Camp was a popular local figure, with various business ties and community involvement noted.
A scrambled passage describes a Scottish coffee association event where cocoa was featured instead of the national drink. It notes a July 4 gathering in Scotland and mentions Spioe mula force and the Rona drum, with remarks on authenticity and suitability for a purpose.
Tam writes from Atlanta describing the Terminal Station ordeal and a visit with Alice and Henry. She criticizes Alice’s neglect of children, contrasts city life with rural living, notes the crowds and night life, and longs to return home. She recalls family memories, laments modern excess, and asks Jim to meet her at the train Friday evening with details for a homey farewell.
Portrait of W XNI Nichols city salesman for Gramling Spaldims in Atlanta. He sells Premium Brand shoes and is a lively Sunday school superintendent. Nichols also manages Smyrna baseball, guiding them to a flawless 14-0 season record.
In Lewiston Sun your view extols the railroad as the foundation of the nation’s industrial and commercial system. A historic 19th century snow storm in New York blocked streets and paralyzed rail transport, yet relief came as food supplies continued to flow. The piece warns that rail stoppage would threaten millions with famine, deeming it a greater calamity than war or earthquakes.
The Christian Herald notes a large excavation operation in Asiatic Turkey where 2000 German workers dig under a Hillah Arab crew. Workers are paid 12 to 20 cents daily for digging with native foremen and carts moved along a track to the dump, with Babylon having the only prior railroad excavation in the region. The Turkish government assigns a commissioner to oversee antiquities, and finds can only be photographed or inspected by excavators.
Joe White of the A. M. Robinson company departs for his territory vowing to clean up with big and prosperous orders. The trip follows a recent stop at Anderson Brothers & Rich where a furnace tiles contract was overheard. Hill Manufacturing of Atlanta ships two foreign blades sharpeners to Paris and Berlin. Captain W J McDaniel of Happy Hollow Farm visits his daughter in Wert and Salesman Taboo takes Alabama post with Dixie Pickle and Preserving.
American Mechanic describes Maxim's effort to quiet gunfire by mimicking a kitchen drain whirlpool. After years of failed valve and chamber designs, a small tube created a whirlpool in escaping gases, reducing the noise of firing. The invention emerged from observing a drain hole’s swirling water.
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