This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1913
Page
5
The General Assembly begins its third week with a push for tax equalization and reform. Support centers on the Ways and Means Committee to fast track a bill that would curb state delays in paying teachers and funding public institutions, aiming to prevent partial paralysis of services.
A Waycross column lampoons a liars convention with vivid portraits of liars from all walks. It lampoons tall tales and half truths about love, life, and daily pretenses, noting a culture of at times benevolent deception and social bluffing.
The narrator ponders if people confess their misdeeds, noting cases from a family scene to a jam raid. He cites David who claimed all men are harsh, then retracted. The piece compares common prevarications, jokes, and social fatigue, ending with a nod to Henry Durand of the Homasassa Fishing club.
The article notes New York begins fingerprinting drunkards after multiple convictions and contemplates sending repeat offenders to Slackwell's island or a city home for inebriates under construction. It argues society shifts from punishing drunks to treating them as a public health issue and calls for scientific, effective methods.
Dr. Carl Alsberg urges six to eight practical cautions to beat heat including moderate eating and especially avoiding alcohol as a trigger for sunstroke. He warns against excess in meat, stresses eight hours of sleep, better ventilation, and keeping a steady pace in hot weather. The piece notes broader summer habits like sleeping porches and vacations while hinting at political humor and public figures.
A fragmented reminiscence blends political praise with folk song imagery. It recalls a lifelong Democrat official, celebrated for long service and leadership potential, while musing on public trust and the nation’s future amid social tumult.
A collage of humorous verse and political squibbery from a small town paper. It riffs on rheumatism in politics, civic virtue, love, and a farmer congressman, compiling folksy musings and light satire with period fonts and rural humor.
London Tit Bits asks why Genesis names no fruit in the temptation story and notes scholars doubt it was an apple. Evidence may point to the quince, sacred to Venus, with Babylonian origins cited and the apple seems unlikely as the true fruit of the tree of knowledge.
Mrs. Jamesworthy defends subscribing to cheap magazine offers as a college fund scam. A stern husband rants that funding such schemes harms the family budget and mocks the idea of college subsidies, insisting the couple lacks patience for unread literature and condemns the entire magazine racket.
Vernon L. Kellogg notes in The Atlante that French male height declined during the revolutionary and Napoleonic wars as many young men were in barracks or sacrificed. After hostilities, a new generation showed greater stature, with conscripts born postwar averaging about 1655 mm compared with 1625 mm for those born during the wars.
The Montreal Star reflects on Sir Robert Scott s ship returning to the Newfoundland sealing grounds. It argues the ship s return embodies quiet heroism as part of ordinary duty, not a monument or spectacle, praising dogged grit and patience that Scott would have approved.
Harper's Weekly describes a Javanese frog measuring fifteen to twenty-five inches with pale blue back skin that appears dark at night. It stays motionless by day with eyes shaded, clinging to surfaces, then hunts moth crickets at night leaping seven feet, lungs swelling during each bound.
An 1887 tale recounts Charles II of Navarre dying after a cold night and a bed fire. The story cites Froisart and Lecousse with varied causes, from accidental burning to leprosy, though the public narrative centers on debt and forced taxation sparking rejoicing at his death.
A humorous 19th century style essay argues shirtsleeves are a badge of good sense in hot weather. It contrasts coat wearers and coatless men, notes social hostility to removing coats, and ``fired out of fashionable restaurants'' for shirtless displays, while joking about vests suspenders and laundry credits.
The Atlanta Constitution urges Georgia citizens to support education and timely teacher salaries, asking the legislature to fix long standing delays and improve educational funding for the state.
An editorial estimates that Laurens County could meet obligations and fund operations for a year under a fair valuation by county tax assessors. The plan could also allow building twice as many roads as currently funded with the same tax rate.
A lyrical speaker asks song to preserve fading powers and vivid beauty for a sweet fleeting honeymoon delight. The verse imagines rich colors and scents, music that glows with desire then vanishes, urging the song to fly like a breath and endure as love’s tender sense endures.
In Wuchang China a hill tunnel cut by Chang Chin Tung during a pre republic era project was halted after a local priest blamed a dragon’s anger for a skin disease afflicting the viceroy. Li Yuan Hung later ordered work halted upon coming to power, and pickaxes and gunpowder were laid aside as superstition.
The Philadelphia Ledger recalls long past wars and predicts gatherings of veterans as the seventy fifth anniversary of the Gettysburg battle approaches in 1938. It cites older survivors from the revolution and War of 1812, and notes pension bureau estimates on the lifespan of Civil War veterans.
A fragment describes a Chinese month Washington attending a musical performance, admiring the trombone player, who is offered a handsome engagement in China. A visitor claims to have never seen a juggler who could swallow and spit pipe, reflecting the crowd's lukewarm enthusiasm.
In Small Talk from The Kansas City Star Fusell the paviter recalls a lively scene where a guest in a hotel room engages in a familiar exchange. Amid drifting visitors discussing weather a long talk is interrupted by a sudden dinner remark.
A Dawson News piece reports on a drunken passenger aboard a train and references Senator Bush discussing drinking on rail travel. The item notes the offender’s behavior and the reaction of others to the intoxicated passenger.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.