Constitution publication offices and rates in Atlanta
Constitution establishes publishing offices in Atlanta with W L Halstead as business manager Clark Howell editor and general manager and notice that subscriptions run twelve months or six months with weekly and monthly rates. Advertising manager outside Atlanta and Washington Bureau listed. Readers warned to use traveling representatives A L Talbot and C G Smith and not pay others.
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Clark Howell
W. L. Halstead
Res Clark Rowe Roby Hobinson
Abet
Bowell
Bback
W. Grady
Atlanta
Holliday
Constitution Building
Washington
Bureau of the Constitution
Street
N. W
Desler
The Fly in the Ointment and Atlanta’s Impasse
Desperate council action halts municipal improvements to address a crematory problem. City aims to protect health and honor, reversing progress due to legal appeals. Editorial laments the delay caused by the court challenge and urges avoidance of paralysis.
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Atlaptain
Atlanta
SENDING AUTOS ABROAD
Germany and other European nations feel pressure from America's low priced cars. U.S. factories produce reliable, affordable autos quickly, expanding the American industry's global reach. Europe lags in the speed and economy of American small cars, shaping a world transport shift toward American designs. The American vehicle favors rugged highways and practical use, likely keeping U.S. supremacy in inexpensive cars for some time.
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United States
Germany
America
Europe
England
France
American roads and the appeal of small cars abroad
A writer muses on durable roads in Europe and the popularity of the American small car overseas. The piece hints that long lasting infrastructure reduces ownership costs and suggests the United States could benefit from road designs that extend the life of motorists and vehicles.
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Europe
United States
The Grocers Half Holiday Parade in Atlanta
Atlanta prepares for a historic midweek half holiday with a massive parade. Over 980 stores, employing thousands, will close every Wednesday from noon to 2 pm through September, spotlighting the grocers and their vast impact on the city’s economy and daily life.
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Atlanta
Almed
Avanta
Commissariat
The Astor Increment and the Unearned Tax
A discussion on the Astor House site value rising from 150000 to 2500000 in 76 years. It argues the city’s people and activity create land value, not just the Astors. Advocates of the unearned increment tax urge sharing wealth with workers.
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Astor House St
New York City
Harlem
Desert
New York
Astors
Dixie Lullabies and Old Country Ranch Dreams
A nostalgic collage of dialect filled verses from a Georgia reminiscence. It blends Bright Eyes imagery with Dixie romance, a lake morning father’s absence, and a longing for a cool country ranch away from city heat. Read as a fragment of songlike Americana.
Doubling Human Life and Laughter in Public Life
A collection of brief anecdotes from periodicals shows 1886 New York health woes improving by 1913 raising life expectancy from thirty to sixty six years. Other items note a Providence theater arrest for excessive laughter leading to a $2000 false arrest suit, and a Marquette editor accused of lowering the tone of political discourse amid seasonal ribbing.
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New York
Century Magazine
Baltimore American
The High Cost of Living A Story by Walt Wason
A narrative satirizes rising prices and consumer frugality as characters debate the so called high cost of living. A retired merchant, a hotel keeper, a judge, and a clerk discuss berries, beef, and groceries, contrasting lavish imports with everyday budgets and calling out Wall Street influence.
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Congress
Bodkin'a
Yale
Italy
Labrador
Judge Benenet
Garden of Eden
Serpent
Bender
Win
Palladium
Bunker HI
California
Florida
Texas
Venezuela
Wall Street
Grit Gristle and Gumption: a call to action
A compact motivational piece extols three linked traits Grit Gristle and Gumption as the foundation of achievement. It argues Grit sustains effort Gristle holds purposes firm and Gumption drives bold action, with all three needed to conquer ambition and endure when others doubt.
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Griutte
Giette
First Folio Copies and Notable Owners Highlighted
The article notes that only about 200 of Shakespeare's first folios survive, with fewer than 20 in perfect condition and around 160 damaged. It lists notable holdings and signatures including the Duke of Leeds first folio with Killigrew and Congreve marks, Garrick’s folio at Queen's College Oxford, Irving’s second folio once owned by Theobald, Johnson, and Ireland, a South Kensington Folio with autographs, and signatures of Hunt Dickens Browning Wordsworth Knight and Leys on title pages.
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Shakespeare
Duke of Leeds
Charles Killigrew
Willam Congreve
Garrick
Queen's College, Oxford
Henry Irving
Lewis Thebald
Dr. Johnson
Samuel Ireland
South Kennington Museum
Lolth Hunt
Charles Dickens
Robert, Browning
William Wordsworth
Charles Knight
George Henry Leyes
la Chronicle
Peta
The Little Dauphin Claim Resurfaces in Mystery Case
An English adoptee named Mavis is again linked to the legendary Little Dauphin of France. Claims cite wax-modeler Madame Tugland and various aristocrats, with scrutiny by Mr. Jeremy in Greenwich and messages to Duchess of Angouleme. The tale recounts a living Dauphin, his supposed mother, and lingering doubts about Louis XVI’s demise.
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Dauphin
France
Mavis
Tours XVI
Marie Antoinette
Maria
Madame Tugland
Jeremy
Greenwich
Russia
Prussia
Duke of Wellington
Louis XVI
Josephine
Normandy
Martie Antoinette
Tuileries
Edinburgh
Charles X
Thia
Duchess of
Duke of Normandy
Yempie
Mississippi and Georgia prison systems contrasted
The extract critiques Mississippi and Georgia penal systems. It notes Mississippi youth offenders and lash limits, good time deductions, and four penal farms with convicts and acreage. It contrasts Georgia’s decentralized, inconsistent control with centralized Mississippi oversight and highlights efficiency, oversight, and standardization gaps in Georgia.
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Mississippi
Belmont State Farm
Oakley State Farm
Rankin State Farm
Parchman State Farm
Ode Fragments From The Gate City Guards And A Garden Tragedy
A mixed poem fragment from The Heston Transcript opens with a martial welcome to the Gate City Guards and praises comradeship amid conflict. It includes a humorous prose vignette about Mister Watermelon Vine, Mis' Mawnin Glory, Mis' Merry Gold, and a detective Sherlock Holmes summoned to a rural crime, all framed by satire and regional color.
Who Will Walk a Mile With Me in Life and Death
A fragmented verse poem attributed to Henry van Dyke and Joe Cannon hints at companionship through life’s joys and weary paths. The text juxtaposes cheerful fellowship with a grave farewell, set against lingering Washington chatter and incomplete lines.
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Mfe
Henry van Dyke
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