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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1915
Page
6
Readers share verse and local notes on morning brightness, weather lore, and poetical musings from Campbell County plus reflections on daily labor and faith. The piece blends regional poetry, quotes from The Baltimore Sun and The Baltimore American, and notes on rural life, weather, and spiritual musings.
The Constitution lauds Atlanta council for unanimously approving 85,000 to address urgent school repairs and improvements. It notes the effort began months ago with civic groups and the Atlanta School Improvement association, and explains the measure is a first step to end chronic neglect, improve sanitation, provide seats, and end double sessions while warning further needs loom.
A reader praises The Constitution for publishing A History of the American People by President Woodrow Wilson. The letter lauds Wilson’s knowledge of North American history, urges broader context including pre-Columbian eras and slavery’s introduction, and thanks the editor for offering the work to readers in Atlanta, dated June 8, 181%?
The Atlanta city council emphasizes enduring funding for public schools, pledging prompt, effective responses to needs. It calls for several new school buildings to handle natural growth and prevent turning away eligible children, insisting on timely passage of the June financial sheet to restore the South’s best equipped school system.
The sudden deaths of two Georgia superior court judges, Charles S Reid of the Stone Mountain circuit and Robert T Daniel of the Flint circuit, are recalled as similar in age, character, and public service. Both were beloved humanitarian figures whose untimely losses will be deeply mourned by friends, state officials, and the public they served.
The Cummins amendment to the interstate commerce law requires travelers to personally value baggage and pay a fee for excess above $100. The rule may feel like a customs declaration at state lines and inconveniences those with large baggage. It aims to protect railroad companies from overvaluation and travelers from losses, while insurers and evidence of value. The public should test the rule fairly, accepting initial trouble for long term protection. The Houston Post caricatures Carranza as Did Whiskers in an aside about Mexico aid and leadership.
The piece humorously notes June as a peak month for weddings with lines on brides and grooms, cost savings, and domestic hopes. It satirizes the social craze, juxtaposing nuptial imagery with a cynical view of long-term outcomes including divorces and family promises, referencing June weddings and the societal pressure to marry.
An old member recalled a Bible verse to name the new federation of nine provinces. He proposed Dominion of God’s Land, a suggestion that captivated the delegates and quickly became the accepted title for the nation's union.
A mosaic of revival stories from 18th to early 20th century includes Wilbur Chapman and Charles M Alexander in Boston 1909 delivering sermons to thousands, Billy Sunday’s warning years earlier, Peter Cartwright’s revival roots, and Dwight L Moody’s long outreach with Ira Sankey. It also recounts French WWI church kneeling at General Foch’s quiet presence, teaching reform efforts on English usage, and other cultural notes from 19th to early 20th century newspapers.
Mayor Woodward urges school improvement and compulsory attendance while Judge Tindall and others push vocational training and summer vacation schools to prevent lost educational opportunities. Advocates argue compulsory schooling and summer programs lift literacy among girls and dependent youths, tying education to civic responsibility and progress.
A humorous poem praising Punktown by the Dump, contrasting its lackluster Flanktown by the Dump with boastful town pride. It mocks local stagnation and urges readers to join the Punktown clan to lift the town’s fortunes, highlighting strong, hustling men and a lively, combative tone.
From The Philadelphia Ledger and The Linton Citizen items discuss German diplomacy faltering, Bismarck era estrangement, and Vienna following Berlin. A farmer tactic to keep sons on the farm via land allotments is mentioned, with a humorous aside about danger to the father. A Texas farm note jokes that scorn clubs are enough weapons for now.
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