Atlanta Constitution Postal Rates 1913 and Subscription Notice
The notice outlines post office class mail rates for various paper sizes in 1913, lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, and notes distribution and advertising contacts. It specifies Atlanta rates, a June 16 1913 date, and warns subscribers to avoid out of town agents.
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Postofics
Atlanta
United States
Monte
Eres Quinide
Atizzta
J. R Holliday
Constitution Building
Washington Bureau of the Canalization
N. W
John Corrigan, Jr
Constitution
Gale
New York City
Hazaling
Broadway
Forty-second Street
Times Building
Thirty-eighth Street
Twenty-ninth Street
Talbot
CG. Smith
Cotton and the Banker A Plan to End the One Crop System
W H White of Atlanta proposes bankers drive agricultural diversification by promoting cattle and sheep in Georgia Blue Ridge country. He argues banks shape farm credit and deter cotton alone, urging bankers to broaden credit and encourage mixed farming to lift farmers from debt. He cites support from Benjamin Juni and Joseph A. McCord and notes White Provision Co operates a major packing plant near Atlanta.
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South
W. H. White
Atlant
Mr. White
White Provision Company
Atlanta
White
Georgia
Blue Ridee
Benjamin W. Juni
Georgia State Bankers’ Association
Joseph A. McCord
Third National Bank of Atlanta
Italian highways praised by Harvie Jordan in Europe
In a European letter to The Constitution Harvie Jordan of Arlanta describes Italy’s roadways as fine and well maintained by the government. He cites a thousand year old military road now capable of hauling five tons of produce with oxen pulling a two wheeled cart, equating it to twenty bales of cotton, reflecting a generally favorable view of old world infrastructure.
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Harvie Jordan
Arlanta
Italy
Cottus
Mr. Jordan
Europs
Caesar
Europe
Napoleon
France
Georgia
United States
Building maximum highways beyond the ocean
The essay urges Georgia to emulate European highway systems that linked civilizations and boosted trade. It argues that modern, high capacity roads enable far greater freight loads, reducing costs and wear on US agriculture. The author cites Caesar and Napoleon as precedents, noting Europe’s roads improve living costs and national development.
Should England keep a poet laureate or abolish it
The piece questions whether England should continue a poet laureateship for Alfred Austin or abolish the office. It argues the role has become ornamental and burdensome, compares Austin to Kipling Swinburne and Whitish leaders, and suggests appointing a laureate is unattractive. even proposes an American laureate instead.
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Alfred Austin
England
Russia
Junie
Rhymster
Austin
Kipling
Swinburne
Toen
Wipling
Treasury
Sidney H Phelan Remembered as Charitable Crusader
Obituary notes the loss of Sidney H Phelan a natty ally to the poor and a tireless charity mover. It recalls his late night Christmas relief wagon ride and calls him a warm hearted crusader for friends. The column ends with light humor about a divorce suit and a graduate steering a state ship.
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Sidney H. Phelan
Tan
Summertime and harvest joy in Georgia verses
A collage of verse and prose reflecting seasonal joys in Georgia and the South. It blends poems about summer and fall with snippets of humorous dialect, rural life, and a short anecdote about an absence and a river mishap. Also includes a light tale about a revival and dry cleaning quip, and a parable of hope versus trouble.
Mad in Jove and Friday the 13th marriages noted
A quirky column riffs on superstitions and politics. It cites Mad in Jove, Friday the 13th weddings, a call to morning investigations, sugar lobbyists blaming high hotel bills, Kodak trust remarks, summer plans, and meat packers bearing burdens, all in a light satirical voice.
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Jove
A Story of the Moment With Grimshaw’s Frosty Face
A humorous tale narrates Grimshaw’s somber expression as a social shield. A village elder muses that a constant sunny smile invites bother, while Grimshaw’s grave mien keeps strangers at bay and spares him unwanted sales pitches and chores.
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Grimshaw
Anc
Squashville
Sue
Emanuel Tinklehoff
Pilent
Fellaj
Ketow
Before the Rain by Amelie Troubetzkoy
A vivid lyric fragment depicts a rainstorm gathering as a speaker and beloved prepare shelter. The poem sets a rural scene with reeds, barley, wind murmurs, and storm imagery. The storm-witch and rain threaten the cottage while warmth and time tempt haste.
The Average Man Forging Hope in Quiet Labor
A somber poem framed as a portrait of the ordinary laborer. The speaker describes the man bleached by sun and toil, his grim, granite gaze, and patient hands. Angie’s smile signals shared endurance as the average man vows to surpass servitude and become part of the enduring plan.
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Angie
Ahly
Mysterious Causes Behind Nicholas I Death and Silver Armchair Trap
The article probes two enduring mysteries about Nicholas I of Russia. It questions whether his March 1855 death stemmed from a slow fever or possible poisoning, and recounts a chilling coronation day incident where a silver armchair concealed blades injured bystanders and nearly killed the czar. An aide’s vague role and palace secrecy around the investigation are noted as unresolved.
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Casar Nicholas I
Russia
Nicholas
Nic
Aida
Mvitant Steels
Investica Hon
Craz
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Crimea
Nicholas I
Czar
The Microscope by George Fitch
The piece extols the microscope as a powerful instrument revealing hidden nature and microbes. It humorously notes shifts from simple observations to vast explorations from a pin to a drop of water, and laments future challenges and societal questions tied to scientific progress.
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George Fitch
Good Old Smash
Menare
After the Storm
Poem recounts a storm's passing from dark clouds and thunder to morning sun. Vivid imagery contrasts fading colors with rain and lightning. The piece ends with sunlight breaking through blue skies after a night of turmoil.
Atlanta Constitution's Woman's Edition Sets High Mark
The Atlanta Constitution released a 126 page Woman's Edition on June 4 produced by Georgia women over three months. It is praised as a superb newspaper in form and quality, with proceeds aiding a Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs memorial fund.
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Houston Chronicle
Atlanta Constitution
Constitution
Ladies of Georgia
W. L. Halstead
The
Chronicle
Houston
Lavonia Times
Ella White
Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs
Georgia
Peril of the Tight Skirt at Washington Parade
Washington dispatch notes a Saturday sidewalk mishap near F and Fifteenth streets as a barrel of syrup spilled and 40 gallons drenched 200 square feet. Women in tight shirts slipped, men and clerks rushed to aid, with 20 outfits and 14 suits damaged.
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Washington Dispatch
Philadelphia Record
Fifteenth Streets
Treasury Building
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Jem
Blilgitte
Billville
Dalton Citizen
Valdosta
Darkey
Grudder Smith
Worrs
Brother Lo
Washington
Kodak Trust
Walt Mason
Amelie Troubetzkoy
the World’s Mysteries
Czar Nicholas
Ohara
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