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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1913
Page
9
Tomorrow Georgia assembles a legislature largely free of partisan bitterness. Members act for the welfare of the people, not the Brown or Smith camps, facing grave and pressing issues with minimal quarrel. The body aims to be a true people's legislature.
A pro southern migration argument urges settling emigrants at home to preserve national life blood. It claims Canada offers cheap land and glamor, while the South offers fertile soil, multiple crops, and lower tracts, suggesting railroads and business should direct Americans to stay or return. It argues government costs for immigrants justify keeping citizens in the region.
W. Lowenstein of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce public safety committee advocates preventive measures after letters from Waycross leaders Mr. W. E. Sirmans and Dr. M. M. Johnson citing two local hydrophobia deaths and over twenty dog bites this year. He urges restrictive actions as a regional model and credits local effort ahead of the Hievanth District Medical association meeting at St Simons Island.
A Georgia newspaper column urges the legislature to create a state asylum for inebriates. It argues alcoholism is a disease, supports outdoor cure and limited drugs, and cites economic and moral benefits. The piece calls for supportive laws to admit afflic ted individuals to such institutions. It also notes broader political chatter and weather.
A collage of verse and prose riffs on Georgia politics and rural life features pieces from Moonshine News and other columns. It mocks legislators, laments beer laws, and imagines moonshine humor, travel fantasies, exam quips, and a Georgia mule speech, all rendered in a humor magazine tone.
A Philadelphia Record item describes a Waterford Erie county grave stone patching by the D A R. It honors Michael Hare born June 30 1727 in Ireland who fought in the French war and Braddock’s defeat, served in the Revolutionary war, and was scalped at St Clair. He died May 8 1843 aged 116 years 11 months 22 days. Elizabeth his wife died April 10 1843 aged 90. The note ends with a humorous aside about a water melon trust and beef prices.
A humorous dialogue unfolds as two young men fired for watching the clock spark a debate on work zeal and fairness. A guest defends clerks who resist busywork while recalling his own chestnut tale of three workers and a fretting boss. The tale ends with a mock moral about choosing conscience over relentless labor.
An 1639 English herbal warned that many who bathed in cold water died or grew ill. It? contrasts with modern belief and notes cold water’s dangers as both drink and bath. The text suggests overdrinking water could affect youth and future health in God’s ordination.
In a Methodist church in St Paul women wrote verses to raise one dollar for the church. One tale recalls Mrs X earning the money after her husband offered a dollar to her to stay and eat the Limburger cheese. She refused to leave, ate the cheese, and claimed the dollar.
A quirky Boston Transcript note lists attire by role, from golfers in green to policemen in chains, artists in canvas suits to bankers in cashmere. it jokes about uniforms for workers in the mint and other trades. A separate line warns that talk of a Philippines Japan conspiracy would worsen relations.
The article surveys the debated parentage of Thomas a Becket, recounting legends of a London merchant father and a Moorish mother, then notes that modern historians largely reject the romance while acknowledging scant archival evidence. It traces Becket’s rise from London sheriff’s clerk to chancellor, with no corroborated details about his origins.
A clumsy retrospective recounts Henry Ward Beecher, son of Lyman Beecher, born centuries ago, who became a famed Brooklyn preacher. The piece notes his early sea yearnings, rapid rise, large Brooklyn church, and Civil War anti slavery stances, ending with a lament on the family’s decline.
An early 20th century promotional piece urges readers to control and nourish their nerves. It claims nerves are the era’s powerful rulers, more influential than kings or presidents, and warns against overworking them. It stresses calmness and restraint to harness nerve power for better daily life.
Poem argues that a single early fly causes vast future swarms. It humorously details millions of offspring and urges collective action to swat flies now to prevent endless reproduction this summer. The piece adopts a folksy sermon tone urging unity and effort.
Poem reflects on Ancona hills and wheat fields under heat while poppies appear like fiery torchmen unseen by the farmer. The speaker contemplates earnings, time, and memory, imagining days past when bread and wine mattered, and recalling fleets of poppies racing with the wheat as life fades into memory.
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