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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1913
Page
4
The piece laments how Georgia workers rely on delayed salaries from two to twelve months with high interest and poverty wages. It notes that most affected are women teachers who, though faced with delayed pay and poor conditions, have not gone on strike and have shown remarkable patience amid ongoing wage abuses year after year.
Atlanta author Marvel Jordan argues Souths control of global cotton supply faces danger from expanding growth elsewhere. He notes a plan to collect demand and production data, cites a commission tour of Europe, and discusses inviting foreign spinners to visit the South West to meet growers. A conference in India is hinted for 191? to foster producer consumer ties.
Dr Archibald Henderson of the University of North Carolina leads a movement to erect an O Henry monument in the state. At a Raleigh banquet guests included Walter H Page Gelett Burgess and Richard Duffy. About 300 dollars was raised and another thousand dollars is hoped soon from funerary clubs statewide.
A tribute to a great American humorist and storyteller Henry, whose work blends pathos romance and realism. The writer notes his ability to charm, cut with sharp vignettes, and reveal life’s glory and ugliness, placing him near the summit of America’s great story writers.
An analysis of Walter H Page's London address to the Royal Geographical Society lauds him as ideal for the role of American ambassador to Britain. A North Carolinian, Page blends southern advocacy with national stewardship, promising to explain the South to Europe and harnessing diplomatic influence for U S interests.
The Central of Georgia Railroad, at Albany Chamber of Commerce prompting, buys a 4000 acre tract near Albany to subdivide into 200 acre farms for sale to northern farmers. Prices and terms will be favorable to attract settlers, boosting local commerce and land values. The plan mirrors western railroad expansion, aiming to create long term customer bases as new neighbors arrive.
Poem fragment expressing affection for a beloved path or way to love. Repeats that the sweet way leads to May and blooms, praising love not night but morning, ends with a sign-off as Perpetual Growers.
Fragmented verses from a 19th century newspaper page blend weather, fate, and resilience. The text references ice, the coming of a savior, and blizzards beside reflections on wisdom, justice, and endurance. It hints at songs about smiling through burdens and a life reframed by misfortune.
Sir Arthur Quiller Couch, as King Edward VII professor, defines jargon as circumlocution and vague abstract terms. He illustrates its harm by reconstructing Hamlet’s soliloquy to show convoluted speech. He argues jargon shuffles thoughts in fog and cotton wool, depriving clarity and precision.
The Georgia state board of health emphasizes heredity and environmental factors in infant mortality. It urges healthy parents to prepare proper feeding, sanitation, and care, and advises isolation of contagious diseases, sanitary room setup, and disinfecting protocols to protect newborns.
A Savannah描 fragment recounts Tybee Island Strand Sunday gaiety with bathers in new styles blue and black taffeta outfits and red caps. Lifesavers guard the crowd from morning to night as waves wash all social ranks alike, echoing Rome’s public baths and the democratic pull of the sea.
Dr Joseph Stewart of the University of Georgia urges constitutional amendments to fund education in Georgia with a temporary additive tax for teachers pay and a mandatory local tax for schools. He favors a cash basis pay plan, annual state school funds, and a 1 mill state levy plus county options to boost education funding. He argues the reforms would place Georgia on par with other states and protect school finances from political influence.
Harvie Jordan reports Holland hosts the International Cotton Congress of Spinners and Manufacturers at Scheveningen with 350 delegates. European spinners press for better baling and handling of American cotton, monthly consumption statistics, and closer ties with U S growers to stabilize prices and expand global insight.
The piece laments teachers take extended breaks while earning meager nine month salaries. It contrasts teacher leisure with industrialists earning millions, calling for reform and a teacher to chair appropriations. It portrays school maams as intellectuals enjoying rest yet underpaid, urging financial leadership changes.
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