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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1914
Page
7
Property owners petition council to bar street car tracks on Spring Street preserving a north south through route from Buckhead to Five Points. They argue Spring is already flanked by ample trolley lines and should remain vehicular only. The city, county, and property owners unite to keep tracks off this air line.
A Maryland legislative hearing hears a Baltimore woman claim nervous prostration from forty new cooks in a year. The push for mandatory cook registration and binding contracts targets mainly Southern black cooks, arguing they evade notice and breach contracts, harming housewives and the economy. The piece urges readers to help teach contractual obligation to the Black community as a remedy.
Louis W. Hill, son of J. J. Hill, voted to lead the Great Northern. He has trained under his father and has effectively borne the brunt of leadership duties for several years, signaling a passing of the reins in the western empire builder's legacy.
The passage argues that Louis Hill Jr must prove himself a capable leader like J. J. Hill to manage the Great Northern and its tribaries amid looming crises. It notes his training from the rodman level up and questions whether hardship has shaped him into a fighting, building man. The Northwest watches for a verdict on his mettle.
A magazine critique attacks the reform movement urging fewer baths as harmful to health morals and nature. It mocks reformers’ fashions and methods while arguing natural evolution, not artificial change, carves progress. The piece warns that genuine reform should not force drastic lifestyle shifts or pace of civilization.
The article reports on Dr. G Frank Lydston of Chicago performing a pioneering transplant of a youth’s generative gland to a living recipient. It notes potential for treating Bright's disease and arteriosclerosis, cites Johns Hopkins and Rockefeller Institute work, and discusses hope, limits, and broader goals in preventive and reconstructive medicine amid national issues like the Panama Canal and unemployment relief.
A humorous tale where a ministerial gentleman hawks a phonograph cabinet. Mrs Curfew mocks the scheme while the Curfews buy into a machine, endure noisy records, and face neighborly scorn until a coal missile ends the racket and promises tea with Mrs Virtue.
A compact spoof on eloquence by George Fitch. It jokes that polished phrasing can sway crowds, influence politics, and even manipulate records while warning that a long, polished track record may betray a speaker when it speaks fourteen languages and stays silent on stage.
Edwina Behre recalls Vienna teachers and the wage vote link. Women, often paid less, gained no raises despite equal work until male teachers were enfranchised. The discussion traces salaries rising for men after 1870s reforms, linking political power to pay. The piece notes persistent gender pay gaps despite equal duties and training.
A historical account recounts Henry VIII's pursuit to divorce Catherine Howard amid charges of infidelity. It covers pre marriage engagements with Dereham and Culpepper, trials at Guildhall, and the brutal sentences carried out for Dereham and Culpepper. Catherine and Lady Rochford were later executed, while Catherine’s final moments show a mixture of calm resolve and tragic fate.
George Matthew Adams extols Spirit as the balancing force shaping work, family, and society. He argues Spirit elevates college, business, and home life, enabling perseverance by facing obstacles with cooperative, enthusiastic effort.
The New York Tribune notes the original Swat the Fly man is Domitian, Roman emperor 81 to 96 A D. History says he hunted flies as a pastime rather than for public health, with Suetonius quotes describing his daily private hour catching and pinning flies.
Editorials from Aden News and The Savannah Press reflect South Georgia's reaction to Governor Slaten's senator appointment. Coweta County politics heat up as May 2 primary nears with J A Stephens challenging Sheriff J D Brewster. incumbents seek re-election amid new opposition.
Louisville Ga March 6 Special The democratic executive committee fixed April 16 as the Jefferson county primary date. Campaigns are just beginning with opposition to Sheriff Smith Tax Collector Walden Tax Receiver Rabin and others. W J Wren and A Stapleton vie for the state senate. Three-cornered races loom for Crisp county as primary nears. Milton County plans April 9 primary with many seeking county treasurer and other posts. Governor Slaton's possible U.S. Senate bid seen as a factor in state politics.
A fragment from a historical cooking guide presents methods for corn cake, rice puffs, caserole chicken, tapioca pudding with apple sauce, baked omelette, beef roll, Washington Pie and a quick cake model. Recipes specify ingredients, mixing steps, oven times, and serving notes with period culinary terminology.
The world approves Senator Root for the 1912 Nobel Peace Prize awarded by the Norwegian Committee, honoring his work in pacifying the Philippines and Cuba and his arbitration efforts. The piece notes his long public career, roles in Porto Rico, the Cuban constitution, and the early arbitration treaties.
A fragmented, satirical travelogue mentions prices for wives among various cultures including Aswan, Kaffirs, Uganda, Australians, and Tartars. It shifts abruptly to a cooking tip about making a light delicate layer cake, detailing a buttered batter method and a baking sequence.
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