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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1909
Page
4
An essay argues fashion wields democratic power over all classes, shaping taste from ditch-diggers to monarchs. It links attire to fate, warn about frivolity, urges prudent spending, and notes spring and summer styles push societal norms as merchants of Atlanta showcase items from dresses to furniture.
A compact notice from The Constitution Publishing Co Atlanta outlines postage rates and subscriber terms dated March 14 1909. It lists distribution points in New York City hotel and park Row stands, traveling reps, and cautions against payment to unauthorized agents. The piece includes editorial comments on current events and political figures of the era.
Georgia remains a leading naval stores state, ranking second in 1908 behind Florida. Turpentine output reached 19,347,800 gallons and rosin 1,203,059 barrels, with gains over 1907. Total value favored 1907, but Georgia’s extensive turpentine forests and rising Southern production keep the industry strong for years.
Harvard president Charles W. Eliot, visiting Atlanta, is praised as a statesman of universal outlook and moral sanity. The piece argues that true leaders shape national thought through example, uphold logic and morality, and curb expediency, elevating political ethics above mere office.
A caustic review targets Willis L. Moore for an erroneous Insagaration prophecy predicting balmy weather. Critics mock his forecast while a chilly capital winter sets in, urging the professor to relax and accept gentle critique as weather forecasting remains imperfect.
Washington dispatch portrays President Taft calming enemies of Roosevelt era as he orders the reopening of two southern naval yards. The scene on the lawn is a metaphor for Taft offering peace and practical steadiness to offset comparison with his predecessor.
The excerpt notes politicians Belley of Texas and Money of Mississippi visiting the White House, hints at a possible visit by Tinman, and argues pacification can be effective without compromising principles. It ends with a salute to President Taft.
The New York Sun condemns the United States government for delaying payment on settled claims. It notes that even after court adjudication, lawmakers must fund appropriations, leaving claimants waiting while Congress ignores them. The piece argues the court’s decisions are academic without prompt congressional action and urges swift correction by Congress.
Editorial urges rigid sanitation, cleanliness, and education to reduce death rates. Cites New York London figures, urges Georgia counties to levy taxes for health offices and aggressive disease suppression, noting progress and the need for broader effort.
AETAT 121. John Brimberry, 4 negro of Mitchell county, is 121 years of age. The record is not open to challenge. His memory travels back through African jungles, America’s revolutions, antebellum south, reconstruction era, and present day south, depicting a long, weary life full of people, toys, and calamities.
A collage of dialect humor and light verse from Georgia themed pieces. It includes poems about spring, love, and cheerful mood, plus comic anecdotes about a Georgia judge, a rainy day philosophy, a wine tax quip, and a moonshiner tale.
Virginia hog jowl and possum nostalgia dominate a letter from Cumberland, Maryland area writer G A Dungee dated March 8 1903. The letter reflects regional tastes, local politics, and humorous boasts about Georgian dishes and a president visit while praising kale salad and smoked fowl as superior fare.
The Blue and Gray Association held its annual encampment in Fitzgerald Georgia. Officers elected include Commander-in-chief Major B F Dixon of North Carolina senior vice commander Captain William M MeeCormick of Georgia junior vice commander Captain Joseph Price of Florida chaplain in chief Reverend W Harden of Georgia judge advocate general C Demming of Ohio quartermaster general H E Worth of Texas. A national auxiliary was organized with Mrs Dr T J Stockton of Chicago as president and Mrs Lena Burdick of Flingerald as secretary. The encampment closed this afternoon.
In Forsyth Georgia on March 1 the junior class hosted the annual reception in honor of the seniors at Bessie Tift College. Invitations reached five hundred including Mercer University faculty and students, trustees, and many friends.
Paris March 18 Miss Muriel White daughter of ambassador Henry White is engaged to German Count Herman Scherr Thoss. She received a warm congratulatory visit from Dames des Halles and Passe market women delegates wishing her happiness.
Joan Willems through Maddox and Bins files a $1,008 injury suit against Southam Railway, alleging a night February crossing collision. Katie Jane O'Rear seeks divorce from L F O'Rear alleging drunkenness and cruelty, requesting restoration of her maiden name. Theodore Hammond applies for permanent administration of the N J Hammond estate, planning to sell Peachtree and Whitehall Street property valued at about $100,000 to settle debts.
J A Wilkinson commissioner of agriculture will attend the Conference for Education in the South in Atlanta on April 4 and 16. He aims to better rural life by linking agricultural schools and communities to improve farming, schoolhouses, and local initiatives. Alabama leads in soil surveys and agricultural progress, with state support for nine agricultural schools.
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