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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1901
Page
28
The article surveys oil replacing coal in railways, with Southern Pacific converting to oil burners and Texas oil gushers cited as cost solutions. It mentions new oil heating for homes, cites a wind-powered cart satire, and expands into spider lore, Marconi echoes, electric lab funding, and practical self defense with motorbikes.
Open air telephones are being set up in New Haven Connecticut to test public access. If successful the concept may be expanded to all large cities nationwide. The device resembles a police box and uses a penny slot to unlock a small door.
Inside the opened box lies the mechanical pay station with a dime and nickel slot and a mounted door with a telephone directory. The receiver attaches to the back by a short arm and a transmitter sits beside it. Connection to the central office works as usual and after the money is deposited the conversation may proceed. The box door hinges shut by gravity after use.
A long, rambling column mocks northern critics and defends local racial norms. It praises social order, loyalty of certain Black workers, and community ties, while condemning outsiders and stressing personal respect across races. The narrator laments rapid changes in education and sports culture, notes pleasant spring weather, and hints at personal domestic details.
M Coquelin lauds the American woman as tactful and refined yet rooted in home life. He notes her support for literature and the arts and her role in advancing sister arts, while preserving family stability through generations of work and culture.
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