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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1906
Page
9
Items from May 28 1906 report advertising and distribution details for The Constitution, including traveling representatives and solicitors, plus brief national and political clippings. Entries discuss railroad rebates, Roosevelt era remarks, Philadelphia to New York walking records, and postal delivery debates.
Portland Telegram reports Atlanta chamber of commerce plans a broad advertising drive to showcase Atlanta made goods. The scheme targets manufacturers and merchants across Georgia, promising wider distribution and cheaper, better goods for buyers, with photos and complete plant output data. The plan aims to boost local industry and immigrant labor outreach via information bureaus and through-route strategies.
The senate amended bill envisions an immigration information bureau at Ellis Island and at port stations, funded up to 20000 annually, run by states and private firms to aid newcomers. It seeks to redistribute arrivals beyond nine states, reduce urban crowding, and provide employment and living guidance to newly landed immigrants.
A conservative Springfield Republican critique weighs Ibsen’s influence on modern drama. It contrasts Ibsen’s relentless truth telling with vast praise for successors and notes his focus on individuality, responsibility, and harsh social critique. The piece also places him beside Shakespeare, arguing Ibsen’s works reveal motive and social tensions without uplifting sweetness.
Commentary argues Ibsen’s individuality is subtle and will endure in a diluted form, suggesting his ideas will gain a permanent place more slowly and with tempered impact than his broader achievements.
An Atlanta woman proposes a 1 percent rebate on all bills to raise funds for the 1910 exposition. She argues merchants, brokers, and wholesalers should contribute, predicting increased future business and broader regional benefit. The idea aims to reflect twentieth century progress and city pride.
In a mosaic of dialect verse and aphorisms from a Georgia cabin, the speaker laments poverty and hardship yet urges resilience and faith. Voices cite weather, rain, and celestial signs as moral teachers, urging joy, perseverance, and honest self-reliance despite bleak days.
Hendr ix, an Atlanta traveling man, describes surviving the San Francisco quake and fire. With a damaged shoulder and a nearly paralyzed left arm, he details waking to the tremor, flames, collapsing ceilings, and a jammed hotel door as he fled with a dress suit case to safety. He plans to rest in Atlanta before resuming travel.
Yesterday's showers kept many indoors at Grant Park and reduced attendance, while Ponce de Leon thrived with new constructions making it pleasant under roof. Despite rain, crowds gathered for entertainment, showing resilience of the resort. Peachtree Street parade of new gowns was smaller, likely due to the unsettled weather.
Council preparations begin with finance fixing June apportionment and city departments' funding. Tax committee reviews applications for free licenses while others revisit ordinances from prior meeting. Maintenance panel considers several items including a fireproof ordinance to be acted on.
A scrambled Philadelphia Press fragment shows a barter between two individuals over liquid measures and pricing. One offers a square foot and asks for gallon quantities, with the other hinting at a higher price if clarified. The passage captures a streetwise exchange on measurements and value.
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