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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1913
Page
9
City leaders warn the crematory must begin operation within weeks to avert deaths this summer. Alderman Van Dyke urges immediate action over four to five years of debate and possible diversion of funds to protect public health without stalling all city development.
In a urgent plea the council warns any municipal halt could devastate the city. Officials stress health safeguards and insist any delay must avoid a year of stagnation for Atlanta, urging ingenuity and patriotism to find a safe path forward.
State Entomologist Lee Worsham warns the Mexican cotton weevil will reach southwestern Georgia in August, invading Clay Early Decatur and Miller counties first. He urges diversification and early cotton, field burning, hand-picking, and soils suited to diversification to mitigate losses and boost food crops and beef as dividends.
Former Supreme Court Justice Andrew Cobb told Georgia Bar members at Warm Springs that society is drifting into an irreverent and irrelevant age. He criticized demagogues, muckrakers, and lay judges, urging reverence for the Constitution and restraint from transient popular whims.
A miscellany piece from a Georgia paper blends Southern verse and local notes. It mentions a congressman who supposedly funded seed stores, seaside reflections on salaries, and farm life humor including a farmer offering a ten hour show on a 20 acre farm. The Wanderers Return laments political delays while The Dalton Citizen hypes hustler wisdom.
A humorous column notes a 100 year old Pennsylvania woman never wore a hat while milinery shops remain unaffected. It mocks office seekers preferring a farm over politics, jokes about Roosevelt's suit and a lawyer finding a rich editor, and hints a college youth returns home to claim he's behind the times.
A husband rebukes his wife for turning surgery into society currency. He mocks postoperation prestige as false pride, laments the loss of older, practical female skills, and insists she drop the hospital tale. He vows to avoid funding further cosmetic medical shows and endorses home life over public spectacle.
An essay urges readers to stop being bystanders onlooker to life. It contrasts lines of work and idle spectators, insisting true living comes from doing meaningful service, balancing work, play, and rest. It emphasizes personal responsibility and the law of compensation.
A collection of short quips and rhymes from multiple papers. The lines tease social norms, romance, and everyday advice with a humorous, vintage flavor. Names appear as partial attributions, including references to Cincinnati Denver Houston Yonkers and Andrew Garavele.
The article recounts the 19th century Tichborne mystery, the missing heir dispute over Sir Edward Tichborne’s fortune, the Australian claimant Castro posing as Roger Tichborne, the lengthy 1871 trial, perjury verdicts, public funds, and the long shadow of the case with later revived claims and unresolved questions.
A satirical look at circuses, from Barnum’s rise to the modern big show. It contrasts grand touring productions with smaller, wandering sideshows, detailing acts, ensembles, and the profit-driven rhythm of touring. The piece lampoons spectacle, management, and public appetite for wonders.
Poetic sketch extols woodland haunts with soft echoes and scented air. Trees weave fragrant moss and columbine blooms. a distant bird song and tranquil valleys evoke restfulness amid hill and wildflowers.
Boston Transcript correspondent reports Japan protests California anti Japanese school laws arguing they wound national pride and demand equal treatment for all aliens. The piece discusses possible U S responses, new treaties, and potential citizenship paths, noting Pacific coast economic impacts and partisan views on exclusion policies.
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