Constitution selling rates and distribution details
The notice outlines subscription pricing for The Constitution in 1914, with in city and out of city rates, monthly and weekly charges, and advance payment requirements. It lists sales points in Atlanta and New York venues, plus the Washington Bureau address and staff contact. It notes the paper is available in New York by 2 p.m. the day after issue and warns against responsibility for advance payments to non-local carriers or agents.
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Street
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Constitution
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Holatine
Broadway
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Times Building
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Twenty-ninth Street
Houston Leads With $5,450,000 Bond Vote For City Growth
The piece praises Houston for approving bonds totaling 5.45 million for wharf, harbor, drainage, sewers, parks, and schools, arguing Atlanta should follow suit to fund sewer and water extensions, schools, streets, and hospital facilities. It notes jobs created by the bond program and urges Atlanta to issue bonds commensurate with needs.
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Houston
Atlanta
Texas
Honda
Atlauta
Trnnte
Army Within an Army in the European War
The Baltimore Evening Sun describes a so called Grand Army of Religion, an army within the European war. It notes reports that about 63,000 Catholic clergymen serve as chaplains or in religious roles, forming a sizable spiritual force alongside military units.
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Baltimore Evening Sun
Lee
Gettysburg
Wellington
Waterloo
Relatve
Christian duty and the clash of faith in war
The piece contrasts Red Cross workers and clergy across religions aiding the wounded with critics who call out religious sentiment in warfare. It argues Christianity embraces justice and sacrifice yet warns war leaders use religious rhetoric to justify conflict. It notes the danger of invoking God when peaceful means to avert catastrophe exist.
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Red Cross
Baltimore
Makers of Good Roads Convention in Atlanta
The first annual American Road Congress will gather in Atlanta this month, bringing many good roads builders and equipment from across the country. Georgia touts its road program and convict-labor road work, highlighting decades of state-led tours, standardized routes, and recognition for miles developed. The event promises mutual benefit to attendees and Georgia authorities, while showcasing the state’s road improvements and experience.
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American Road Congress
Atlanta
America
Road Congress
At- Tanta
Georgia
Congress
Constitution
South
The
Coxey and Wartime Wit Echoed in Rural Pages
A composite reminiscence and mock dispatch from a Nebraska town named Axtell features Vere'n Coxey and a veteran ranch show, recalling gritty country life and poetic praise. It blends later era verse, a satirical editor’s note on war time shortages, and playful missives about spring and faith.
The March Home Fight and War Talk From Town Poems
A fragmented wartime prose collection presents voices on homefront duties and peace. It includes a Brother Williams quote about enduring hardship, a rustic hunting song with dog and raccoon imagery, and a deacon’s prayer urging balanced peace and vigilance for the nation’s lives and duties.
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Brother Williams
Trade shifts ease British US debt fears after Paish visit
The Holland Letter reports a possible end to further talks between Sir George Paish Basil Blackett and US authorities as Washington signals that the sterling blockade may ease and US British trade relations could normalize. US exports surged to about 200 million dollars in the three weeks after Paish left, with large orders fueling near full industrial capacity and turning cotton bills into strong credit in London.
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Sir George Paish
Basil R. Blackett
Treasary
Federal Reserve Board
George Paish
United States
Great Britain
Sir George Faish
Bankera
Sir George
London
Ottawa
Ocean
England
New England
Max May
Blackett
Hollai
Development of the ballot traced by Dr G R Stephens
Dr G R Stephens spoke before the Christian Endeavor society at Druid Hills Presbyterian on the history and significance of the ballot. He traced its origins from Greco Roman times through British and Australian systems to the American adoption, stressing voter eligibility and the ballot as a cornerstone of self government.
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RG. Stephens
Christian Endeavor Society
Druid Hills Presbyterian Church
Spieces
Shel
Great Britain
Australia
Issues of the Day in the Off Year Ballot
In a satire on the off year election the author mocks voters trying to find issues. He riffs on high living costs Poland Germany and trusts as imagined issues while noting the ballot will not reveal such debates. The piece laments hazy headlines and asks which parties deserve support for their records.
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Germany
Harl Gres
Jaffre
Poland
Philadelphia
American League
New Time Philosophy from The Washington Herald
A set of humorous quips on common sayings and social quirks. The column riffs on waiters tips, red hair, Garden of Eden, Congress sessions, puns, rabbits, base paths, self-esteem, fishing, and counterfeiting with light, wry commentary. It notes a hard winter for orchestras but hopes violinists endure.
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Washington Herald
Garden of Eden
Congress
Galveson
Home Made Cotton Gown For Mardi Gras
Mrs Adeline Sramer plans a cotton gown for Mardi Gras using a spinning wheel her grandmother used and weaving the fabric herself.
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Adeline Sramer
New Grieuns
Frustrated by Endless Self-Thinkers and The “Dear” Chorus
The piece complains about people who parade opinions on wealth religion art and politics claiming truth and virtue while endlessly pontificating. It mocks pretentious debuts and would be reformers who moralize about life and gender roles, noting the fatigue caused by their perpetual moralizing.
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Thackwray
Dickens
No Jobs at Panama Warns Consul General
Consul General Snyder reports no openings on the Isthmus of Panama or the canal zone. He notes ongoing force reductions, layoffs at a plantation, and growing unemployment in Colon, with Americans seeking work from diverse trades. He cites misconceptions about easy opportunities in Latin America and warns further reductions may raise joblessness.
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Snyder
Panama City
Republic of Panama
Canal Zone
Tanal Zone
United Franc Company
Bocas del Toros
Colon
Consular
United States
Latin America
Enicans
Canal
President Wilson Meets Humorous Ledger on Twain
A Washington Letter in the Louisville Courier-Journal recalls Colonel George Henry Harvey joking with President Wilson about Mark Twain characters. The President, amused, asks if the man has heard of Tom Sawyer Huck Finn and Puddnhead Wilson, noting the candidate later claimed to have voted for Twain.
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Washington
Louisville Courier-Journal
George Henry Harvey
Wilson
Harvey
Mark Twain
Mr. Wilson
Tom Sawyer
Ohio
Huck Finn
Mulberry Selie
Pudd’nhead Wisan
Tum
Tub cure fad sweeps Ray Kan Chet society
The piece describes a Kansas society trend called the tub cure. Participants rise at dawn, bathe in hot soapy water with rags, rub with a washboard until hands arms and face glow pink, then air dry outside. The first to finish signals prize timing by telephone, making it an exciting, vigorous social sport.
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