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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1915
Page
9
Daily mod Sunday entry references feunuay and Waekty with unclear context. The readable fragments mention a schedule or event and two names, suggesting a local notice or short item. Further details are unreadable in the fragment.
The Georgia legislature approves a final plan for releasing the Western and Atlantic railroad. It designates three leading businessmen G Gunby Jordan J L Hand and Fuller E Callaway to serve with Governor Harris and Candler as the state agents. W A Wimbish named as attorney to guide legal channels. The move removes railway decisions from politics and seeks best terms for the state, including subleasing rights and potential alignment with Louisville and Nashville.
Atlanta Ad Men club launches Red Cross Christmas seal campaign to fund the Atlanta Anti Tuberculosis and Visiting Nurse association. The effort stresses self sufficiency with no paid staff and seeks broad public, women, and corporate participation to fight tuberculosis and aid both white and black residents. The piece also briefly mentions Greece, Villa, and the Kaiser in unrelated political commentary.
A concise appraisal lauds the disposition of the Western and Atlantic as an admirable measure with balanced limits. It argues the plan will likely yield the best bargain for the state under the circumstances.
Tech night school in Atlanta completes a fall term and starts a winter term on December 13. Free access to building, machinery, labs, and equipment is provided by the state with only a small entrance fee to cover lighting and power. Open to ages 16 to 60, it offers courses in mechanical and electrical engineering, machine shop, drafting, architecture, chemistry, carpentry, and more, with certificates of merit upon completion. Many workers have improved incomes through these courses, and the program remains available to any motivated man.
The piece narrates a traveler’s lament about losing a ticket and being denied entry by saints. The narrator recalls journeys, a star-train departure, and whimsical remarks from the Old Grambler about providence and Christmas-time invitations.
A jumble of verse segments and humorous notes from Clio Harper and others, including November lyric contributions about crisp days and autumn scenery, a civic remark about cemetery beautification met with laughter, Kipling critique by George Eafley, and brief wry commentaries on war poems. The items read like a columns page of verse and light commentary.
Poem fragment praising a diamond with heraldic symbolism and references to April birth and virtue. Mentions innocence purity crystal dew and a queenly image. Ends with name Augusta Wall in attribution.
Alderman Charles Harrison Kelly offers two cakes of a cap for the first correct answer to his beheadment riddle about letters and meanings. City Attorney James L. Mayson and Wiliam D. Bis Jr provide the solution, while committees plan next week’s meetings on ordinances and sewer work.
A humorous essay on cigars explores the global scale of smoking, named cigars by foreign marks, and social class divisions. It notes immense consumption, waste, and economic impact while mocking pretentious branding and the ritual of sharing a smoke as social glue.
Rev W A Brooks reports the South Georgia conference in Cordele on Thanksgiving Day with Bishop Kilgo presiding. Transfers, new local deacons and elders elected, ministers introduced, and a strong sermon on Psalm 48:8 by Bishop Kilgo followed by a 3:20 pm sermon. Wesleyan College report notes steady enrollment, debt reduction, and plans to graduate more in four years.
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