One Georgia farmer shows profitable diversification gains
A Griffin dispatch reports J B Hunter of Spalding County on two and a half acres sold 52268 in string beans this year and expects 260 bushels of corn per acre later. He plans cabbage next, with at least one ton per acre. He argues diversification beats cotton reliance and urges other Georgia counties to grow their own food as war disrupts imports.
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Spalding County
Griffin
J.B Hunter
Hunter
Georgia
Spalding
Cotton oligarchy debate spurs landlord tenant reform in Georgia
J T Holleman and H G Hastings assert a cotton oligarchy exists in the Georgia South with a landlord and tenant system as the core. Judge T EB Patterson supports the charge, proposing remedies to curb feudal-like rents, suggesting either repealing crop mortgage laws or taxing landlord income to lessen tenant dependence on cotton.
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J T Holleman
H. G. Hastings
Georgia
South
T. EB. Patterson
Griffin
State Prison Commission
Judge Patterson
England
France
Remedies for Tenant Relief In Cotton Regions
Discussion urges careful study of diversification to raise food crops while cotton remains surplus. Questioning whether landlord concessions or higher rents would worsen tenant burden. Proposes tenant capital access and emergency food self-sufficiency during transition, stressing need for just encouragement of a large tenant class.
End of Atlanta double sessions paves way for school standard
Editorial urges immediate board action to eliminate double sessions in Atlanta schools. After securing funds, the board can restore the system to its former standard, preventing future inefficiency. The piece stresses prompt remedy, lasting funds, and a community example of decisive action.
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Board of Education
Atlanta
Thera
Atlanta Spirit
Heroic Self-Sacrifice Amid War’s Homefront Lament
A patriotic scene portrays women and children at home as husbands depart for the front. The text laments famine and poverty while praising brave endurance. Regiments march by as women and children watch, voices raised in national song.
War talk and poets clash in Hague peace talks
In The Hague peace talks the thunder of guns dominates with war poets in front ranks. The president is said to deserve a peace prize for healing a rift with Colonel Harvey. The column mocks war rhetoric, notes cotton sales rebuke hard times, and jokes about Dr. Cook heading to the North Pole versus Europe.
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Hague
Colonel Harvey
Dr. Cook
North Pole
Europe
Georgia State Fiddler's Folklore Echoes Proud Struggle
A fragmentary verse recalls a group of determined workers who never shirked hardship. They kept moving through heat and cold, embracing duty and proving the country’s resilience. Their refrain remains, We pulled through a case they knew they would.
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Jessin
A Wartime Salvo and Local Reflections in Verse
The Musket Ridge Philosopher lampoons the Ostrich army and the Rhinewine meal in a satirical verse about the war. It lampoons Germ germ ideas and Sieges, then shifts to light verse on prosperity, bachelor life, and domestic quips from The Abilene Reflector.
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Tnele
Schitz
Pabst
Hostetter
Limburger
Germany
Toba Hellwanger
Palkin
Abilene
The Woman With The Mirror Habit In A Restaurant
A portrait compares a woman fixed on her reflection to a drug addict, noting her mechanical responses to her escort while her gaze repeatedly returns to the mirror. The man observes but the mirror dominates her attention, suggesting a dangerous, consuming fixation.
The Holland Letter on a Rapid Change in Trade
The first weeks of September sparked a swift shift in international trade, with New York custom reports showing a sudden export surge as war disrupted norms. Russia and Great Britain push purchases of American manufactured steel and iron, while U S Steel pivots to Australia. officials anticipate record October exports and reduced imports as Britain and Europe rely on U S products, including food and textiles, amid wartime strain.
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New York
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
Australia
Middle West
Europe
Canada
Germany
France
Italy
Japan
China
Washington Statisticians
Atlantic
A Poet's Last Wish Inscribed On His Grave
A 1864 note by John Glare requests burial in the churchyard north side mid ground with a rough unhewn milestone like stone bearing only the inscription that his poems and writings may live or die with posterity.
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John Glare
John Cisre
Plan to curb cotton oligarchy in Georgia debate
An Atlanta letter argues to end the landlord and tenant system fueling southern finances. It proposes two remedies: a heavy income tax on rents or repeal of crop mortgage and lien laws to deter landowners’ control, aiming to create small farms and boost local manufacturing while reducing cotton dependence. The editor cites Lloyd George as a model and advocates stamp taxes on rent notes.
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Holletian
England
France
Holloman
Georgia
Segally
Eimgland
Lloyd-George
The Modern Battleship by George Fitch
George Fitch contrasts obsolete ships with modern fleets noting Oregon as aging yet storied and detailing German and Brazilian battleships. He observes rising speed, heavier guns, and the shift toward faster, more powerful vessels reshaping naval power and competition.
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George Fitch
Hang Wagher
Larry Lajoie
Oregon
United States Navy
Massachusetts
Indiana
Texas
Dardanalles
Rio de Janiero
Atlantic
Great Britain
Germany
The Yield of Wheat and American Farming Skill
The Chicago Journal notes US wheat yields average 13 bushels per acre while Germany and England post higher figures. It argues Europe’s advantage lies not in climate but farming, citing Illinois farmers who averaged 88 bushels per acre on previously poor soil. Lessons highlight careful seed choice and land management.
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Brom the
Chicago Journal
United States
Germany
England
Europe
Inlinois
The Morning Newspaper Essay on War News Quality
A feature praising the morning paper as the trusted source of digested verified news, arguing its superiority and dependability since Europe’s wartime upheaval. The piece defends the reader’s reliance on authentic and comprehensive reporting from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Europe
Practical Education Salvation of Negroes in South Says Stinson
Richard D Stinson writes to praise The Constitution editorial The Negro and Domestic Service. He argues practical education will save the negro masses in the south, urges honest work, school training for domestic service, and notes two leadership classes while urging patience and sustained effort. He predicts progress though slow.
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South
Stinson
The
Negro and Domestic Service
Yaee Sea
Germany as a Customer in 19th Century Trade
The United States records strong commercial ties with Germany, noting Germany buys more from the U.S. than any other nation. Yearly imports include about 170 million in cotton and 75 million copper, with wheat and minerals also substantial. Trade totals rose from about 100 million in 1899 to roughly 310 million in 1913, with Germany now importing around 430 million and exporting about 150 million to the United States. The Twilight Witch poem by Madibon Cawein follows a dreamy, moonlit guardian figure guiding children to sleep with imagery of faery realms and night journeys.
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Germany
United States of America
United States
Faerstand
Madibon Cawein
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