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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1913
Page
5
Analyzes Yuan Shi Kai as the newly elected leader of the world’s largest republic. Describes his rise from provisional president to constitutional head, his soldierly skill, political craft, and the challenge of unifying China’s fractured provinces into a functioning republic.
The piece argues that governments should follow majority will, warning that a prejudiced minority endangers public health. It cites Britain's smallpox vaccination history, noting one third refuse vaccination, and asserts vaccination's role in eradicating plagues, while labeling opposing views as fanatic or misguided.
An editorial argues for mandatory health safeguards to protect society from contagious diseases. It envisions future laws against typhoid, tuberculosis, and venereal diseases, placing community welfare above individual whim while balancing personal rights with public safety.
A magazine style critique notes Japan’s shift to manufacturing and its desire to dominate China trade. It cites Nagashima on cotton imports, Japan’s agricultural limits, and superior U.S. advantages including trans Pacific rates, manufacturing, and the Philippines. It also mentions other contemporary topics and political jibes in a broad satirical column.
A fragmentary column notes the Optimist awaiting favorable times like Santa’s visit and laments Good Times fading. It adds a humor piece about the Adams Enterprise observing townsfolk walking before dawn after moonshine moves, bemused by their forward hikes and inevitable returns.
The piece blends a Kansas City Star quip on naming saloons as mannery with dialect poems and bluesy verses. It presents Colonel Kipling Daft debating terms for saloons, along with humorous regional dialogue and lyric stanzas about effort, conscience, and the dream of progress.
A Chicago News item recounts tales that King James I knighted a beef loin calling it Sir Loin, and Henry VIII allegedly knighted a ravenous stomach after dining with Reading’s abbot. Webster labels the etymology erroneous, citing surloin as the true spelling and meaning.
The Cuthbert Leader urges local police to keep pigs off streets or risk a state federation action. The note warns that failure could bring heightened scrutiny or a crackdown on the town.
A retired merchant and a hotel keeper debate humorists and their mischief. They recount how harmless jokes can sting, mock a man with a wooden leg, and ruin marriages, noting modern law, public attacks, and the danger of misusing humor in society.
A Toledo Blade essay contrasts the Apache’s past as a feared warlike figure with a modern, commercialized path to assimilation. It notes how entertainment and pay transformed him from danger to a subservient, prosperous participant in civilization. The piece suggests a shift from danger to domesticated, market-friendly stereotypes.
The speaker reflects on wealth and happiness, noting that abundant wealth or high status does not guarantee inner peace. He recalls a divided family with multiple spouses and children, contrasts ceremonial riches with true well being, and acknowledges that comfort and power do not ensure contentment or serenity.
W R Morgan reports from Bucharest, noting ambitions to adopt the label Paris of the Balkans. He observes lively men, pretty women, rising divorces, and regional self-identity linked to Italian forebears. He ponders Old World pride and traces cultural inheritance in Romania.
The article examines the legend that Mile. de Sombreuil drank blood to save her father during the French Revolution. It chronicles conflicting accounts, notes that Maillard acquitted Sombreuil, disputes the blood narrative, and presents theories of a wine stained glass. The piece credits Legouvé and Louis Blanc with variations but concludes the mystery remains unresolved.
Curated lines advocate poetry in daily labor by CHORCE MATTHEW ADAMS. The author argues that harmony between self and task, enthusiasm, and a positive, kind approach elevate routine duties into meaningful expression and purpose.
From The New York Evening Sun, Her Own Money follows a modest mother who inherits $100 and, amid family bids and social climbing, reveals new self possession and status. The piece sketches reactions of son, daughter, aunt, grandma, uncle, and father as the heiress navigates wealth. The anecdote hints at shifts in behavior and community perception without detailing the full plot.
Professor Arminius Vamberg, renowned oriental scholar, died in Budapest. Born a bootblack on crutches from ages four to ten, he walked despite pain. He traveled from London to Constantinople, championed British interests, earned Queen Victoria’s favor, and became a commander of the Victorian Order. He was a confidant of Abdul Hamid during his rule in Turkey.
A concise meditation on memory, noting that people recall some facts vividly while others fade. It compares storing knowledge to a horse without a bridle, citing examples from dates, literary memorization, and workplace demands, and ends with a caution about unused memory.
A reflective passage urges prudent behavior by debtors and gratitude toward creditors. It contemplates using resources wisely, avoiding cashing a stranger’s check, and ensuring lasting respect both during life and after death through responsible actions.
A London Observer letter recalls a laborer’s view of ballots as sacred. He dodges voter choice by saying he lets God decide and prays as he marks the ballot, keeping his vote a private matter and his eyes closed during the act.
DeKalb New Era notes Mr. B C Edwards of Covington Road Ingleside raised a champion watermelon vine this year. The vine reached 58 feet 10 inches with ten melons weighing from 52 to 116 pounds each.
Lavonia Times notes Georgia farmer J. B. Williams, praised as a top cultivator, harvested 7000 pounds of seed cotton from four acres and expects about four more bales, averaging over two bales per acre. Though not a devoted cotton grower, his strength lies in corn, with large fields and productive storage facilities.
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