Subscription rates and distribution details for The Constitution
The notice lists mail and carrier subscription rates for the United States and Mexico with annual and weekly options, announces Atlanta and outside Atlanta pricing, and identifies J. R. Holliday as sole advertising manager for outside Atlanta. It also provides the Washington Bureau address and New York distribution points, with a disclaimer about not responsible for advance payments to out-of-town carriers.
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United States
Mexico
Imo. Go
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Atlanta
J. R. Holliday
Constitution Building
Washington
S Street
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John Corrigan
Constitution
New York City
Hoisins
Broadway
Forty-second Street
Limes ‘Building
Thirty-eughth
Twenty-ninth Street
Money In Meat Hails Georgia Farm Profit Ride
A Georgia essay argues meat scarcity as world demand rises and cotton prices fluctuate. It cites Brooks County success with local hams and warns farmers to shift to livestock ranges from Lookout Mountain to the St. Marys River, betting on grass-fed cattle sheep and pigs to gain cash, independence from cotton.
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Brooks County
Georgia
Brooks
Georga
North Georgia
Middle
South Georgia
West
Lookout Mountain
St. Mary's River
Esquimaux
To the Day Victor Hugo Vision of World Peace
The piece reflects on the belief in a forthcoming era of peace after a great war. It notes that leaders and citizens see lessons in fire and ruin that will shape humanity toward goodwill. It references Victor Hugo and his vision of a glorious day for humanity.
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Victor Hugo
The Day of Peace and Global Union Vision
A prophetic call for a peaceful future where markets and minds rise together. The speaker envisions a world where votes replace violence, universal suffrage spreads, and a sovereign global senate mirrors national parliaments. Palaces of Peace and the Thought of Peace uplift humanity beyond war.
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Europe
Brotherhood of Man
Corn Warehouses and the Souths New Regime for Corn
The article argues for building corn warehouses across the southern states to handle the expected corn boom in 1915. It compares warehousing to the established cotton system, noting warehouses would insure, store, and provide ready cash via loans and rents. It suggests connecting new corn facilities to existing cotton warehouses and using unoccupied buildings as a start, predicting widespread agricultural benefits and profitability.
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Georgia
Georgia Corn Club
South
George W. King
Thomaston
Hard Times Hide, Yet Americans Spend on Amusement
The Washington Post Boys describe how hard times hide on great occasions as crowds prove people have money for entertainment. Atlanta theaters and the Ringling circus show strong receipts while wars and weather drive outdoor pleasure. Despite economic strain, the nation’s appetite for sports, health, and popular causes remains high.
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Ber Rabbit
Washington Post
Atlanta
Ringling
Washington
United States
Wind of Wintry Weather and Cabin Philosopher Reflections
A fragmentary newspaper item presents verse fragments about winter winds and longing for summer, plus a short éloge on country life and a quip about fences and angels. It includes lines about gardens, lilies, and a wounded heart, followed by a satirical note on people claiming angelic familiarity and a meditation on trouble and renewal.
Oddball Town Tidings and War Era Verse
A collage of quirk items and verse from a bygone page. A nameless newcomer boasts a modest income of 900 dollars a year while his wife sews. neighbors debate his sanity as a possible benefactor. Wartime poems critique battles and banter mix with local jokes about marriage fees and a Missouri justice slashing ceremony costs.
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Pitfleton Wembat
Orst
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sage
The Holland Letter on Farquhar and Madeira railroad
The piece reviews Percival Farquhar's South American railway venture near the Madeira river, its collapse under rubber market shifts and Balkan and European wars pressures, and the ensuing U.S. court protection for creditors amid broader implications for Bolivian and Argentine development and the rubber industry.
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Percival Farquhar
South America
United States
Madeira River
Bolivia
Brazil
Panama
Cuba
Farquhar
South Africa
Great Britain
Malay Straits
Europe
Alno
Madeira
Amazon River
Madea
Argentine Republic
Farquhart
Boli
Andes
Waila
Marmee River
Niagara Falls
Great Lakes
Holland
Clearing Panama Jungle Faces Forts Plan
The Washington Star reports Army engineers aim to clear tropical jungle in the canal zone to ensure lines of fire. About $50,900 will fund removing cover for attackers, likely burning jungle and using cattle for land clearing, similar to methods used in the Philippines.
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Panama
Washington Star
Canal Zone
Philippines
A Nice Cow She Was
An old farmer filed a claim against a railroad for killing his cow. At the final line Disposi tion of carcass he hesitated then answered Kind and gentle.
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Prom Harper's Magazine
Miss Wootten Explains Resignation As City Librarian
Katharine H. Wootten resigns as Atlanta city librarian citing salary inadequacy amid rapid library growth. She asserts the library board sought no extra city funds, only permission to use unspent salary funds, and notes stalled raises since 1908 despite expanded services and staff.
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Katharine H. Wootten
Lbrarian
W. M. Everett
Lbrary Board
Library Board
Beroma Almosh
Janary
City Hall
Litbrary Board
Alec
City Finance Committee
Lirary Board
Atlanta
Corneil
Lbraria
American Library Association
Foremont
South
Siemiphis
Tenn
Mes
Birmingham
Nashville
Chattanooga
Askady
Library Board of
Megic Library of Atlanta
Katharine Hutton Wootten
Atlanta, Ga
Woman shocked by death of longtime friend in private grief
An unnamed woman reflects on the death of a close friend after a year of illness. She speaks of shock not from sudden fate but from unpreparedness, admitting she has not lived each day fully. The piece notes her remaining childlike reliance as she faces loss.
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Teath
Sho
Delevan’s Comet Visible in Morning Sky
In the northern sky between the Giant Dipper’s outer stars, Delevan’s comet appears in early mornings when clear. It moves northwest toward Arcturus at a rate far faster than trains, about 400 times the earth’s size. Discovered last December by Prof. Delevan of Argentina’s National Observatory, the comet’s name honors him and spurs interest in astronomy over superstition.
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Delevan
Arcturus
Prof
National Observatory
Argentine Republic
South America
PL Leland, LL. D
Cotton Certificates for Temporary Money Circulation
A letter argues that cotton receipts can circulate as currency during the cotton crisis. The writer asserts cotton is as sound as gold as security and that holding cotton could yield higher prices, criticizing distress sales and urging bankers to devise a temporary exchange medium backed by cotton to avoid bankrupting farmers.
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Hailor
Rea
M. D. LaFayette
Ala
Curios at the Fair Display Historic Pieces
The Kansas City Times notes at the Hulton Street fair historical exhibit a wedding cake aged forty seven years and five months from a nuptial festival in Owen county Kentucky. A 200 year old trunk and a plowshare from the early nineteenth century were also on view.
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Prom
Kansas City Times
Hulton Street
Owen County
Kentucky
Corn Warehouses to Turn Corn into Southern Cash
Editor George W. King urges Georgia and southern states to build corn warehouses modeled on cotton systems. He argues warehouses would provide immediate cash for surplus corn, allow holding shipments, set daily quotations, and ease small farmers’ access to financing. He cites warehousing, insurance costs, and bank receipts as parallels to cotton and envisions expansion to oats and wheat later. October 22, 1914, Thomaston, Ga.
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South
Corp
Georgia
Gluorghe W. King
Tnomaston
Jack London Cannibal Tale From Samoa Cruise
Jack London described a Samoa mission story during a Santa Barbara talk about his last voyage. A missionary, captured by a cannibal king, was released on condition he carry a sealed packet to a neighboring ruler. An officer opened the packet and read a note that said the bearer would be delicious, with onions accompanying.
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Erom
Jack London
Santa Barbara
Samoa
Sherein
Hid Under Dead Soldiers in a Trenches Battle
Private VW Bell writes from the front describing shells and bullets pouring into the trenches during a fight and soldiers lifting and crowning bodies for safety in a rain soaked retreat. The note contrasts veracity concerns in Roosevelt’s case with other Americans and hints at noisy press commentary.
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Kanges City
London
VW. Bell
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