Edmonds Lauds Optimism Amid War and Self-Help Plan
Richard H. Edmonds editor of The Baltimore Manufacturers' Record praises The Constitution for its optimistic take on the European war. He argues the conflict could last a year or more, urging readers to focus on self-help and economic action. He touts crop diversification, cotton protection, and food production as keys to prosperity in 1915, noting bankers ready to fund the cotton trade.
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Edmonds
Congress
Texas
South Carolina
Europe
Depres
South
Angels
Heaven
Murope
EU- Pope
Richard FH. Edmonds
Ieditar Manufacturers’ Record
Edmonds on preparation and opportunity in today’s Constitution
A short motivational note urges readers to focus on work and preparation for opportunity. It cites Mr. Edmonds and his thoughts in today’s Constitution, suggesting his column will improve readers’ mindset and readiness.
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Sion
Mr. Edmonds
Cotton Twines Oppose Jute and Hemp in Weaving
An Atlanta firm studied substituting cotton for jute and hemp twine, finding scarce market access and awareness. The piece urges domestic mills to seize a large home market, noting federal and state agencies promote cotton twine use and fertilizer packaging. It calls for exclusive cotton twine mills to prosper if suppliers act.
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Atlanta
Fim
Federal Post Office Department
State Department of Agriculture
Department
Cotton loan fund ready to move in distress cotton plan
The 35.9 million dollar cotton loan fund awaits subscriptions to distribute loans on distress cotton at 8 cents per pound. Plans are finalized, and reception across the north south east and Washington gives strong hope subscriptions will come promptly and the fund be fully raised in a few days. Prompt execution is emphasized for success.
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Washington
Press the Button in Diplomatic Language Advances
A historical note traces the phrase press the button from American slang to diplomatic literature. It cites Sir Edward Grey and Sir E Goschen and a German reply about pressing the button during tensions around Vienna, praising Kipling for coined terms and wartime language shifts. The piece mocks critics while honoring linguistic evolution in diplomacy.
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Edward Grey
E. Goshen
Gerlin
Pranca
Italy
Sir BE. Goshen
Vienna
England
Retail Merchants of Atlanta Unite for Big Fall Season
The Atlanta retail merchants form an association signaling a new era in local business. They promise widespread demonstrations that most goods needed are sold in Atlanta or produced here in Georgia, with major increases in activity expected as cooperation rises.
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Atlanta
South
Georgia
Wreath of Wild Flowers by Helen Scudder Cochran
A privately printed Philadelphia volume compiling late poet Helen Scudder Cochran’s verses collected by her husband Joseph W Cochran after her death. The poems reflect life and love with lines on Opportunity and Death and Content set in a refined, spiritual tone.
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Helen Scudder Cochran
Philadelphia
Jozeph W. Cochran
Board of Education
The
Presbyterian Church
Hfe
Unclear North Carolina verse and column fragments
A garbled extract from a North Carolina paper features scattered lines by George Ballers and Folger McHinsey, doggerel about possums and moonshine, stray local quips, and notices from The Warren Democrat News and The Blaerrs Democrat, with mixed dialects and partial phrases describing poems, jokes, and correspondence.
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Sisterhood of
Cros
George
Thi
George Ballers
Houston Post
North Carolina
Schlesinger Seeks Bonds With Additional Atlanta Salesmen
Harry L. Schlesinger, president of Schlesinger Candy, stated in an interview that he would guarantee Atlanta has few idle workers. He said the company added six salesmen and would expand into Virginia and Kentucky. He urged city bonding to fund public works to employ the unemployed and boost circulation.
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Harry L. Schlesinger
Biz WE. Schlesinger Candy Factory
Atlanta
Wwe
Virginia
Kentucky
Atluola
Gted
Sam
The Listener Hero of the Campaign
In a sharp tribute the piece lauds the listener as the backbone of political campaigns. It argues listeners endure hours of speeches, gain no glory, yet uphold orators and campaigns by silent, steadfast attention. It suggests rewards rise with years of attentive listening, from county offices to Congress, even presidency, if deeds match.
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Alt
America
Congress
Wach Gneech
A Famous Whittler From Waterbury Described
F. W. Foster of Waterbury Connecticut is celebrated as a lifelong woodcarver who began whittling at age two. His home features dozens of intricate models including a cribbage-board with 2,500 pieces and a battleship decorated with 85 sailors all exactly 11 1 4 inches tall.
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Baltimore Evening Sun
F. W. Poster
Waterbury
Conn
Foster
Strand
Thx
The Sail and the Rudder of Character in Human Life
A reflective essay compares life to a ship where emotions are sails and winds are influences. The rudder is character, guiding the course against gusts of passion and quarrel. It asks what becomes of a craft without steering hand on its rudder.
Cotton Freed the South Says Richard Edmonds
Richard F. Edmonds declares that the South must stop worshipping cotton and instead diversify agriculture and industry. He argues cotton’s collapse reveals the region’s overreliance, urges self-reliance, and praises moving toward broader economic planning and food production.
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Richard Edmonds
Cotton
Bow of Promise in the Sky Still There Says Semple
JAS M Semple Advertising Manager at J M High & Co Atlanta Ga reflects on enduring faith in prosperity. He cites past economic panics and recoveries from 1873 to 1907, argues against fear, and notes the bow of promise remains in the sky as a sign of hopeful times ahead. He praises American resilience and the nation’s banking and industrial strength.
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Semple
Rockefeller
San Francisco
Dayton
Ohio
Great
Mississippi Valley
Jas, M. Semple
J. M. High & Co
Atlants, Ga
State Executive Committee Calls for Democratic Turnout in Georgia
The Georgia State Democratic Executive Committee urges all loyal Democrats to secure a full Democratic vote on November 4. It notes opposition candidates for senate and some districts for Congress, and calls county committees to ensure full representation at polling places and to record every voter who opposes the party. The committee also reminds that any Democrat who voted in the August 19 primary and then votes against nominees in November cannot participate in 1916 primaries.
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State Democratic Executive Committee
Those Browns and the impulse to shock them
The piece argues that Browns provoke a weak type of person to shock them, claiming the magnetism of the Browns exposes weakness and lowers the subject’s guard, making reckless behavior seem a choice but actually prompted by the Browns. It cites Salute the Flu from the Milwaukee Sentinel and mentions General Huerta owing Wilson thanks for being driven from Mexico.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Huerta
Wilson
Mexico
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