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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1913
Page
7
A speaker advocates prudent patient work, urges not to rely solely on specialists, and calls for home and school efforts to teach personal cleanliness. He argues congresses and conventions cannot solve all problems and anticipates daylight after gloom as health and other life issues improve through everyday actions.
The piece distills Robert Burns on self perception and how others view us. It contrasts two extremes of opinionism with a blunt middle path that speaks plainly, urging readers to reflect on how they view themselves and how others perceive them. It notes people focus on their own judgments more than evaluating their own integrity and abilities.
Citizens on Atlanta's south side push to extend and pave South Pryor Street from Tradge Avenue to Lakewood via Ridge Avenue, creating a direct route to the heart of town. County will cooperate if the city widens and paves the segment between Georgia and Ridge avenues. a Thursday meeting at Pryor Street School will organize support and potential council funding.
At the fourth International Congress of School Hygiene in Buffalo speakers debated whether diseases like scarlet fever diphtheria measles and whooping cough are linked to schools and whether schools produce defective children. The talks covered ventilation hygiene desks books sites heating fumigation and many other school conditions with strong advocacy on both sides of the issues.
Georgia plans a part time education program to extend schooling for 14 to 17 year olds who must work. If successful, schools, businesses, and stores should allow eight hours weekly for in-school instruction during lunch or after hours. The move targets 35 percent unable to stay in school, reducing waste of human talent.
A collage of verse and snippets from Georgia writers and editors, riffing on politics, Time, summer, education, humorists, and rural life. The piece weaves quotes and reflections on politicians, cotton, farms, and community papers with light satire and regional flavor.
From Pascola Missouri a willow under a damp eave has survived two winters and thrives through two summers. In its third season the tree shows growth after an April storm, with experts noting a possible stray root feeding on decayed timber. The odd plant draws horticultural curiosity and speculation but lacks verifiable proof.
Mrs Jamesworthy praises a Willing Workers convention while her husband Elijah objects to entertaining delegates at home. He warns of budget strain and prefers paying for lodging, not hosting a large troupe of visitors, criticizing the group as extractive and improper for a respectable town.
Obituary note on Bernard Quaritch the Brighton based book dealer and publisher of Omar Khayyam first editions. Describes his devotion to rare books and manuscripts his auction room acumen and role as confidant to collectors and scholars worldwide.
The article recalls Dr G H R Dabbs, Tennyson’s physician at his death, noting the poet spoke of death moments before passing. It quotes Beene Webbings on a final image of the poet in moonlit room, holding Shakespeare, evoking Arthur’s passage.
London Opinion notes DNA and Her Duke Bana Goodrich once married to Nat Goodwin announces engagement to a British duke She claims to have met on a houseboat at Henley The list of unmarried or widowed dukes includes the Duke of Buccleuch and the Duke of Northumberland with ages 82 and 67 respectively The article raises questions about the unnamed bachelor dukes and the plausibility of the Henley houseboat tale.
A historical tale of Richard I known as Coeur de Lion and the Blondel minstrel. Richard’s 1192 capture in Austria, detention at Trifels, and the sensational rescue narrative are explored against doubt from Fauchet and other historians. The piece notes the legend’s reception in England and Rome, and mentions a surviving sirvente written by Richard in prison.
Cleopatra Auletes daughter of Egypt’s ruler, marries per the times to rule with her brother. Julius Caesar visits, then Mark Antony’s affair boosts her status as Roman power stirs. Augustus Caesar intervenes, Antony and Cleopatra clash, fleet defeated, leading to Cleopatra’s renewed vanity and intrigues.
Miss Gertrude Bell, traveling for the British Society of Antiquaries, crossed the Syrian desert from Damascus to Heet following traces of a lost caravan road. She described perilous cold, barren land, and a guide who misled her toward a southern path, with military escort required.
The poem speaks of a riddle born at the edge of an ancient sea and of early spring voices. It describes a bird's pipe delivering a message from blossoming lands, and a distant voice singing the ages ebb and flow. The work reflects youth, longing, and solace amid life’s mazy paths, ending with a refrain of the riddle’s passion until the final dawn.
In a Dallas News piece on Governor Greal of Alabama the text mockingly suggests bold action over a special session. Augustus receives favor, Cleopatra closes doors, and Cleopatra borrows an asp to bite her arm. The funeral draws a large crowd and the piece lampoons ancient figures as a mirror to modern society.
Douglas Georgia readers urge purchase of Arthur Conan Doyle story The Poison Belt. The editor confirms the work will not be in book form yet and will run serially in The Constitution starting next Sunday with generous installments until the tale ends.
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