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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1913
Page
11
The Constitution's crop movement report shows Georgia's cotton near normal, with western belts off 15 to 20 percent, and world demand rising. The result is likely high prices and a strong year for Atlanta and state business, urging merchants and farmers to prepare now for opportunity.
Washington dispatches say the currency bill faces a tougher Senate fight though no party opposition, with delays likely until December as experts warn the country must be informed. In the House the administration backed measure passed largely unchanged by a wide cross party vote.
The passage argues currency reform has been discussed for 25 to 30 years with bipartisan urging and public attention. It notes President Wilson's tariff bill and calls for concurrent currency legislation to remove uncertainty. The piece hopes Senate leadership and Democratic statesmanship will secure new currency laws within weeks as prosperity grows and data is ready.
Atlanta superintendent Slaton declares no sex hygiene instruction in public schools. Parents, not teachers, should educate children about vital body functions, with frank, appropriate dialogue. The piece argues adults must face the topic to counter harmful influences and advance civilization.
Governors Hall of Louisiana Hodges of Kansas Major of Missouri Haxs of Arkansas and other prominent citizens joined a daylong highway improvement effort in Arkansas. The event aimed to showcase road policy, ignite national interest in sturdy year round roads, and link infrastructure to prosperity.
A mosaic of Georgia lore and humorous pieces includes verse about cotton, autumn and Dixie in a court anecdote about editor Tom MacNeal, a revival joke, a rabbit’s foot tale, author publisher quip, editor’s musings on manners, moonshine humor, and a farmer’s take on practical politics with a harvest refrain. The snippets mix poetry, editorials, and local color, naming Georgia places and personalities.
Rabbi Julius T. Loeb argues Zionism offers a lawful, public home for homeless Jews, emphasizes voluntary migration rather than forced settlement, and praises leaders like Brandeis and Marshall. He frames Zionism as a universal ethical movement aiding dignity, liberty, and cultural revival, with Jews worldwide contributing to peace and reconstruction.
An essay urging diligence in daily work to ensure a bountiful harvest in life. It argues weeds such as anger carelessness and laziness ruin crops and that final outcomes reflect daily choices, time, and effort.
Ganon Newbolt of St Faul's cathedral denounces modern dances and fashionable dress as immodest and evil. He urges progressive Christians to bar their daughters from Salome style society and rejects society novels for glamorizing the sex problem in Britain.
The Countess Winifred Herbert aided her husband, William Maxwell, fifth Earl of Nithsdale, in a famed 1716 1714 escape from the Tower of London. Disguised as a servant and with two women helpers, she smuggled him out and fled to France then Rome. The king later praised the act as noble but offered no pardon. The couple lived abroad until their deaths, with no clear trace of the accomplice who aided the escape.
A retired merchant and a hotel keeper debate mental strain in novel writing. The hotelier, who claims to churn out a novel a week, argues real strain comes from hotel life with difficult guests and staff, while the author voices that living and work mix fuel creativity and purpose.
A humorous characterization of a grouch as a temperamental, self centered man who dislikes everything and spreads gloom. The piece contrasts his gruff nature with a rare moment of happiness when his family causes a brief smile. It argues grouches worsen life and that funerals would be dull without them.
The article notes Virginia as Old Dominion and links it to a 1590 dedication of Spenser's Faerie Queen to Elizabeth. It discusses James VI's accession adding Scotland and Virginia's later status as a separate kingdom. It mentions Virginia's support for Charles I after his father's execution and the motivation to quarter Virginia’s arms with England Scotland and Ireland.
The Indianapolis News reports that ministries will ensure the Legion of Honor crosses reach humble, worthy individuals. Paris papers note active searching for the humble, with ministers joking about finding a simple honoree. Promotions are expected to bring surprises, described as the Way of the Cross. Back to Georgia, a reflective poem recalls enduring love, memory, and companionship across years and places. Frances A. 5. Dunning.
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