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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1913
Page
2
A dated meditation warns a maiden to guard liberty and heart against a suitor who cares little for commitment. It urges self leadership, restraint, and ascent from a perilous nightly flirtation to avoid bleeding in love’s unseen battles.
By Beatrice Fairfax, the piece warns against vanity and wealth misused for vanity. It depicts a young man wielding candles symbolizing Pride, Vanity, Passion, Power and Self, while moths seek the flame for luxurious promises. It argues women bear the moral scarlet letter for such folly, not men.
A column of playful verses and poetic snippets by Lillian Lauferty and Celia Thaxter. It notes marriage quirks, social fashions, and hopeful lines about endurance through gloom, urging patience as hardships fade and the day rises.
Frances L. Garside presents a comic sketch in which Lysander John Appleton endures a Father’s Day packed with church, poems, and songs praising paternal virtue. His daughter Daysey Mayme declares the day noble, but he leaves the home supperless and aching, pondering aging and life insurance.
A commercial traveler in Manchester caused amusement at a famous hotel by registering as J. Barbary and valise, a pun on Lord Benton and valet. An Edinburgh student offered a quip about Jessor Jones, saying his sermons end with a real awakening.
The writer boasts a mock grand opera with invented names Gwynth Hertl Breehq and Ygin, all staged with dramatic acts set in caves and furnaces. It parodies operatic craft, boasting lines about forge light and a flamboyant finale where multiple characters die and a final killer ends the show.
Gordon Kelly rises from mountain youth to baseball sensation in Atlanta. Bought for $50,000 by the Boston America Club, he faces rivalry with Forrest Cain, wins Mildred Deery’s affection, and endures an ensuing chase and danger as Cain stalks him and threatens violence.
In a Georgia mountains tale Gordon Deery reveals his grand granite home and wealth to Mildred, inviting her into a life away from Atlanta. They tour the estate from library to music room, sing together, and share a budding romance as plans for their future unfold.
The Georgian announces a 250 prize pool for readers who write an ending to the mystery tale The Triple Tie by A H C Mitchell. Readers submit their final chapter estimate to three independent judges for a chance at 100 dollars, with additional prizes planned.
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