Scholarships Offered by Southern Shorthand and Business Uni
145 Georgia residents will receive $50 tuition scholarships in shorthand or bookkeeping, plus 145 entrants must mail bona fide names and addresses to the Southern Shorthand and Business University in Atlanta. The offer promises $7,250 in tuition given away free of cost across counties in the state.
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Southern Shorthand and Business University
Atlanta
State of
Georgia
Atlanta School of Telegraphy
Atlantic Coast Line
East
T. C. White
W. J. Craig
Wilmington
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Southern's Great Offer Promises Scholarships and Cash
An advertisement urges county contests to recruit one paying pupil per contestant between now and January 15, 1908. The top county sender of names and pupil pairs wins a free $50 scholarship and $50 cash, with others receiving half rates and $2.50 commissions per extra pupil. illustrates with a five participant club earning a $930 scholarship and $10. The piece encourages readers to recruit many local participants for business education in January, listing A. C Briacoe and L. W. Arnold in Atlanta. It ends with a Harper's Weekly quip about Richmond ladies and longevity, attributed to a Virginia congress representative.
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Evey County
A. C Briacoe
L. W. Arnold
Atlanta
Virginia
Congress
Richmond
Steam Engine Laugh in a Canadian Town
A traveling narrator recalls a Canadian town where a telegraph office once operated and a new factory with an impressive engine house was built. An inexperienced fireman guides a visitor, explaining the engine’s power, while the visitor probes horsepower. The fireman’s witty reply asserts the engine’s power comes from steam.
Fragmentary dialogue on a streetcar scene in Cleveland
A garbled exchange shows a woman named Laura boarding a streetcar, a conductor mentioning a 4:30 departure and overtime transfer, with brief interjections about a doctor and a pie dealer, all set in Cleveland.
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Willson
Laura
Hunis
Riddes and Riddles From a Curious Class
A playful collection of teacher and pupil wordplay and quick puzzles. A boy mishears bitter end as bitcc end. A dog chases a car over a fence. A yard pose and lease with a man clues a riddle. Motier vs father family riddle about a clock. East west north south four legs and no mouth describes a table.
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Silk
Motier
Corn YS Cotton Comparison for Georgia Farmers
An article by Wm. Robertson argues corn yields higher profit than cotton for Georgia farmers. It calculates costs and outputs per acre, showing corn producing about 70 bushels with a net profit around 12 dollars versus cotton at about 250 pounds seed, six dollars profit, detailing labor and input costs and noting corn can be picked in three months while cotton requires longer marketing time.
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Wm. Robertson
Ncese
Emi
Teras
Lanterns and Umbrellas in China Reflect Rank and Color
The piece notes Chinese lanterns made from silk horn paper and more, with silk lanterns richly embroidered and horn lanterns painted. It explains lanterns light homes and symbolize wealth, while umbrellas denote rank from red silk with ruffles to tin knobs, reflecting social hierarchy.
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China
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