Immigration drive urged by A B A president
J L Edwards of Atlanta argues for attracting settlers to the south and Georgia through informative booklets and active promotion. He notes hurdles for northern farmers, praises railroad and state support, and highlights needs for ready-to-go farms, long term leases, and proper credit to enable immigration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College
State Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Alabama
Union
South
Georgia Association
State Colleges
J. L. Edwards
Atlanta
Auto Wreck Near Americus Breaks Two Lives
An Atlanta party traveling to Americus in a Ford coupe wrecked at Cook's Mill on the Dixie Highway 14 miles northeast of Americus. Mrs. Hor tense Thompson had a broken back and paralysis. Miss Ethel Tanner suffered a hand bruise. Howard Bussey sustained a bruised knee and a badly cut right hand. The trio, prominent Central Baptist Church workers, were en route to revival services.
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Americus
Thompson
Gainesville
Miss Tanner
Cuthbert
Central Baptist Church
Actors Superstition in Theatrical Route Belief
A widespread superstition in the theatrical profession holds that taking the same route to the theater each night is lucky. Varying the route is thought to invite misfortune.
Essay contest on cooperative marketing associations value
Georgia students may enter an essay contest directed by Superintendent W. T. Austin in Butler on May 17. The prize pool totals 300 dollars in gold with 100 dollars per group for best essays from high school, elementary in incorporated towns, and rural elementary students. Essays capped at 1500 words must be written in ink on one side with outlines allowed and submitted with name school and class.
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Taylor County ‘School
W. T. Austin
Butler
Georgia
Dan
Designa
State Committee of
Georgia Democratic State Convention Endorses Cohen and Alexander
The Atlanta meeting carried through with delegates chosen for the National convention. Major John S. Cohen and Mrs. Edgar Alexander were endorsed for National Committeewoman and Alternate. Eight at large delegates and district selections were named, with Nat E. Harris and John G. Valentino among electors at large. Judge Morris presided and C. E. Brown was secretary. A Hamilton resolution rededicated Georgia to progressive democracy and mourned Woodrow Wilson.
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Atlanta
John S. Cohen
the Journal
Edgar Alexander
Hon Glark Howell
Frank McIntire
Savnah
Thomas J. Hamilton
Richmond
Miller S. Bell
Baldwin County
Hollins N. Randolph
Fulton
Mary Harris Armour
Dodge County
Nicholas Peterson
Tift County
N.A. Morris
Cobb County
H. Dean
Hall County
Pleasant
A Stovall
Chatham County
Nora L. Smith
Turner County
C. E. Brown
Crisp County
L. L. Griner
Ben Hill
M. C. Edwards
Terrell
John Dicker
Oscar McKenzie
Macon County
Nat E. Harris
Macon
John G._ Valentino
Savannah
New York
N. A. Morris
Marietta
Cordele
Thos. J. Hamilton
Richmond County
Georgia
Woodrow Wilson
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Run down condition noted
The passage indicates that those in a run down condition notice catarrh symptoms more acutely and suggests catarrh is aggravated by illness, though it argues the disease is not entirely separate from general weakness. The fragment implies a promotional claim about Hall's Catarrh Medicine.
Marion Superior Court Opens Spring Term in Columbus
Marion Superior Court for the regular spring term opened in Columbus Monday morning with Judge Geo P Munro presiding Solicitor Walker R Flournoy and court reporter R O Perkins in attendance Several Columbus lawyers are present The grand jury sat for a time after being charged by Judge Munro Flournoy aided the panel in criminal cases Civil and criminal dockets are light and the term is expected to last only three or four days to clear the business.
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Columbus
Marion Superior Court
Buena Vista
Geo. P. Munro
Walker R. Flournoy
R. O. Perkins
Munro
Flournoy
Chinese Dog Meat Trade Described and Scale Estimation
A historical account explains that certain dogs bred specifically for food in China are identified by a blue black tongue. They are fed milk and rice for about two months to reach weight for consumption, with an estimated 5 million edible dogs eaten annually.
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China
The Atlanta Journal's 24 Hour News Wire Service
The Atlanta Journal now maintains full twenty four hour leased wire service from the Associated Press and United Press to deliver world news promptly. Subscriptions offered: Daily Journal one year nine dollars fifty cents, six months five dollars, one month ninety cents. The Daily Journal rates unavailable elsewhere. The Sunday Journal annual rate five dollars. Atlanta, Georgia.
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South
Atlanta Journal
Journal
Associated Press
Atlanta
United Press
The
Daily Journal
Sunday Journal
Georgia
Gossip and Knowledge in Neighborly Affairs
The text argues that despite the belief in widespread ignorance, many individuals actually know far more about their neighbors than expected, highlighting curiosity about private matters. The tone is reflective about social knowledge and human tendency to pry.
Quote on art and the universe by John Erskine
A quotation portrays the arts as attempting to rearrange the universe, though it remains fixed in its nature. The speaker, John Erskine, notes the youthful impulse to reshape reality despite an established order.
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John Erskine
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Hortense Thompson
Geta
Butler Drug CO
Marketing Ass'n
N. H. Ballard
Dept. Education
State of Ga
F. E. Land
Paul W. Chapman
Agricultural Edu
COHEN
Democratic
Toledo
W. A. Payne Butler
Woodruff
Woodruff Medicine Company
Mirs
Columbus, Ga
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