Service Flag Parades Call in Georgia Communities
A Georgian weekly urges Negro communities to launch Service Flag Parades from September 7 to October 12. Families with service members and buyers of War Savings or Thrift Stamps should display flags and cards, concluding with a patriotic rally at the courthouse to boost pledges and support for the war effort. The note closes with guidance on obtaining service flags and a short medical tip for lame shoulder from Chamberlain's Liniment.
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Georgia
What Is Democracy What Is Democracy
A reader on Cherry Street asks what democracy means and fears autocracy amid war. James Callaway cites Bishop Candler on morality guiding democracy, warns against universal democratization, and argues republics rely on religion and virtue for stability. He advocates local governance and urges more wheat planting as prices rise and mills exist to grind.
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James Callaway
Cherry Street
Bishop Candler
Russia
United States
New York
South
Eee
Bankston Wears Flowers and a Smile in Atlanta
Trox Bankston returning to his scissors and paste while in Atlanta yesterday wore a red carnation and issued a short statement on loss in the railroad commissioner race. He thanked Georgia voters and praised Georgians, noting loyalty to President Wilson and strong registration day in the state.
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Trox Bankston
Volney Williams
Jim
Volney
Trox
Atlanta
Bankston
Judge Hillyer
Georgia
Wilson
Atlanta Constitution
Donts for Boys from the Greensboro Herald Journal
A collection of admonitions attributed to Billy Sunday and presented as guidance for boys. The list urges against slacking in love or war, bullying, lying, tobacco use, profane language, and bad habits, while promoting respect for elders, education, honesty, hard work, and staying focused without quitting school. It frames moral restraint as essential to character and success.
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Billy Sunday
Nature
Noah
Greensboro
Herald-Journal
Columbus Sells Invention to Government for Bombs
Julius Hart of Columbus and a Black mechanic are slated to receive payments from the U S government for three bomb inventions of military value. One device shoots before the main blast, another fires a thousand times, and a third sixty times. Hart expects more offers, while government response on the 6000 shooter remains unsettled. Hart consulted Lt. Chappell on battlefield bombs to shape the designs. The rest of the passage offers farming financial tips about saving, tallying, and planning profits through careful record keeping.
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Julius Hart
W. L. Bullard
Columbus
Washington
Hart
War Department
Lieut
Bentley Chappell
France
Painting as Insurance for Buildings, Fall Proposal
A call to paint existing buildings this fall argues paint improves appearance and acts as insurance against rot. The recommendation stresses no economy in neglecting paint and suggests starting with one building this autumn.
Crisp Defeats Cotton Tax Plan in House Fight
Washington sept 19 representative crisp of georgia led the floor opposition to the moore amendment setting a 3 a bale tax on raw cotton. the chair sustained the point of order that the amendment was not germane. a war industries board committee will investigate cotton stocks and could urge price basis if needed to fix a fair price.
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Washington D. C
Crisp
Georgia
Ways and Means Committee
House
Moore
Pennsylvania
War Industries Board
Wilson
Government May Fix Raw Cotton Price Without New Law
The article notes the government could set cotton prices instantly without new legislation, with several avenues open. It mentions a committee to purchase cotton for the government and Allies, to be named this week, and its purchase price could significantly affect future cotton prices.
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