Kiwanis aid for Milledgeville boys sparks civic action
The Macon Kiwanis Club joins Mrs. Orion Manson in aiding white and Negro youths at the Milledgeville State Reformatory. The plan enlists local men to mentor inmates, stressing reform over punishment and urging broader prison-system changes for both adults and children.
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Macon Telegraph
Macon
Macon Kiwanis Club
State Reformatory
Milledgeville
Orion M. Manson
Manson
Good Shepard
Mrs. Manson
On the Floor Poem Parade in Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune shares a humorous verse about readers sending quips and jingles to be thrown on the floor. The narrator laments space limits while acknowledging many reader submissions deserve printing and many lines he crafts are set aside for space.
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Chicago Tribune
Judge Cobb designates juvenile court in western circuit
Judge Andrew J. Cobb yesterday signed an order in the western circuit superior courts designating the court of ordinary in several counties as the juvenile court as required by the 1916 act. The juvenile court law restricts confinement of girls under 17 and boys under 18 to detention homes or probation, aiming to prevent jail confinement.
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Andrew J. Cobb Yueterday
Superior Courts
Western Circuit
Court of Ordinary
Athens Banner
Health officer curbs diphtheria. keeps Cartersville schools open
Dr Bryan, Pleor County health officer, inspected well over a dozen children in Cartersville after a diphtheria scare. Those with exposure were kept home for brief periods while the rest remained in school, and rapid action likely saved lives.
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Cartersville
Bryan
Pleor
Cartersvilla Triktino
New Geological Map Covers Georgia and South Carolina Area
The U S Geological Survey released a topographic map of the Gracns Cut quadrangle mapping most Burke county Georgia with parts of Richmond Barnwell and Aiken counties. It shows 20 foot contour intervals, Savannah River drainage, rich agricultural lands, and rail lines including Charleston & Western Carolina Savannah & Atlanta and Central of Georgia. Copies cost 10 cents from the Director in Washington.
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Georgian
South Carolina
United States Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
Geological Survey
War Department
Burke County
Richmond County
Barnwell
Aiken Countinn
Sevannah River
Brier Croek
Savannah River
Augusta
Savannah
Quadrangle
Pop. Inc
Charleston & Western Carolina Railroad
Savannah & Atlanta
Central of Georgia
Washington
Seasons of youth and longing across the year
A reflective essay notes that boys find joy in every season from summer swimming to winter coasting and spring marbles, while adults seek manhood, realizing the future never truly matches the dreams of youth. The piece frames seasonal pleasures as a bittersweet cycle and ends with nostalgia for childhood.
How They Were Ruined
A Dothan man recounts a Houston county hookworm screening tale. Three well behaved boys ready for treatment appeared perfect, yet a month later their mother lamented chaos and mischief after the procedure, while the doctor noted they were well and hearty.
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Houston County
Buy a Suit of Clothes and Revive Industry
A historical note argues the 1914 Buy a Bale of Cotton slogan failed but the parallel Buy a Suit of Clothes could aid wool growers by spurring manufacturers, retailers, and cutters to buy goods and restore employment, stressing that mere cotton or wool purchases without broader industry support won’t reduce living costs or revive labor.
Retail confidence hinges on guaranteed low prices amid unemployment
The Textile World Journal argues that buy-spark slogans cannot drive broad consumer buying without retailers offering prices that clearly pass mill and wholesaler savings to shoppers. Manufacturers and producers have boosted value, but retailers must act promptly to sustain demand during tougher economic times.
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Milla
Jobbore
Cattern
Tiratoilera
Textile World Journal
Carrollton Community Hears Of School Building Progress
In Carrollton Route 2 residents note the consolidated school building will soon be completed. Local social notes mention Mrs M G Dingler's illness, Mrs Kathleen Stallings visiting Miss Bernice Dingler Sanday, Mrs J R Branon visiting relatives, and other neighbors hosting guests.
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M. G. Dingler
Kathleen Stallings
Bernice Dingler Sanday
J. R. Branon
Carrollton
J. F. Foster
Tom Wright
B. I. Johnson
Mias
Willie Maude Gower
Lizzie Barnes
Missy Lena Gray
L. W. Stallings
Rowdon Junction
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Atlanta
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