Georgia Daughters Protest Wirz Monument Removal Call
Prominent Georgia women petition United Daughters of the Confederacy chapters to convene and reconsider the decision to donate the Wirz monument to Richmond. The move, seen as controversial, prompts calls for a state convention to retry the matter as delegates dispute a narrow vote at the Georgia division's closing session.
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Atlanta
Georgia
United Daughters of the Confederacy of Georgia
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Savannah
Richmond
Helen Plane
Georgia United Daughters of the Confederacy
J. K. Ottley
Georgia Shiloh Monument
R. E. Park
J.C. Olmstead
A. B. Hull
James Jackson
Lee Trammell
Madison
A. O. Harper
Elberton
R. Lt. Nisbet
Marietta
P. H. Lovejoy
Hawkinsville
P. H. Godrey
Georgia Division
Covington
M. B. Sheibley
Rome
Ida Holt
Macon
T. O. Chestney
W. D. Lamar
Wirz
Water Scarcity Brings Suffering in South Georgia
In Moultrie Georgia a dry fall has worsened water shortages causing costly problems. Fires destroy fields and fences, forests suffer, turpentine and lumber operations lose money, gins shut down, and farmers struggle to water stock and operate mills as wells run dry.
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South Georgia
Moultrie
Ater
Cornelia Grower Sends Apples to Spokane Show
Cornelia Georgia ships one of the finest apple consignments to the National Apple Show at Spokane Washington Col John P Fort forwards the exhibit entry for the 100 prize arguing the aim is to showcase Georgia apple growing. He notes costs near that amount but seeks attention for Georgia fruit and its quality.
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Cornelia Grower
Spokane
Cornelia
Georgia
Wash
John P. Fort
Fort
Demand for better service on Seaboard Air Line rails
Before Georgia railroad commission chairman Mec Lendon, citizens of Winder and nearby stations urged better Seaboard Air Line service. The line agreed to make Lawrenceville and other intermediate stops local, improving Loganville branch service and cut travel times between Logansville and Lawrenceville.
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A. L
Atlanta
Mec Lendon
Railroad Commission of Georgia
Winder
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
McLendon
Lawrenceville
Loganville
Seaboard
Logansville
Vote Buier Sentenced In Savannah Primary Bribery Case
Savannah man Morris Lepinsky was fined $500 and sentenced to six months in jail for buying the vote of Ike Levy in the June 4 primary. The city court concluded the trial finding Lepinsky guilty and recommended sentencing options to the court.
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Savannah
Morris Lepinsky
Ike Levy
Lepinsky
Moonshine sale and local debates highlight Georgia news
In Atlanta a government seizure led to a dry county selling five hundred fifty gallons of illegal whiskey to a crowd near two thousand. bids ranged from 2.25 to 3.70 per gallon before a bidder’s thirst halted the sale. Other items note education gains in Richmond County, a Rome court case over whiskey and theft, railroad growth, and Taft’s southern ties.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Waa
Lawton B. Evans
Richmond County
Floyd
John Brown
Rome
Brown
G. M. Henderson
Henderson
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cLendon
The
Railroad Commission
Elberton Southern Railway Company
Elberton Air Line
American Banking and Trust Company of
GD. Pollock
T. J. Simpson
J. L Bass
C. R. Porter
G. B. Holder
J. W. Curry
R. W. Graves
William H. Taft
New York City
North Carolina Society
Taft
South
Hotel Astor Management
Cobb County
United States Senate
Helen D. Longstreet
Gainesville
Senate
A. J. Scott
National Guard of Georgia
F. L. Palmer
United States Army
United States War Department
Uncle Sam
A. J. Twiggs
Augusta
McKenzie Brothers
Center Street
Twiggs
A.C. Daniel
Lexington
Arnoldsville
Washington
The Cause and Cure of Nervousness
Dr. Samuel McComb argues in Harper's Bazaar that neurasthenic misery stems from ego tism and moral distortion. A physician moralist can reeducate by shifting inner focus toward healthy ideas, directing attention away from self and introspection to cultivate discipline and peace.
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Samuel McComb
Worcester
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Boston
Harper's Bazar
Sentence Sermons on Virtue and Vice From Chicago Tribune
A collection of aphoristic reflections on duty, self control, charity, and faith attributed to From Sentence Sermons in the Chicago Tribune. Warnings against idle pleasure, pride, and excuses urge practical goodness and lived religion.
How Tinfoily is Made
Tinfoil for wrapping tobacco and foods is a lead core with a thin tin coating on both sides. A thick pipe is filled with molten lead and rolled to the required thickness, while tin spreads with the lead to form a continuous even coating as the sheet is reduced to about 0.001 inch or less.
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Chicago Journal
Origin of Geography and early exploration
The Phoenicians first spread knowledge of distant lands to other nations. Before Homer, enterprising sailors sailed beyond the Mediterranean into the Western Ocean. They produced the first rough world charts, while geography as a science originated with the Greeks, Herodotus of Halicarnassus commonly deemed its father circa 484 BC.
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Mediterranean
Great Western Ocean
Herodotus of
Halicarnassun
B. C
The Broken Bottle Symbol At Ship Launches
The act of breaking a bottle on a ship bow is misinterpreted as a festive rite but is a solemn symbol of sacrifice. Historically, launching a vessel required devoting a life to the gods, a custom later mirrored by breaking a bottle to symbolize taking a life, though modern civilization rejects such sacrifice.
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United Service Gazette
Woolford
Arhagiehe
Beet Sugar Boom Reflects Growing Industry
The piece traces sugar beet developments from 1867 to 1907, noting expansion from six factories producing about 27 million pounds to sixty four facilities totaling around 506000 short tons annually with a factory value near 45 million dollars. It highlights high sugar beet seed breeding in the U.S. and estimates labor and land value gains near 25 to 50 percent where factories locate. It also mentions health and humor items and assorted notices interwoven in the page.
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National Magazine
Department of Agriculture
Honeymoon walkers reach home after long journey
M and Mme Eugene Gruard begin final lap of their twelve year honeymoon. They started from Paris to walk around the world, traversing Europe Siberia Japan Americas and Africa then crossed Dover to Calais and head home. Prolonged trek tests temper but promises a lasting marriage.
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Mme
Eugene Gruard
Gruard
Paris
Europe
Siberia
Japan
North
South America
North Africa
Dover
Calais
Dorando
Gunard
Pall Mall Gazette
Mix For Rheumatism Remedy Claim
An advertised home remedy promises a cure for rheumatism using half a pint of whiskey, one ounce Toris Compound, and one ounce syrup of Sarsaparilla Compound, to be taken before meals and at night. The text adds a moral note that rain falls on all, while the unjust may steal an umbrella.
Invalids sad plight cured by Cuticura Resolvent
A reader describes inflammatory rheumatism causing skin peeling hair loss and bed sores. After using Cuticura Ointment Soap and Resolvent recovery followed with improved complexion and regaining hair. Includes claims from Mrs Henderson Stamford Conn and a dated 1907 testimonial. Also notes Elizabeth era English hotel rates for feather beds and meals.
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Lavina J. Henderson
Ig Broad
Algy Cockburn
Sailer
Fragmented dialogue quote from a medical scene
A druggist quips to a doctor about a broken pump as the M asks for explanation. The pill compiler Poy replies that nothing can be drawn from the well, revealing a fragmentary, cryptic exchange in the period style.
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Poyton Post
Fragmentary Ad Copy Mentions Savannah Dept A Soap Pricing
J. T. Dept. A in Savannah Georgia advertises soap with tiny, unclear pricing and notes about despair and value. Readable fragments reference Terrerise and TATTESI, with stray phrases about mail orders and son. The text remains incomplete and lacks a clear event or full context.
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J. T. Dept. A
Savannah, Ga
Pato Ointment Claims Fast Cure For Piles
An advertisement claims piles can be cured in 6 to 14 days with Pato Ointment. It promises a money back guarantee if not effective. The copy contrasts adult and baby reactions, noting adults cry less.
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