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Newspaper
Sandersville Herald
Location
Sandersville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1908
Page
6
A dramatic poem in the voice of the American Eagle asserts national pride and power. It declares dominance from Atlantic coasts to Pacific shores, mocks Rome, and proclaims strength, wings, talons, and a Capitol-addressed alertness, concluding with a patriotic address to Hail Columbia, U S A.
A Boston girl's plan for a Fourth of July house party features an al fresco dinner on a porch transformed with American and French flags and palm accents. Guests play a quirky question game, with witty prompts ranging from dining trivia to playful misdirections, focusing on originality over patriotic clichés.
A recipe for a festive Fourth of July tea features a kitchen table set with a blue and white palette, flag motifs, and a Liberty bell centerpiece. Guests answer scroll questions at their place settings, with prizes like a sunbonnet and umbrella if they dine wisely. Tea service includes colonial attire and large Japanese umbrellas for shade.
Readiness for the Day and Cracker talk of a Fourth of July blow out. Mr Rockit agrees to join the plan, signaling a casual, rebellious tone as the group preps for an Independence Day celebration.
Fragment of a poem recounting the American Revolutionary War. A narrator recalls battles from Princeton to Monmouth, the sacrifice of Abner, and a patriotic woman who loved a soldier and later wed, living seventy years amid triumph and loss. Mentions Washington, Howe, Stark, Sullivan, Forest, and the Monmouth campaign in a musing, lyrical tone.
Georgia Democratic convention in Atlanta declared Honorable Joseph M. Brown the party nominee for governor before 2,500 delegates and spectators at Grand Opera House. The platform backed wage protection, fair taxation, railroad reform, public schools, a labor department, and stricter anti lobbying, with Brown to be notified by a five member committee.
The great council of Red Men of the state adjourned in Columbus after deciding Atlanta will host next year. Savannah pressed hard for the convention but the Atlanta delegation prevailed. The state body includes about 6,000 members with roughly 120 delegates at least, usually around 200 attend each convention.
Americus GA business men forming a civic association have purchased a hundred acre tract inside city limits to convert into a modern racing park. Plans include stables and stands with automobile and horse racing slated as mid summer amusements.
The Georgia Seed Crushers Association of about 30 members adjourned and elected officers at Atlantic Beach Florida. President W. H. McKenzie ofrezuma Ga, Vice President R. S. Patillu of con Ga, Secretary Fielding Wallace of Augusta Ga, Treasurer Thomas Ogleston of Atlanta Ga. Executive Committee J. A. Arcent Carrollton Ga, R. G. Riley Bany Ga, W. H. Schroder Ms, C. Douthit Atlanta Ga.
In Augusta Georgia a superior court jury found the city not liable in the suit by Emma Dozier widow of Peden Dozier. The suit claimed $10,000 for damages after her husband died when he fell through Lake Olmstead while intoxicated.
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