Public Opinion Snippets and Oddities From Progressive Era Clippings
A compilation of stray remarks and brief notes touching on vivisection laws in Massachusetts, pugilists Sullivan and Mitchell at Puget Sound, radium pricing, New York mayoral term changes, and a Chicago court form’s physician bill. Also comments on birds protection, Morgan’s wage, Carnegie medal dreams, India shake bites, and Roosevelt plans to visit Booker Washington’s school. A Massachusetts elderly bridegroom dies shortly after a ninety three year old wedding.
Consolidation of rural schools and roads policy debate
The article argues for consolidating small rural schools and transporting pupils to central graded schools, urging national aid for wagon road construction. It cites 5 percent good roads, 85 percent bad, and stresses federal state cooperation to advance education, religion, and national unity. It closes with a Western editor’s remark on shifting housing expectations for a newly engaged girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Bureau of Eawication
Commissioner of Education
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W. P. Brownlow
Tennessee
Senate
Latimer
South Carolina
Senate Committee On Agriculture
United States
Brown and Smith in heated Georgia governor race duel
The article reports Hon. r. Pops Brown of Pulaski withdrawing from the gubernatorial contest and endorsing Hon. Hoke Smith, signaling a likely two candidate race. It notes expectations of a heated, principled campaign and mentions a belief that few others will enter. It includes ads for Ry Dale’s Cough Elixir and Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar, plus several brief notes on prohibition-era topics.
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Brown
Smith
R. Pops Brown
Pulaski
Hoke Smith
Mr. Brown
Mr. Smith
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Vienna News
A. Adkins, JR
Dooly County
Vienna
Vienne
Congress
Truste
Massachusetts
Bay State
John L. Sullivan
Charley Mitchell
Puget Sound
New York
Chicago
Pierpont Morgan
India
America
Roosevelt
Booker Washington
Smith and Howell
Rydale
Rydale’s
Vienna Drug, Co
Bureau of Statistics
Macon News
Kenney
Kennedy
Vienna Drug Company
Georgia
John D. Rockafeller, Jr
Shea
Indianapolis
Aan Henderson & Jordan
Annie “Hunter
Pit Pa
Vienna Drug Co
E. E. Raiford
B. F. Leek
Concord
Bucklen
Billous
J. M., Whitehead
Vienna, GA
T. Stovall
E. Williams
Walton Bros
Peepee Care
Roberts
T. F. Bivins
M. D
H. A. Mobley
M.D. Bivins
Mobley
Callo
Beall
Dnadilla, Ga
pat-Law
F. Powell & Son, Attorney-at-Law
Walter F, Hall
Cordele, GA
M. P. Hall
George & Lasseter
Wm. Myers
Cearfots
Ches
Rt Ine A Astor
Weal Gt Dr Saa
New ‘York
Gastoria
Bears
Castoria
Stephens’ Bottling Works
B.B.B
Eapatata Sr
Easses
Usabers Fotos
Straightsigo Beck
Dafoe Oe
Peter
Writi
Horse Hotel
J. W. Bazemore
Loula Morgan
Laula Morgan
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