Committee of Sixty backs national Prohibition pledge drive
The Committee of Sixty, drawing support from Democrats and Republicans alike, aims to enroll five million voters who pledge to vote only for parties and candidates endorsing national Prohibition. They plan to press all major parties to adopt a Prohibition plank, with leaders including Chancellor David Starr Jordan and Daniel A. Poling, and pledge to influence conventions and policy.
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Flying Squadron
Christian Endeavor Society
W, C, T, U, and Temperance Federations
Committee of Sixty
Republican
Democratic
Doned
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford, Jr., University
Daniel A. Poling
United Society of Christian Endeavor
Lost Skill of the Ancients in Lifting Great Loads
A discussion notes that early civilizations faced the challenge of lifting heavy stones quickly and efficiently. It cites Egypt's pyramids and suggests builders used lost mechanical arts or extraordinary patience, referencing Engineering Magazine.
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Egypt
Discovery of Soap by Celts and Early Makers
The text argues soap origins with Celts from the word seb on and suggests nomadic use of wood fires could yield soap. It links mineral salts in woods to burnt residues forming lye and says a curious woman might notice cleansing properties from grease and broth residues.
Recommendations by Georgia Educational Board
The Georgia Educational Board urges reform of county superintendent selection and calls for trained, locally funded public schools. It backs compulsory attendance, free textbooks financed by local taxes, and state aid with a strong emphasis on illiteracy removal and coordinated funding.
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Georgia Educational Board
General Assembly
State Board of Education
Macadam and Telford Pioneers of Modern Road Making
John Loudon Macadam born in Ayr Scotland in 1756 created the macadam road system still used today though improved. He died in 1836 aged eighty and with James Telford advanced highway science through drainage and sound subsoil principles.
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John Loudon Macadam
McAdam
Ayr
Scotland
Macadam
England
Telford
Jarges
Forming Habits in Youth Education Debate
A Columbus Ohio Journal editorial denounces pool playing in schools as a habit forming amusement. It argues youth deserve maximum educational freedom and that school games should not be used to curb academic effort. The piece endorses broad, unrestricted education and warns against narrowing methods to appease materialistic demands.
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Columbus
Journal
The Credit Book Solution
A tradesman replaces a credit refusal with a notice demanding the names and addresses of buyers who do not pay, posted in the shop. Curious customers pay ten cents to see their names in the credit book, and most debts are settled quickly, clearing the book.
Bottles Tell Ocean Routes Across the Atlantic
The navy hydrographic bureau uses sea bottle messages to trace ocean currents. Bottles dropped by ships reveal paths by wind and gulf stream, with many voyages lasting months or years and covering thousands of miles. United States to Europe bottles drift northeast. Spain and Africa bottles trend west to the West Indies.
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Hydrographic Bureau
Navy Department
United States
England
France
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf Stream
Spain
Africa
West India Islands
Wind Speed Scales and Pressure Findings
The London Chronicle cites meteorological terms for wind velocities from 24 to 87 miles per hour with gales, storms, and hurricanes by ranges. It notes the Tay Bridge disaster of December 1879 where anemometers exceeded 100 miles per hour and attempts to link velocity with pressure, mentioning eight to ninety pounds per square foot as observed by the British Association Committee on Wind Pressure.
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Tay Bridge
British Association Committee
London Chronicle
Libel For Divorce In Dooly County May Term 1916
Carrie Jolly sues T. P. Jolly in Dooly Supshoe Court for divorce. Defendant not resident of county or state, so court orders service by publication in Vienna News for two months before next term. May 12, 1916. Judge W H Lasseter and W F u8, C C.
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Dooly Supshoe Court
Carrie Jolly
T. P. Jolly
Vienna News
W. H. Lasseter
C.C. C
Pianos to be sold on first Tuesday in July 1916 Vienna Ga
A Kimball piano model 41 style 206441 is to be sold at public auction on the courthouse door in Vienna Dooly County Georgia on the first Tuesday in July 1916 between legal hours for cash. The sale is to satisfy a fi fa from Dooly Superior Court in favor of W W Kimball Co against A C Morris. Property is levied as the defendant's and will be sold to the highest bidder. B C Davis Shffe(??)
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Georgia
Dooly County
Court House
Vienna
Kimball
Dooly | Superior
W. W. Kimball Co
A. C. Morris
A. GC .Morris
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Vienna, GA
B. C. Davis
L. L. Woodward
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