Hungry Gentleman’s Descent in a Lodging-House No. 1
A starving man hides pride behind hunger as he fails to pay rent to Mrs. Gannon in a foul lodging house on Tompson street. He contemplates pawning his late mother’s ivory miniature to survive while recalling a life of wealth and education before poverty swelled. The scene ends with a note that the story continues in the next issue.
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France
Army of
Tompson Street
Mr. Gannon
Paris
First Picture of Platform Committee in Session
Dramatic scene from Democratic platform committee sessions shown in a historic photo. Long hours and bitter debate over the Ku Klux Klan plank and League of Nations issues left members exhausted and tense. The pictured lineup includes Homer Cummings as chair with key senators and representatives seated and standing in a detail caption.
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Democratic Storm Center
Ku Klux Klan
Homer Cummings
Tess
Tte
League of Nations
Your Kind of Face Powder
Americas Drug Co promotes a wide line of face powders with prices from 25 cents to 2 dollars. The ad emphasizes a large selection and invites customers to inquire about any desired powder shade or product.
Exodus of Blacks Has Been Checked
Atlanta June 28 The migration of negroes from Southern states to Northern industrial centers appears to have been checked according to railroad officials. Many who left Southern homes returned home or stayed, disillusioned by false promises of higher wages and social equality.
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Atlanta
Jad Salts Promoted For Kidney Health And Flush
A newspaper ad extols Jad Salts to flush kidneys and relieve bladder disorders. It urges drinking water, taking four ounces of Jad Salts in water before breakfast for a few days, and notes the remedy is made from grape and lemon acids with lithia. The ad warns to have kidneys checked by a physician at least twice yearly.
People learn to save money says Atlanta banker
John K. Ottley, president of the Fourth National Bank of Atlanta, cites reports on savings deposits and estimates annual gross income around sixty billion dollars with people saving about nine billion dollars yearly from service payments.
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ATLAN
Nottle
Atlanta
John K. Ottley
Fourth National Bank of Atlanta
Bank
Indictments Returned in Bibb County Case
June 28 indictments returned by Bibb County grand jury name Leland Harvey and Milledge C Willis of Macon. They face charges connected to an alleged attempt to rob George A Hanse, general manager of the Georgia Railroad, in Atlanta the day before their arrest.
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Macon
Bibo County Grand
Leland Harvey
Milledge C. Willis
George A. Hanse
General of Georgia Railroad
Terhe
Mr. Hanse
Atlanta
It Takes a Marriage License to Get Married on
A wry proverb-like line notes that love and legality cross paths as a marriage license is required to wed and an auto license is needed to date. The quip reflects humor about bureaucratic hurdles in relationships.
Sunburned Man Deflects Slap With Eye-Kicking Response
An incident described as a slap on the back leading to a kick to the eye reveals the man is sunburned. The report notes the unexpected reaction and the visible sunburn as context for the confrontation.
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W. W. M’neill
Americus, Georgia
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Murray’s Pharmacy
Rexall
Americus, Ga
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Una Hig
Charles H. Mayer
Missouri
Caraway
Arkansas
Finis H. Garrett
Tennessee
Key Pittman
Nevada
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
Utah
Alfred Lucking
Michigan
W. A. Ayres
Kansas
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
Nebraska
W. K. O’brien
Indiana
Joseph H. Kellogg
New York
William Jennings Bryan
Florida
Homes S. Cummings
Connecticut
Newton D. Baker
Ohio
Americus Drug CO
R. C. Ellis
G. C. Webb
Americus
Georgia
Empire Loan and Trust Company
Bibe
India
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Seeger & Rivers
Candler Bldg
Certified Public Accountants Audits — Systems — Examinations
Federal Tax Service
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta Joint Stock Land Bank
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Electrician Telephone
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