Paris and Berlin in the War News Sweep
Paris faces transfer of the Bank of France to Bordeaux and Berlin battles with heavy casualties. Reports claim Austrians defeated near Lemberg and 140,000 Austrians hors du combat. Amiens reportedly taken by Germans as awe grows over Paris air raids and ongoing front fighting.
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Associated Press
Bank OF France
Paris
Bordeaux
Poncake
Rome
Nist
Servia
Jadar
Hors du Combat
Lemberg
Berlin
Petrograd
Vienna
Amiens
London
France
Daily Mail
the Chronicle
Department of
Somme
Clarke County Tax Rate Fixed at Five Mills for 1914
Clarke County Georgia commissioners fixed the 1914 tax rate at five mills or five dollars per thousand dollars of property value. The levy supports state and county purposes including legal indebtedness, officers salaries, jurors, poor, coroner, lawful charges and other charges with a total state and county levy of 91 2 mills. August 3 1914 Tate Wright Clerk.
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Clarke
Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue
Clarke County
Georgia
Tate Wright
Fulton County Officials Inspect Athens Concrete Streets
A Fulton county delegation visited Athens to study its concrete road work on Milledge Hill and Prince streets. The group, including County Commissioners and city officials, toured the projects, praised Athens methods, and discussed potential county adoption of similar streets.
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Fulton County
Athens
Milledge, Hill and Prince
Shelby Smith
Winn
Hansell
Public Works
Wilson
Mead
Georgia School of Technology
Dorsey
Capt. Barnett
Clarke
Atlanta
Missionary Leader C A Rowland to Address Ladies Society
Mr C A Rowland returned from a world tour visiting mission stations of the Southern Presbyterian church will speak to the Ladies Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian church at 5 pm today at Mrs C A Scudder’s Milledge avenue home. The event offers a rare privilege for the group.
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C. A. Rowland
Asia
Europe
Missionary Society Today
Ladies Missionary Society
First Presbyterian Church
C. A. Scudder
Milledge Avenue
Southern Presbyterian Church
Rowland
One Clarke County Farmer Ends No-Price Cotton Dilemma
J. W. Morton, a leading Clarke County planter, resolves his cotton concerns by selling no cotton and shifting focus to corn cattle and hogs. The note includes wartime dispatches, German withdrawals in Russia, and a testimonial for Chamberlain’s Diarrhoea Remedy from Mrs. May Higgins of Peru Indiana.
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Clarke County
Chamberlain
Citrolax Promoted as Ideal Laxative Drink
A testimonial from M. J. Perkins of Green Bay Wisconsin celebrates Citrolax as the perfect laxative drink after trying pills oils and salts. The ad highlights common issues like lazy liver and congested bowels and credits H. R. Palmer and Son Ady with distribution.
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Citrolax
Green Bay
Wis
H. R. Palmer _ & Son
Ady
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy Aids Woodstock Man
A Woodstock Georgia resident, T A Lewis of Route 3, credits Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy with restoring his health after long stomach trouble and failing treatments from doctors. He reports rapid relief and recommends the remedy to neighbors. The ad touts the product’s digestive benefits and urges readers to ask at H R Palmer & Sons or contact Geo H Mays Mfg Chemist for more information.
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Woodstock
T. A. Lewis
Route 3
Mayr
Mr. Lewis
Maya’s. Go
H. R. Palmer & Sons Drug Store
Geo. H. Mays Mfg
Whiting St
Chicago
Adv
Market News Notes Cotton Wheat and Paris Bourse
Fear of a widening European war boosted grain and cotton prices in Chicago trading. Wheat rose amid rumors of Turkey entering the conflict and reports of British flour purchases, with corn and oats following higher. Paris bourse closed indefinitely, while cotton oil prices edged up and trading activity remained brisk on exports from the Gulf and Atlantic seaboard.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Turkey
Gulf of Mexico
Italy
Atlantic Seaboard
Corp
Seaboard
Chicago Quotations From the Associated Press
Market page shows wheat corn oats and pork futures with daily highs lows closes and near term and deferred contracts. Trading figures include Sept Dec May contracts for wheat corn oats and pork products with current prices and variations.
Atlanta Weather Forecast and Conditions
The forecast for Atlanta and vicinity calls for fair weather tonight and Friday. Georgia should be partly cloudy tonight and Friday. A northern disturbance remains centered north of the Lakies while a high from the northwest drifts to the central Mississippi and Ohio Valleys. Light showers appear in parts of Alabama and along the east Gulf and south Atlantic coasts with fair weather elsewhere. Temperatures fall 6 to 10 degrees from Memphis to Buffalo and frosts are reported, notably 36 degrees at Williston with heavy frost.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Mississippi
Ohio
Alabama
Gulf
South Atlantic
Counry
Memphis
Buffalo
Rocky Mountain
Williston
New York Cotton Exchange Poised to Reopen
The New York cotton exchange unanimously accepted a committee plan and Liverpool representatives agreed to additional obligations in cotton, seen as a major step toward reopening. Liverpool also agreed to ballot liquidation orders for open contracts including straddle and American interest.
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N. Y
Liverpool
Associated Press
Farmers Plan Steps to Relieve Cotton Congestion
Delegates to the National Farmers Union prepare to appoint a committee to devise plans for cotton relief. The group will work with national officers and the executive board to seek congressional legislation based on reports from yesterday's session. Peter Radford, appointed by President Charles S. Barrett, aims to raise 200000 dollars and has already secured 20000.
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Associates Press
Fort. Worth
Tex
National Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union
National Executive Board
Congress
Peter Radford
Charles S. Barrett
Union City
Union
Dr King’s New Life Pills and Po do Lax Ad
Clearing weather with northerly winds is indicated for Atlanta. Dr King’s New Life Pills promise a cure for dizziness biliousness and constipation and claim to tone the stomach liver and general system with first dose. Po do Lax advertised as a safe laxative to banish pimples bad blood headaches and other indigestion related issues with a 50c bottle and money back guarantee.
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Atlanta
FL von. Herrmann
Fraternal Lodge Meetings and Notices
A jumble of lodge announcements lists meeting nights and halls for Masons and knights in Max Joseph building, Jester street, and surrounding venues. Several officers invite Brethren and companions to attend, with notes on meeting rhythms and duties.
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Ienn Lodge
Fellowa
Max Joseph
J.W. Anthony
N. G. H. L. Garebold
Keystone
Royal Arch Masons
W. C. Jordan
H. P. M. Tasummerlin
Elmo Lodge
K. of P
St. Hime Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Jester
Clayton Street
S. R. Grubb
C. C
Classic City Council
U.C. IT
K.of P. Hall
Jester Building
Edwier
8. C
John Roberts
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Copenhagen
East Prussia
Louise
Belgium
Valley OF Hame
Times Today
Valley of Hanne
Mans
Havas
Antwerp
Limbourg
M. Merchton
Lansberg
Dessel
Beschofsheim
Heilsberg
Konigsberg
Exchange Telegraph Company
Champignie
J. W. Morton
Athy Jens
Russia
the Tageblatt
Thorn
West Prussia
Vistula
Nieszama
Central of Georgia Railroad
Assocated Press
Norman
Jones
Labor Day
DR. Wedford W. Brown
Hancock Bldg
Broad St
Macon
Madison Wit
Apalachee
Greene County Railroad
Monroe
B. R. Bloodworth
Lodge Directory
Mt. Vernon Lodge
No. 22
Athens B
Lodge Quarters
Broad and
Lumpkin Streets
Wc. Haynes
E.R. Geo
Palmer
Geo. B. Davis
W. C
Hall
Max Joseph Bullying
Thos. M
Forrester
Johm Mappin
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