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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1909
Page
12
The store promotes fine linen fabrics for warm weather gowns. Embroidered allover designs in colors or white offer cool, smart options. Widths 32 to 50 inches priced from 75 cents to $2 per yard. Novelties and exclusive White and Wash fabrics abound in Atlanta.
The Sheltering Arms will hold its regular monthly meeting at the Home Thursday starting at 10 o clock to finalize arrangements for the Day Nursery convention and tag day. Miss Graham hosts the Lane Good Club at her Houston street home with a violet theme, bingo and refreshments.
The National Dental Association held its thirteenth annual convention in Denver with officers elected including President Dr N Thorpe and vice presidents for regions. Topics covered included pyorrhea and a controversial claim linking peroxide hair dyeing to gum disease and transmission by kissing.
A dubious testimonial style notice promotes Total Eclipse Catarrh Cure as instant relief for catarrh. It urges readers to mail 81.00 for a trial and claims numerous personal endorsements, promising free literature and a health pipe with response.
An Atlanta store advertises invisible toric bifocals that provide reading and walking vision with two glasses in one. The Walter Ballard Optical Co. at 7% Peachtree Street claims thousands furnished without visible bifocal lines and invites customers to visit for proof.
Madison March 3 Senator Gaylord opposed to the county option bill quoted Bishop Potter and District Attorney Jerome of New York and lauded brewery workers. He said without the saloon the social democratic party would not have formed in Milwaukee and admitted speaking more freely at the bar than in the pulpit.
Montgomery March 31 executive committee of Sewanee university trustees spent the day arranging ways and means for the school. They disclosed nothing public and worked through many details in Rey Gapart McQueen's study, with bishops Gallor of Tennessee Nelson of Atlanta Reese of Savannah Roberta of Chattanooga and Vice Chancellor Bo Wigwans present
Mrs Welborn and Miss Helen Jotmeon are praised for their improved health. Dexter left yesterday for a visit to Michigan, marking a brief travel note amid the community happenings.
Our Oriental Rugs sale features price reductions on carpets from the East with rich colors and durable weave. The store guarantees genuineness and correct pricing, offering rugs, door mats, prayer mats, strips, runners, and carpets at reduced rates for a few days longer.
A letter from Comptroller General Wright to Chatham County Tax Collector Thompson indicates taxes paid by the Central of Georgia Railway under a settlement with the attorney general do not cover taxes on Western Railway of Alabama stock after 1904. City and county receipts show payments through 1908, with questions remaining about back taxes from 1904 to 1906 and potential further funds.
A Louisiana insurance department report shows state aggregate premiums across all insurers rose by 104 408 during the past year, compared with the previous year. The Baton Rouge area is noted in the data as part of the statewide figures.
Washington reports Dr. Charles W. Eliot president of Harvard was formally tendered the ambassadorship to Great Britain after a Harvard banquet. Eliot would assume duties within six months if he accepts, having served Harvard for forty years.
The Seventh Georgia Division of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows adjourned in Americus on March 3 after a productive session. State officers present were Grand Master J T Black, Stare Joe Thames Hill, J B Iveridge, and Division Secretary F C Tibbs. Reports were encouraging and discussions stressed practical lines to spur good work in the coming months.
President Taft urged Congress to create a tariff bureau this session. He said it would aid the Payne bill framework in foreign trade talks and provide Congress and the White House with detailed tariff data as issues arise. He met with the National tariff convention committee headed by Midd and Towne and Tompkins to press for a permanent tariff committee.
Howell Hollis was elected exalted ruler of the Columbus Lodge of Elks in Columbus Georgia. The Elks plan to build a handsome home this year as part of lodge improvements. Authorities revoke near beer licenses in Mobile and Salem amid appeals from Alabama prohibition cases pending before the state supreme court.
New Orleans March 31 delegates from southern states formed the Southern Child Labor Conference. An executive committee will decide the next meeting place and date. Officers elected include Governor J Sanders president and Frank M Colville secretary with Miss Jean Gordon treasurer.
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