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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1909
Page
3
Wooltex relies on Mme Savarie in Paris who sends fashion letters, sketches, and top models weekly. Their designers, aided by a Style Committee, refine ideas into one winning reproduction each season. The process costs $50,000 yearly but adds only 25 cents per garment. You buy a Wooltex suit or dress that is good all the way through.
H E Stockbridge of the Southern Ruralist addresses Sereno E Payne chairing the Ways and Means Committee. The letter argues section 682 would impose a 29 percent duty on potash salts from Germany, harming American farmers who rely on potash for fertilizer. Stockbridge urges justice and notes the potential $4.48 million annual tax if duties apply, urging careful consideration.
A fragment mentions a grand musical festival and promotes Walter Ballard Optical Co in Arenas Georgia offering curved eyeglass tonics and one piece bifocals. It touts the New Tonic curved eye wear and claims past sales while urging readers to buy flour labeled EKE for purity.
W J Bryan addressed the Texas legislature in Austin urging passage of a tank deposit guaranty and urging lawmakers to read the national democratic platform before adjourning. He argued Texans would not fulfill their duty without supporting the measure.
Governor Brown spent the afternoon and night in Macon Georgia after addressing a large gathering of farmers in Perry earlier. He visited the Brown house in the evening as friends called by in Macon.
Cambridge April 6 President Charles W Eliot rejected newspaper reports claiming he had accepted or declined the ambassadorial post to Great Britain. In a later interview he said all such reports were unauthorized and noted no formal decision had been made.
Wilmington, April 5. M. Gregg, a leading Wilmington merchandise broker and member of a prominent South Carolina family, was instantly killed on the street today by a collapse of brick and other building material as he stood talking with a friend Hawaa, 52, who was nearby.
The Sanitary Auditorium project under chairman John E Murphy reports a final cost of 637,500 below estimates. Savings are used to furnish the building and fund 12,000 in militia HQ improvements. The committee notes 3,000 carried over in the budget and plans an electric elevator, new chairs, conduited wiring, movable floor, a monster organ loft, and a stage. The Armory Auditorium should be completed by May 1.
The Lyric presented Through Death Valley a melodrama of a miner rescuing a western girl from Mormons with Sioux bravado and dramatic chase scenes. Bijou showcased a top tier vaudeville bill with varied acts led by Hanson and Bennett, Adele Purvis Onel, and the Powers Trio, praised for novelty and humor.
Advertises a wide range of women's and children's hosiery in spring colors and fabrics. Details include lisle and silk hose, sheer, patterned, and embellished styles with prices largely at 1.00, 0.50, or 0.75 dollars, plus numerous color options and sizes for infants and children.
Marvelous sleight of hand by Mr Crane proves the hand quicker than the eye, Griff the jester and Warren and Blanchard deliver top comic routines, Grasnys present a novelty acrobatic act, Joe La Fleur performs daring stunts with dogs, Fredericka Raymond trio excel in operatic turns, with voices and staging praised despite some weak singing skills.
Patrick Leahy, commissioner of highways for Queens, announces a new maintenance and inspection plan for 800 miles of highways. The borough is split into satellite districts with assistant foremen responsible for each area, including Long Island City and Jamaica. Foremen will report nightly on work begun and completed, with funds allocated rising from 13 to 18 million dollars and a total maintenance budget of 80 thousand?
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