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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1919
Page
7
A compact guide for summer tea gatherings detailing pot setup with cups and teapot, lemon slices and light snacks. Includes lemon tea, sweet sandwich fillings, deviled egg and coleslaw sandwiches, sour cream cucumber spread, and gingerbread or cookie recipes with notes on cookies and oatmeal drops.
In a tense scene Ruth searches for Alice who has disappeared after Bert's letter. Ruth and Scott contemplate disclosure, blame, and survival options as they face housing troubles and Alice’s unpredictable choices. They brace for a new day of house-hunting and truth-telling.
Walter G Webb formerly of Wilmington North Carolina and a seven year resident of Atlanta died at his home at 266 Forrest Slanner after an operation. Funeral services Monday at 8 PM at the chapel of H M Patterson Son with Dr F C McConnell officiating. Interment West View cemetery. He was born September 5 1844 at Rockingham North Carolina and enlisted in the Thirteenth North Carolina artillery serving three years under Colonel Starr. He survived by his widow and one son Earl P Webb of the Atlanta office of the A B & A railroad. He was a member of the Baptist church.
A damaged notice notes adjournment of the Millen farm meeting planned for the fourth Monday in August. It hints at a large sum involved and extended weeklong attendance, with uncertain details remaining.
Lyerly Ga August 17 Special T J Worsham representative in the general assembly from Chattooga County and a NW Georgia leader died at 3 am at his Holland home after brief illness of acute indigestion. He seemed in good health Saturday and is survived by two sons and three daughters. Funeral arrangements not yet set but likely Monday.
Cordele Georgia plans a September tour to show stump pulling and clearing equipment. A nine car train will begin September 2 from Cardels after a kickoff at J M Hunts farm two miles east of town. Local committee aims to attract farmers from Crisp and neighboring counties to witness the initial demonstration.
Dublin Ga August special announces the Dublin and Laurens Bank plans a combined bank and office building six to ten stories high. President G W Brantley Sr says it is the oldest bank in the county, strong in the region, owning prized business property. Construction boom potential noted with about 700000 dollars in planned projects.
Spectay announces a merger in Macon Ga that will create a new company valued at about 900000 dollars. The plan includes expanding the hospitalized plant and warehouse facilities with additions to be completed in the near future. Stockholders consider electing new officials including Nee Wy hineham.
A sub committee introduced by the Wwe adopted plans for amusements at Lakewood with a new dancing pavilion opening at 11 o clock and a noon dinner. Off campus bands and two drum and bugle corps will play, with Camp Gordon offering an exhibit of machine guns and trench mortars to be demonstrated. Admission to amusements and grandstand races is free.
Three thousand Atlentans crowded Candler Field Sunday to watch Lieutenants Alex B. McMullen and K. B. Wolfe perform daring aerial stunts. More than two thousand additional viewers filled the area in the afternoon. News photographer G. A. Rountree and Francis Price captured scenes for use by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and national outlets. Both aviators plan to return for further aerial demonstrations, with McMullen a former Southern Field instructor and Wolfe noted for a pig transported in his ship.
The National Women's Trade Union League announced an international congress of working women to meet in Washington the week before the International labor conference called by President Wilson to convene October 29. Delegates from thirty four countries will attend, each supplying credentials from an accredited women’s trade union.
Perst erat ads remind readers that their grocer carries Carnalicr products. The note emphasizes availability and scheduling, urging patrons to check weekly offers and stock.
The piece describes Moeharajah cloth used for hats, noting its ability to twist and drape into fashionable shapes. It highlights a delicate-hued toma as the sole ornament placed jauntily at the back, marking a refined urban style.
Macon August 17 Special James Sausby once of North Carolina and a former Atlantic Coast Line employee in Wilmington was identified in Macon as the man who died in New York under mysterious circumstances. His sister, Mrs Henry J. Langel of North Carolina, confirmed the linkage, recounting a family feud that drove him to assume the name Soraby. He had lived apart from his North Carolina kin for years, building new ties and refusing old friends. Funeral services were held in Macon with burial at Rosa Hill Cemetery after the Order of Railway Clerks handled the body.
Waycross Ga August 17 Mayor W T Wright returned from Savannah where he investigated a plan for market control. He and health officer Dr J R Scully say Savannah market mirrors Waycross but promises further inquiry. Wright says local sellers have inflated meat prices and vows action against profit gouging while preserving legitimate profits.
J N Marbut of Oak Grove Alabama and H B Wilson of Fife Alabama traveled to Atlanta by motor. They praised Atlanta's progress over the last decade and noted flourishing crop conditions observed along the route from Lithonia where Marbut once lived.
This afternoon, councillors Littla and J. R. sht introduced parking ordinances to regulate downtown traffic. The plan would ban parking on nearly every street between 8 am and 7 pm, require the Georgia Railway and Power Co to reroute cars on several lines, revive day walking enforcement for pedestrians, and expand street work. A street committee resolution authorizes widening Spring Street in prep for paving, with county plans for next year.
Cordele Georgia August 17 Special One of the best farms in Crisp county changed hands when F S Brogdon of Richwood sold his 197 acre Hermuda Dairy to EB Dy Fraser for 20000. The price averages a little more than 100 per acre signaling that Crisp county land buyers pay a premium despite uncertain crop prospects this year.
Dublin Ga August 17 special a department of markets headed by Fred Z Bridges has been organized by the Farmers' Co-Operation association to locate the best markets for county farmers and connect them with the nearest buying centers for their produce.
A Brooklyn resident testifies that after a years long malaise from displacement and fatigue she found relief using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter asserts the product restored strength and health, urging others with similar symptoms to seek the remedy and contact the Lydia Pinkham company for guidance.
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