DeKalb bond issue debated as voting nears
Decatur Ga August 18 final hours set for DeKalb County good roads bond vote totaling 750 000 with polls in Decatur opening 11 am closing 7 pm and country polls 8 am to 3 pm voters urged to follow hours. Campaigners say strong support and concerted action should pass the measure amid map disputes and final statements from Commissioner J Te Nash addressing road projects from Rome to Kirkwood and beyond.
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DeKalb
Georgia
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J. Te ¥. Nash
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Romevant DeKalb
Fast Lake Drive
Kirkwnad
Worehimd Avenue
DeKalb County Road Plan and Local Improvements
The document outlines a long range road plan in NeKaib and DeKalb counties, detailing a Boulevard DeKath extension from Kirkwood west to Broreland Avenue and east to Exot Late Drive, connecting Decatur Kirkwood Panthersville McWilliams and Phillips districts with Atlanta. It notes no county-wide agreements beyond the shown pond system and contrasts old and new nailmaking methods, and a brief shopkeeper joke about dog bait cults in a London bar.
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Mailitin
Counys
Kirkwood
Dekalb County
Decatur
Kirkwool
Panthersville
McWilliams and
Phillips
Atlanta
DeKalb
Georgia Tax Digests Show Big 1919 Increase Expected
State Tax Commission reports tax returns for 1919 from all but 14 counties received. Net increase so far totals 47,404,168, with Fulton and other wealthy counties still to be heard from. Fullerbright predicts a final gain near 56,000,000, second only to last year’s 85,000,000. Since 1917 Georgia values have climbed steadily, signaling historic prosperity.
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Fulton
Fullbright
Chatham
Richmond
Floyd
Houston
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Baker
Barrow
Catoosa
Gwinnett
Jeff Davin
Screven
Tatnall
Washington
Europe
Georgia
Citizens of Crisp Resent the Burning of Negro Churches
In Cordele on August 18 a mass meeting passed resolutions urging county commissioners to offer a $1,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of those responsible for burning four negro churches and one lodge room in Crisp county. The governor may also be asked to offer a reward. Citizens pledged to help rebuild and assist the affected negro communities.
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Gen
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Crisp
Crisp County
Man Sues for Divorce Over Wife’s Alleged Gold Motive
J Pries files suit against Anna Pearlstein Pries claiming she wed him for his money and abused him after their three weeks of marriage in New York City. He says she cursed Atlanta calling it a “punk little town.”
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J. Pries
Gealnat
Anna Pearlstein Pries
New York City
Atlanta
Ada Dusher urges home cooking to beat high living costs
Mrs Ada Irving Dusher, noted domestic science teacher, tells Atlanta women that savings start at home. She says give up costly meat cuts, cook smarter, and demonstrates with the Favorite Fireless gas range at Haverty Furniture on Auburn Ave and Pryor St. She will lecture in Atlanta all week at 2:30 PM, showing how to tenderize tough meats and retain juices for lower costs.
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Ada Irving Dusher
Atlanta
Ivan
Constitution
Food Administration
Haverty Furniture Company
Auburn Ave
Pryor St
Georgia Man’s Siege Recounted Over Health Recovery
J H Martin of Mount Vernon Georgia described a hospital stay with stomach trouble and a long siege of weakness. He credited Ziron with restoring strength renewing nerves and boosting his system after a period of poor appetite fatigue and yellowing skin.
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Mount Vernon
Saya
Mike
Claim Unhappy Couples Forced to Immorality
An August 16 feature argues English divorce law pressures couples into immoral concealment and, by relying on letters and desertion as grounds, keeps the system unreformed. It cites Colonel Josiah Wedgwood’s divorce and defense of his actions to illustrate public and political backlash against the law.
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Hants
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Pottery
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Belgium
Dardanelles
London
Blood Purity Cure Promoted by Doctor’s Prescription C-2223
An advertisement touts Prescription C-2223 as a liquid blood cleanser to remove impurities and improve health. It claims quick results, no mercury or narcotics, and offers bottles for $1.50 or mail order from the Memphis lab.
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Mest
Memphis
Tenn
T J Treadwell Dies
Thomas J. Treadwell a pioneer Atlanta citizen died Monday afternoon at his country home in Mc Donough Ga after an illness of two years He was 54 years old and had retired five years ago He was active in Atlanta business first in mercantile trade then in loans and real estate under Treadwell Abbott Co Survived by wife Rebecca Morley one brother W F Treadwell Interment set for Tuesday afternoon in Mc Donough
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Africa
K C
Staffordshire
Thomas J. Treadwell
Atlanta
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Treadwell, Abbott & Co
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Henry County
W. F. Treadwell
French naval officers arrive in Savannah for trawler fleet
Commander La Fargue and Lieutenant Flumeraud landed in Savannah with a fleet of trawlers built for France at Foundation Slipbuilding yards. The ships are destined for Boulogne and La Rochelle, with the first group sailing later in the month.
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Idiotic Affair and Summer Burns From Cartoons Magazine
A satirical excerpt describes a summer vacation with sun and sea memories, mingled with bitterness and heartburn. It features playful urban slang and a back‑and‑forth between a young woman and her father noting an “idiotic affair” with a nearby officer.
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Cartoons Magazine
Fragmented Cartoons Magazine Snippets on Stories and Dams
A collage of light fiction lines and jokes from Cartoons Magazine. Mentions a Leop ar d shooting scene and a dialogue about Julius and a gun. References Spain’s dam project from Sevilla to Cordoba and a safety coat key ring invention.
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Cartoons Magazine
Leopard
Alice
Julius Talarad
Lucy
Boston Transcript
Spain
Guedalupe River
Sevilla
Cordoba
Michigan
Old time skin remedy pamphlet touts blood purification
A vintage advertisement argues lasting relief for eczema and skin eruptions only comes from cleansing the blood. It claims local ointments fail, while a “great old remedy” purifies blood and restores health, urging readers to obtain a bottle and seek expert medical advice at Swift Laboratory in Atlanta.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
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