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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1907
Page
13
Mrs Frank L Woodruff returns from the East with insights from Dr William Allen on school based medical exams. Defects are identified for school admission and linked to poverty relief via Associated Charities. Rockefeller Hospital and district nurse work highlighted, plus Municipal Research informing policy. Atlanta Willard WCTU church meeting set for Thursday at 4 PM.
Miss Jeanette McLeod and Mr Warren Connally Powell wed at the bride’s mother's Spring Street home in a morning ceremony. Attendants were two flower girls and a ring bearer. The couple left for a North Carolina honeymoon as friends offered congratulations. Several society events and notices follow, including a Spend-the-Day Party, informal tea, and a bridge luncheon in honor of Mrs Wade Langston.
A local retailer touts a broad shirt selection promising all the features men desire. The shop emphasizes comfort, style, and durability across a wide range of sizes and colors to meet various tastes.
Returned that night to his home in Charlottes ville Miss Ella Smillie and Mre E Tupmen have returned from the north with cousins Mr and Mrs KR Bringan. Mrs E TL Wimbish of Greenville is visiting sister Mra J L Obertran on the way home from Jamestown where she had charge of the states educational exhibit. The exhibit was successful and admired. Mrs Mattie Fulghum visiting Mr and Mrs W W Reynolds on Grant street. Miss Mattie Burrows and her brother the late John Burrows won with Jefferson Davis when captured at Irwinville. Mr and Misa Marion Gay of Jacksonville are entertained by Mrs W B Parks and Miss Aline Parks. Mr and Mrs Robert F Shedden announce the birth of a son. The Standard Rotary Sewing Machine is always selected when price or a dice do not govern a choice. Both phones 2108 5a South Broad.
A DELICIOUS FLAVOR may be obtained for every dainty by using BAUDA'S FLAVORING EXTRACTS. The ad promotes versatile flavoring options for desserts and confections.
In Athens Georgia prohibitionists plan to urge the mayor and council to impose a large locker tax on clubs allowing liquor on premises or in lockers. Officials Dorsey and Cobb promise strict enforcement of the prohibition law with little leniency for offenders and Judge Brand may sentence those convicted, sending violators to the gang from his court.
Municipal Judge Sadler set a new price on a kiss, fining John McLaughlin 100 dollars for kissing Nellie Perkins an eight year old girl employed in a downtown store. Miss Parking testified he kissed her in Vernon park as she walked home from work and the defendant embraced her. Police were called and he was arrested. Also noted is the promotion of Robert H Hogg to manager of Swift & Company’s Augusta branch effective September 1.
A mother warns Clara against trusting Mr Sparkleigh, pleading for self restraint. Clara resists, mother notes a pin as a device, hinting at hidden motives and social intrigue in a tense domestic exchange. The scene suggests temptation and social scrutiny without graphic detail.
Fragmentary Chicago Tribune note recounts a historic parallel with old Egypt legends and a modern impersonation tale. Vague phrases hint at a public figure or event labeled Rameses Aravan and a contemporary faker.
Henry Frick in New York calls for correction of abuses in both corporate and individual acts, argues that past practices sanctioned by custom should not be reversed, and that enforcement of new laws can be fair without harming credit. He insists the administration can address violations intelligently.
The Villa Musical Comedy Company staged final performances of A Trip to Atlantic City at the Ponce de Leon Casino with Two Old Cronies to follow, promising strong vaudeville and a lively musical program led by John and Walter Villa and Margaret Shannon. The Pastime Theater on Peach Street featured a crisp vaudeville program headlined by Carls illustrations and Harry Howard, Earl Higley, Misa Snow, and others, delivering clean acts, dancing, and comic skits with an electric, well-attended venue.
A German speaking proprietor explains to a puzzled English speaking tourist that a misread English cylinder caused the gramophone to play German. The tourist sat as the proprietor clarified the error and noted the English cylinder’s red tint at the end, while the German one remained blue.
The man in the iron mask explains he was in an auto crash and refuses to give his name. Onlookers learn it was nothing out of the ordinary and unremarkable in the event.
Dennie Rowan, 25, fired on Patrolman Charles Fudder and faced a mob outside the prison. Assistant Chief Spaulding, shot four times, fought through the crowd with a blackjack to reach police headquarters. Rowan ordered to be restrained as 800 supporters gathered, with reinforcements needed to avert violence. Rudder remains in serious condition. In Georgia, Athens Southern Manufacturing advances a third cotton mill project with worker housing, expanding the city’s industrial footprint.
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