Insurrection in Silesia Spurs German-Polish Tensions
A chaotic report traces an August uprising in Silesia spreading from Betahon to Lobnitz as workers seize arms, clash with Reichswehr, and threaten key towns. Poles and locals resist, with casualties including several dead in clashes, as authorities move to quell the revolt amid broader unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betahon
Itz
Vetto
Altberun
Zes
Batishor
Loblnitz
France
Slepse
Au- 3
Migslowicz
Reichswehr
Altborun
Karowwitz
Yen
Tarnowitz
Aki
Rossen
Poland
Scooppinitz
Congress Considers Legislation to Cut Cost of Living
Washington August 26 Congress committees today continued consideration of legislation to reduce the high cost of living. Amendments to control hoarding and profiteering were discussed along with provisions for cold storage and federal trade commission powers to investigate stocks. Testimony covered storage effects on foods including meats and fruits with mention of insurance against deterioration and regulatory amendments to curb profiteering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Federal Trade Com
Tarvey W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemstry
Siench
Apple Shippers
House
The
Trade Commission
Cousrs Williams
Colver
Ardock
Siver
Itment of Justice
Agriculture Committee
Smith
Georgia
Gones
Department of Jusstor
Department
Attoral Palmer
Senate
Statth
Harrison
Oil rights clash over retroactive laws in Mexico
Washington notes reply from American Association of Producers of Petroleum in Mexico to Mexican officials claiming government power to confiscate foreign oil property. The group rejects retroactive seizures, arguing international law and private rights protect against broad state action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carranza
Mexico City
American Association of Producers of Petroleum
Mexico
State Department
Cabrera
Schiaffino
Onl
Francis Laurent
Ansent
France
England
Holland
English Profiteers Undersold At Oxford Street Market
The British campaign against profiteers gains momentum as Oxford hosts a street market organized by the trades and labor council. Hundreds from surrounding districts attend, buying goods at about 60 percent below shop prices, signaling potential expansion of street markets nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Philadelphia
Oxford
Trades and Labor Council
Great Britain
How to Identify Your Car From The Boston Transcript
The article explains test methods for car owners to identify their stolen vehicles. It notes that many thieves disguise cars, complicating recognition. It suggests practical steps for owners to match unique features and records to reclaim their property when police request verification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Boston Transcript
Lost and Found Rewards For Cars In 1919
Lost and found notices offer 50 rewards for arrest and conviction of thieves who stole vehicles. Details include a 1919 Ford touring car motor No 2790793 and a 10LG Buick with frame No 364402, motor No 354093, Georgia House No 23235, all linked to Atlanta incidents in August. Notify Automobile Underwriters Detective Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detecva Bureau
Dide
Aflania
Georgia House
Atlanta
Pielmont
Missing and stolen items listed with rewards in Atlanta notices
A garbled page of classified notices offers rewards for stolen automobiles in Jacksonville and Atlanta, including a Ford touring car motor No 205808 and a Buick touring car motor No 34533, with rewards for recovery and thieves conviction. Also listed are a 1913 Case touring car, a lost suit case on a streetcar, a lost wrist bag containing money and photos, a lost dog and a lost bicycle, plus various local services and advertisements from Atlanta businesses. Names of locations include Piedmont Hotel, Central, Grant Park, and Ivy Street, with contact addresses such as 1018 Broad Street and the Automobile Underwriters Detective Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Automobile
Durhau
Atlanta
Roward
Georgia
Georgian Service
Automobile Underwritera
Atlante
EOST
Peschtree
13Th Street
Urookwanod
Miock
Macon
Ivy
Auburn Avenue
Parly
Grant Park Pool
L. D. Rando
Multiple Help Wanted Ads Across Atlanta Listings
A jumble of 1920s style classified help wanted notices seeks workers and tradespeople. Openings include clerks, shop foremen, drivers, office boys, salesmen, marbles, vulcanizers, and bakers, with many requiring references and age limits. Locations cited include Peachtree Street, Pryor and Decatur streets, and several Georgia towns.
Help Wanted and Employment Ads Summary
Help wanted ads list varied positions and locations with misspellings and inconsistencies. Entries include male bookkeeper at 18 Produce Row main 3400, trimmer and automobile top maker for Miat class, address Slatthews Garnze Gulfport Mise, glock man and window trimmer at Hart Voote Davies Co, and railway mall clerk positions with salary 1100 per year. Additional notices for government mall carters, pool room attendant, and porters, pressors, butlers, and kitchen staff at The Viewam Washington DC and Auburn area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulfport
Mise
Mfr
Hart, Voote & Davies Co
Edgewood
Pryor St
Rellway Mall
Veeinner
Care Constitution
Columbia
D. C
Bell Hoya
Walt
Auburn Avenue
Help Wanted In Early 20th Century Ad List
Help wanted ads show multiple female roles from a historical paper: young ladies for sales and cashier work, experienced elevator and millinery sales, good salaries, five-day week, and specific store addresses such as 62 West Mitch ell Street and 93 Whitehall Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludden & Bates, S. M. H
N. Pryor Street
MFG. CO
W. Mitchell Street
Childs CO
Marietta Street
Childs Cos
Marietta ST
Whitehall ST
Bloom's Shop
Connally Bldg
Salesmen and solicitors seek work in Georgia market
Classified alert from Atlanta era listing multiple sales positions in Georgia and nearby states. Advertisements seek experienced real estate agents, door to door and commission based roles, and general sales staff for clothing, furniture, and other goods. Includes box contact details and places like Piedmont Hotel in Atlanta and Box F-191 in the Atlanta Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Luther Ferguson
Piedmont Hotel
Atlanta
Southern Territory
Atlanta Constitution
Roqker
Ealeich
Martin Ozharn
Used Hudson Cars Prompt Sale At Bargain Prices
Auto listing shows numerous Hudson models overhauled with new tops and paint ranging from 1250 to 2000 dollars, along with several other makes like Oakland Studebaker and Chalmers. The ad invites cash buyers to trade in or purchase on used car lots at 1018 Marietta Street and Peachtree area yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pryor Street
Dan the Fixer
Pletfer
Decatur
Ferder de Ame
Cat Ivy
Tvy
Tyg
Forsyth
Eien
Keece
Willya-Kniebe
Maxwell
Oakland
Studebaker
Chalmers
Republic
Ford
J. W. Goldsmith, Jr
Grant Co. Tre
Aes
W. Peachtree
Calley
Burento
Peachtree
Ivy
Mr. Belent
Grarrt
Brennan & Co
Whitehall
Peachtree Rt
Jos
G. Blount
Peachtree Street
Fords
Ford Auto Ex
Wall St. M
Lordes
Port Autor
BO Wya Bt
The
Automotive Sed. Co
Pearhtres
Lars Hild
Holden Go
Brue
Hercaim
Taxi Companies and Addresses Listed in Local Notices
A fragmented OCR listing references multiple taxi firms and addresses such as Ivy 1664 Luckie 8T Ivy 6399 Bryant, Ivy 1010 Ansley, and Baldwin Taxi Service. The note mentions hotel and bomb-related terms alongside various street addresses and transfer services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Isle
Luckie
IVY
Bryant
Ansley Odl
Lucky Taxi Company Omom
Baldwin
N. Forsyth Bt
Union Taxi Srvice
Cait Main
Wait Si
Bargain Furniture Sale At Boorstin's Bargain Inn
Citywide sale listing secondhand furniture and appliances at Boorstin's Bargain in Furniture. Items include a nearly new five room set for 500, oak dining table with chairs, mahogany pieces, sewing machine, Wilton rug, brass bed, and other household goods. Multiple addresses and contact numbers listed for viewing and purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade Menut
Sor Saly
South Bround Street
Saber Waghogany
Ivy
Ambitious yet flawed job ads clutter local help wanted
A garbled page of classified ads seeks stenographers clerks cooks nurses and domestic workers. Listings mention salaries from weekly sums to monthly rates and highlight opportunities at various firms and hotels across Georgia and nearby areas with names like Bellamy Business Agency and Constitution. Many entries show typographical errors and incomplete addresses.
Teachers Demand Higher Pay and Staffing Across Districts
Georgia agencies pursue teacher demands with postings for vacancies. The Wierh organization and ACMIS Teachers' Agency in Atlanta advertise free vacancy listings and ongoing placements for high school and rural teachers, principals, and superintendents, targeting districts including Walton Building and the Bureau of Interstate Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wierh
Interstate
Afianta
Wierd
Adwiese
SOG
Walton
Atlanta
Gao
ACMIS
Heatley
Universal Manpower Advertisements Publish Wartime Help Wanted
A fragmented list of classified ads seeks positions in offices, sales, accounting, auditing, bookkeeping, and farming. Entries mention ex-military experience, railroad and shipping roles, bank or cashier work, and general office duties. Respondents request interviews and provide varying addresses on Constitution era forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constitution
Westres
Elvilian
Addrees
Hye
National Bank
Addreea
Care
Bilby
Mountain City
Tenn
Adidpeas Chesterton
Merciatile
Business opportunities and classified ads mix
A fragmented page lists business opportunities and sales pitches among garbled OCR text. Entries mention stock of ladies clothing around 2000 dollars, farm land exchanges, Atlanta addresses, and various sales positions. Other fragments reference factories, mercantile listings, and low-cost beverages.
Electric and Auto Repair Ads in Atlanta Area
A fragmented page of old Atlanta repair and service ads listing radiator, magneto, welding, auto tops, painting, and car cleaning services. Companies named include Atlanta Radiator Co, Walker Roofing Co, A.C. Miller & Co, City Garage, Atlanta Auto Top and Trimming Co, Magneto Service Station, Southern Welding Co, John M. Smith Co, and others. Various offers cover radiator repair, welding, auto tops, upholstery, springs, and parts with prices and contact hints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker Roofing CO
Maretta St
Teller
A.C. Miller & CO
Gilmer St
Magneto
Eiseman-Magnetos
W. Price
Southern Welding Co
al Work Gumonterd
Courtland Stig
John M. Smith CO
Opa
Auburn Avel
Atlanta
BODMA
Barlotta St
Johnson Bros
Burnie
Houston
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Ace
Christopher Baumby
London Times
Philadelphia Ledger
Silesia
Belgium
Enare
NING
AGIA
Spe
J Powell
C. T. Tyler
Hon. Dely
Powell
Clancy
A'Aog
Eda Peas Ae
Pyros Ps
Oxre
Telenhens Lara
Solidor
Alabama
LeHoy
Npltol Avenue
A. Arnone
Windsor Atreet
Richards & Smith
McDonald & Stribling
Cor. Pryor
Decatur Streets
Constitution Building
Ludden & Bates
N. Pryor
Southern Nash Motor CO
E. North Avenue
Dodge Bros
YOW Brothers
Athens, GA
Murry CO
Isou
R.R. & Foster
D. L. Roton
Brunswick
WORLI
Wee Ur
Meee Prnouss Linn Co
Peachtrer Rt
Peter
Rhaleville
Saenae
Yoruo Fink
Plano
Hondrede
Stanklip Institute
Dent
Rochester
N.Y
Santee Samanement
Gniog News Co
Blaciana Avenue
Tre Anderson
Vulcanizer
James ST
Hanneman Bakery
Joe T
Hima
APPLE
Carriage & Pacer T Co
East Point
SORIA
Tate Garvenne
Renee Ladles
Ponce de Leonnt
Lane
Fry
DEPT
N. Albao
Watson’s
North Pryor St
M. & G. Junk CO
Decatur Street
Lewis Wrecking Co
Charlotte
N. C
Columbia, &. C
Greenville
D.C
BEON
Lewla Wrecking Co
5. C
China Osters
Golden Flow
Xenning
Shelnutt
Gollexe Park
Hemlock
W. Alexander Street
Cail Ivy
Toledo Scale Co
Bra- Metta Street
Hradley Bonded Warehouse
S. C
Arcady Record
Pendhtres Arcade
Upatnire
Watenva
Comer Ducatur
Pryorite
Atlints Gate Company
West Mitchell
Gath City
Mfr. Hutt.son
Stockton Fig. Co
Austell
M. FD
National Cash Register
Gihgon
Holton Corners
Routhetn Drum CO
Auburn
Rapidayton
MEG
Penditres Arcade
Hall's
Yanit
Daniel
Wat
Ranke Moors
Marn
Peachtree ST
Saltabie
Alde
Reo
Ob. J
Fou
Saighe Pracatroe Strodis
Oldsmotite
Sendernen
Legg & Pickett
Apperson
Shaw Tannis
Atlanta National Bank
BUICK
Edgewood Avenue
Boorstein’s
Rhodes
Keene
Grret Largo Automobile Concern
Third National Bank
Bellamy Business Agency
Candler
Tigrron's
Gainesville
Butterick Publishing Co
Still
Stilwell
Young Indy
Peragn
A. Lynch Enterprises
Lockie Street
Bass
DeKalb
Burt Street
Inman Park
Ivo
Clark
Adiresa
Cate
Amuver
Johnson-Du- Bosp
Sth
Flonr
Mia
Watkins
Persey
Nurics
Harbin Hospital
Rome
Bene A Paar Dra
Broad Street
SOR Ae & Porters
Psi
Apaty
G. Broad St
Otty
ENCH _SCHONTS Wit
PTREE
Costa
Washington Street
Fa Hleen Eargo Corporation
Shmaek
N. Howard St
Bryer
Charine
Wiereno Far
Wlec
Dene
G. A
Dam
Bras
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Radiator CO
Edgewood Ave
Roll Ivy
Atlanta Welding and Radiator Repair Cg., Inc
Barwald
ST. Pricus
Essories
Kord Cary
Adianta
Firetteal
Solden Eagle Buxey Co
Ateviva
Hgsdrix
Alvctrio & Machine OQ
Marietta &J. AL
Cone
Auburn Agence
AUIO
Tx Bason
Gnemines
St. Atlanta
Sglian Harris
Meir R
Hguatog Street
Wiel
Anticreak Co
Flaiiron
Atlanta Auto Top and Trimming CO
J. W. Goldsmith, Jr Grant Co
Bulee
Tye Street
Tery
Reem
Elzet
Howe
F. B. Ho
Highland Avenue
Anesean Writing Machine Company
Dz Street
AW Sda
Srarhave
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