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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1903
Page
4
New York and London markets showed uneven activity with higher end prices and tentative gains. Reports of a Gould Penn settlement stirred traders while danger signals from earnings and copper price drops added caution. Bond and money markets remained firm but uneven as settlements loom.
A reader from Toronto requests legality of express shipment of one dozen bottles of Cheney's Expecto rant, claiming it to be the best cough syrup in America and signing as PLENRY LAMONT. The note emphasizes distance from the lab and asks for prompt delivery.
New York December 1 stock market closed strong at near day’s top as exchanges weigh a plan to exchange debentures for a fixed lower rate. Railroads favored, general pullback seen in cotton and wheat values with mixed bank tone and notable buying in southern railways. Liverpool higher opens spark US gains, prices inch up but end mixed as profit-taking surfaces.
In an exceptionally volatile session, cotton futures surged amid bullish rumors and heavy buying while shorts covered. Prices swung wildly on strong cables and widespread market chatter, with March cotton showing notable strength and large orders flowing through brokers as weather and crop news stoked expectations ahead of the government report.
Rice of mixed grain quotes across No 2 and hard wheat futures from St Louis to New York with December and May positions. Coffee and sugar prices in Atlanta and New Orleans markets alongside canned goods and dairy byproducts. Live stock markets in Chicago and Kansas City show cattle, hogs, and sheep activity with varying prices and receipts. Holiday photo services advertised at end.
The state school book commission spent the day hearing from publishers and will continue for the rest of the week. Geography, arithmetic, and spelling were reviewed as candidates offered readers are criticized. A Georgia lawyer defended a geography book while the rival pressed faults, prompting a testy remark about testimonials from a county school board member. Capitol couriers note such retorts are not uncommon.
The ad asserts rheumatism is tied to blood condition and digestion. It claims Head's Sarsaparilla and Pills correct the blood acidity, digestion, absorption, and elimination defects, offering a radical permanent cure. Hood's is recommended as superior.
Ticket rates announced for Jacksonville and return via Southern railway with proportional low fares to all points in Florida Cuba and Nassau. Tickets on sale daily and valid until May 8 1904. Sleeper occupancy opens 1930 near Atlanta to Jacksonville main train and sleeper reservations available at Southern Arcade Ticket Office corner Kimball House or Depot Ticket Office.
Three men drown and a fourth hurt after a collision between the tugs Idle Wild and Hercules near Ellis Island. Names include Peters and William Lasker. one diver’s identity remains unrevealed. Boatman John Storberg sustained a head wound and a shoulder injury.
Juvenile book by Joel Chandler Harris illustrated by Karl Moseley priced at £1.80 with 5c postage. Published by John M. Miller Company, 3 Marietta Street, Atlanta, Ga.
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