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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1903
Page
5
A dated advertisement describes post holiday discounts at Taylor's with low prices on cloaks furs dresses shoes and men's suits plus all wool dress goods at 39 cents per yard and a limited time on bleached and brown goods before prices rise January 1st Shop features include evening and opera shades new wool fabrics and a final chance to buy at old prices before the price advance.
A promotion continues with Green stamps and a ticket offer entitling buyers to a chance at a Twelve Hundred Dollar Automobile, with fifty-cent purchases. The ad catalogs a wide range of apparel and domestic goods, including flannel nightgowns, mercerized waistings, ground fabrics, men’s and women’s undergarments, kids’ wear, shoes, and heavy ribbed garments, along with substantial discounts on sheets, cases, blankets, and comforters.
The Constitution finds Atlanta merchants buoyant over a Christmas season larger than any since town revival. Byck Bros, Davis & Freneman Jewelers, M. Rich & Bros Co, Rhodes-Haverty Furniture, George Muse Clothing, Jacobs Pharmacy, and others report record holiday trade, higher spending, and optimism for 1904.
Washington, December 26. Five hundred children of cabinet, senator, representative, and military families visited the White House for Mrs Roosevelt's Christmas party between 4 and 6:30 p.m. Guests viewed a program, received badges, and met the president who praised the season. Entertainment by Honey's Boys and the Convert Company of Chicago preceded a decorated dining room and a Santa-themed ice cream display, with dancing and lighted Christmas tree.
Paris December 26 The parliamentary commission exposes graft at Sevres porcelain, with ministers issuing orders for vases and dinner sets to settle debts and undercut the factory and dealers. Lexington Mississippi December 26 Lexington to get a brick manufacturing company with $50,000 capital amid rising demand for builders.
During the four days before Christmas the Athena dispensary sales totaled over 310000. The crowd required extra staff and police to maintain order. Despite the large turnouts, the Athens event yielded exceptionally good results yesterday.
The January meeting marks the final session for the 1903 council as two-year and three-year terms end and new aldermen take seats. A mayor pro tem will be chosen, health board vacancies filled, and Mayor Howell prepares his year end and 1904 policy revelations.
Mrs Robert Munter of Columbia county was shot at about four miles from Augusta while riding with a hunter driving a Negro who fired at a bird. Mrs Munter received several paces to her cheek and shoulder and the man driver was hit in the knee. Wounds are painful but not serious.
Greenville South Carolina December 26 Spi elal-Oliver A Schlosser a 30 year old proprietor of the Millsdale nursery and an expert landscape gardener has mysteriously disappeared from his Greenville home since December 15 when he left promising to return in three days to meet business associates. Friends fear foul play as telegrams to Chicopee Massachusetts where he came from go unanswered. His business was in excellent shape adding to the puzzling disappearance.
Charcoal is presented as a safe purifier for the stomach and bowels and a breath freshener. Stuart's Absorbent Lozenges, made of Willow charcoal and honey, are recommended for gas relief, complexion improvement, and purer blood. A Buffalo physician endorses their use for digestion and liver health.
A consolidated listing of city stores and vendors with addresses across Atlanta detailing customers services from book dealers to hardware, grocers, furniture and clothing. The directory enumerates firms such as Delbridge & Rice Co on Peachtree, Rhodes Haverty Furniture Co on Peachtree, Davison-Paxon Stores, A W Farlinger Peachtree, Holt & Moore Alabama, and the Germania Savings Bank offering 3 1/2 percent interest on deposits.
One and one third fare plus 25 cents for the round trip over the Seaboard Air Line during Christmas Holidays. Call phones 100 before purchasing your ticket.
A well dressed young man about two years old, believed to be Albert Dunn, killed himself at the Lookout House in Chattanooga on December 26 by taking morphine. He left a letter to his mother Mrs Maggie Dunn saying she would never hear from him again and confessing love for Salle Smith. Supposedly came from Nashville, signature "A. BA" and address to his mother are the only known details.
The Order of Railway Conductors and its Ladies Auxiliary will install new officers this afternoon at 2 00 oclock at 72 East Hunter Street. The ceremony involves division No 180 and Golden Rod division No 43 and is expected to draw a large crowd.
Congressman Bowers seeks a substantial congressional appropriation to improve the Pearl Leaf and Pascagoula rivers. Making these rivers navigable in their lower courses would boost south Mississippi lumber, enabling major companies to open new saw mills in currently hard to reach areas.
Jackson Mississippi December 24 An area-wide bank curtailment of loans and crop advances targets citizens failing to organize against the whitecap disturbances. Financial aid suspension is seen as a step to curb the outlawry in Lincoln and Franklin counties.
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