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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1913
Page
8
An elderly suitor questions a rich pair about marriage and sacrificing clubs and comforts. The discussion weighs whether wealth and social life should end for a stable union, arguing that preparation for life matters as much as affection.
Classified advertisement from FVY 151 listing property for sale by J. R. d. A. Smith and Ewing Real Estate at 130 Peachtree, Atlanta 2865. The notice indicates real estate offerings with a local agency contact.
The announcement cites a 200 room expansion at Hotel Ansiey and promotes a lot on Cone Street between Luckie and Spring at 600 dollars per foot as the safest investment. Other property may be accepted in payment or part payment.
On Lorsyth street between Mitchell and Hunter streets a central store proposition is advertised with a price of $200 per foot and a forecast that the value could rise toward $2 000. The notice reads as a bright future claim for property development.
Mrs Ransom Wight a noted Atlanta society figure joins Norman K Hackett at the Lyric for a production of The Double Deceiver. She will play the Spanish girl and lends support to Hackett’s plan to establish a municipal playhouse and develop a permanent stock company in Atlanta.
A reflective piece on divorce court reveals imperfect marriages built by unprepared couples. It argues neither spouse fully grasps housekeeping, finances, or life duties, with mothers skewing lessons toward material success. The article suggests cultural norms and inadequate education fuel marital breakdown and the court’s severing of ties.
A critical reflection on modern dances attire and social mores links to divorce and court scandals. The author argues society gains little from policing recreation and urges returning to core family training from childhood through church and school to curb moral woes.
Washington December 27 George Henry Torney surgeon general of the United States army died at his home from bronchial pneumonia after weeks of poor health He was born in Baltimore June 1 1846 and would have been eligible for retirement June 1 1914 He served in the navy assistant surgeon 1874 joined the army rising to major surgeon 1903 and surgeon general in 1903 He served in the Philippines and Cuba and held leadership roles in medical associations Red Cross and several clubs Funeral arrangements were not completed tonight.
Mrs John Barham claims in her affidavit that John RL Barham tried to kill her and their two children by turning on gas while they slept after their separation. She cites prior cruelty including a shoe blow and burns from a lit flare and says she endured abuse for the sake of the children. The couple married in 1900.
The funeral for Peyton G Thompson of Washington DC and Alamo GA was held today at the Patterson & Son chapel with interment at Rest View cemetery. Attendees and pallbearers included L F McCleland, C R Reynolds, Henderson Allman, LW Roberts, Frank Ray, Tom Andrews, and John Moore. Barclay & Brandon Co Funeral Directors announced their new location at 246 Ivy Street with auto ambulance service.
Multiple obituaries from Col le Jark Shu and Hawkinsville area report Margaret Henagan and Joseph J Wallace Jr deaths at home with services at local chapels. Bruce Jones formerly of this city dies at 37 with ties to Towers sulit manufactutine. Thelma Coon Cook dies at 9 with funeral from Greenhers Bond chapel then interment at West View. W G Barber, prominent Pulaski County farmer, dies Friday afternoon.
Over 500 attendees expected at New Year Eve Brotherhood Ball hosted by Georgia lodge Sue Railroad Trainmen and the committee plans to offer up to date tangos trots and one steps. Collins orchestra of ten pieces will provide the music for the first ball by the local tradesmen with every effort to ensure its success.
A white man reports being slashed by a razor by a Black woman named Vinnie Wider yesterday as he walked with a companion along the street at Olivet Beach in Rome. He escaped serious injury. Wider is jailed pending trial.
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