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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1916
Page
6
An emergency laboratories notice touts Poslam for quick redness relief and healing pimples, rashes, and itching. It claims Postlam Soap provides medicated cleansing and eczema control, urging trials and samples via Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
In bankruptcy proceedings for Vans Grocery Company the public auction of all stock and fixtures at 42 Orleans Street will be held on Friday February 4 at 3 o'clock. The inventory lists groceries valued about 500 dollars, including scales, a register, a bale, and one ice box, with W. H. Helon as receiver in the Grant Building.
Veterans of the Confederate army may receive their pensions in two checks this year after last year’s three payments. State Treasurer Speer said pensions could start this month, and a $5000 campus check was mailed to the state university and branches. The move aims to speed pension payments and bring relief to veterans.
Talbotton railroad president announced no fatalities on the ten mile line from Talbotton to Junction City in Talbot county during the past year. The report was submitted to the state railroad commission Wednesday. Visitors to the capitol included JA Anderson and W H Taylor from Griffin and Chipley representatives HT Bryant G R Robinson and John Dorsey from Cobbcoun.
A man identified as Homer alias A M Cline alias Fitch was arrested in Anniston Alabama after Atlanta police linked him to a forgery ring. He allegedly deposited checks drawn on other cities and withdrew funds, obtaining amounts totaling over $2,000 in Fort Worth and about $4,900 in Anniston. Pinkerton and local detectives had tracked him across multiple states, with warrants in four to seven cities. He confessed to fraud and carried about $4,026 at arrest.
General Francisco Villa leads a mule train of stolen gold toward the international line in the Bosque Bonito region near Sierra Blanca Texas. General Gabriel Gavira at Juarez says units close in from the east and south as Ortiz and Herrera move toward Villa on the trail, with Quinaga and Quinaga’s Rio Jas supporting the pursuit.
Amsterdam dispatch reports the Dutch coast guard fired on a Zeppelin sighted off Ame Jang oan island in the North Sea. The airship, low and possibly bearingless, was bombarded and appeared damaged before vanishing northward. Five Zeppelins were reportedly sighted nearby as the raid on the Kweli sh provinces continued.
The Treasury Department confirms that the Third National Bank of Atlanta Georgia Fulton County has complied with banking act provisions and is approved to extend its corporate existence for banking purposes. Witnessed by John Skelton Williams. January 4, 1518.
Forsyth Georgia records a series of obituaries from February 4: E Pharr, 50, a former Fletcher Pharr Co member, dies after indigestion. his wife is Forsyth postmaster. Also listed are T Marr, 47, Woodmen and Baptist church member, with wife and seven children. J A Thomason, 43, with wife and four daughters. Mrs Mattie Harris, 57, with five sons and two daughters. Mrs Lilian Campbell, 6ded at 724 Chestnut with husband and two sons. and S E Whitehall LeRidge infant death, all noted in local notices.
London reports Berlin ordered on February 1 the confiscation of most textile outputs including clothing materials for army and navy use. The action targets undergarments blankets sail cloths and related fabrics, signaling Germany’s readiness for a prolonged war as noted by Berlin papers via Amsterdam correspondence.
A well known authority says stomach trouble stems from too much hydrochloric acid rather than lack of digestive juices. He recommends four ounces of Rad Salts dissolved in wine before breakfast for a week to neutralize acidity and boost digestion, promising relief after the first dose.
Athens February 3 Special Reverend O E Shore of Barrow, a Baptist preacher living between this city and Winder, is noted for having had eleven parents through marriages and in laws. His father married five times, his mother twice since divorce, yielding nine parents plus original parents in Texas. He has a father and mother in law and twenty six grandparents counted across marriages. He pastors two churches and is regarded as a fine young citizen of Barrow.
General Edwards recommended acquiring more territory at both Atlantic and Pacific entrances of the Panama Canal to improve waterway safety and fortifications. He discussed the plan with acting Secretary Breckinridge and said additions would be presented to Congress via the War Department if approved.
Stringfellow was arraigned before United States Commissioner W Colauitt Carter on a counterfeiting charge. He was held under bond of $500 and jailed to await trial in the criminal court. he did not testify.
Evidence shows the alleged counterfeit ring was raided before any notes were printed and no proof was given that the suspect passed bogus money. Detectives and others listened closely as testimony unfolded.
An old promotional passage urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children with feverishness, biliousness, or constipation. It claims quick relief within days, touts a 10 cent bottle, warns against counterfeits, and promotes the genuine product by the California Fig Syrup Company.
A regular session of Atlante lodge No 18 BPOE will be held Thursday evening. Officers to serve next lodge year named In February meeting. Fulton Lodge No 26 Fee AM to meet at Mainante Temple corner Pranhions undain street on Thursday February 1916. The hollowcraft degree will be conferred and members warmly welcomed. By order of Exalted Ruler and Secretary.
Funeral notices list the death of Mr J Spinks at 72 with survivors including a wife and two children, and announce a later funeral. Other notices cover Mr Charles Jones, Mr PL Marr, Mrs Nina Tutwiler, and Mrs Annie Reynolds with funeral times, cemeteries, and attending relatives referenced, including interment details and directing firms.
Mr and Mrs Neal Meter express gratitude to friends for kindnesses and expressions of sympathy on the loss of their daughter Pauline Eliza and for the many beautiful tributes shown.
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