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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1916
Page
2
Thomasville Georgia February 4 Speeches for establishing a peanut oil factory in Thomasville are ongoing and as perfected work toward that end will start with the large peanut crops in this section. Climate and soil adaptability favor cultivation and factories are being established in many places to ensure larger future acreage.
Macon Georgia February 4 Special The crowd will greet Governor Nat E Harris as he addresses his home folk Monday night at the city auditorium. People from Macon and surrounding counties Fort Valley Americas Dublin plan to attend. Seated with Harris will be personal friends and members of the Macon Bar Association. The event is described as a heart to heart talk about the trials and tribulations of his time in office rather than a political speech.
Drakenmiller presents a lineup featuring The Broken Wire from The Haxards of Helen, a cartoon comedy starring Sammy Johnson in a lively variation of a thrill ride. The program showcases a variety of features across downtown venues.
A listing of shows at The Selecta including Marguerite Clark in The Prince and the Pauper and various films and stage pieces such as The Thunderbolt comedy Seeing America First and The Tellers of the Sea. The schedule notes two part Pathe with Dorothy Davenport and other features at the Wetwal program.
The De Soto venue features Fun of the Ball Game and When California Wan Wid comedies, Vengeance of the Oppressed vaudeville, and Caught With the Ganda and The Painted Lady Biowraph dramas, presenting a varied program with light and serious pieces.
The Savoy shows The Sextile Trust ev node NoWN of the Universal series featuring Dane Verak and Hobart Henley and a Nestor comedy When Aunt Matilda Fel. Boardman stars in another Stingaree episode Thre Filan Worshipers. Also a Charles Chaplin comedy.
Evnes Grey Terry and Frederick Lewis star in Bought and Richard Carle appears in Mary’s Lamb. A 4 return features Jordan in a Hard Road with 2 W Griffith production. Dorothy Gish appears in Fatty and the Broadway Stars, along with Sennett eyatene comedy.
The Euclid presents a dense program of pictures by top producers starring Fannie Ward in Tennessee’s Pardner with a strong cast including VirJan Hick and Albert Vonberg. A drama with The Substituted Minister and a beauty comedy.
A long ledger style notice lists numerous real estate transactions across Atlanta in early 1916. It records lots, streets, and parcels changing hands, including homes on Piedmont Avenue, McDaniel Street, and Roswell Road, with dates, buyers and sellers, and mortgage activity. Entries mention apartment construction contracts, estate management shifts, and various deed transfers affecting West End, Ansley Park, and nearby districts.
Albany business men led by John Hi Mogk of the Chamber of Commerce inspected the barge Gemulgee between Macon and Savannah and reviewed plans for a new steamboat to begin service May 1. They intend to operate a line on the Chattahoochee and an official from the Tecal boat builders will tour Albany to St Andrews Bay to outline the vessel details needed for the river traffic.
A Macon gathering on February 4 heard Captain Gordon Johnson reveal plans for a business mens military training camp to be held at Chickamauga. Johnson’s coming had not been announced, and organizers plan to invite either him or General Wood to return soon. Several local business leaders agreed to sign up for the training period.
Augusta plans a spring festival and gala week following a February 4 dinner of the Merchants and Manufacturers association. T Bryan of The Herald and J C McAuhfie of The Chronicle outlined an acceptable plan with cooperation from prominent business leaders to combine pleasure with business opportunity.
News from Columbus reports the sudden natural death of John M Neal a prominent Shiloh merchant. He was found dead on a public road two miles from Shiloh, initially feared foul play but investigations concluded a natural death.
Summerville cotton mills at Summerville have been forced to put on night crew as the order fitting department cannot supply demand. The mills are operating day and night to fill all orders amid a big rush.
Fragmented OCR notes indicate petitions filed for 85 day elections affecting saloon issues in Illinois counties. Mentions pre election actions, Wyior question, and saloon territories with references to 102 counties and Muraly. Names and places are unclear due to garbled text.
Charles Chapman Wakeley aged 84, known as an astronomer, died here today. He was reputed the first man to photograph the moon through a telescope, a feat accomplished in 1863.
Friday records disclose a sale of 1.5 acres on the west side of Howell Mill Road in the Lyons place for 442 per acre, totaling 50280 dollars. Nathan Lyon trustee et al sold the property to Mrs Imma Koehler, comprising land lots 153 154 8f and 186 in the seventeenth district.
Fragmentary OCR shows names Bewster Albert Lowell Jr Dorsey Arthur Heyman and firm Howe Heyman with addresses in Atlanta Georgia. Mentions Low offices and Connally Bedding plus a long distance telephone reference and 2024 note. Details are incomplete.
Per word fat for classified advertising from omtalds of Atlanta. No advertizement accepted for two lines six ordinary words to each line. Discontinuance in writing. Constitution limits liability to one incorrect insertion. Courteous operators offer rates rules and classifications. telephone orders accepted if name listed. bill paid by mail or solicitor. WANTED Female SITS. HELP WANTED Male and Female. Parker Sumner New Mexico. Miss Missionary Workers Emp Agency 168% Auburn Avenue. Grant building Ivy 8358.
A cluttered lost notices column lists items such as a pocketbook with money and a house addresses, a white male fox terrier with brown spots, and a white shepherd like dog. Rewards offered, details include locations like 67 North Moulevard Helway Stop and Gould Building.
An advertisement lists Madame Dit Lyli Dolensise a spiritualist medium offering consultations on spiritual and bodily cures. It mentions addresses on Hurt blog Waterng and Whitehall Main, with services ranging from healing to fortune telling and style advice. The notice references various other services and establishments in the area.
A fragmented era of help wanted and agents ads from The Constitution Want Ads listing dozens of positions and opportunities. Items include stenographers, advertising managers, millwrights, auto chauffeurs, book sellers, and sales agents across firms like Empire Building and Royal Typewriter Go, with several addresses in Atlanta and Milwaukee, plus memorial book notices and job appeals.
A collection of late 19th century Situation Wanted notices offering clerical sales and labor positions. Items include machinist, bookkeeper, stenographer, clerk, salesman, farm work, travel agent, and farmhand roles. Many entries specify age, experience, and box numbers for submission.
A advertisement page lists situation wanted notices including female help with advance payment rates for ads, day companion services by the hour, and various employment requests. Entries include a ready reader for elderly companionship, a would be painter or assistant in a dental or medical office, a Boeing worker seeking work, a refined lady seeking a companion, a stenographer with bookkeeping skills, and a cook with references. The Clearing House for Employment at 611 Chamber of Commerce Building advertises help in trades and professions with office hours.
A North German woman educated in her country offers German lessons for children and adults and visits homes. Shorthand systems are taught official in Amanta. Also promoting music and dancing lessons with instructors available for private and group sessions at various addresses and contact Ivy 6686 or Ivy 5736.
A collage of 1947 era ads offering autogenous welding, magneto repairs, radiator work, auto painting and tuning, and bicycle and motorcycle services in Atlanta. Businesses include Overbeck Magneto Exchange, Rice Autogenous Forge Welding, United Radiator, and Fraser and Pace Automobile Repairing with addresses on Pryor Street, Edgewood Avenue, and Cone Street. Services claim repair quality, low prices, and guarantees.
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