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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1916
Page
3
Gu Li-An a Chinese immigrant aged 112 died at the county poor farm in Tampa February 1. He operated a restaurant in the city for years. His countrymen have taken charge of the body and will send the remains back to China.
A vivid pitch praises a delicious tonic that claims to restore vigor by feeding red blood and strengthening the body. The description emphasizes its restorative power for aged stomachs, veins, flesh, and bones, urging readers to drink a pint with each meal.
New York trading shows a steady tone with May futures rising to 12.08 before closing at 12.44, while July and October retreat from earlier highs. Liverpool purchases and New Orleans shifts influence sentiment as export totals reach 2,998,430 bales for the season and port stocks hold around 1,624,301. New Orleans sessions stay nearly unchanged amid quiet demand and cautious bears.
A fragment notes a movie week featuring Milly Meard and a slim version of a famous remedy. It mentions Gerard and Marguerite Clark in a two real Horson styled pairing tied to a film titled Seven Sia. The note is garbled but suggests ongoing screenings and cast names typical of a classic era program.
Vitagraph comedy Chapter No. 1 of The Strange Case of Mary Page features Henry Walthal and Edan Maya in a great serial.
The item lists several titles and films including Being America First educational film Hemter at the Hac comedy Around the World cab comedy and notes a mix of drama and comedy offerings.
The DeSoto theater shows The Great Deceit a two reel Essanay feature along with Don't Buy. Kalem On With the Dance and a Vitagraph comedy are also listed for the program.
The Savoy presents Phestum Island featuring Francis Ford and Dosoth Davenport along with Lacie Sam at Work No 7. A topical educational feature showcases entertainment and industry figures in a compact program note.
Mary Pickford stars in the Paramount feature Madame Butterfly at the Tir Selecta on Peachtree and Tenth Streets. The screening highlights a double bill with Selecta’s latest premiere, drawing local filmgoers.
Alamo No. 2 presents William Courtenay and Eleanor Woodruff in a five reel Blue Ribbon production titled The Island of Sunprise. The screening showcases a light comedy adventure with popular stars and strong audience appeal.
Essansy presents a stage piece featuring Harry Seau mont and Elizabeth Burtridge in a compact dramatic vignette set in a fabled alley. The excerpt promises vivid character dynamics and period flavor within a tight, theatrical framed scene.
The Strand presents Merely Mary Ann a William Fox feature starring Vivian Martin and Alan Hearst Vitagraph News Weekly No 9 reports on the film showing and cast details.
Va udette Acaquitted presents a Mary Alden Beese Love pairing in a W Griffith production. His Hereafter features Loulac Fasenda and Charles Murray in a Sen nett-Keyatone release.
Victoria star Clara Kimball Young headlines a program featuring The Heart of the Blue Ridge. Also shown is Anna Held in Madame la Presidente, a sparkling French farce of matrimony.
The Euclid theater offers the feature Film Tempo with Buck Parvin and Art Accord headlining. Other good pictures complete the program.
New York February 7. Market action puzzled by better political views and unclear demand. South holds optimism, but farmers may reassess acres with planting time. shorts cover slowly as exports remain weak. Analysts foresee future crop influence, with tensions over freight and world demand shaping prices.
Atlantic coast markets report steady cotton futures at 40 cents in Atlanta and 12.00 cents per pound for middling in several ports. Receipts and stocks are listed for New Orleans, Galveston, Mobile, Savannah, Wilmington, Norfolk, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, St. Louis, and Memphis, with totals for today and week. London quotes gold and currency moves, while New York markets note activity in textiles and silks amid price strength.
New York trading mixed with slight declines in some commodities. Coffee futures showed early weakness then steadied as demand for ocean tonnage and wage pressures influenced outlooks. Sugar and cotton markets were firm but wary, with a cautious tone prevailing amid labor unrest and shipping uncertainties.
The Atlanta market reports mixed livestock and grain data with cattle and hogs seeing varied prices. Commodity listings cover flour and meal quality grades, cornfield products, oats, hay, and feeds, plus Butter, lard, and canned goods with regional price ranges and supplier references.
Chicago on February 7 reports extremely heavy selling driven by large European purchases in Argentina and Australia, pushing wheat prices down. May closed at 31.27% while other quotes fell to near weekly lows, with a net drop of over a cent, as large holders dumped millions of bushels amid abundant domestic stocks and slow export demand.
Wheat and corn prices across Chicago and St Louis exchanges are listed with various grades and futures. Entries show No 2 red and No 2 white wheats with prices around 1.39 to 1.93 and futures for May and July, along with corn quotes and classifications, dated February and March.
The New York metal exchange quotes mixed bids with no quotation for Spalter. Copper remains firm with electrolytic spot at 27.04 and 26.00 for nearby and 336.00 26.50 for futures. Tin quiet with London spot copper at 87 16a and futures around 129. antimony listed at 12.
Market brief listing various commodity and currency quotes with rates for Sterling, Marks, Kronen, Lire, Rubles, and Mexican dollars. Mentions government bonds, railroad bonds, and general closing figures with minor fluctuations.
New York February 7 prospects of an early and final settlement of the Alktaiga controversy and other favorable week end developments contributed to higher stock quotes today. Prices opened with gains of 1 to 2 points, rose further in speculative issues including Baldwin Locomotive Petroleum motors and copper. Oil merger rumors supported prices while metals gained on higher copper quotes. United States Steel and mercantile marine preferred rose, while Lackawanna Steel and Cambria Copper eased.
Prominent New York broker John Muir & Co advertises weekly issues of The Odd Lot Review offering sample copies. The notice mentions Dee Jats of New aaoe Exchange securities and requests readers to send for samples at GL Broadway, New York City.
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