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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1921
Page
9
Advertising copy touts Cheney's Expectorant as the best medicine for coughs, colds, and whooping cough. It claims relief for night coughing, croup, and whoop, with dosage indicated on the bottle and affordable drugstore price.
An old time drug advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless liniment that rubs away rheumatic pain and stiffness. It claims quick relief from joint and muscle ache, nerve pain, and backaches with a penetrating rub for tender spots. The ad urges readers to try a small bottle from any drug store.
An old style ad touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute for calomel. It claims calomel salivates and poisons the liver, while Liver Tone awakens the liver without sickness. The copy promises quick relief, warns against calomel, and targets adults and children.
Washington February 9 Sir Auckland Geddes British ambassador returning to press disarmament talks will defer proposals until after Harding's inauguration. President elect may send Elihu Root to Europe to discuss armament and a possible association of nations. Senate debate over a separate peace with Germany and Austria, and possible Franco guarantee, shows divisions among treaty supporters.
Testimony described a New Year's party at the Ansley hotel with guests dancing, smoking, and women in rooms with men. Witnesses testified to disorderly behavior, cocktails, and alleged neglect by hotel management, as a fourth day of hearings unfolded and jurors prepared to hear more cases.
In Anniston Alabama on February 9 Fuller Keys and H T Andrews were seriously injured when their automobile stalled on a crossing and was struck by a Louisville and Nashville passenger train. The car was demolished and both men rushed to a hospital with serious injuries. Andrews suffered a fractured skull. The train was led by Conductor Ea Bon.
Mr Good advocates large tax hikes to cover deficits including a $6.40 per gallon liquor tax on withdrawals and a tobacco tax mirroring Britain. He projects treasury gains up to 10 billion and roads funding from auto taxes. Rep Byrne warns such cuts would slash appropriations.
An old ad warns that neglected colds worsen into bronchitis or tuberculosis and urges taking Lung-ATone as directed by a physician or druggist. It touts a hot remedy and prices of 1.00 and 0.50 sizes, produced by Maladine Laboratories in Atlanta, Georgia.
E L Brawner president of the Bank of Lumpkin shot himself in the head with a pistol this morning and died about three hours later. He was 51, a Masonic master and Baptist church worker. Funeral set for Thursday at 1:30. State banking auditors say the bank’s affairs were in good condition. He left a widow and had suffered ill health recently.
Judge C K Schwing denounces mob action as inviting Russian and Mexican government types while addressing Iberville parish grand jury opening a special session to probe the lynching of George Werner, a Black man who shot his white employer and was hanged by a mob after officers wounded him. Governor Parker convened the term to urge action. Werner’s alleged wound before lynching is debated as witnesses are summoned. Tireult, a Port Allen planter, lies seriously wounded after Werner’s shooting and subsequent capture by a mob.
Secretary Colby said he would send a letter to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding the Morris Shidehara agreement, as requested by the committee’s subordinates for a copy of the accord. He refused to reveal contents of the communication pending the letter’s delivery and Senate receipt.
In Balaklava Crimea Madame Rado head of a women’s band in the Green Army was executed with ten others. Bolsheviks accuse them of organizing so called soviets and plundering expeditions and drunken orgies. A second item notes Bolsheviks attempting to assassinate General Tachibana en route to Vladivostok.
Musterole is a white ointment made with oil of mustard that draws out inflammation and soothes head pains. Advertisements claim it provides quick relief without blistering, noting it is better than a mustard plaster and used by doctors and nurses.
D. W. Hil, 78, a Clarksville Georgia millman and Civil War veteran, tells Solicitor General Boykin he was swindled out of his savings by a man posing as a Mason. He rebuilt his life after the war but fell victim to confidence men seeking a $1,000,000 haul. He hopes police and press help bring the perpetrators to justice.
New Orleans February 9 Lonnie Eaton a negro who was not hanged February 4 because the Ouachita parish sheriff forgot about it remains legally alive and faces possible execution unless the board of pardons recommends commutation or sentence Attorney General Coco said the trial court sentenced Eaton to hang making the death sentence in effect until carried out The governor only sets the date Eaton is jailed in Shreveport after a transfer from Ouachita Parish records initially listed Monroe Local efforts by white supporters aim to secure commutation of the murder verdict dated December 1917 against Eaton for the killing of Charles McQailler a planter in that year
Savannah citizens complain gas heaters raised bills to high levels. J W Golden Savannah Gas dispatcher testifies that averages rise from rate increase and higher consumption. Mayor Murray Stewart and Mrs George Peters cite sudden jumps with Kravitch noting 80 percent rise. Rate expert Price to visit Savannah for investigation.
In Savannah Ga on a Friday evening at the home of Mrs Muss B Lane a meeting will organize local artists. Plans include displaying Savannah artists work and an annual exhibition of paintings and drawings.
Williamson West Virginia February 9 the Matewan battle trial will begin tomorrow with a jury chosen late today to hear evidence in the case of twenty one men charged with complicity in the killing of A I Felts in the Matewan fight proceedings under way as scheduled in the wake of the Miner War incident
Judge R G Bailey rushed to finish the tentative panel after two weeks of venireman examinations. The state eliminated two jurors and the defense six, leaving only one union man retained on the jury as surplus was cremated immediately.
Nashville Tenn February 9 Echoes of the effort to enact Sunday observance laws were set at rest as discussions faded. The report notes the public debate and official responses, signaling a pause in legislative push while focusing on the broader implications for blue laws and social norms.
In both houses today efforts aimed at the Cooper blue law faced deferral as the house postponed action during a special order. A Graham Bratton observance bill was set for a special order but Speaker Todd blocked motion pending committee report, while the Senate previously rejected the Copper bill on the same subject. Befach Stemphlis urged notification of the Senate’s rejection, but the motion failed.
An outdated advertisement warns that weather worsens rheumatism and liniments fail. It touts S.S.S. as a blood remedy that cleanses the blood of impurities and disease germs, claiming fifty years of use and offering free medical advice from the Chief Medical Director at 823 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
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