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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1910
Page
2
Merchants call the present month the dullest in between seasons as Carlton Dissolution Sale stirs Whitehall. The sale slashes prices on an immense stock of men women and children shoes with deep cuts on many lots.
In Manhattan Kansas February 12 Professor McKeever of Kansas State Agricultural College staged a classroom hold-up to test eyewitness reliability. Three students acted as robbers while a psychology class observed, later each student wrote accounts. Results showed conflicting details. observers could not agree on weapons, actions, or appearances.
Herald Havens describes Jasper Park as a grand new Canadian resort on the eastern slope of the Rockies near Yellowhead Pass. The reserve spans 6460 square miles and includes Mount Robson, with a future transcontinental railway enabling travelers to reach its heart. The piece touts natural beauty, healthful climate, mineral springs, abundant wildlife, and potential tourism revenue for Canada as it becomes a premier summer and hunting destination.
In Atlanta, working girls earn meager wages around three to four dollars weekly, sharing cramped rooms and meals. Reports cite ill health from near-starvation, literacy barriers, and race tensions as barriers to better jobs, with calls for city housing, sanitary reforms, boarding homes, and a modern school effort to aid relief.
An old advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure with testimonials claiming cures for various pile types. It invites readers to mail for a free sample, promises a trial pack, and notes prices of 60 cents per box. The copy emphasizes no surgery or doctor fees and urges purchase through drugstores.
A fragmentary 1910s style notice invites readers to mail in their name and address along with a coupon to Pyramid Drug Company at 241 Pygmita Building Marshall Michigan. The offer promises a sample of the “great Pyramid Pite Cure” mailed in plain wrapper.
In Atlanta a night school in the Emery Steiner building assists working girls untrained for better wages. Mrs. Joseph Moody chairs the committee guiding the effort, with 16 young women currently enrolled learning after 7 pm sessions. Donations fund meals and scholarships, and teachers from local schools volunteer services to expand the program. The movement aims to grow into a larger, home-like institution with reading rooms and a loan fund to support trainees seeking better positions.
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