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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1903
Page
26
Mobile social pages describe a Saturday dinner for twelve hosted by Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hearin in honor of Mrs. Louis C. Parker of New York. The event featured brides roses and ferns, painted ballet girls on ping pong rackets, and attendees including Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Chirke, Dr Bruner Danizier, Captain W. F. Tebbetts, and many others with numerous subsequent parties and engagements noted across Mobile society pages.
A Greenville Texas man testifies his wife, once weak heart and fainting prone, was cured after using Dr Miles New Heart Cure. After five bottles she enjoys health, can perform all duties, credits the remedy. The note also mentions restorative nerve tonic and urges readers to consult Miles Remedies through the De Miles Medical Co.
In Washington Georgia a double wedding was held Thursday evening at the home of George Blakey Smith with Rev J T Robins officiating. A reception followed as guests celebrated the bridal party. Meanwhile Mrs Oliver M Smith hosted a valentine party and Miss Volo Benson departed for Mardi Gras in New Orleans before a California tour. Miss Kate Hurst of Atlanta stayed with Susie Johnson, and Mrs Richard E B Lowe honored Mrs Ordel Stapler of Harmony Grove. Miss Sarah Vickers visited Athens. Rosamona Smith hosted a reception for Miss Dana Smith of Opelika. Ethel DuBose won a prize in a Finch game.
Mrs. W. W. Poole hosted the Young Ladies' Pleasure Club for a valentine party in Hawkinsville. Red and green decorations, Cupid motifs, and name-tagged hearts set a festive scene. Miss Berta Manne won the prize for best heart placement, while Miss Claud McDonald earned a valentine prize. guests read comic valentines aloud as refreshments were served.
Mrs. K K W Horne of Norman Park visited Tifton this week and returned from Cordele where she visited her parents. Miss Cecelia Daniel from Atlanta arrived as a guest of Mrs Irvine Myers. Mrs. J R Forrester Jr. left for Albany to visit relatives. Roy Knight of Valdosta joined Tifton friends for a visit. Miss Mary Lizzie Paxton of Abbeville visited Tifton with many admirers. A Cecil marriage united Miss Mattie Futch and Mr. John S Monk with Miss Annie Cannon and Miss Lillis Monk among the party. Music at Tifton Baptist Church under Miss Isabel Carroll drew large crowds. Mrs. Joseph Tillman and daughter Marie of Quitman visited Mrs. Perry Min Moura in Love Avenue. Mrs. L M Garrett planned a trip to Atlanta via Dawson. Lilian Dickert left for Luke Oak Fla then Graham Fla for a two week visit with her father Captain C P Dickert. Miss Pearl Dickert visited Mystic this week. Mrs. J L Meacarty of Wejgard visited J J Day in Tifton then Shellman. Mrs. W B Housley of Arlington will visit soon. Mrs. Burgh of Hawkinsville returned home after two weeks with sister Mrs Berry Hytower on Park Avenue. Mrs. T S Williams returned from Sylvester and Mrs. William H Latham of Mystic Conn is visiting her sister Mrs H Tift.
Miss Willie Belle Mathews hosted a sparkling valentine reception Friday night for guests Miss Mary Tower of Americus and Miss Memie Hickey of Lumpkin. The event featured heart motifs, numbered cards, and Cupid sketches with a heart shaped sofa pillow as a prize. Local guests included Mrs. C. M. Winter of Tnomasville and Mrs. Roly Morton of Tifton. other visitors and relatives were noted among Moultrie residents.
Nellie Pringle entertained members of the Thomasville Golf Club at the club house with tea and refreshments on a sunny afternoon. Mrs. G McLendon will host tea for guests Edwina Williams of Athens Ethel Devant of Memphis and Mrs Hearty of Thomasville. India Turner of Quitman visits Mrs A P Taylor in the city. Mrs Clifford Gibson Swift also entertains.
A vintage ad touts Scott's Emulsion for scrofula causing neck sores in children and claims the medicine heals sores and prevents consumption. It hints at sending a free sample and lists Scott and Bowne at 4op Pearl Street, Dew, Yorks.
Inventory clearance at Aister features main basement tables with toilet sets in several designs priced at 1.98 per set for a 10 piece grouping. Hotel china side dishes bowls trays and plates also on sale with low unit values and special Monday pricing across crystal glassware and stoneware selections.
A Monday sale features pails panned tin and green brown and red, two gallon size, boilers in gray granite with tin covers four quart, granite basins large size, rinsing pans in gray granite quart size, toffee pots blue and white enamel two quart, boiler covers two quart, frying pans steel long handle, bread pans seven by fourteen inches, crumb trays with brushes Japanese ware, steak pounders cast iron, floor mops cotton twine, brooms burlap, all Monday limited offerings with low prices.
A late 19th or early 20th century sales notice lists a large assortment for Monday including pencil tablets heavy on damaged ends, five cent handkerchief sets for ladies and children, spool cotton and crochet cotton, flatware and silver plate items, brooches and belt pins, combs, toilet soaps and Tomboy laundry soap, paper dolls with costumes, pictures at low values, fancy hat feathers, and 18 by 36 inch ingrain rugs, all advertised as choice or regular-value items with Monday-only pricing.
A Sunday era ad lists pocket knives and carving implements, shoe polish and corkscrews, trowels and wax tapers, whitewash brushes and feather dusters, and brass candlesticks at sale prices for Monday only. Many items priced a few cents. quantities limited and values touted as top bargains.
Festive Wednesday and Tuesday evenings feature Miss Ernie Swift of Columbus and Miss Marion Lane of Macon among guests. Prizes awarded for ladies and gentlemen at events. numerous visits, entertainments, and dances noted. Local residents and visitors, including families and railroad workers, are cited with moving references and upcoming meetings, lectures, and club organizing efforts.
Misses Bessie and Pannla Roop entertained a house party at the Roop home near Carrollton in honor of guests from Molena and Heflin. Friends from the city attended Thursday evening events to honor the visitors, hosted by Mrs. Sallie R. Cobb and Mrs. George J. Cope.
A fragmented OCR list shows items like Bananas and Potato Soffie with Asparagus Tips on Toast, Oyster Battes Cheese Balls Grape Fruit Salad with Barley Die Jelly, Ice Cream Bawls Anak Cake, and mentions Dir and Mrs Aanisa More, reflecting a unclear menu fragment with unclear context.
In Madison Georgia on February 14 special correspondence notes Miss Alzada Corona Steele wed Mr Charles Ra Bishop of Bremen at the First Baptist Church. The event drew local families including Miss Lula Steele as maid of honor and Messrs A P McPherson and Ben Long as ushers. A candlelight candy pulling and progressive hall games followed, with Mrs Trotter hosting a social at her Main Street home and Mrs Atkinson hosting guests for a candy gathering. The community also anticipated a Washington tea by the United Daughters of the Confederacy at Hotel Morgan on February 2 with a planned musical program.
Helena Ga February 14 Miss Jessie Belle Butts married Henry Maddox at the bride's parents home with Rev Brewton officiating. The wedding party then moved to Turner Hotels for a dinner. Mrs Maddox has local ties in Morgan County and resided a year in Helena. Mr Maddox manages the Helena ice works.
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