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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1915
Page
11
The notice warns that inflamed kidneys require swift action. Do not delay as pain, backache, dizziness, or urinary disorders signal trouble. Drink ample pure water and try Doran's Kidney Pills to address the cause, as this remedy is widely recommended.
A reader from Atlanta testifies that after years of kidney complaints a box of Doan's Kidney Pills strengthened the back, reduced ache, normalized kidney secretions, and regulated passages. The user continued using the pills and recovered.
King & Spalding representing Southern Photo Material Co. filed in federal district court on Wednesday under the anti trust act alleging flagrant violations by Eastman Kodak Co of Rochester. Claim seeks 190231 dollars in damages.
An advertorial warning urges readers to avoid calomel a dangerous mercury laxative. It touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a wholly plant based, gentle alternative that avoids salivation and stomach distress while correcting liver function and restoring energy.
The Eastman Kodak Company is alleged to have entered Atlanta in 1910 by acquiring the Glenh Photo Company and to have maintained a trust forcing independent firms to pay at least 50 percent more for photo materials. It is claimed Kodak has secured control of about 88 percent of the country’s film stock.
Weather bureau offers optimistic view of continued mild, cloudless days with no wind chill. Forecasters caution against early boasts as the fair spell may not endure. Residents can expect a springlike pattern, with light breezes and sunshine likely to persist today and tonight.
East Atlanta Improvement club plans a 7 30 tonight meeting at the East Atlanta bank corner Glenwood avenue and Flat Shoals road to discuss city school improvements Mayor T J Guinn head of the board of education will speak and outline school needs Officers urge full attendance as business of importance will be transacted.
A sign on the capitol dome door notes that “dome parties” will be halted until after April 1. The keeper says “permanently” means only until April, following the illness and death of J. B. Allen, dome keeper. Sightseers have long used the dome as a popular afternoon visit.
Three grieving families petition the Salvation Army missing bureau for aid in locating loved ones. Br A W Crawford is asked to help find H Eugene Stribling who vanished from Atlanta eight years ago, with traces in Texas Colorado and Oregon. J K Davis seeks word of a brother Charles C Davis in Atlanta, and the Garvin family hopes to reconnect with John Henry Garvin unseen in eighteen years since Savannah. The Salvation Army notes its global missing bureau and past successes.
Miss Ruth Sanderson, a noted Atlanta trained nurse, sails to Europe on Lusitania to serve the allied wounded. She would be the first southern woman to join the front, facing German blockade precautions and red tape at the British war office after arrival, aided by British connections and her citizenship.
Seventy five or more young men gathered at the YMCA Wednesday night to celebrate the hatchet burying between Reds and Blues of the Pilgrim class. Blues won the contest after a month of competition, and the Reds faced a potential table service embarrassment. North Avenue Sunday school ladies offered to serve the supper at the YMCA in honor of the winners. Speeches by class members followed including updates on history benevolences camp athletics and class spirit. Robert E Mell, president, delivered a rousing summary of class activities.
Rev Nathan Glass, a longtime evangelist in dark town, held a revival in Atlanta police court to prove his sanity after being charged as crazy. He asked Recorder Johnson to let him preach, proclaimed his faith in God and asked if he was fool. The scene ended with a prayer as guards and reporters watched while Nathan remained jailed on lunacy writ.
Miss Daisy Whitmire and T W Whitmire faced police court over a street quarrel with R F Dutton after an insult exchange. The recorder ruled the phrases identical in meaning. Dutton was fined 15.75 dollars and Whitmire 10.75 dollars and held on a $300 bond for stabbing.
Judge Pendleton heard the case as nine year old Glenn Evans chose his mother over his father noting custody had previously been awarded to the mother with the father allowed visitation. The testimony helped exonerate the mother from contempt charges and secured $20 monthly support. Evelyn Evans, age 4, also child in the divorce suit where the parents dispute visitation.
Waycross Georgia February 1 17 Special Police in Georgia and Florida elites were asked to join Mr and Mrs Wells in a search for their missing son He left for school Monday and has not been seen since He reportedly suffered a rifle accident that led to a bullet being removed from his finger by a local physician The boy is described as overgrown for his age with brown eyes and light hair His parents are greatly distressed He told playmates last week he might go to Savannah or Jacksonville.
Feb 17 dispatch from Lon notes massive head and arm wounds on the front lines. Many are hit in the head with death rare, some walk back with injuries. Wounded trucks rush to rear hospitals, about forty percent return to duty after rest. Blood health and Dr Pierce remedies are claimed to restore vitality and clear skin.adv Petrograd Russ
A police court recounts Fletcher Haskins, once a preacher, cursing his wife and daughters after coming home drunk. Recorder Johnson frets at the fallen clergyman and jokes the “$3.75” cost of judgment, noting the man’s former status.
Mayor receives note from Antonio Fernandez Valdez of Havana seeking help to locate Isidoro Fernandez, former tailor near the old signball hotel May or Woodward. The Spanish letter says he is about 56, heir to a Cuban fortune, and relatives wish him to return to claim it.
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