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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1904

Page

11

Brilliant Capital City Club Dinner for Mrs Gentry’s Daughter

A lavish Capital City Club dinner Saturday honors Miss Gen try Gentry ahead of her marriage to Milton Carlin of Alexandria Virginia. Guests include Gentry family and local social figures, with elaborate white and green decor and a select dance later.

Capital City M. 0. Jackson Gentry Ir. Milton Carlin Alexandria Miss Gentry Henry and Russell Carlin Fairfax E Montague Richmond W. J.williamson Charleston Vy. Va Carlin Holditch

Moore Healey union marks elegant Cooper Street ceremony

Ada Moore and William Healey marry in a home ceremony on Cooper Street. Rev. Bridewell officiates as palm and floral decorations create a lush backdrop. Fifty guests attend. bride given away by Charles L Moore. reception with buffet. Couple to tour Florida after the ceremony.

Ada Moore Willam Healey Cooper Street Rev. C Bridewell Charles Lawrence Moore Frankelman Sliss Annie Moore George Hicks Davis

Mrs Cooper luncheon and young hostesses in Atlanta

Mrs Hunter Cooper hosts a luncheon Friday honoring Mrs Clarence Knowles and Miss West of Macon with a guest list including Mrs McKinloch Nelson and Mrs Fleming duBignon among others. Dorothy Hebert will host a Bijou box party this afternoon with Emma Tuller chaperoning several school friends. A recent flower tea by Miss Lizale Henry for Mrs W E Raley featured a flower-name guessing contest won by Miss Maud Daniel.

Willie Gentry J. C. Gentry West End Gren Miss Gentry Alice May Rushton Pau- Une Wagener Bessie Pope Louise Norman Willa Helfer Rushie Roy Hattie West Nina Gentry Messie Carl Giles Fritz Wagener Fred Stone Lee Duncan Guy Spratling G L. Dickson Hook Spratling C F. Wilkerson Walker Pope Percy Gentry Cooper RS. Hunter Cooper Clarence Knowles Dorothy Hebert Bijou Emma Tuller Eula Jackson Aimee Hunnicutt Anna Ridley Nellie Hood Ridley Mary Wirging Ruth Hull Flora Bewick Ma Kate Amorous Kate Richardson Fesale Margaret McKee Annie Orme Elizabeth Morgan Lizale Henry W. E. Raley Macon Atlanta Maud Daniel Nannie Mae White Misses Ragsdale Fannie Howard Fannie Kick- Nghter Grace Abernathy Willa Fectner Adalina Heyfner Claude Sims Maud Waniel Bernice Thomason Virginia S. N. Dykeman Mise Constance Knowles Allania Belle Nash

Doctor credits Grape-Nuts for digestion and weight gain

A physician testifies that switching to Grape-Nuts for breakfast cured his indigestion and allowed him to skip meat. He reports his patients also benefit from easier digestion and better nourishment, noting the product’s starch conversion to dextrose and its nutrient-rich wheat and barley components.

Postum Co Battle I Creex Mich Wellwilla

Two Weddings at Americus and Albany January 6

Special notices report the noon weddings of Miss Mervin Callaway and Mr James Erwin in Americus and Miss Hattie Louise Daniel and Mr Marvin Everett, also in Americus, with both couples traveling to Clarkesville and Palm Beach respectively. Additional items note Sheltering Arms Association meeting, Willard WCTU session, and Woman’s Relief Corps gathering. Separate wedding announcements from Albany reference Miss Isabel McKenna and Pitts Duffield’s marriage and other social visits across Alphens and nearby towns.

Americus Mervin Callaway James Erwin Clarkesville Hattie Louise Daniel Marvin Everett Erwin Everette Palm Beach Washington Isabel McKenna McKenna Pitts Duffield New York Ienry Duffield Detroit St. Matthews Church Pather Buckley Echunch Hoosevelt

Hams Attend Mrs Tompkins Funeral in Nashville

Nashville notes list local residents returning from travel or visiting, including Hams attending the funeral of Mrs. Henry B. Tompkins, Mrs W H Smythe visiting Atlanta, Colonel Jones arriving from Louisville for winter, and many others returning to schools, homes, or awaiting upcoming trips. Names include Annie Ethridge, Eloise and Frances Stewart, Beaumont Davison, A C Henderson, E C oMicCune, Kathleen Sones, Eliza Carter, Mary Fortson, Stephen Clarke, Stephen Fhetan, Margaret Gadson, Pauline Means, Miss Kittle Thornton, and Juliet Cox among others.

W. H. Smythe Atlanta Colonel Jones Department of the Gulf Louisville Miss Fitten Linden Avenue

Dabney Remains At Its Head In spite of Cincinnati Move

Dr W Dabney will become president of the University of Cincinnati effective September 1 but this does not affect the third annual summer school for teachers of the south. It will be held at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville next June. Dabney will remain head of the summer school and of the southern educational board until August. His Cincinnati salary will exceed by 500 dollars the combined salaries of the University of Tennessee and the southern educational board. An alumnus of the university is expected to be chosen to succeed him in Knoxville.

New Place Knoxville Tenn W. Dabney University of Cincinnati University of Teunessee Dabney Alan Southern Educational Board Cincinnati Literaity of Tennessee

Lithonia Elects Milner Mayor in Landslide Victory

In Lithonia Georgia January 6 a hotly contested city election selects AR W Milner as mayor by a strong majority over J T Pate. J S Norton W P Mrans J S Medjlock and G Shardaman win reelected to the council EC W Rea fin a granite contractor is elected councilman replacing Pate.

Lithonia JT Pate Ehsing

WIGGS CARD CO advertisement and lemon snacks

In this early ad text Mr Wiges and Mr Wiggs are pictured with mentions of WIGGS CARD CO Atlanta advertising a card game at 80c price and dealer agents. It also promotes Mozley 5 Lemon Hats as a pleasant ratative and effective product sold by all druginists.

WilOos Mr. Wiges Mr Wiggs Wiggs Card CO Atlanta All Drugstiste

Tech Trustees Favor Modern Language Department at Tech

Georgia School of Technology trustees met to hear annual department reports. They approved creating a new modern languages department with German and French, salary set at 1200 dollars, and discussed adding Spanish. They expect more rooms and equipment with a state appropriation of 100000 dollars to reach 2500 students, aiming to rival Boston Tech. The meeting was harmonious.

The Georgia School of Technology Frall Tech Boston Tech

Insurance notes warn Christmas displays may cause fires

Insurance men say half of destructive fires occur during the Christmas season and are linked to inflammable decorations. They urge curbs or premiums for risky displays. A P Carter, ex Traveler Insurance, is appointed inspector of agencies. Berne of Penn Mutual visits Albany. Atlanta sees remodeling at Equitable offices and rising agent activity as insurance work rebounds in the city.

A P Carter Traveler A Insurance Company New York Traveler 4 JK WU Carter Atlanta Hartford Company Berne Penn Mutual Albany Barnes United States

Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments and Cure Claims

Warning against catarrh remedies containing mercury and urging prescriptions from physicians. Mentions Mail's Catarrh Cure by Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio with internal use and 75 cents, plus Hall's Family Pills. Also notes reduced travel time to California via Iron Mountain Route and the Southern Route with Memphis to Los Angeles in three days.

M Tfal Tr J Chener & Co Toledo Mall Ohio Cheney & Co Drugeist Hall California Iron Mountain Memphis Los Angeles Chattanooga Tenn H. Co. Townsend G. P.say Toula

Dagger Held at His Heart in Chicago Jewelry Heist

In Chicago on a January day jeweler David Freeman of the Masonic Temple building was held up by two men who took 4300 dollars in cash, diamonds and watches after forcing him to open his safe and show case. A dagger was held to his heart and he was threatened with death before the robbers locked him in a small lavatory closet. No witnesses or alarms intervened as the raid concluded.

Chicago David Freeman Masonic Temple Freeaman

The Secret of Growing Old Gracefully

An aging lifestyle feature extols health and vigor for older Americans, praising Durfy’s Pure Malt Whiskey as a tonic and medicine. It claims strength, endurance, and relief from ailments, advertising the product as a tissue builder and digestive aid, with contact details for purchase.

Alwys Globe Ile Pupffy Rochester

Desertion Charge Stands Against Alleged Bigamist Haz zard

Washington January 6 dispatches from Minneapolis announce the arrest of Samuel C Haz zard on bigamy. A former Army officer, he was dropped as a deserter in May 1900. Penna native, graduate of West Point 1889, taught modern languages at the academy 1895 1898, adjutant until 1900, later linked to a New York wife now a private. The War Department reports no jurisdiction over the case remaining questions.

Washington Minneapolis Samuel C Hazzard War Department Army Samuel Chrisman Hazzard Pejnsylvania Miitary Academy Heig West Point Academy Con Artillery Fort Barrancas Florida New York Beng Tom

Smile of Genius and a Tragic Death in Alabama

Poe describes a radiant smile as a satirical display of genius, then reports Omeluka, Alabama mourns Specal Harte Hunt a young businessman who died by morphine overdose last night His wife had died a year earlier and he had previously attempted self harm Doctors saved him once before and he outlined wishes in a letter to his father.

Omeluka Ala P. Harte Hunt Hunt

Jordan Speaks on the Canal in Columbus Georgia

G Gundy Jordan, president of Columbus cotton mill, tells Columbus business leaders the Panama canal is within reach and urges Southern senators to push for digging the canal. He predicts vast freight growth and a booming city if the canal is completed, with cotton mills receiving more orders and regional prosperity spreading from Asia to the Pacific.

Columbus Board of Trades Thin Rasne Atatic Paeihe You Withe Ren

Moultrie Votes for Bonds on School Purposes

Election in Moultrie Gao on January 6 reported 269 votes for the bond issue and 3 against, authorizing a $25,000 school-building bonds project. Work will soon begin on a handsome new building.

Moultrie Gao Sperleli Sehsel

Mezzofanti and His Multilingual Memory

Byron praised Mezzofanti as a walking polyglot, a genius of languages. At fifty four he knew fifty tongues, with some claims of seventy or eighty, mastering grammar after reading, often learning from prisoners in their cells. A curious note mentions Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a cure for wounds and piles, priced 25 cents at druggists.

Carsion Lord Byron Metacfanti

Double Dose. Chicago News vignette on old lovers

In later years the man recalls how his proposal was refused by EC who swiftly married another. He laments the choice saying the refusal caused his own present marriage. The exchange reveals lingering regrets and ironic twists of fate.

Chicago News

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