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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1916
Page
29
The Womans Missionary Union of the South Georgia Methodist conference will meet in Valdosta February 4 for a three day session. About 200 to 250 delegates are expected, with many visitors and prominent church workers attending. Local members are arranging homes and activities to welcome and entertain guests.
The January term of Baldwin Superior Court convened in Milledgeville on Monday with Judge Jutta Lamey Parke presiding. Court sessions featured orderly proceedings and notable participation amid busy docket items.
An article fragment describes toxins from undigested waste in the gut and urges internal baths with hot water and laxatives to cleanse the bowels. It promotes quar ter-pound limestone phosphate as a treatment and claims skin pores absorb impurities, impacting health.
Fragmented ad style text recounts Pellagra illness and recovery, noting a remedy and an address for a cure. It mentions a compound and toxin exposure and hints at a sales pitch. The piece reads as scattered promotional medical copy from a period newspaper page.
On duty at the evening watch, Officer E McDaniel received a distinction as Avanta’s first police office to be placed at a tire engine house. Oey A Dimel was sent to engine house on the dead of police.
Commissioners ordered a city wide call of officers in each ward to handle emergencies burglaries murders and personal crises. Mack McDaniel famed as a top officer with six years service stands six feet four inches tall and over 200 pounds. John Greshim Wilk and Mis Loonei are named in the report along with Patrolman Lasseter noted for burglar catch records and a recent incident involving a complainant.
The advert describes Ely's Cream Balm as a remedy for clogged nostrils and head catarrh. It claims the balm dissolves heat and soothes swollen membranes, easing nose and throat congestion and stopping runny nose and hawking. It urges users to apply a small amount to relieve nasal blockage and cold symptoms.
Jake Wells plans a full revamp of the Lyric Theater to create a deluxe motion picture house. The lobby will become a palm garden, new Baird projecting machines from The Strand will be installed, and the stage will gain new settings. Opening Jan 24 with Mutual stars, admission 6 and 10 cents, under Wells supervision.
Amos Blackburn a two year convict was pardoned after saving Jailer Loften and Prison Physician Blan JF Burchett during a jail fire and thwarting an inmate escape. Blackburn exposed a plot by Will Mecail, a notorious murderer, to kill the jailer and doctor with a hidden knife. Mecail’s plan was uncovered when a cell search found the weapon. Mecail, one of Conquill County’s most desperate prisoners, was hanged after killing four or five men.
Elberton magazine notes booming granite trade as the chamber arranges two spacious rock sheds for the city. The sheds are leased ahead of time and the granite industry is set to expand, with Fort Worth and nearby counties seen as strong markets. Elberton is positioned to become a leading granite hub in the region.
The general meeting of the first district of the Washington Baptist association will be in Milledgeville on the 28th and 29th of this month. A large number of churches are included in the district and pastors and deacons will bring a large delegation to Milledgeville.
Patrolman Chatham earns high praise from Chief Mayo for Five Points traffic control while transfer from morning to evening watch accelerates his reputation. Gorman and Turner are reassigned to station sergeant duties. other brief notes cover a missing call man, a police relief play, and a religious songs book publication by Parham and Turner.
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