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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1921
Page
9
Shaw of Atlanta sues Elizabeth Ann Shaw for divorce on desertion grounds. Petition states couple wed in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1903 and separated after James Shaw left home in Torrington, Connecticut in 1917 without provocation.
A sensational patent medicine claims to beat colds and flu with a new elixir called Aspiran ial. It is marketed as medicated with the latest scientific remedies and endorsed by European and American army surgeons to shorten a cold and prevent complications. Druggists are instructed to refund price while you wait at the counter if relief does not come within two minutes.
An advert promotes Aspironal as a two minute cold and cough reliever with dramatic claims. It urges readers to buy at drug stores, take two teaspoonfuls with four of water, and offers a money back guarantee if relief is not felt within minutes. The copy targets adults and mentions use for infants and children.
A vintage ad claims Bly's Cream Balm clears blocked nostrils instantly, soothing swollen mucous membranes and easing head cold symptoms. Small amount in each nostril supposedly penetrates air passages to relieve congestion, dullness, and nighttime breath troubles.
A state wide industrial tour of the Georgia School of Technology is scheduled for April 4 to 9. Dr. K G Matheson, president of Georgia Tech, leads the effort to promote industrial revival and business confidence across Georgia. About 150 leaders will visit 37 cities to advocate a Georgia Tech centered institute and regional industrial growth.
Fimneral services for Mrs. C. C. Burch age 62 who died early Sunday morning at 110 Thompson Avenue East Point will be at 2 30 this afternoon from the residence with A C Hemperley in charge. She is survived by three daughters Mrs Oscar Boswell Mrs Jallette of Atlanta and Mrs Baughman of Eylvania two sons I Burch of East Point and J Burch of Atlanta two sisters Mrs L B Winter and Mrs J M Ivey of Augusta.
Judge H C Hammond of Augusta presides in the criminal division of the superior court this week exchanging benches with Judge John Humphries. It is expected that cases from the last grand jury investigation, including the so called confidence game cages, will be heard. Two divisions of criminal court are slated to sit with both judges busy, each holding two sessions daily.
The board may hear and decide the issue between the road and the man. It has power to enforce its findings. Officials and union leaders discuss nationwide railroad wage reductions and a possible general strike during the hearing, noting the case could set a precedent for February 1 developments.
Funeral services for Dr A T Spalding Atlanta's oldest Baptist minister and Mercer University oldest living graduate will be held Tuesday at 2 30 pm from Ponce de Leon Baptist church. Dr M Ashby Jones and Dr Henry Alford Porter to conduct. interment West View. He was born 1830s in Elbert County and ordained 1854, served many churches including Second Baptist Atlanta First Baptist Galveston Walnut Street Louisville and as Georgia Baptist Orphans Home chaplain. He fathered nine children and survived by grandchildren and great grandchildren.
An old advertisement warns that chronic coughs and persistent colds signal danger and lung trouble. It promotes Creomulsion, a creosote emulsion, claiming double action to soothe and heal surfaces and kill germs, with a money refund if not relieved as directed.
An old advertisement touts Creosote and Creomutatan as remedies for chronic coughs colds and throat and lung troubles. It claims the medicine absorbs into the blood attacks the germs causing consumption and urges readers to ask their druggist.
The United States Railroad Labor Board will hear the wage cut dispute involving the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic railroad officials and union employees. Colonel B. L. Bugg and other railroad leaders departed Atlanta for Chicago to attend the hearing, with international union officers and AFL reps likely present. The issue stems from an December 29, 1920, order announcing wage reductions for all 2,000+ railroad workers, potentially cutting most postwar pay increases.
Police report a bizarre scene where gourds are found scattered as officers inspect. inside gourds a martin pole marks, the necks removed then replaced with something unknown. The warehouse owner’s identity and time frame remain unclear.
A North Georgia yarn details moonshiners devising ruses to smuggle whiskey into Atlanta. Tales include five gallons hidden in a molasses hogshead, hot water bottles shipped by train, and a so called whiskey tree with gourds to impress officers. The anecdotes illustrate sly methods reported to Dr. Gantt’s agents.
Fragmentary OCR item describes remedies for gatarrh with mentions of Dr Blosser and herbs. The readable parts suggest a period-style medical remedy page or column offering treatment advice and sources, but many words are garbled. The piece references a doctor and herbal remedies as a cure.
Presbyterian pastor Dr A R Boll erby of the 04 Church in Dixie was surprised with a birthday party at the Pea cock cafe during the regular ministerial luncheon on Monday. The 83rd birthday celebration continued into Tuesday with friends and colleagues in attendance.
The readable fragments list names and scattered phrases such as surrender, professor, philosophy, Latin, moral, and college references. The text resembles a damaged historical OCR with no coherent events or clear reporting. Entities and places are unclear, making synthesis speculative.
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer will visit Atlanta within the next few days to inspect the federal penitentiary, announced Monday in the federal building by Aldine Chambers.
Warden Fred G. Zerbst said he expected Mr. Palmer to make the trip for nearly a month, but the arrival was postponed due to important investigations being conducted by the Department of Justice.
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