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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1910
Page
14
The piece notes the first heat wave of 1910 with Sunday hotter than Monday. It cites thermometer readings around 89 to 88 degrees, describes crowds in heat and summer foods, and mentions Atlanta weather forecasts amid thunderstorms. A humorous aside about a fireman sleeping through a hot shift closes the column.
Sea Island cotton growers from Georgia Florida and Alabama met at Yerosa Ga to organize the Union Sea Island Cotton Company with Savannah headquarters. It plans a large warehouse and branch offices to secure the best prices for long and short staple cotton. The Georgia crop is expected at 73 percent of normal and Florida at 69 percent. Officers are J M Brewton president D E Jones secretary and W H Hayes treasurer. Directors include prominent growers from the three states.
Thomas A Clancy of Trenton New Jersey recounts a long battle with severely sore hands. After three years and eight doctors no relief, a single box of Cuticura Ointment cured him and he has remained well for eight years. He urges sending for the Cuticura Book on skin care.
Georgia representatives Hardeman of Jefferson and Baker of Lumpkin deny charges in The Georgian editorial accusing them of filibustering against the compulsory education bill. Each defends their conduct in the house while challenging the editor and asserting Lumpkin and Jefferson counties’ schooling records are misrepresented.
Brunswick Ga July 11 Epécla Mrs Lucy Carnegie who owns the major part of Cumberland island is reported to be negotiating to buy the rest of the island including hotel property and adjacent land The talks may close soon and would convert Cumberland from a public summer resort to a private one The season opened in June and Manager Miller reports many guests making this a large season
Macon July 11 Special Alderman Gunn faces a key council vote over the park commission measure aiming to authorize $10,000 for Macon park improvements. City leaders including Mayor Moore and Rep Hall reportedly question the spending. Gunn pushes to clear objections and advance the proposal amid criticism of detractors in Jefferson and Lumpkin counties.
In Macon Georgia a woman claiming to be Mrs T H Davis was jailed for drunkenness after missing a train. She plans to travel to Milledgeville to seek a pardon for Joe Tucker, now imprisoned for killing her husband last fall in McRae, asserting Tucker as innocent and urging release.
Governor Brown and his military staff will visit Chickamauga this weekend as Georgia troops are in camp there. Colonel Fred Z. Paxon, chief of aides, has asked local governor staff to attend. Colonel J. Van Holt Nash will coordinate. They depart Atlanta Friday night.
Ornate pale pink china with brown stems and blue tracery is offered in open stock. Prices listed per dozen or piece include dinner plates tea plates bread and butter plates soup plates bowls tea cups and saucers small coffee cups meat platters covered dish baking dish chafing dishes teapots pitchers sugar and creamers with prices from 35c to 4.20.
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