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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1875
Page
3
A fragmentary trade notice shows Dr Price's Baking Powder promoted for bread biscuits and cakes with claims of safety when used in standard quantities. The ad mentions Dr Price's extract lemon and other flavors and advertises household goods like doors blinds mantels and glazing.
Readable fragments show a busy local page with ads for watermelons and merchants, funeral notices for Mrs F Etiegiltz, a Masonic notice for A G Horsey, and a card of thanks to Rev Geo Macauley. Also included are notices on school exams, theatre events at DeGiva's, church services at St Luke's, and a sensational anecdote about a preacher in a negro church and a bold observer.
The readable fragment depicts a worn man at a depot holding a carpet bag while a brakeman tells him the train to Norcross is about to start. A girl named Pil is mentioned as someone going away, and the speaker notes a man being left behind as the train departs.
A garbled essay-like piece describes a young lawyer in a social scene with a lady, a public flirtation, and a dispute over a napkin incident. It shifts to a philosopher musing on nature and physiology, detailing sensations prompting relief and a mistaken purchase at a retail store.
Local chatter surrounds the Central Railroad's plan to clear and level lots north or west of the Macon depot for a roundhouse and shops. Citizens back the project as a potential improvement, urging collaboration with the railroad to finalize details and benefit the city.
Lewin & Co and other business figures argue rents in Atlanta are too high. They urge tariff-like reductions to boost wholesale trade, lower rents, and raise clerks’ wages, while a machinist testifies rents for small houses erode living standards. A broad cross-section interview finds rents criticized as a barrier to enterprise and housing affordability.
In Carrollton a Presbyterian crowd witnessed a dramatic court session where an older man described as portly with a gray beard defended his Old Testament claims. The judge imposed ten dollars and costs after a lengthy testimony about religious texts and public decency.
A partial OCR passage mentions bread and laborers with unclear dialogue. The text is garbled and lacks identifiable people, places, dates, or concrete events to form a clear news item.
A garbled report describes a scene with slipping references to street life and a reflection on the sky. The text mentions Orleans, a cloud of earth and perfume, and voices seeking health and cheer as a reporter notes altered attention and potential sales in various places.
A reader notes the poetic genius of an unnamed author, praising the unity of art and nature and urging appreciation of southern literary gifts. The piece extols the poet’s appeal to universal values against arrogance and materialism, urging support for southern literature.
OCR fragments report names such as Langston, Greenville, Savannah, and others in transit notes and health recruitment trips. Several entries mention people traveling by railway or air to cities like New York and Claires, with scattered references to weddings and business names. The legible items are fragmentary and lack coherent events or dates.
A fragmentary OCR passage depicts a troubled local scene with coded references to a church, youths, and a conflict involving a person named Jesse Knight. The prose interweaves violence, community judgment, and legalities with characters and settings that hint at a rural or small-town dispute and social tension.
An OCR passage outlines a crowded college program from 1895 featuring freshmen and sophomores. It notes orderly conduct, engaging performances, and expression of progress through exercises and student efforts. The text laments imperfect transcription but preserves named themes of study and achievement.
A period fragment shows a card of thanks from a church group and multiple auction notices. It lists furniture sales at Whitehall Street venues, a large Georgia Save Lottery, and thanks from church officials, with dated auction details and invitations to view catalogues.
A fragment lists magazines and contents with mentions of The Magazine Eee The Magaz aes eee nest Scribner and Old Jersey home of Heycate Middy The Pine stick Dol reveals more articles and stories Rosa Terry Cook Thymes on origin ofectes Prokop short stories and notices of seeds mills presses and seed stores in Boston and Broad Street merchants The note highlights agricultural machinery and wholesale retail seed offerings with names J Ben Wilson Co and others
A bustling business notice touts Avoveta melons fresh daily and invites early calls for low prices. It also previews Monday attractions by W T Buzber & Co including deep discounts on embroideries, linens, grenadines, and silks as they clear stock with claimed savings up to 83 percent.
July 21 report notes an unimportant cotton event with lingering unease and depressed mood. Markets stay dull and irregular as Elbon sinks and rapid decline forces weaker holders to liquidate stock, signaling a gloomy outlook. Suspension of George W. Adams & Co. adds to the unsettled tone.
Details from Chicago indicate the suspension of the firm Geo W Adams and Co on Thursday. The Times notes oats and wheat prices slid. Adams claimed not a temporary halt, with the firm reportedly involved in substantial transactions. The firm’s exposure and Henne as partner are referenced, while exact figures remain undisclosed.
A damaged clipping mentions a congregation stumbling during a service yesterday afternoon amid unclear references to a fault or factor. Details are unreadable, leaving the event’s exact location and outcome uncertain.
From the July 21 1875 issue of the Mercral News a brief description notes a dull scene as July Fourth tied to cotton prospects, with optimism about excellent yields despite extreme heat.
Gold weak and dectit at 19at133%g Governments acure lower, new. bonds nominal active. Gold $33,810,906 currency 56 Te Ta oan treasurer fiscal out. Loans July 21. Gold Ages change New York night premio.
The report covers cotton receipts and prices in New York with weekly fluctuations, noting weak and irregular sales, daily and monthly quotations, and various future and current prices. It also lists grain and provisions with quotations for corn, wheat, and oats, along with port receipts and stock levels from Chicago and Savannah markets.
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