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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1902
Page
40
Atlanta posted a standout February with record rainfall and warm to cold swings. Meteorologist Mr Marbury notes the month’s mean temperature of 7 degrees and total rainfall of 7.56 inches, surpassing all prior Februarys in 24 years while highlighting a northwest wind pattern and a 3.62 inch 24 hour rainfall on the 27th.
The Atlanta commandery No. 9 Knights Templars hosted a Friday inspection by Ernest A. Curtis of Savannah as grand commander. Grand officers and past grand commanders attended, with a luncheon, carriage ride, and an evening review followed by a banquette described as highly enjoyable.
The piece argues many become coffee topers before realizing it and fear giving up coffee. It claims coffee can cause coligae and nervous prostration unless the poison is stopped, urging a switch to Postum Food Coffee as a remedy with vivid color and flavor notes.
The Tactics gathered in Masonic parlors from 9 to 10, then escorted ladies to a banquet hall in the temple. A sumptuous feast followed, with Joseph C. Greenfield as toastmaster and speeches by Thomas H. Jeffries, Julius DL Brown, James L. Mawson, Dr. W. W. Landrum, and J. K. Orr.
The Aetna Rubber Paint Company announces its Atlanta establishment as manufacturers of rubber paints, black varnish, paint oils, clear varnish, and mineral turpentine. They tout an acetate of black lead from a scientific pigment mix, claiming elastic indestructibility against air, water, and fire, and invite requests for a product booklet.
Up to date in every essential. There is not a superior sewing machine anywhere in the world to the celebrated light running Wheeler and Wilson. The rotary motion is among its strongest features and the machine is built of the best materials, durable and elegant in style. A first class machine that will do first class work and last a lifetime is what you would buy, so get a Wheeler & Wilson office TL Whitehall.
John L Moore and Sons are leading opticians and manufacturers known for superior eyeglasses lorgnettes and opera glasses. They advertise at 42 N Broad St Prudential Building as successors to Kellam and Moore offering high quality optical goods and reliable service.
A crowded streetcar scene shows a doctor named Green famed for temperance advice though his own habits contradict the claim. Interspersed are vignettes of local society figures, prison tales from Deputy Warden Dawson, and a parade of visitors to Columbus, Macon, and nearby hotels with brief notes on their travels and talks.
In a recorder's court a wife testifies against her husband Garber who admits slapping her amid a history of beatings. He is fined 5.76 dollars and sent to the stockade after the hearing. Separately Katie Rosh, a 16 year old girl described as pretty, is arraigned on street-begging charges from her mother, an infamous beggar, but the case is dismissed after promises to leave town.
A column extols dangers of tight corsets and garments for women, recounting painful cases of displacement and inflammation. It urges Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the remedy, claiming it restores nerves and relieves feminine troubles and pains.
Washington forecast for Sunday and Monday calls for varied conditions across states. Virginia turns partly cloudy and cooler with fresh west winds. North Carolina expects showers and colder weather, then clearing. South Carolina shows showers Sunday with interior cooling and Monday fair, winds brisk and variable. Georgia features fair weather in the west, morning showers then clear in the east, with fresh coastal winds. Eastern Florida shows showers then fair, northerly winds shifting to northwest. Western Florida, Alabama and Mississippi mainly fair with northerly winds. Louisiana and Western Texas generally fair with north winds.
Dr. Henreich Waentig, a German scholar and professor from a major university, visited Birmingham at the invitation of Mr. W J Dangaix and Miss Dangaix and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Woodruff. He attended a reception and spoke with local notables including former Governor Johnston and Congressman Underwood. The piece also chronicles a local wedding, Miss Susanne Austin and Mr. George B. Kelley, on South Twentieth street, followed by a bridal tour.
A Brunswick Ga social column lists visitors and guests including Mrs. H Rodewald and daughter Emmerick from New London Conn visiting Mitchell, Lily of Savannah staying with Mrs. Jennie Cook, Mr. and Mrs Hugh Frader of Mobile guests of the Wrights, and several other society arrivals and excursions to Jekyl Island and nearby towns. The report names numerous families and their travels across Georgia and the Southeast.
Richmond reports a quiet Lenten season with social notes of several marriages. Mary Glenn wed Dr. Joseph French Alsop at Prospect, Prince Edward County with maid of honor Louise Clarkson and best man Jeter Ligon. Warden Fravel and Minnie Pulliam married in Woodstock. Culpeper saw Hunt Strother wed Annie Crons. Berryville hosted Blanche Hardesty and John Decker’s nuptials. A birthday gathering honored James A. Moncure with twelve guests. A double wedding is planned at Burnt Factory church, Clar county, involving families tied to the Mer bnald and Duvall clans and prominent locals.
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