Classified Sunday Ads Dominate Small Town Lineup
A fragmented line of classified notices shows local listings for sales, services, and jobs. Sparse details include a few prices and categories, with no full addresses or contact numbers readable.
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1900
Page
12
A fragmented line of classified notices shows local listings for sales, services, and jobs. Sparse details include a few prices and categories, with no full addresses or contact numbers readable.
Fragmented OCR text appears to reference trade, prices, real estate, loans, furniture, and money related terms with scattered names such as Atlanta and New York. The legible portions mention prices, taxes, loans, and public notices, but many phrases are garbled. No clear event, date, or specific entities can be reliably extracted.
A heated afternoon session at Atlanta City Hall saw non union printers led by George W Harrison W O Foote and C F P Byrd press Mayor Woodward to veto Councilman Henry Grady's city printing union label ordinance The Grady measure passed council minutes earlier with unanimous consent and would require all city printing to carry the union label Chicago based union advocates W J Stoy J J Hobby S M White and D B Karnes spoke for the Grady ordinance while non union shops represented by Foote Harrison and others urged rejection Mayor Woodward said he would take time to consider the arguments before deciding.
The ad promotes Grain-O as a healthy grain drink for children, claiming it nourishes the body and can replace coffee. It emphasizes purity of grains, proper preparation, and similar cost to coffee. Also mentions a new shipment of Tennessee sausage at Atlanta Market Co. on 18 N Broad.
Theodore Thomas reveals detailed concert programmes for Atlanta engagements on Tuesday March 13 at 2 30 pm and 4 15 pm featuring Wagner Saint Saens Tchaikowsky Glazounov and performance by Mrs Minnie Fish Griffin The article includes rehearsal notes on programme numbers and orchestra layout with historical notes for listeners to study before the performances.
State School Commissioner G R Glenn defends his annual report table as a list of local systems and colleges not a list of schools and colleges. He rebuts Baptist church critics, asks for continued public and pulpit support, and notes he did not cause the ministers meeting incident while urging direct complaints. Police arrest two boys for a sidewalk rope prank that caused a fall. one boy fined, another’s dismissal.
An old time advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills as a cure for sick and nervous headaches. It claims they purify blood and strengthen nerves, improve health, are easy to take and offered with a money back guarantee.
The body of Rev. Alexander Mallard, a necro preacher, was found in a Woodyard near Marietta Street and North Avenue. The coroner held an inquest, noting little about the man beyond his preaching claim, age about twenty five, and well dressed appearance. The verdict cites heart disease as the cause, and officials seek his relatives for burial.
A large fire in Philadelphia on March 7 destroyed eight hundred thousand dollars in goods across multiple blocks. Shoneman Bros. dry goods and millinery on Eighth and Area streets burned, with Marks Dry Goods and other nearby firms damaged. The Sheneman building, Marks storehouse, and adjacent properties suffered extensive losses, and about 1500 people were left unemployed.
Athens Ga March 7 county commissioners near decision to install three steel cages in the county jail. The move aims to prevent escapes by prisoners who might not wish to stay, following several recent attempts to break out. This action signals a tougher stance on jail deliveries and aims to improve security.
Despite bad weather a good crowd attended the Pure Food Show at Gate City Guard Armory where Professor B. Reuben presented a legerdemain lecture with sleight of hand. The show runs nightly with cooking lectures by Migs Andrews of Philadelphia highlighted this month.
An Atlanta testimonial promotes Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy as a cure for dyspepsia and nervousness, claiming rapid, permanent relief and improved sleep. The ad touts appetite restoration, easy digestion, and general health benefits, with prices and mailing options from Forsyth Street, Atlanta.
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