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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1915
Page
6
A partial list from Atlanta quotations on groceries shows prices for canned goods meats and vegetables. Items include pork and beans from $1.90 to $4.20, corn $1.75 to $2.40, peas $1.90 to $4.20, string beans $1.38 to $4.60, tuna and evaporated milk priced across range, with assorted produce such as asparagus and veal totals.
Promotion for Old Indian Liver and Kidney Tonic touts its superiority over calomel and other tonics. It promises no sickness or nausea, brightens the eye, clears complexion, and increases energy. A reward offers $100 if the remedy causes any sickness, with multiple local drugstores listed as sellers and addresses provided.
A long page itemizes multiple commodities with fluctuating prices including milk, oysters, flour, and cereals, followed by Atlanta live stock market quotations. Beef cattle, hogs, and sheep prices are listed with ranges and notes on market conditions, while grain and feed prices cover a broad catalog of sacks and cases. Prices reflect fob Atlanta with special carload offers and market changes noted.
Copper firm with electric palliation at 16.875 to 16.15 after March 15 in New York. Cost remains $14.25 a ton with iron unchanged.
London March 3. The death of Sir George Turner at Colyton Devon is announced. He contracted leprosy during research to discover a cure for the disease. Turner worked in South Africa, discovered a serum for rinderpest, and served as medical officer in the Cape Colony and the Transvaal. He was born in Melbourne in 1850. He devoted his life to leprosy study and cared for patients daily. He is regarded as an eminent leprosy authority.
Federal Reserve Board reports a weekly rise of over 2 million in banks condition as of March 12. Holdings include gold coin and certificates 246,999,000 and other assets totaling 337,122,000 with reserves against net liabilities around 92.7 percent. Clearing house banks show increases in loans, reserves, and net deposits, while state banks and trust companies in Greater New York report mixed changes in loans, deposits, and cash reserves.
Mayor James G. Woodward vetoes the consulting engineer ordinance proposing a city post with a $1200 salary. He cites unnecessary costs and warns of pension and taxpayer impact. The veto message centers on Captain BR Clayton’s backers and calls for stricter pension safeguards amid rising financial strains and bank loan data.
Mrs Helen M Angle a Bridgeport singer and church worker faced a twelve man jury over the June 23 death of Waldo R Ballou a noted politician who admirer. State contends she pushed Ballou from stairs of her Stamford apartment after he left. Ballou died from injuries and his bloodstained path linked Angle to the incident. Angle appeared strained and aged beyond her years as the trial proceeded.
A New York Sun article notes paper clothing made from mulberry paper is used by Japanese and supplied to the Russian army. The fabric is soft yet warm with a quilted layer, but not washable. Vest prices run about 1 dollar, drawers 2.60, and a belt 25 cents.
The Alkahest Lyceum hosted a large gathering of field representatives and entertainers at a Piedmont hotel banquet. Nine course meal followed by a stunt fest featuring Miss Parks, the Heston Lyrics, Morrow brothers, and violinist Alexander von Skibinsky. Toasts by Herbert W. Hughson and others, with attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Bridges and many named guests.
German strategists have not been idle in their entrenched positions as rain and flood hamper operations. British and French observers note Germans have used extended preparation to complicate any Allied push, making an advance harder than it would have been months ago.
Reports from the front describe complete reconstruction of railway systems in Flanders and northern France. Old lines restored and linked with German constructions to allow rapid reinforcement moves. Observers note fewer large German guns in action along the line, possibly due to wider front defense, ammunition economy, or wear. Austrian guns fire heavy shells near Rheims, Sissons, and Arras, with some German guns worn or dismantled for repair. A British officer says Allied manufacturing superiority may tilt artillery balance in time.
An old time ad touts TZ words like PLZ EZ TIZ and TTS claiming instant foot relief. It markets a box of PLZ from a drug store to ease swelling soreness and burn by drawing out misery and stopping pain in coins callouses and bunions.
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