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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1912
Page
18
An older poultryman argues it does not pay to doctor chickens, but stresses early detection and simple remedies. He warns to kill sick young birds to prevent spreading disease, compares poultry illnesses to human ailments, and suggests green food and small doses of remedies such as tincture of dandelion and quinine for liver and digestion issues.
A Georgia county education board offers five cash prizes for the best trio of chickens shown by members of the Uncle Dudley Boys and Girls Poultry Club at the fall corn club contest. The letter praises the club’s work and notes the expansion of poultry education across states.
A dense ad page offers Plymouth Rocks Wyandottes Orpingtons Black Langshans and White Leghorns eggs from prize lines. Listings include prices per dozen or setting, incubators and brooders, and breeders in Atlanta East Point Oxford Dallas Smyrna College Park and other Georgia communities. Also a short anecdote on a storekeeper and a Christmas gift register.
Weekly report notes several big property moves in Atlanta. Johnson & Young sold 58 acres near Decatur for 4006 dollars, Sims & Co. arranged 184 feet on Whitehall opposite J R Smith to Dudley for 41000 dollars, 125 dollars per front foot. Kiser agency traded an eight room house at West Baker for Dr M C Hardin’s two lots on West Fifth Street, value 13250, with cash difference paid.
A long list of warranty deeds and related property transfers across Atlanta and surrounding streets. Notable entries include Georgia Power Company to Georgia Railway and Power Company for $10,600,000, several transfers on Marietta and Inman Streets, and multiple parcels in Ansley Park, Confederate and Fraser streets. Also listed are mortgages, bond for title actions, and executors deeds with dates ranging February through March 1912.
Owner leaving Atlanta must sell quick. Two adjoining properties Nos 120 and 122 Bellwood Ave offer a $1,500 store with two rooms and a three room house on a 55 by 196 foot lot. Annual rent $193. Big section improvement promises $600 to $700 profit. requires $1,000 cash. Act now.
A March tornado tore through New Douglas Madison county and struck Smithboro and Greenville in Bond county. Greenville suffered 126 damaged houses with 75 wrecked and two men injured. The Pange Flour Mill was wrecked and telegraph lines were down delaying news. Estimated losses reached $200,000.
Walter Brown, holder of the world strikeout record for nine innings, signs with the Montgomery Southern League team. He will debut tonight after last season’s standout performances. Brown struck out twenty seven men in three games against La Cone Abe Leary and is noted for his dominance.
New York on March 19 reports a debate on efficiency in business stressing the human element. Maelvlie W. Mix of Misawaska, Ind, urges wages as a core efficiency factor, while Dr. Luther Gulick calls for worker happiness and avenues for improvement. The discussion ends without a next meeting date amid questions of monotony and change. Also noted: Cotton Co of New Orleans faced bankruptcy petitions citing asset-liability concerns and former president W. Thompson.
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