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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1901
Page
4
Bass Dry Goods Co with national buyers on hand secured over fifty cases of the newest merchandise for Atlanta. The Bass team represented the city and arranged a great sale featuring items from leading houses nationwide.
Local sale bulletin lists multiple textile items including White Vic toria Lawn and Sheer and White India Linens, Good Enough bleaching, White Corded Pique, Percales and Dimities, Ladies’ black hose, Imported Swiss fabrics, and 46-inch black Henriette and Cheviot Serges priced from 3c to $1.25. Emphasis on remaining stock and price points.
A sale listing showcases bolts of silk and color ed ribbons, satin back velvet, dress materials in sizes 4 to 14, baby fans, embroidered chemises, dress skirts, carpets, matting, belts, curtains, and Saxony Brussels fabrics with various quantities and value notes. Most items highlight reduced sale prices and wide assortments in fabrics and home furnishings.
Major Smyth critiques proposed shirt waist uniform for mail carriers while Postmaster General Smith weighs a nationwide move. Carriers favor the look and expect sunny wear on streets. New York and Detroit examples cited, with uniform details including gray fabric, collars, and belts amid broader fashion debate.
The text discusses shirt waists making a loose look if not worn, advises soaking and wearing properly, and notes mail carriers may need to purchase many and laundry costs. It emphasizes women should set a clean example for men, and questions whether Major Smyth would advise corsets for carriers.
License inspector J. K. Hunter surprised a delinquent merchant on Peters Street, Chapman, who fled the store and its stock when confronted about an unpaid license. Hunter seized the goods and warned the man to pay the license or close his shop.
Special exercises at the First Methodist Episcopal Church this afternoon for children. Pastor to preach a sermon suited to the little ones and the musical program tailored to please them. All children from this and other churches invited. Regular services to follow in the evening.
A fragment states that coughs signal serious diseases like consumption and bronchitis. It notes a cough as the first sign and claims a remedy has proven successful, with references to sale of the remedy and its claimed benefits.
After a weeklong manhunt for Oliver Herrington accused of assaulting a woman, police found him dead in Grady's row. A transporting freight accident near a trestle in Macon killed him as he fled toward Atlanta, ending the chase.
Brooks Morgan D P A reports changes to Southern Railway trains serving Atlanta. Train 15 moves from 4 00 to 4 15 p m for Chattanooga Cincinnati Louisville and the North West shortening travel to Louisville Cincinnati India napolis Cleveland Chicago and Buffalo. No. 1c through to Brunswick. No. 8 departs Atlanta at noon for Macon arriving 2 25 p m. Tallapoosa accommodation No 25 moves to 6 10 p m daily with Sunday times 6 50 am and 4 20 pm arrival and departure. Porter and Cafe Car inaugurated on the 6 00 a m departure to Birmingham Memphis with car Birmingham 5 30 p m arriving Atlanta 10 15 p m and meals served a la carte.
Fragmentary notice describes a family outing to a location in Lome and hints at prices and services. The text is garbled with missing words but suggests promoting an amusement or service venue near North Pryor Street with affordable rates and travel plans.
The Atlanta Railway and Power Company begins major beautification of Ponce de Leon Springs including arc lamps, a remodeled pavilion for dances, new lake boats, improved walks, and added features for pleasure and education. Peach Tree and Boulevard cars run to the Springs today. Georgia State Band plays at Grant Park this afternoon.
The Atlanta optician A K Hookes moves to 103 Peach Tree Street and will remain there during viaduct construction. The shop promises savings on prescription work and offers trading stamps.
The forecast covers Georgia Virginia the Carolinas Florida Texas and Tennessee with cloudy and shower conditions in various areas. Winds shift from fresh southwesterly to northerly or variable. Temperatures range from 65 to 68 degrees with rain totals around two hundredths of an inch.
An illustrated folder titled Facts bout Lands in Utah describes farm orchard meson and grazing lands with climate and resource praise. Mailed to Geo. B Heing general agent Grande Western Railway Salt Lake City. Route connections listed with Brenner Rio Grande Colrmb Michigina Rock Island Burlington M Pacific Santa Fe lines.
An infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Lamar, LAMAR died May 8. Funeral services at Perry. The ad copy touts King’s New Discovery for Consumption and Bucklen’s Amica Salve, with broad medical claims and retailer references, plus travel and optics college notices embedded.
A sale is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon offering 25 lots. Attendees may find bargains at the event.
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