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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1912
Page
7
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A long promotional appeal argues poultrymen should maintain ads in The Constitution poultry section. It cites surpluses, rising young stock, market prices, and the value of persistent advertising through figures like Loring Brown and Kimballville ads. The piece urges readers to quit crawling and to yell their poultry offerings to stimulate demand across the South.
Plan ahead for next season by buying choice birds now. Sell culls and deadheads, separate strong cockerels and pullets, and let them range apart. Feed sparingly to keep them lean. Outings cost money but yield long term gains as pullets repay costs. Advertise wants in poultry sections to swap stock with others and take advantage of widespread bargain counters offering birds at less than cost.
An old style storefront advertisement lists garden supplies and household items including fish food tiles and flower foods, disinfectants, spray equipment, and lice killers. It markets buckets sprayers and baskets, with prices shown in a dense catalog-like layout. It also mentions dog treats and a dog cake product, plus inquiries for ordering vegetables and flowering plants.
A note suggests hosting an old fashioned barbecue for visitors at Kimballville Farm. The venue is described as accessible and attractive and offers party handling by email with quality service. The message urges readers to request quotations and write for details.
A fragmentary collection of agricultural poultry notices from Georgia vendors includes offerings for Rhode Island Red, Rhode Island White Leghorn, and Orpington chicks, with prices per dozen or per setting. Advertisers name W Burke of Macon, Chas Stevens of Waynesboro, and John Low Smith of Atlanta, plus exhibition shows and prize info.
Classified notice style listing creosote for sale for poultry raisers with contact M T Eubanks and location College Park Fa plus eggs from several breeds offered by Belmont Brows Smyrna Ga and McMillan Seed Co advertising incubators and odorless octubater oil. Also horses and vehicles for sale and live stock wanted by A L Sutten Co at National Stock Yards Atlanta with request for quotations.
West Disinfecting Co offers Chioro Naptheleum Dip to prevent lice and diveaze in poultry houses. One gallon makes 100 gallons of Dip. Write for poultry book. Forsyth St, Atlanta, Ga. Selig Jr., General Agent, 263 Forsyth St.
Real estate advertisement touts Peachtree Street prospects from Brookhaven to Breckwood in Atlanta. Claims high demand and potential gains with special prices on selected locations. Encourages visits to assess conditions and promises profitable returns with cash upfront figures mentioned.
Atlanta real estate leader Ralph O. Cochran could name John J. Woodside as the convention speaker for the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges in Louisville next month. A large Atlanta delegation is expected, with major local deals on contracts and numerous Colonial Hill sales listed, including names like U. A. Burton and J. Bela Rustin among others.
Property transfers listing deeds including Southern Cemetery Association to Mrs Lury Collier for lot 76 B section 2 in Southern Cemetery dated December 14 1911 and other transfers in 1912 at corner of Peachtree and Het Third Street with plots described. Names include Ann G Candler and George W Adair. Dollar values and parcel sizes shown for several transactions.
A fragmentary notice mentions Bank Farr and Powell at 521-ara, Miry, near Atlanta, with a reference to May 22 and a Bank No. IO South Avenue.
Multiple death notices and funeral details span Macon and surrounding areas. B. H. Melton of 2 Ponders avenue dies at 1 AM and will be interred in Georgia with services at Poole's chapel. G. Edward McLarin dies by lightning on a Farm near Adameville. funeral at 11 AM from residence. Tolliver McHugh, 71, dies at 58 Wyman Street. funeral at Poole's chapel with burial at Mt. Zion cemetery. Mrs. Betty Gilbert, 389 Hightower, dies at 53. funeral at 2 PM from Poole's chapel. interment Hollywood. Mrs. Viney Dyer of Cedartown dies at a private sanitarium. body at Poole's chapel. Eugene Burrough, 31, killed by electric wire in Columbus. buried in family burying ground at Kingston. Mrs. Ellen G. Douglas, 24, dies after illness in Macon. interment Evergreen cemetery. James Taft Watts dies in Columbus. funeral in Senoia with multiple attendees. H. S. Seymour, 37, dies at 145 Randolph. funeral at home with Westlawn burial. Dr. T. L. Lipscomb, renowned Cumming physician, dies at home after illness. survives wife and children. Infant of T. L. Underwood dies at 138 Oliver. funeral at residence then West View. Also notes a June American Magazine excerpt about Anna Murphy, ward superintendent who cleans and governs a large area in Chicago with dedicated effort.
Partial 1920s style market notes show quotes for sugar and molasses including terms like covado and refined, plus linseed prices from Duluth Minnesota with bids and arrival values. The fragment lists May 28 entries, track and arrival prices, and futures months July and October.
A catalog of produce and groceries with prices per dozen and per unit covers vegetables like beets parsley radishes and apples plus a corrected provision market list from the White Provision Company. Included are hams bacon sausage fresh pork products lard and assorted groceries such as flour cheese canned goods and tobacco with varied prices and pack sizes. The report notes names of items and firms and includes a brief editorial mention by editor Herbert Quick.
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