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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1915
Page
3
Vice President Marshall sends a Navajo Indian chief’s blanket made at the Arizona reservation to Mrs Galt as a wedding gift. The blanket was shipped east today from Phoenix Arizona on November 17.
A home remedy using bay rum glycerine and barbarum compound plus water is suggested to remove dandruff, prevent hair loss, and relieve itching. The mix is applied daily for two weeks then biweekly until used, claimed to darken faded gray hair and promote growth.
Preparations are complete for a prize presentation at the hall of the house of representatives today. Governor Harms will be principal speaker. Prizes to girls a canning clubs and boys a corn clubs. President Person and Speaker Burwell to present awards. Professor Andrew Soule to address the youths. Galleries expected to be crowded.
Babe Brown, famed ballyhoo girl on the Dolly Varden wheel, charms crowds at the Georgia Harvest festival. Her witty stock phrases, education and beauty boost sales while spectators line Tack le and Cone streets. Traffic pauses as delighted youngsters buy candy wheel tickets hoping for Babe to shout the famous phrase.
Governor Nate Harris signed the omnibus prohibition bill into law in a ceremony witnessed by lawmakers and supporters in Atlanta. A gold pen symbolized the act, later given to Senator Stovall, with additional bills slated for Thursday signing and pens promised to key legislators. The assembly included WoCsI members and dry movement supporters as Georgia moves toward a dry state.
Georgia county commissioners and southern road engineers wrapped up a two day session at the Kimball House in Macon. They urged a state highway commission to unify road work, proposed an apportioned legislative committee, and elected officers while electing to keep automobile tax funds for road use. The meeting, attended by about 100, named Fred Houser as bureau treasurer and Manufacturer and Builder as the official organ.
Chicago reports at the American Railway Association semiannual meeting show more than 1,500,000 dollars saved in the first half of 1916 through efficient packing marking and handling of freight shipments. The gathering also notes fewer injuries and deaths due to safety appliances and regulations across railroads.
Sam W. Divine of Chattanooga aged 67 founder of the city electric street railway and veteran promoter died suddenly of pneumonia. He helped finance and build the Belt railway of Chattanooga now part of the Queen and Crescent system.
Effective November 41, 1915, Wo A.RAL train No 2 will leave Atlanta at 3 a.m. instead of 2:35 a.m. and Train No 73 will arrive Atlanta at 10:25 a.m. instead of 10:26 a.m. at present. Co E Harman, General Passenger Agent.
A Kansas City backed appeal urges investors to buy Uncle Sam Oil Company stock in a plan to develop Cushing Oklahoma fields and other leases. The ad claims rising crude prices, planned drilling at 6 sites, and potential returns of 200 to 1, with new capital and large land holdings. It notes a dividend allotment and stock approvals, inviting remittances for 200 to 6000 shares and promising safety of funds if not approved.
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