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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1914
Page
23
A vintage ad touts Parisian Sage hair tonic as a simple at home remedy for falling hair and itchy scalp. It claims one application removes dandruff, nourishes roots, and promotes abundant, radiant hair without expensive salon treatments.
Vuss Pauline Rooks of Capitol Avenue suffers a broken right leg and severe head injuries after a car driven by Frank Tiller struck near Fort McPherson late Saturday. Mrs Bessie Brooks endured a severe shock and bruises as the wreck damaged a horse and buggy. all three injured were rushed to Grady Hospital by ambulance.
Mrs Brooks, who limped from Grady after receiving care, recalled little before the incident as Tiller disappeared after being taken to the hospital. A stranger who accompanied Tiller was unharmed and also vanished, while police seek both.
Washington November 21 Senator Tilman chairman of the senate committee on naval affairs and senior member of the commission to study a government armor plate plant notified Secretary Daniels that the commission will start its inquiry at once. Members Padgett and Rear Admiral Strauss will travel to Pittsburg and Homestead and then to Bethlehem and the Midvale steel works where large government contracts for armor and gun steel are being fulfilled.
New York reports that a British prize court ruled against Standard Oil in the case of the tanker Leda, which flew the German flag and was captured near New York. The Leda sailed from Rotterdam on July 28 in ballast for Baton Rouge.
Doctors urge women and girls to regulate bowels to improve health and reduce reliance on cosmetics. Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin is marketed as a gentle laxative suitable for all ages, claimed to train digestive muscles and ease constipation, dyspepsia, belching, and other symptoms. Families cite its regular use and necessity, with prices cited as fifty cents and one dollar.
Dr Caldwell offers a free sample bottle for first time users via coupon or postcard request. Send name and address on plain mail to Dr WB Caldwell at 7 Washington St Monticello TT for personal investigation.
Washington reports evacuation of Mexico City by Carranza forces will finish by tomorrow noon. Generals Obregon and Blanco command. small force to remain to guard order. Villa at Queretaro. plans for a bloodless transfer and enveloping movements discussed. General Blanco to transfer power if needed. Villa expected within a week.
In Menlo Georgia November 21 special report Mrs Arnold Tompkins a prominent woman of Menlo died at her home after a brief illness. She was 7 years old and active in charitable work. Services were led by Reverends B F Guille and T S L Sappington at the Methodist church. Interment followed at Alpine cemetery. Jesse Gann 84 died Saturday at 4 am at his Howell Mill Road residence. Survived by two sons AC and W Gann and three daughters Mrs Martha Reynolds, Mr D B Halt of Atlanta, and Mrs Lampkin of Athens. The body lay in Patterson’s Chapel. Mrs M B Chambers 72 died Saturday afternoon in a private hospital. She is survived by granddaughter Miss Clyde Irkle and two brothers and two sisters. The west infant children of Mr and Mrs F Baas died Saturday morning at Gorlock residence 127 Bedford Place. The remains were removed to Pooles Chapel.
The government files its brief in the Supreme Court challenging a Kentucky district court ruling denying a writ of mandamus. It argues the Interstate Commerce Commission must have access to all records and memoranda to enforce inspection rights and investigate the business of interstate carriers against the Louisville and Nashville.
Seult Ste Marie November 21 Struck by a severe Lake Superior gale on Thursday the steamer Co F Curtis and the lumber laden schooners E Marvin and Annle mM Peterson were in tow of the Curtis. The Peterson went down near Grand Marais with twenty six aboard two bodies identified as Peterson crew. Other ships escaped damage and two of eight Peterson bodies washed ashore.
In Shreveport Louisiana on November 21 Aladin Vincent and W Perrin two unsuccessful Democratic primary candidates for Congress were indicted by the federal grand jury for alleged failure to file sworn statements of campaign receipts and disbursements with the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Vincent was defeated for the nomination in the seventh Louisiana district and Perrin likewise.
Macon Georgia November 21 Special Dr L Pickard president of Mercer university returned from Carrollton where he attended the Georgia Baptist convention and discussed Shorter college withdrawal from the Baptist convention and its effect on Bessie Tift The move leaves Bessie Tift as the sole women’s college in the Georgia Baptist system The board chose to withdraw one school to avoid friction and Shorter’s heirs hold the convention property Dr John D Mell of Athens named to head Bessie Tift and Georgia Baptists hope for his decision to advance the college’s plans under former president Dr Jackson
Washington November 2. Railway commissioners from thirteen states protest proposed higher freight tariffs on western railroads. They petition the Interstate Commerce Commission to suspend the increases, which vary from 2 to about 12 percent by commodity and affect all goods moved interstate. The action may lead to hearings on reasonableness of the proposed increases.
Fires burn across many Arkansas counties with increasing headway. Calls for federal forest ranger aid reach Hot Springs as smoke darkens Little Rock. Rain has been absent for days, with most blazes sparked by locomotive sparks along railroad rights of way. A schoolhouse and a church burned at Harrisburg, with some livestock lost.
Rochester W November 21 the dissolution suit against Eastman Kodak shifts to Buffalo. The defense will close Tuesday as per agreement with Judge Hazel. An adjournment follows for the prosecution to prepare its rebuttal with a ruling not before February.
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