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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1909
Page
6
A quirky ad touts a clean-up sale on waists neg Artificial text announces deep discounts on silk negligees from 18.50 to 25.00 and short pieces to 1.75 while promising a broad selection of waists in black and white fabrics. Handkerchiefs and linen pieces are pitched as exceptional values with nominal prices, urging customers to visit the new handkerchief section and noting Christmas as a seasonal prompt.
In Charlotte North Carolina the American Cotton Manufacturers Association board met nearly all day and adopted resolutions noting a price disparity between cotton and cotton goods that could hinder southern mill operation A committee was appointed to craft a curtailment agreement to be urged for signing The committee includes L W Parker C W Erwin D Tompkins E A Smyth T H Rennie with Charlotte chosen for the 1910 meeting and invitations extended by several cities including Atlanta Richmond St Louis and Memphis
The Grand showcases Human Hearts this afternoon and tonight with David Warfield and Louis James connected to the production. Critical praise rests on strong climaxes and a blend of comedy and serious drama honoring traditional stage values. The program also highlights Captain Lay of Missouri at the Lyric and a strong Orpheum lineup with The Mysterious Hotel acts and upcoming aerial performances.
An advertisement extols Van Camp's Milk as cheaper per pint and safer than raw milk. It touts sterilization, no waste, long shelf life, and Holstein milk with 28 percent solids eight percent butterfat. The copy claims vast production of twenty five thousand cows to meet demand.
Walter Hopkins fourteen year old son of W C Hopkins of 60 Lee street West End disappeared after leaving for Walker street school yesterday. He was last seen in a chestnut suit with a red necktie and black cap as his family reports frantic searches by his father and friends. The police have been notified and a nationwide search is being conducted.
Sleeper for Thomas bound to Ville Georgia via Atlanta and Western is placed in Union Station at 9 p.m. and opens for occupancy immediately. Train departs at 11 10 p.m.
Walter Boyd was fined 1575 after attempting to interfere with police during arrest on Whitehall and Alabama streets. A man jailed as Fred Shore failed to appear, forfeiting 257 collateral. Shore, a Cincinnati salesman, claimed he gave his card to a man he did not know and possibly used the name to protect himself.
Colonel Harry Silverman known as Prince Nicotine returns to the cigar trade to manage JW Davis’s four retail stores of the Etroodium Tobacco Company. The move unites Silverman with Atlanta’s tobacco elite as he revamps outlets at Peachtree and Auburn, Candler Building, Piedmont Hotel, and nearby fledgling sites.
Herr Dernberg of Berlin, secretary of state for the colonies, visited Portsmouth and Atlanta on a brief southern tour. He called on Walter Cooper of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, received printed material about Atlanta, and expressed regret at not staying longer. The official noted there are 16,000 Negro residents in the colonies and spoke on the negro problem.
The Magruder clan gathered in Charlottesville Virginia on June 10 to revive Scottish Highlands traditions and promote fraternal ties among American descendants of Gregory. The Magruder clan organized a temporary American branch of Clan Gregor during their sessions in the city.
Two workers named John Gerber and William Lung aged 2 and David Harry aged 22 were killed last night while repairing an engine at the Penn Iron and Coal Company last furnace. They were crushed when the engine unexpectedly started, trapping them between the piston and cylinder head.
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