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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1914
Page
9
Notices detail advertising rules and rates for Atlanta merchants. Lost and found items appear with rewards and contact info. Listings mention telephone orders, deadlines, and courtesy operators assisting customers with wording and payment methods.
A jumble of early 20th century classified notices shows services from sanitary work and millinery to maternity care. Typed addresses include Old Wheat Street, 9T Barietta Street, Windsor Street, and Peach Street. Ads tout lower prices, tailoring, corsets, beauty services, and a dog show next week with supplies for pets.
Classified ads herald numerous opportunities in Atlanta Georgia for skilled and unskilled workers. Listings include stenos, clerks, salesmen, barbers, mill workers, and managers with varied pay, training, and prospects. Several firms solicit references and prompt responses to Box numbers at the Constitution office.
Classified notices include a situation wanted by a Mrs seeking work as a housekeeper or companion with best references, and multiple employment ads for clerks, stenographers, child care, and a variety of sales and service listings. Also features used instruments for sale, educational offerings, and a large section of autos, repairs, and secondhand goods with contact points in Atlanta Georgia.
Dun’s report notes agricultural prosperity from record wheat crops and strong export demand, aiding western industries while iron steel copper and coal lag. Domestic demand varies by sector with weak building and retail sales, yet some cheer emerges from export orders, farm activity, and easing currency concerns as war ends approach.
Domestic manufacturers faced little improvement this week with scarce funds for railroad gear and plant expansions. Railroads placed orders for 13,000 tons of rails for the Southern Pacific, 13,900 tons for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, and 900 tons of structural steel for a Southern railway viaduct. Fabricators reported 9,000 tons of structural shapes for bridges and buildings, with about 28,000 tons more pending in the east. Government bids covered 36,000 tons of side plates and 25,000 tons of armor plate for battleships. Nolled steel demand waned and prices for bars, plates, and shapes eased about 1 per ton. September output dropped over 100,000 tons from August.
The issue highlights rising foreign debt pressure from exchange markets with large July ninety day bills maturing, plus strong cotton and grain exports. United States Steel reports a September drop in unfilled tonnage, signaling continued contraction in October orders and cancellations. Braiding demand and anthracite tonnage set records as domestic money conditions improve and war news fuels Berlin market firming.
The U S treasury opened October 3 with a General fund balance of $163,731,590. Receipts on October 7 were $1,367,385 while payments totaled $1,260,527. The resulting deficit for the current fiscal year stands at $51,576,481, versus $9,021,683 last year excluding Panama Canal and public debt activity.
A fragmented OCR item mentions a judge and a phrase about being well bred with yeast, suggesting a clumsy historical note or misread text. No clear event, date, or full names emerge to anchor a fuller summary.
Bacheldore and Miss Brown clash over wit with Howard noting nothing escapes her. Heavens, a remark prompts the other to respond, as the exchange unfolds with humor and sharp repartee.
New Orleans reports a week of selling pressure in cotton with January futures near seven cents and middling spot prices down. Improved demand is limited, aided only by foreign clearances totaling 87,811 bales, while speculation looms that a rebound may occur once a bottom is reached.
Griffin Ga October 11 Special grain is being planted in Spalding county in large quantities while farmers prepare for marketing Alfalfa production rises to record levels with a county alfalfa club meeting seen as crucial for local interests Planting has grown from nothing to about fifty acres in two years with growers moving from experiments to a firm plan to expand crops in coming seasons
LaGrange Ga October 11 Special ER C Wright and Joe Hearn narrowly escaped serious injury when thrown from a bogey by a runaway horse just after testing Mr Wrights new purchase The pony bolted from Whitesfield Crossing about five miles from LaGrange before it was halted
Fulton County Georgia notices announce a public auction of land in the 14th district by commissioners under court order, with 10 percent bid payment due immediately, and the balance on confirmation. Also listed are a probate citation for Nancy Elizabeth Hughs heirs, a Georgia Central Railway forced sale of locomotive equipment, and estate probate for Amelia V. Phillips with creditors to file claims.
The Praetorians Tar Scientific Fraternal Order invites sober, industrious, and reliable insurance agents in Georgia for permanent connections and excellent contracts. Producers are urged to investigate. Contact T. H. Jones, State Manager, 413 Empire Side, Atlanta, Ga, or P. O. Box 884.
Madame Nina, world renowned phrenologist, promises to reveal past present and future life and marriage prospects. Madame Boswell, England's famed expert, offers consultations on life affairs and special readings at parlor locations on Mitchell Street and Courtland Avenue.
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