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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1909
Page
8
The Horse Show week features Kentuckian Mat Cohen of Lexington as a marquee rider with famed “Rex” and other mounts. Notable participants include Lieutenant Laurson guiding the cavalry display and Miss May Atkinson riding Preston Arkwright’s horse, with social events, hats, gowns, and boxed guests enhancing the pageantry at the Atlanta show.
An ad extols Postum as a superior cereal drink over coffee, claiming coffee injures progress by harming the nervous system and digestion. It asserts proper preparation yields a delicious taste and that nourishment from gluten and phosphates aids brain and nerve health, urging readers to choose Postum for better performance.
A mother at odds over child rearing says a pension may help. She recounts taking six year old Johnny to his paternal grandfather where a will dispute and religious differences lead to a tense scene. Johnny breaks the moment with a child’s sly outburst and a game reference.
Miss Mary Algood Jones, one of sixteen young women in a cavalry drill, draws the crowd in rehearsals for the Governors Horse Guard show. A graceful rider, she handles a Texas pony booted and spurred with notable fearlessness, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Ashbey Jones. Prize horses were shown in the auditorium as spectators gathered. ticket officials expect a brilliancy on par with the spring Musical Festival.
At a joint meeting of Capital City Club and Piedmont Driving Club governing boards the Tuesday Friday night schedule was set for the Horse Show period. The Piedmont hosts Tuesday and Friday events, Capital City Club covers Wednesday and Thursday, with both clubs offering nightly a la carte suppers and a closing dance.
An essay argues taxation should target single men who avoid social obligations. It contends married men contribute more via progeny and stability, urging a tax on celibates to promote marriage, while excluding under 25s and those with dependents from the start. It outlines a tentative scheme taxing income above £101 for men 25 plus, easing for dependents.
A dated advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a humane, non griping remedy for chronic constipation and related ailments. It offers free samples by mail, attributes swift relief, and quotes testimonials from users including a doctor’s letter of praise.
The text outlines exemptions for those serving in services or territorials and pledged marriages, with conditional payments if engagement ends. It proposes individual investigations for other exemptions and tax on higher earners above two pounds weekly without dependents. It argues a 7 percent levy would not be expensive, aiming to preserve national stability and inheritance.
The bill of exceptions in the case of J W Cabaniss was completed and brought to the clerk's office. After it bears Judge A Whipple's signature it will go to the court of appeals. A strong effort will be made to secure a new trial.
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