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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1906
Page
3
Oppenheim advertises that his label guarantees absolutely pure whiskey and fair value. He notes many whiskey grades and opinions, asserts most buyers rely on dealers, and offers quick delivery to families by telephone 325.
Eighty five collecting agents met yesterday and formed a collectors union to shield against unscrupulous debtors. They plan to publish a list of names who fail to pay and resume tactics weekly. A Friday meeting will address debtor approaches and a memorandum. They aim to affiliate with the Chicago Federation of Labor.
A dispute in Calhoun over a pine thicket near the depot pits town officials against the county commissioners and heirs of John P King. The fight centers on whether the thicket is town commons or privately retained land, with court battles from August term to the Georgia Supreme Court. A ruling will determine if the tract becomes building lots or stays as common woodland.
An army of babies aged six weeks to years paraded through Asbury Park New Jersey on Friday. Governors and congressmen watched as 12 entries including carriages wagons and pony carts competed for more than 100 prizes. The Hammond children of Gettysburg Pa won the grand prize, riding in a pony cart with placard Teddy's Ideals.
Grow Men in School describes laboring men at the City of Special Ar hvole evening trades school. Men in the machine room pattern soaking room plumbing electrical and mechanical drawing rooms strive to broaden skills and gain emancipation from monotonous factory work. They work eight hours daily yet crave longer school access. They petition for six nights a week open hours from seven to twelve, but are limited to five nights a week.
Gentry Brothers shows arrive at midnight at the intersection of old Wheat and Jackson streets. A two day stand begins with performances tomorrow and Tuesday at 2:10 PM and 8 PM. The large tented grounds host a grand menagerie with 200 educated ponies, 130 dog actors, 78 monkeys and baboons, two herds of baby elephants, and Siberian cant animals. A Japanese Namba family act joins the lineup. A parade on a larger scale than before will travel through downtown. The big menagerie opens to the public for inspection from 3 to 6 PM.
The Gentry circuses animal acts led by Bernhardt Adama Viola Allen announce a free public reception at the old circus grounds at the intersection of Wheat and Jackem streets this afternoon from four to eight. The mammoth tents and baths for the animals will open to showgoers before a street parade at ten tomorrow morning, with two performances on Monday and Tuesday at 2:15 and 8:18.
No performances at the de Leon Casby theater this week as Wells failed to secure suitable vaudeville acts for Atlanta after reviewing five possible options in five acres of prospects. He canceled the bookings and returned to New York from Richmond, leaving the Casino dark for the period.
A garbled dialogue suggests an engagement or acceptance between two characters named Goodey and Joss, with confusion and fear about a late-night commitment. The text is incomplete, offering only hints of personal conflict and social maneuvering without clear context or outcomes.
Leslie M Shaw spoke in Martinsville and Salem Virginia arguing that Bryan’s Madison Square Garden stance proves his bid for the Democratic nomination and would shape the platform. He attacked Democrats for shifting positions and urged tariff protection while mocking calls for federal railroad ownership.
A Toronto reader praises Pyramid Drugg Co pyramid pile cure promising home use without surgery. The letter reports relief after using a box, offering a free sample by mail from Marshall Michigan and urging readers to order full treatments via mail order.
A chaotic item details enrollments for the Atlanta Public Schools during the 1905-06 and 1907-08 periods. It notes a total 13,790 students white and negro in 1905, rising to 14,678 by the first week of 1906, and projects up to 1,000 more for the year. The report lists many schools with their white and negro counts.
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