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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1914
Page
19
New ten room house on a 30 by 186 foot lot perched on a well shaded hill with views of the countryside. Built by a respected builder and featuring modern improvements. Also offered is a vacant lot next to the property at 60 by 180 feet priced at 5000 with reasonable terms.
Listing on Juniper street offers a six room ban a slow of the latest type with hardwood floors furnace heat tile bath and modern conveniences. Price 6250 with a 2300 loan and balance negotiable to suit the purchaser.
Price ten thousand five hundred for a well located elevated lot at 50 by 175 feet with a shaded setting. The house features privacy fences and appealing improvements that should please buyers seeking a practical, nicely priced residence on a sought after street.
A home investment on East Third Street offered for 8500 dollars. The property lies one block from the Georgian Terrace between Peachtree and West Peachtree streets in a familiar section. Reasonable terms are stated.
A new sit room mod rh bungalow on Thirteenth Street near Piedmont Park is offered for 6000. Individual home with three bedrooms, tile bath, sleeping porch, hardwood floors. Plans by Meyers Meats & Reed and financed with terms.
On Penn Avenue a pretty north side street we offer four new brick houses at 11000 each. The lot is 100 by 0 feet with a sleeping porch heating and all conveniences. A loan of 4000 is assumed with balance arranged to suit the purchaser.
Desirable building lots on Stemware Avenue and West End routes near Brookline, Mibert and Catherine streets. Several plots from 30,109 feet with shade trees and building restrictions to protect homes. In a residential park near a new city school county rk, minutes from town with flexible terms from 900 to 2490 dollars.
Opposite Piedmont Park near Beowln Avenue and Emory Avenue area lists several 7x200 foot lots for sale. The property boasts shade trees and proximity to a permanent park outlook, valued by investors for homeseekers and apartment builders. Prices range from 7500 to 10000 dollars.
Suburban lots at the East Lake Drive and South Decatur car line intersection offer several fairly small plots. Prices start around 509 dollars, with 190 feet inner dimensions, and include water, sewer grid tile sidewalks. The listing notes reasonable terms.
Advertising a bungalow lots listing near Mast Lake Drive in Our Grove. Properties measure 100 by 300 feet, priced at $1,500 with easy terms offered. Listings emphasize location and flexible financing.
A tract of 11 acres with nearly 800 feet frontage on a paved road lies three blocks from East Lake club grounds. It features over 804 feet of Bowles Ford Dekals frontage, a key thoroughfare with improvements under way to connect Atlanta and The Mast Lake area. This country home plot offers unparalleled potential in the region.
Property listing notes 21 feet on East Lake Drive for sale or trade toward a north income property. Location is 306 feet from South Decatur car line with access through to another street. Property depth given as 330 feet. Subdivision value cited as unbeatable. Price stated at 13 dollars per foot.
Forrest and George Adatr funds on hand for a duel proposal appear in the ledger. The article notes discussions about financing and potential arrangements, with focus on the parties named and their financial readiness.
The American Contractor notes Atlanta building activity rises 7 percent in August 1918 to 948 256 from 872 034, while national figures show a 4 percent drop for 72 cities to 54 325 405 from 57 711 837. For eight months, Atlanta's decline is 1 percent. nationwide eight-month totals fall 6 percent from 1913. War-induced money market disorganization slows new construction, though some cities post gains.
Paris fashion openings amid wartime disruption reveal still vivid couture. Cherlut coats and Callot styles showcased narrow foundations, pleated skirts, braided hip bands, and waist smocking. Descriptions note metallic effects, long sleeves, and coordinated street outfits as New York readers glimpse Paris runway trends.
Fabric Bernard presents fall and winter gowns featuring beaver fur braiding and velvet trims. Velvet and fur cloths imitate Persian lamb and mole, with gowns showing basques, crosswise tucks, jet insertions, and net sleeves edged in velvet. Young girl frocks remain simple while organdies and crinoline styles gain favor, with artificial roses, metal embroidery, and Moyen Age inspired frocks in blue and black satin.
The article surveys autumn fashion trends replacing bright summer hues with deep blues, blacks, greens, and browns, plus metallics and fur imitations. It notes bold stripes, marble silk effects, and new blue shades like clel d Berbte, with influences from Balkan and Turkish styles and speculation on war’s impact on clothing trends.
Silas M. Truitt, longtime Atlanta merchant and Confederate veteran, died Saturday at his daughter's home on Severn Avenue after a brief illness. Born April 10, 1940 in North Carolina, he married Miles Dorothy Kilby in 1869 and later entered Atlanta business in 1878. Survived by his wife, four daughters, two sons, two brothers, and a sister, funeral at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the home with burial in West View.
At the Civicorum meeting in the Hotel Ansley convention hall, perspectives ranged from opposition by 4 P Coles of Central Bank and Trust Co who called the plan impracticable to Orr Shop Co’s K Orr arguing farmers should market now. Dan C. Hughes praised the move as saving farmers, Stockbridge of The Southern Harriet emphasized national stakes, and the group schedules a debate next Saturday night.
A discussion argues that a war or peace era moratorium cannot be decreed by state or federal authority. The piece asserts the Constitution forbids impairing contract obligations and denies legal power to halt debt payments while at peace. It warns that delaying debts unjustly benefits debtors and deprives creditors of redress.
London dispatch reports British authors face ruin as publishers halt new titles and advances. American novelist Frederick Palmer remains active, with his war experiences boosting sales of The Last Shot in Britain. Amid chaos, editors raid back issues and fronts, while actors and authors donate autographs to war relief.
Readable fragments show women from many classes and professions hastening to join committees. Groups across religious social and political lines enroll in camps and form a battalion of trained efficient women ready to help. A proposed register would connect needed help with those offering creches doctors nurses interpreters dispensers cooks shelter and commissariat services.
New York observers recount Judge E H Gary of United States Steel and wife returning from Europe on the France. He describes a motor tour near Paris, witnessing war’s scale, refugees, and the mounting costs of the conflict. He cautions about misrepresentation and urges speedy end to the war, noting vast economic and human losses.
Article fragment describes West Virginia politics and a Wheeling mayoral figure reacting to barroom dialogue. Mentions a wreck scenario and a Philippines gold discovery affecting far East city economies.
The Atlanta produce market remains quiet except for strong demand for high quality California fruit and Colorado cantaloupe, with heavy sales and ample supply. Prices are active on melons, oranges, and pineapples, while apples are plentiful and variable in price. vegetables show limited changes with expectations of higher potato and sweet potato prices and improving celery and cauliflower availability.
The New York banking week reports an overall deficit of 35.065 million after a 5.064 million cash revenue rise. Average condition loans rose 6.08 million to 2.163 billion, specie up 4.769 million to 20.838 million, and net deposits gained 27.905 million to 1.920 billion amid higher circulation and reserves across banks and trust companies.
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