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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1909
Page
11
Columbus Ohio reports that the active ingredients in Peruna are now public knowledge. The disclosure marks a new era in advertising for popular family medicines. Peruna includes golden seal Cedron seed cubebs and stone root noted for effects on mucous membranes nerves and urinary organs.
A large, nearly hundred strong delegation marches from the station amid flowers, fruit, and a formal reception for the visiting group. Key figures include Mrs Watt Aormus, chief executive of Bayat ster Ladies Auxiliary, and Jai, editor of a local journal, among others.
City officials and residents watched a detailed inspection of the Hemphill station waterworks. The new pump was praised as one of the finest the city ever bought and a $40,000 bond issue was deemed necessary for further improvements. A post inspection barbecue followed with speeches lauding the water department’s management.
After football practice, dozens of Boys High players find their uniforms, coats, and money stolen from a basement dressing area near a Piedmont Park venue. While most recover their clothes, several lose entire outfits and funds, leaving one ex-player wary of going home after the incident.
Gilbert Tsy, an African American man, carried a so called hunger bag a dirty cloth amulet claimed to shield him from police He flashed a pistol on a man and faced two arrests but the court dismissed the charge after evidence failed to prove guilt The defendant walked free declaring no one could touch his hunger bag and declaring himself safe from danger.
In Archangel Russia September reports a Russian superstition spreading through villages after cholera. People fear the coming of a night visitor, an old woman, seen near monasteries and shrines. In Solz a peasant mob killed an old woman believed to be the helper of the pest.
Miss Flora Elder, 40, was fatally burned this afternoon at her home in West Nashville. Alone in the house she heated water on a gas stove when her clothing caught fire. Neighbors broke in after her screams and found her in a dying condition.
Effective Sunday October 3 Southern Railway launches a through drawing room sleeping car from Atlanta to Memphis via Chattanooga. The Cincinnati Express departs Atlanta at 5 10 p m daily and arrives Memphis at 7 30 a m next day on the Memphis Special, claiming the quickest Memphis service from Atlanta in the afternoon.
A historic report shows federal aid to Georgia troops growing from small beginnings in 1890 to significant sums by 1909. From 1990 through 1908 the United States provided equipment and supplies totaling over 1 million dollars, with annual jumps in federal appropriations, while state funding varied, often covering salaries and facility costs. The piece details rifle purchases, encampment funds, light artillery batteries, and shifts in state and federal roles, noting the Guard's improving readiness and ongoing reliance on federal support for equipment.
Charlea J Bell former Vermont governor died of heart failure at Grand Central station as he prepared to depart for Boston. Bell, a key Vermont political figure, led the Green Mountain State as chief magistrate from 1904 to 1905. He was born in Waldon, Vermont in 1845.
The Farmers Institute of the twenty-fifth senatorial district met in Yatesville with Gen A J Williams presiding. Sessions opened at 10 am. E L Worsham spoke on plant diseases, Ro J DelLoach on cotton farming, M P Jarnigan on stock in Georgia, T G Hudson on diversified farming, and Hunnicutt and Jeff McKee gave talks.
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