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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1906
Page
2
The listing offers houses in West Atlanta Park with initial free rent for the first month and two additional free months after a year if occupied. Only good families are welcome. Each house fronts a fifty foot park with trees evergreens and flowers. A completed church, store, and schoolhouse are planned, with Capt. J. T. Mills available to show the homes.
Property listing describes rental of a lot on Jones Avenue area with several rooms, price around 2000 dollars, 400 by 1 measurement, and another lot offered at 1400 dollars. It calls for tenants and mentions nearby streets and features.
Two modern houses on North Jackson street boast eight rooms and mahogany mantels. One 60 by 120 lot is storm-sheathed and well-insulated, listed at 7600 dollars with good terms. A cheaper 6500-dollar house and lot on North Jackson offers up to date features and full information upon inspection.
An advertisement offers a $900.00 sale for a property on Angier Avenue near Jackson Street. It promotes a 34,500.00 two story ten room house with a good 55 by 155 foot lot to the alley. Terms include a $500 down payment and $50 monthly, valid for this week only in the North area.
Special to The Georgian Eatonton Ga August 29 caterpillars and boll worms have appeared in cotton fields. Damage is confined to rank spots and limited so far but may grow as they multiply. Farmers fret as past two months favored parasite production and fruit remains scarce, likely leading to disappointing yields.
Georgia marble quarrymen press their case before the railroad commission on September 13 after complaints filed by J B Roberts of Ball Ground and H T Parker of Dallas. Parker argues Vermont quarry shipments to Georgia at rates equal to Georgia goods would show Vermont advantage. Boston residents seek equal rates to Thomasville and Quitman. The commission meets September 12 to hear other matters before the marble rate case.
In Glenville Georgia on August 29 heavy rain caused major crop damage and washed out G and H railroad tracks. Several track washouts disrupt all train service with significant delays anticipated in the immediate vicinity.
A property at No 228 East Hunter Street is offered as a lucrative investment. The seller, Forrest and George Adair, describe the lot as close to a good street near railroad developments and suitable for painting up and renting, with potential profit in time.
The Gainesville city board of education selected Professor R. F. Terrell of Red Hill as high school principal for the coming year at a salary of 700 dollars. Kate Clark was chosen to handle overflow of sixth and seventh grades replacing Lewellen King who declined the post.
Atlanta markets listing corrected prices across produce and groceries. Appears to cover fruits vegetables meats grains and staples with quoted per bushel per pound and various brand names, commissions, and market notes indicating industry prices and strength in New York and regional exchanges.
New York August 2 The New York Sun reports bullish dope on cotton faded quick as traders sold amid weak futures and heavy selling pressure. Prices slipped after a surge of optimism, with declines accelerating into the later session and traders uncertain about the market’s direction.
Local market recap notes a sugar lease and related trades in a district market. References to a seating or desk item and calendar month terms appear in the fragment, with unclear names and dates. The readable facts point to a market activity around sugar and local leasing, without definite figures or entities.
Private Sara Bu Bear reports on stock market estimates and farm goods in St Mioge. The note mentions cows and market conditions, with unclear figures and receipts referenced as part of the daily commodities update.
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