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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1913
Page
8
Washington reports the Weather Bureau approves traditional weather proverbs as valid indicators of conditions. Dr. Humphreys cites proverbs linking snow cover to fruit and grain protection, red sun to rain, and January signals. The notes include Shakespeare’s red sunrise line and various costumed observations.
In Piedmont Park Mrs. Charlies Goodman leads the Atlanta Story Tellers League in a public tale amid growing interest. The league, formed in 1912, trains and assigns tellers to schools, orphan homes, and churches, aiming to foster literature and imagination in children and adults alike.
A physician in East Saugus Massachusetts describes curing his wife of consumption using the Lloyd treatment. He claims rapid improvement within ten days and a full cure after three months, asserting the remedy kills the tubercle bacillus and serves as both prevention and cure. The ad promises free booklets and testimonials to any lung sufferer who writes for example letters and a booklet on prevention and treatment.
A model two room rural school with a basement workshop and outdoor amphitheater will be built for the National Conservation Exposition in Knoxville Tennessee next September and October. Plans drafted by De Dressler of the United States Bureau of Education in Washington emphasize hygiene and modern construction with facilities for manual training home economics and agriculture.
Sovereign Clerk J. T. Yates of the Woodmen of the World told Savannah day crowd that Georgia has the best bonding laws in the union and the order will likely invest more of its reserve in Georgia bonds. He stated he is impressed and expects larger investments to be made at once.
Berkeley woman Jean Thurnhur, treated for kleptomania at Patton State Hospital, may face grand larceny charges after brain surgery. Authorities report she is of sound mind and near discharge. Judge McCormick will decide on prosecution upon his return to Sacramento.
The ad touts GETS-IT as a universal corn remedy that removes corns warts callouses and bunions quickly without knives or bandages. It claims safety for irritated flesh and notes availability from Chicago suppliers and Atlanta druggists at 25 cents a bottle.
New York dated June 7 reports Robert Mather died October 24, 1911 leaving an estate of 564,546. His will drawn by himself was valid in Illinois but void in New York for alienation limits. He was chief counsel for the Chicago and Alton Railroad and chairman of Westinghouse Electric. His heirs include widow Alice Co. Mather, brothers James H George Edwin, sister Alice Wood, and two nephews. The estate would be distributed as intestate after a suit and petition.
A vintage ad touts FATOFF as a home treatment to remove fat from the waist, chin, hips, and neck with no exercise or medicine. It claims skin stays smooth and urges purchase for $1.50 plus a free booklet mailed in a plain envelope.
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