Prominent Atlanta Physicians Pioneers in Women’s Health
An old Atlanta feature highlights Dr. W. A. Mennish and Mrs. Rosa F. Mennish as leading female medical figures. It notes Dr. Mennish’s German lineage and medical training in Dresden and New York, and Mrs. Mennish as the first female physician in the South. The article describes their private sanitarium for women in Atlanta, its privacy and comforts, and a branch office for women’s diseases in the Chamberlin Johnson Building with services offered at No. 3 Church Street from 9 am to 6 pm.
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South
Atlanta
Br. W. A
Rosa F. Mennish
Br. W. A. Mennish
Germany
Grand Duuke
Mecklenburg
Monnish
Atlanta Medical College
Royal Saxon Hospital For Women
Dresden
New York Postgraduate College
R. F. Man Mith
Rosa F. Klemish
Berlin
New York
Enti
Ssanitarium
W. A. Monnish
Chamberlin—Johnson
Whitehall
Hunter States
Church St
Test For Farm Hands From Chicago Farmer
An Illinois farmer near Chicago uses a novel hiring test by sending applicants into the field on a blistering day to find a four leaf clover. Most give up after a short hunt and return to the barn, proving they lack the patience required to work the land.
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Illinois
Chicago
Chicago Daily News
Mother Nature
Dr Tichenors Antiseptic Targets Athletes After Races
An old promotional note promises Dr Tichenor s Antiseptic as essential for bicyclists baseball and football teams after races or games. It touts quick sore muscle relief and healing for bruises sprains and related aches. The product is described as clean pleasant and affordable at fifty cents.
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Dr. Tichenor
O. K
Letter Etiquette Reminds Care in Written Words
Advice warns that hastily written letters can harm the writer’s reputation and future. Don’t insult or condemn others by letter for fear of accountability, as handwritten words remain witnesses of character and intent.
How to Look Good and Stay Healthy
The ad promotes Bilectric Bitters as a health tonic that improves appearance by boosting stomach liver and kidneys. It claims the remedy purifies blood cures pimples blotches and gives a clear complexion. Sold at W A Wright's Drug Store 50 cents per bottle.
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Amdl
W. A.wright’s Drug Store
No man Follows Advice That Confirms His Views
A quip contrasts men who heed agreeable counsel with a remark on women who enter a room with style but cannot sweep it clean. The piece uses light humor to compare social poise with practical effort.
Beauty and Health Ad for Cascarets Candy Cathartic
An early 20th century advertisement promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a beauty aid. It claims clean blood and skin, promising to purge impurities and improve complexions. Benefits include pimples boils blotches blackheads and bilious skin. Prices shown 10c 25c 50c.
Unknown Knowledge and Adversity in Life's Grind
A reflective passage on knowing limits of knowledge and adversity shaping usefulness. It notes the value of hardship as a grindstone and questions the focus on guilt versus legal costs in a simplified, aphoristic style.
Record Breaker Antiseptic for Wounds and Burns
Dr Tichenor’s Antiseptic advertised as a versatile remedy for wounds burns bruises and scalds for both people and animals priced at 50 cents a bottle at drug stores.
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Dr. Tichenor
Farmers urged to grow more wheat in Georgia
Commissioner O B Stevens urges Georgia farmers to adopt wheat as a staple, detailing soil preparation, seed depth, and nutrient plans. He highlights the need for careful variety selection, fall planting from Oct 1 to Nov 1, and soil management including lime, manure, ashes, and legumes to restore fertility and improve yields.
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Lee
New York
Todd
Georgia
Young Farmers’ Manual
American Wheat Culturist
O. B. Stevens
How to Treat Peach Tree Borers and Prevent Infestation
Fall scraping of trunks and spring reworking are advised to remove borers. Apply a wash of potash caustic, crude carbolic acid, whale oil soap, water, and optional tobacco dust starting April 1 with a second coat mid June for best protection.
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P. J. Berckmans
Cotton Drouth Damages State Crop Prompting Seed Care
The State Agricultural Department warns that severe drought has badly damaged the cotton crop. Bolls opened early and lint and seed in bottom bolls are underdeveloped. Farmers must gather promptly to preserve whiteness and seed quality for planting and feeding, and choose second picking seed for planting due to germination power.
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Drouth
State Agricultural Department
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Tyre
Solomon
Department of Agriculture
Macon Telegraph
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Nature
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