Own Your Home campaign fuels Athens building drive
Hundreds of small lots become essay props for the Own Your Home contest in Athens as a model house sits on the city hall lot awaiting the winner. The event, run by Athens Poster Advertising Co and C Wild, draws merchants, bankers and labor toward home ownership and city improvements, with prizes awarded after judging.
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Athens
Athens Poster Advertising Co
Holman
City
C. Wild
Tnteress
Cmigo
Impending Federal Deficit Slams Republicans Over Revenue Policy
Secretary Melon warns of a nearly half a billion dollar 1923 deficit unless Congress raises revenue. The communication blames Republicans for fiscal missteps, urges tariff reform to boost funds, and argues Democrats would push for stronger revenue without favoring big wealth.
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Melon
United States
Congress
Republican Party
O Truste
Apecce
City and County School Boards Study for Unified Supervision
A special committee reviews potential joint boards for city and county systems under one superintendent. The panel will study finances and efficiency before recommending any step. Current Athens Clarke County conditions will be weighed before action. It may be wise to proceed if findings support it.
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Che
Cety
Ramets
Bonety Coun
Athens
Clarke County
Welcome to Christian Endeavor delegates in Athens Georgia
The Athens welcome delegates arriving for the statewide Christian Endeavor convention aims to show Athens as a hospitable host. The editorial urges residents to assist delegates and to support community improvement by saving and investing in homes and local building projects during their stay.
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The
Christian Endeavor Society
Athens Politicians Nominate Full Populist County Ticket
Monroe Ga December 27 The Populists in Walton County nominate a full slate for county offices with James By Carlyn Sheriff Mitchell Clerk James J Gar rett Tax Collector Jease UL Griffin Tax Receiver fr J Gowells Treasurer H Smith Jr Surveyor Robert Tucker Coroner Three lawyers seek city attorney job Judge Ut Lyle seeks re election Judge George C Thomas and F P Green also in the race R M Higgins named solicitor for the county court of Oconee county recently appointed by Gov Atkinson and confirmed in senate Local items note a lull in liquor evidence after a Sunday arrest and various society and court idle chatter including visits from Harmony Grove Winterville and Atlanta figures and the latest home news and games of adjectives played at the Willcox home.
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Walton County
Monroe
James
Carlyn
James Ut. Lyle
George C. Thomas
Thomas FP. Green
R. M. Higgins
J. H. Rucker
Quips andQoutes from Tom Sims on social quirks
A pasted collage of wry maxims on manners, politics, fashion and society. The fragmented remarks touch on imitation, marriage, expenses, elections, class, love, fitness, crime, fashion, and public life with a satirical tone. The piece reads as a humor column of clipped lines and playful aphorisms.
Fighting in Belfast again as deputy units face casualties
Firing continued in the Short Strand area of Ballymacarett Belfast with a sergeant of the Ulster Special Constabulary reported as the day’s first casualty. Deaths in hospital and a rising death toll followed. Three looters in the Falls district were tarred and weathered after Republican police trial. Military arrival ended the thieves ordeal as Dublin reports conflict near Wellington Street.
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Belpas
Associated Press
Ballymacarett
Belfast
Special Ulster Constabulary
Andrew McCartney
Falla
Irish Republican Army siege ends with casualties in city clashes
Serbing forces were beaten off by regular Irish Republican Army troops guarding the front. An attempt to rush the gate saw two grenades thrown and three garrison members slightly wounded. A grenade from the guard followed, and two attackers were seen being aided away. City-wide firing and bomb explosions caused heightened alarm compared with the night before.
Miners Claim Strength Grows in Third Week of Strike
Indianapolis reports the third week of the coal strike with union officials noting 680000 miners involved, up 20000 from the previous week. The United Mine Workers expect more disruptions in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, while 450000 in bituminous and 155000 in anthracite are cited as affected. No major developments reported elsewhere.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
Union
Lranke
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
John L. Lewis
PRETTY SUMMER FROCK PATTERN AND COSTUME IDEAS
Distinctive style patterns offered for a summer frock and a jaunty sports costume. Includes fabric suggestions crepe de Chine voile dotted Swiss taffeta linen and more. Details on skirt width 2 1/2 yards and seven yards of material for fullness. Patterns priced with silver or stamps, customer address required.
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Thin Renzan
Central Pennsylvania drives key strike factors in unorganized mines
Union field agents report at least 80,000 workers in unorganized fields participate in the walkout. Coal men say the drive in nonunion mines could determine settlement of the strike, with Central Pennsylvania output seen as pivotal for broader miner operator disputes. Total nonunion workers on strike around 55,000 of 86,000 in the region, plus 10,000 in West Virginia, while 61,000 union miners are idle. Output from nonunion mines totals about 5.5 million tons weekly, far above early strike weeks. stockpiles of 63 million tons remain largely unused with no consumption figures from unions.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Central Pennsylvania
Central Pennylvania
West Virginian
Lewis
Maly
Six New Houses to Be Built in Athens by Climax Co
Athens revival continues as Climax Hosiery Mills plans six modern five room houses for employees across the river from the mill. A new street system and a bridge at Oconee street will open the area, with total outlay around $10,000. Construction to begin after current factory work finishes.
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Athens
Climax CO
Pres. A. G. Dudley
Climax Hosiery Mills
Oconee Street
Dudley
Athens Manufacturing Co
Barber Sued Over Mustache Shaved in Sleep
James T. Maguire of Bakersfield Golf and Country Club sues barber Henry Jacoby in San Francisco justice court for 299.09 claiming a mustache three inches wide and six inches long was wilfully shaved from his face while he slept under a hot towel during a barber visit en route to a golf tournament.
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San Francisco
Calif
Byron Hot Springs
Dutch bids New York for 60 million 6 percent bonds
A syndicate led by Guaranty Trust NY offered about 60 million dollars of Dutch East Indies 40 year six percent gold bonds for subscription. The issue completes the 100 million authorization under the 1921 Netherlands act approved by the crown. Bonds priced at 96 and a half plus interest.
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New York
Dutch East Indies
Guaranty Trust Company of
Netherlands
Cut this out it is worth money
A vintage advertisement urges readers to cut out the slip and mail it to Foley & Co. in Chicago to receive trial packages of Koley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets advertised for various ailments.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Ill
Koley
Foley
Cardus touted by Salado housekeeper for relief of womanly troubles
A Salado Texas housekeeper describes severe misery from womanly pains and fatigue. She credits Cardus, a plant based tonic, with rapid relief after first bottle and continued help after the second. The ad urges other women to try the milder, purely vegetable remedy and claims it helps many.
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Tex
Cals Miestra Lilliant Hart
Route 1
Cardus
Miss Hart
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