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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1913
Page
5
Large audience at the Christian tent corner of Pulaski and Dougherty heard Rev. Mr. Snively preach on The Smothered Jewels. Five new members joined the church. Tonight’s talk is on True Liberty. Morning service at 10. Miss Park to tell stories to children this afternoon. invitation extended to all youngsters.
In Michael Bros display windows a large frame holds a page advertisement from the Banner's front page last Sunday. Artist Mr Adams who works in the Banner ad department created the make up. The frame and ad attract attention with daily changes planned, a novel and strong promotion for both the firm and paper.
Mr. C. A. Duggans, longtime clerk at the Georgian hotel, will resign on May first to join the Electric Shop of the Athens Railway and Electric Company. He leaves with many friends wishing him success.
Dr Neighbour continued his series at the Baptist Tabernacle on prophesy in Athens The second address titled The Course of the Church in this Age attracted a large crowd The event featured songs by Mr and Mrs C H Butler whose presence in Athens is praised by local churchgoers.
Matinee at Colonial notes Mr. Simon Michael leasing the newly built home on Milledge Avenue from W H Shelton of Citizens Bank and Trust Co. The Micheals will occupy next week and Michael plans to start a new house on Dr S R Benedict’s Milledge Avenue lot, one of the city's most desirable sites.
Andrea Brown a well known Greek restaurant keeper of lower Broad street has been very ill at his room since Sunday.
A London Times correspondent recounts a canoe journey from Para into the Amazon and toward the Rio Negro. The trek details insect swarms, paddling hardships, forest hazards, and the eerie hush of tropical night as the crew camps by a lake and endures mosquitos, heat, and wildlife.
In Atlantic Monthly excerpt, Japanese uses multiple first person pronouns and forms to fit social context. The narrator contrasts Japanese self references with English simplicity and perceived rudeness. Examples include Chin Watakushi Washi Ore Boku Sessha Soregashi Ware Yo and pronoun shifts with speakers.
The author describes visiting the Sorbonne in Paris noting its lack of typical American campus life. He finds a crowded, bearded male environment, a modern adjoining building, and a district university presence with no frats, dances, or papers, yet a rigorous four year program and demanding thesis defenses.
Two Germans Rupert Merkl and Johann Gross crossed San Francisco Bay on foot, six miles in two hours and a quarter, wearing long water shoes and using poles. The feat, performed in calm water, drew a cheering crowd as the pair demonstrated backward walking and brief sprints on the surface. Merkl claims the collapsible shoes will aid fishermen and hunters, as they can be carried in a suitcase.
In Bristol R. L. tales of yacht history unfold around the life of designer Nathanael Herreshoff. He studies an old mahogany table with sensitive touch and humor, noting with a smile that circular saws existed in 1790.
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