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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1919
Page
2
A pithy verse tone praises Mister Jaybird for hard work and upright family life. The piece contrasts a plain song with genuine effort, celebrating resilience and the value of labor within a home and community.
A series of community notices and society items from Athens discuss meetings and lectures. Mrs. Price explains organization aims with several visiting members invited to discuss local needs. Miss Bess Moore and Mr. James C. Temple wed in Bishop Florida in a quiet ceremony.
Miss Mary Hunnicutt visits Mrs. Charles Eckford in Greenville. Mrs. Rutherford Lipscomb guests of Mrs. Frank Lipscomb. Miss Sallie Stanley with Mr. Tom Stanley during Mrs. Stanley's New York visit. Lucy Cobb girls in Atlanta for opera include Marie B Porter, Mary Dillard Harber, Margaret Slack and Harriet Ray. Annie Kidd returned from Atlanta.
London March 20. A London opera season features a near absence of jewelry as women favor flowers or leaves in hair and few wear gems. The Queen of Romania wore a diamond coronet on opening night, while others rely on gold and silver fabrics, sequins, diamante, and metallic fringe for dazzle.
Thursday offerings include Alice Brady in The Red Head at Strand and Crane Wilbur in The Justice at Elite. Friday features Bert Lytell in Blind Man's Eyes at Strand with Pearl White in The Lightning Raider and Crane Wilbur in The Finger of Justice at Elite. Saturday presents Corine Griffith in Unknown Quality at Strand and Marguerite Clark in Wild Flower at Elite with William Duncan in The Man of Might. Feathers and high priced feather fans remain popular.
Mrs. Mra. I. Smith Jr. has returned to Athens after two weeks with her mother and sister in Ansley Park, Atlanta. She attended luncheons, teas, theater parties, and bridge posts with her daughters Lauri Isabelle and Hart Wylie. Mrs. Thomas N. Powell spends a few days in the city while D. P. Haselton returns home from Camp Gordon. Miss Mary Capps visits Gastonia, N C, and Mrs. Harrison Heidler will visit Atlanta. Mrs. Henry Beusse improves slightly. Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Crane move into their new King Avenue home from J. R. Tibbetts. Blue Ribbon Vanilla and lemon ads end the note.
A recipe uses two lemons and three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint freckle and tan lotion. Grocers carry lemons and drug stores supply orchard white for a few cents. Massage on face neck arms and hands daily to fade freckles and blemishes and achieve clear rosy skin without irritation.
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