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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1922
Page
8
A 1922 menu item list for the Georgian Hotel highlights a Tuesday lunch on April 25 containing Choi Chilled Gorberries olives chicken as king on toast stuffed breast of veal fuestorss green fried fresh tomatoes hot corn muffins Vienna bread apple Charlotte and beverages including coffee tea or milk.
Japanese officials announced that government forces near Nilosk in the Siberian coast district blew up a railway on April 22 and a Japanese mail train was attacked, with three troops killed. The report notes ongoing unrest and emphasizes demonstrative interior decorating events elsewhere.
Local business notice highlights Scott Hardware Co and The Hinton Securities Co offering a range of services including hardware supplies and various insurance products. Community readers learn of available goods and coverage options from these firms.
The Rev L W Vandergriff of Fairview Church Athens Tenn touts rapid weight gain using Ironized Yeast. He cites personal testimony and urges readers to try Ironized Yeast claiming doubled yeast efficacy through a special tronization process. A $1 000 package claim is noted.
Dr Dunaway preached three sermons Sunday drawing a large crowd at each service. He delivered evangelistic messages of truth and urged repentance and faith.
Rev. C. M. Dunaway led three Sunday sermons at Athens Methodist Church with large crowds. Morning talk urged self‑cleansing before saving others, afternoon addressed men about clean living, and evening spoke plainly against dancing, cards, theatres, and social sins, urging personal reform to win souls.
The evangelist Dunaway excoriates gambling and moral laxity in society urging guardians to shield daughters from nightly dates with 14 year olds. He preaches Jesus as the remedy demanding full commitment, urging hundreds to pledge themselves to Christ during his night services. Services run daily at 10:30 am and 7:45 pm this week.
An editorial urges Athens women to attend a League of Women Voters luncheon at 3 PM Tuesday at the Woman's Club House. The nonpartisan League will explain suffrage privileges and responsibilities and encourage informed political interest among all women in Athens.
An advertisement touts 166 as a fast remedy for Lords Fever and La irippe claiming it as the speediest medicine known.
Texan film star Miss Guinan nicknamed the Female Bill Hart and a friend of President Harding will visit Athens to perform in a personal appearance at the Palace. She appears with a five member company in a skit titled Spitfire and this marks the first direct movie celebrity stage appearance in local theaters.
The report mourns Bishop Troy Beatty's death in Nashville and recalls his devoted service as rector of Emmanuel Church in Athens. It notes his rise to prominence in Tennessee, his many duties, and the lasting impact of his cheerful disposition and sympathy on friends and communities.
Fresh strawberries listed with prices 250 quart, 60c Angel Food Cake and pound cake, fresh beans and squash, celery lettuce peppers tomatoes potatoes and fruits. Advertises Arnold Abney & Co and King Hodgs on Co stores with note to phone orders early as stores close Wednesday.
A meteor of unusual size and brilliancy flashed west of Los Angeles Monday night. Mount Wilson observers reported it was 15 to 20 times brighter than Venus and broke near the earth. A blue and green tail fluttered behind, spreading into a fan before fading.
Mt Vernon Lodge No. 22 F and A M holds a called meeting today at 12 noon in the Masonic Temple to attend the funeral of deceased brother B. Williams. Funeral from residence near Neese with interment at Pleasant Grove church. all members urged to attend. By order H A NX W M and John G Quinn secretary.
Franklin Auto Supply Station lists tires and tubes with prices on various stains. Includes address on Lege Avenue and phone number 757.
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