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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1922
Page
3
An uncertain report from Quitman notes a solemn ceremony at 3:16 near the church. Residents recall Irene’s influence in Athens and salute a cluster of local figures. The fragmentary text hints at personal tributes and communal healing after a recent bereavement.
A handwritten collage of society notices, social events, and visits. Misses Nina and Susan Scudder entertain bridge for Mrs. Edward Odum of Avanta while Mrs. Hamilton McWhorter hosts guests, and Miss Elizabeth Hall honors visiting Atlanta guests Sarah Southerland and Boyce Lakey with a theatre party. Various families plan trips, camp visits, and house parties as Athens circles share news of travel, hospital, and upcoming gatherings.
Advert shows a mother soothing a child with a teaspoon of fig syrup promising quick cleansing of the stomach. It warns buyers to seek the genuine California Fig and directions for use by mothers, noting imitation products and druggist guidance.
A fragment describes lemon juice mixed in a bottle for skin whitening. It mentions whitening effects, sunburn relief, and beauty claims tied to lemon application, with garbled phrases and unclear sourcing. The piece reflects vintage cosmetic advertising language and concerns about home remedies.
The fall term of the City Schools will begin Wednesday September 6. Teachers report September 2 at nine o clock for the City Normal. Colored teachers report September 4 at Reese Street School. Principals and teachers at nine o clock at their buildings. Admissions for new pupils and exams for promotion will be conducted. For further information see the undersigned. G G Bond Supt
London reports that Premier Poincaré and Lloyd George clash on Germany policy with no immediate reparations accord. Belgium’s Theunis seeks to align aims while Belgian expert Belmans drafts a non-committal report. A 26 percent export tax proposal and a possible moratorium are debated as Berlin watches closely.
Washington observers expect a heated debate as a senate calendar lists proposed tariffs on hides boots shoes and leather. The tariff bloc backs the measures while Eastern and Southern state senators oppose all plans and the potash and white arsenic provisions were rejected, freeing these items on the free list.
Palace screens I Am The Law with an all star Northland tale of lawless lands and blizzards, featuring Kenneth Harlan Bob Fitzgerald Rosemary Theby Noah Beery Wallace Beery and Gaston Glass in a high action photodrama directed by Roscoe Carewe. Sherlock Brown at Elite charts a clerk turned detective pursuing a stolen secret explosive formula amid clever capers and danger.
Henry McCoy, a 10-year-old Black youth, and Mary Bennett, 76, were central to a gruesome killing in a rear Oconee Street home. McCoy faced coroner’s inquest testimony while Bennett died of head wounds. witnesses described repeated axe blows and bloodstains. A white man’s alleged presence, an bloody axe, and small loot purses were presented as circumstantial evidence linking McCoy to the murder.
Macon Georgia authorities seek power to swear in up to 50 additional deputy marshals for service across the southern district. The move involves U S Marshal George B McLeod and Attorney General Daugherty. The request aims to bolster enforcement amid railroad tensions and other local security needs.
The so called thieves markets of Europe overflow with surplus American Army equipment. In Riga two blocks of stalls offer United States paraphernalia clothing sanitary items bearing relief org names alongside American phonographs selling American airs to crowds. Sewing machines and knives from America compete with German Polish and Russian goods. Collars marked Troy NY appear worn as buyers bargain with polyglot shopkeepers. Elma Stal is convalescent and visiting Bogart parents.
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