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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1914
Page
2
The piece evokes an August day with sunlit fields, bees, crickets, and larks, turning to a serene Paradise-like mood. It shifts to short reflections on daily life and then to a long community column featuring swimming classes, amateur art, sewing circles, visits, and social notices across Athens.
The article promotes a daisy design No. 14603 for a bureau-scarf and pin cushion to refresh guest rooms. It recommends solid white embroidery on linen or lawn, with mercerized cotton for washing, sizes 21 by 42 inches for the scarf and a 5 inch wreath for the cushion. Readers can obtain a hot iron transfer pattern for 15 cents.
A Philadelphia Telegraph note recalls a man strolling with a French dictionary a book of familiar quotations and an encyclopedia saying he awaited his daughter’s return from boarding school.
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