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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1906
Page
4
Details of Queen Maud of Norway coronation attire are described with emphasis on the golden rich dress, semibroidered with diamonds and pearls, worn with white satin foundation and lace sleeves. The gown, made to fit like a glove, features a jeweled bodice and a long train, with mantles cast off before the crown placement.
Price 50 cents and 1.00 for two ounce packages. Prepared by National Toilet Co. Paris Tennessee. Mail order option offered.
A concise observation notes that Dr. Mason, a dentist, was frequently occupied, with a general compliment on careful dental care and patient appreciation implied through the remark.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Martin J. Gaines and Miss Lucy Griffith Ogles of Elberton were wed by Rev. George E. Stone at his Baldwin street residence in Athens. The couple then left for Elberton.
The Georgia senate passed Wright’s pure food bill with amendments by 23 to 0 and sent it to the house. It imposes penalties for adulteration or misbranding, with fines up to 1000 dollars and potential imprisonment. Examinations by the state chemist determine adulteration, with notices and hearings before the commissioner of agriculture and attorney general. If interstate issues arise, cases go to the U S district attorney. Publication follows verdicts. Also a testimonial notes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve claimed to cure piles.
The ad lists discounted linens and towels with prices: bleached table linens 85e and 98e per yard, napkins and linen towels. bedding items include full size sheets and pillowcases, floor coverings priced per roll, and Florence muslins and dimities on sale. Also features Ingrain and Brussels carpets and silk gloves at marked down prices.
An assortment of local notices includes the Busy Man’s office ad for sign makers, Lyndon Manufacturing selling lumber on four year terms, and a U S Army recruiting call for able bodied unmarried men 21 to 35. It also cites Galveston sea walls and Dr King’s New Discovery testimonials from Waco readers, with drugstores H R Palmer & Sons and W J Smith & Bros carrying the remedy.
No skating at the Clayton street rink this afternoon or tonight or tomorrow afternoon or tomorrow night because a public speaking event will be held there on these two days.
Memphis wins a rain delayed game at Little Rock after a call in the eighth inning. The text also mentions Rebekah Lodge meeting notices and a quoted Amherst College professor on digestion, followed by a promotional aside for Kodol dyspepsia remedy sold by Orr Drug Company.
Central of Georgia Railway offers hot weather excursion rates to seashore mountain and lake resorts nationwide. Tickets on sale at all ticket offices. for rates and schedules contact agents, L. E. Poley in Athens Georgia. Also a DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve advertisement notes genuine product sold by Orr Drug Co.
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