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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1906
Page
4
The text argues that every dollar spent on proper paint adds several dollars to property value, beyond the cost of the improvement. It notes that good paint also protects against decay and saves insurance costs, while warning that many imitations do not deliver durability or protection yet cost as much as lead and oil-based paints.
The Clarkesville Advertiser notes Misses Corbett hosted a five o clock tea for about thirty guests with pink and white decor, a salad course, peach jew, and a Georgia pennant contest won by Miss Mary Lou Lambert. A rain shower extended the event at Holly Pale. A separate Miss Annie Laurie Mell reception honored Misses Alice Maxwell and Margaret Rion with Mrs Barrow and others assisting.
On Tuesday evening August 28 at the Athens Circuit Parsonage Jefferson road the Sunday school will serve refreshments from 430 to 10 and at 830 a performance of Dream of Fair Women. Admission 25 cents refreshments 10 cents. Many local residents and visitors are noted in the surrounding events and calls.
Atlanta August 23 Joseph M Brown of Cobb county states he will not be a candidate for railroad commissioner in October to succeed himself. He cites policy differences with the administration and says he will retire to private life. Remaining hopeful candidates include Fondren Mitchell Jesse Mercer and Thomas Crenshaw with Crenshaw favored if practical railroad experience is needed. If the state convention nominates Sept 4 the nominee will be Hoke Smith’s choice.
Large New Yam Potatoes at Arnold and Abney's and Fresh Eggs at Freeman and Co. Office jobs and sales positions advertised with contact details. Day students receive class cards at State Normal School. dormitories open soon. Insurance and real estate listings plus livestock notice and a Jersey cow recovery offer.
In Pinar del Rio, insurgents captured the city of San Luis near the railroad, taking about 50 rural guards as prisoners and seizing the station. The town of some 1,000 inhabitants becomes a base for future actions as reports of allied bands and regional unrest spread. Also noted are insurgent activities near Rancho Belo and Santa Clara, with authorities cautioning on reservoir protections and royalist rumblings. The report closes with a health note about summer diarrhea in children and a local endorsement of Chamberlain’s Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
Atlanta August 23 The man believed to be the assailant who beat Misses Ethel and Mabel Lawrence at Copenhill last Monday is still at large. Miss Mabel Lawrence, one of the victims, says Arthur Reed is not guilty, contradicting citizens who named him. The search continues as authorities seek the true attacker with several suspects detained.
In dental work the careful Dr Mason is highlighted as a skilled dentist emphasizing precision and proper technique in care and craft.
In Savannah on August 23 J A Brannen and Walter W Sheppard split the 36 convention votes for the long term congress seat with each holding 18. Brannen claims 18 as certain while Sheppard has disputed county tallies. For the short term J O Overstreet has 20 votes and a potential deadlock looms if any close county result shifts.
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