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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1911
Page
5
The notice announces two sale classes. Seasonal items like ready to wear and wash goods are offered at exceptionally low prices. nonseasonal items such as towels linens and rugs are also discounted. The sale ends tonight making today the last day for economy opportunities.
The United States Hay Fever Association holds its annual session in Bethaven New Jersey with members from across the country. Members pay fifty cents annual dues and receive pamphlets and literature on relief methods while discussing hay fever troubles and seasonal symptoms.
Washington reports that Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey will headline the Fourth Annual convention of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association in Richmond Virginia October 17 to 20. Delegates will hear from governors and legislators on inland waterway improvements from Maine to Florida and the nation’s commerce impact.
James Hines of the Memphis Commercial Appeal has been elected secretary of the Washington Wilkes chamber of commerce. He will report to duties soon and brings newspaper experience and strong recommendations. Hines will be paid one hundred dollars per month.
Fuzzy Woodruff and Johnnie Spencer travel from Athens to Macon after Woodruff quits his post at the Atlanta Constitution. The piece notes rival writers filling his column and recalls Woodruff’s influence on sports coverage, while a Des Moines woman is said to have been cured by Chamberlain's remedy.
Bishop Ga August 30 J B Harper of this county sold the first bale of cotton to J W Smith yesterday. The bale was classed middling and brought 12 cents. J W Smith shipped the bale to Hardeman and Phinizy, the largest cotton factors in Athens.
London August 30 The British Association for the Advancement of Science begins its annual meeting at Portsmouth with hundreds of scientists in attendance Sir William Ramsey inaugurates the presidency and warns of wasteful energy use urging a national stocktaking Other items note calls for ten cows from A Rhodes State Normal School as a side notice.
A note observes many homes in Athens use electric irons, yet a number have not adopted the device yet, leaving a portion of households without this appliance despite its spread.
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