Episcopal Guild Bazaar Opens Today in Athens
The Episcopal church guild bazaar opens today in Athens with a lavish display at Mr D P Haseltons store. Exhibits include dolls in various fashions, hand painted china, Battenberg lace, embroidered handwork and wood carvings. The event features a candy table, five cent caramels, and home made presents. All items are clearly marked with no admission fee and sales run through today and tomorrow.
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D. P. Haselton
Marsh
Athens
Moat
Jennie Smith
Comte
Berleas
Atore
Episcopal Church
Hodgson Property Ceded to United States by Senate
The Senate approved a bill by Mr. Shackleford of Clarke ceding jurisdiction over the Hodgson property to the United States for a new public building. The measure now proceeds to the governor. Meanwhile the House passed the summer sessions bill 128 to 37 despite the governor's veto.
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Senate
Shackleford
Clarke
United States
Hodgson
House
Freshman Juniors to Play Gridiron Matches Next Weeks
Freshman and junior teams, largely composed of scrubs from practice, will play two to three football games in coming weeks. The first game is set for next Thursday with evenly matched teams. Practice began yesterday as nearly all players aim for Varsity next year.
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Scrubs
Good Templars Meeting Postponed By Bad Weather
The visit of the Good Templars to organize a lodge was postponed due to severe weather. About twenty five residents enrolled already and membership is expected to rise to one hundred or more after Christmas.
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Lodge of Good Templars
Loss of appetite and its cures advertised by Hood's Sarsaparilla
An advertised list of names from various cities appears alongside an endorsement claiming loss of appetite signals other ailments and Hood's Sarsaparilla can cure them all. The source presents a period tone advertisement focused on health quackery in a commercial context.
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W. W. Atkinson
Esus
Hood
Santa Claus Doll Show Draws Athens Children
Santa Claus will attend the doll show at the Villa today beginning at 10 o'clock to benefit the Winnie Davis Memorial Hall. Hundreds of children are expected to visit as the International Doll Collection displays dolls from nations worldwide, including a 200 year old example, with six tables of white, colored, Indian, foreign white, China and Japan dolls.
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Santa Claus
Winnie Davis Memorial Hall
Athens
Union
United States
China
Japan
Winnie Davis Memorial Fund Aids New York Chapter Efforts
Interest in the Winnie Davis Memorial Hall extends beyond Georgia as New York Daughters of the Confederacy raise support. Miss Ella Powell led a December reception at Vermont Street apartment for the Athens project, hosted with Paris gown lace details, featuring Miss Anna Jewell and musicians. Atlanta attendees included Mrs. James Jackson and Mrs. Webster Davis, among others, with substantial funds raised.
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Winnie Davis
State of
Georgia
New York City
Daughters of the Confederacy
Ella Powell
H. O. White
Atlanta Evening News
Miss Els-Powell
Vermont
West Fifty-seventh Street
New York
Athens
Miss Powell
Janes Parker
York
the Daughters of the Confederacy
Paris
Anna Jewell
Patline Ryder
May Wills
William Lee Misa Powell
Sineya
James Jackson
Webster Davis
Augustus Anderson
Ferdinand King
William Stoddart
Atlanta
Piedmont Banking Company Organized Here Yesterday
The Piedmont Banking Company was perfected yesterday in Athens to do general banking with small short time loans and insurance papers. Directors named include S. S. K Abbott A. H. Hodgson J. N Webb Billups Phinizy W. A. Mallory J. H. Goss John D. Moss D. H. Phinizzy J. Y. Carithers and W. T. Bryan. Capital stock of five thousand dollars paid in. Temporary offices on the second floor of the Southern Express Building on Clayton Street.
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Piedmont Banking Company
J. Y. Oshthera & Co
K Abbott
A. H. Hodgson
J. N Webb
Billups Phinizy
W. A. Mallory
J. H. Goss
John D. Moss
D. H. Phinizzy
J. Y. Carithers
W. T. Bryan
Mes
Ers J. D. Moss
Hillaps Phinizy
Southern Express Company
Clayton Street
8S. K. Abbott
Athens
Howard Secures Twenty Four Rural Free Delivery Routes
Congressman Howard wins post office approval for twenty four rural mail routes to be installed between February 1 and March 1 in Putnam Morgan Oconee Greene and Jasper counties. Route expansion in Clarke county may follow. Howard is praised for securing funds and advancing constituents interests.
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Howard
Thse Department
Congress
Putnam
Morgan
Oconee
Greene
Jasper
Clarke County
Great Dot Contest to close Monday as prizes unfold
The Banner announces the Great Dot Contest closes Monday at midnight with prize distributions totaling over 100. Forty-odd answers arrived yesterday and interest remains high. The capital prize is 25 dollars with many handsome prizes.
Peck’s Bad Boy at the Opera House Delivers Laughter
A lively notice praises Peck’s Bad Boy as modern comedy with rapid-fire gags and no plot, claiming it outshines many opera house productions. It promises continuous laughter and calls Carlisle a master of sly humor, with performances starting Tuesday evening.
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Peck
Opera House
Guys Carlisle
Coffee blamed for weakening Illinois champion featherweight
Frank Wallis, Illinois champion featherweight, says heavy coffee use caused his weak heart and fatigue during training. He switched two weeks before a major fight to Postam Food Coffee and reports rapid improvement in nerves, breathing, and confidence, concluding his victory was possible only after the change.
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Frank Wallis
Illinois
Nathan Hale at New Opera House Tickets On Sale
Tickets are on sale for Howard Kyle in Nathan Hale at the New Opera Mouse. Clyde Fitch’s drama about the American Revolution hero combines noble sentiment, love, and patriotism. Kyle’s performance is praised and tickets are sold at Palmer’s large store.
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Opera
Howard Kyle
Nathan Hale
Clyde Fitch
Kyle
Palmer's
Larog
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