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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1910
Page
6
We don’t pretend to teach housewives but warn against spoiling a roast. If you look after roasting broiling and frying you can enjoy fresh tender juicy meats. We offer guidance for better cooking but note the cook, not the butcher, may be at fault. Palace Market.
Atlanta expects a December boom in moonshine seizures as revenue officers report rising production and arrests across Georgia Florida and Alabama. Moonshiners shift to smaller ops amid prohibition and higher profits 100 seizures anticipated in the region. The piece also notes Champlain's Cough Remedy as influenza epidemics pass.
Macon, December 17, 1910. Judge Emory Speer congratulates cousin Judge Joseph R. Lamar on his appointment to the U S Supreme Court. Speer praises Lamar’s merit, notes Georgia ties, and teases changing salutations while urging careful planning with the treasury architect.
Christmas line features English porcelain Haviland Limoges and Gold Band sets, American and Japanese china, open stock or sets from $3.50, with toys including doll cabs, velocipedes, tricycles, and kid dolls. Also pocket knives and Rogers silverware, with a large selection of gift items and festive decor.
A personal letter expresses congratulations and ongoing reflections on a career in law and public service. The author notes past ambitions for higher office, respect for a kinsman, and steady years in the judiciary, ending with best wishes.
Yesterday afternoon G E Bigby, a young white man, was arrested in this city on a Bo gart Ga warrant charging drunken on the public highway and use of profane language. A preliminary hearing before Judge Charles T Young set a $100 bond to answer the charge. Bigby said he will prove his innocence at the trial.
Richard Rakestraw, a Black man, was slashed on the face Saturday morning by John Whitehead but is reported much improved with no serious injuries expected. The assailant’s father is expected to surrender the son to authorities.
Real Estate Erwin and Company offers real estate and insurance services. Home Building Mfg Co repairs builds and recovers homes. Lyndon houses for rent and a full line of wallpapers with guaranteed work. Max M Hubert shoe repair at 120 Clayton St and phone 1010. Lost white Shepherd female dog around 6 months with collar, reward for return to A Blasingame 186 Barber St. Engines for sale call 661.
Notes of interest include Lipscomb & Co handling fire insurance and real estate, ships engines and typewriter sale promotions, an Angora goat and wagon for sale, storage space for rent on Georgia Railroad, a request for amateur photographer names, a brick making plant sale with lease terms, Jester building rental, milk cows for sale or trade, and paint glass replacement services from J L Arnold's Paint Store.
Newt Lackey, an escaped convict from Morgan county, was arrested Saturday night by Officers Sage and Seagraves after prior conviction for whiskey sale. He is likely to serve a six month Morgan county sentence before return. In a separate incident, Will Martin and Jim Dean exchanged pistol fire on Sunday, injuring Dean. both are jailed awaiting trial under new state laws.
John Dean, a negro from the country, was arrested Saturday night on Broad Street at the corner of Foundry Street for dishing out corn juice as if no law prohibited its sale. Detective Seagraves stood nearby. Dean claimed he sold for another, a defense unlikely to prevail before the mayor.
Mr W J Gardner and his family are visiting Mr and Mrs EB Gardner on Baxter Street. Gardner is with the Southern Bell Telephone Co in Greenville South Carolina and holds a responsible position. His friends here will be pleased to learn of his success since leaving Athens.
Mr R L Tribble and family from Oglethorpe county have moved to this city and will reside here in the future. They will receive a cordial welcome from local residents. Howard Ash, now a resident of LaGrange, is spending holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs W C Ash. Ash works in a large cotton mill there and holds a trusted, prominent position.
Patient from Rochester M Mayer warns that kidney problems threaten life. Quote describes back pain, progressive weakness, and fatigue as signs prompting medical attention and caution about urgent risk.
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