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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1916

Page

5

Jefferson Observes Quiet Christmas Celebration

Jefferson Georgia reports a peaceful holiday with church services led by Rev. F. N. Langford and a well attended Christmas tree event at the school auditorium. A donation basket for the poor gathered a good sum, business activities resume, and the public school plans to return to spring work next Monday.

Jefferson, Ga Jefferson Presbyterian Church F. N. Langford Methodist Church

Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments

Mercury in catarrh ointments can ruin the sense of smell and derange the system when absorbed. Use only prescriptions from reputable physicians. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio claims internal effect, sold by druggists, price not listed.

Hall F. J Cheney Toledo Ohio Cheney & Co Price

Salmon Pink Evening Gown Design Highlights

The design features salmon pink satin for the corsage trained skirt and shoulder straps with white tulle veiling over a sapiti foundation. Paillettes trim the skirt flounces and shoulder straps. Materials include seven yards satin for foundation skirt and train, one yard tulle for underbodice, eight yards satin for sleeves and tunic, and one yard paillette trim.

Pictorial Review fashions headline coat and blouse details

From Paris and domestic studios come coat patterns and blouses in striped crepe Georgette satin velvet and tweed textures. Details cover fabric types yardage for medium to large sizes and prices ranging from 15 to 20 cents for multiple pattern numbers.

Moonshiners Named for Nighttime Distilling in Appalachia

The term moonshiners referred to illicit distillers in the mountains of North Carolina Tennessee Kentucky and West Virginia because they work at night to avoid daytime danger.

North Carolina Tennessee Kentucky West Virginia

Plum broadcloth tailleur with peplum jacket suit

A tailored plum broadcloth tailleur features a fitted jacket waist with a deep peplum and a circular yoke belt on the skirt. Medium sizes require 6 yards of 54 inch material. Pictorial Review Jacket No. 7018 costs 20 cents Skirt No. 6799 costs 15 cents.

Pictorial Review Bolivia

Wise Words on Good and Bad in Us All

A compact meditation notes that even the best have flaws and the worst hold merit, urging cooperation among people to uplift the community despite individual faults and strengths.

Handy Match Box for Safe Stowage Above Stoves

A simple device to improve kitchen safety by mounting a small box on the wall above the gas stove. It allows used matches to be tossed into one half and unused matches into the other, keeping flammable items away from heat and reducing fire risk.

Quiet So Story Echoes Private Fortunes in Sight

The fragment hints at an oculist optimistic about money in sight while the dentist faces a struggle, suggesting contrasting fortunes in a narrative snippet.

Rare 1793 1799 1804 cents noted by professor

A judge cites rare one cent pieces dated 1793 1799 1804 while praising the honest penny. Pro fessor Pate remarks few ever secure it as the quote about penny value is included. A humorous wig joke follows about bald men and whiskers in a newspaper cartoon caption.

Pate

Knights of Pythias and Masonic Lodges Meet Weekly

Lodge directory listing several fraternal groups with meeting nights locations and officers. St Elmo Lodge meets Mondays at 8:00 at Castle Hall Clayton Street. Williams Lodge and Glenn Lodge meet Mondays and Tuesdays respectively in Odd Fellows and Masonic halls. Athens B P C E No 780 meets twice monthly Wednesdays at 8:30 in large quarters Broad and Lumpkin. officers listed.

St. Elmo Lodge K. of P Knights of Pythias Castle Hall Jester Clayton Street Troy Beatty Athens Corner Broad Lumpkin Ste PF. Tuck G. H. Palaier Sec

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