Birth of a Nation Draws Wider Georgia Visiters
Dozens of residents and visitors from Madison Jefferson Commerce Winder and Athens traveled to town to attend the Birth of a Nation presentation. Notables from Lexington Carlton Watkinsville and Gainesville joined families and groups for the event at nearby venues.
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John W. Fanning
Little Gon
J. C. Fanning
Mashington
M. T. Sanders
C. £. Pittman
Lillian Pittman
Welborn Pittman
Isa Beal Talmadge
Agnes Scott
Charles Talmadge
W. O. Perry
Winder
Henry Harris
Watkinsville
Helen Estes
Gainesville
The
Colonial
Dame Nature Hints About Breakfast Health
Arizona man shares a letter praising Postum and Grape-Nuts as a cure for breakfast distress and headaches. He claims quitting coffee and starchy foods improved digestion, added 12 pounds, and overall well being. The endorsement ends with a familiar "There’s a Reason" tagline from Postum Co.
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Arizona
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Grindstone Swimming Lark On River Tyne
Fishermen on the River Tyne in England, mocked as ignorant, were carried by a heavy freshet to sea. One man claimed a hoop floating by was a sign of salvation and shouted they had found a grindstone swimming.
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Tyne
England
Man Counts Hay Space In Grand Cathedral
A nameless British cathedral hosts two farmers as a clergyman observes. After surveying the interior height and space, one farmer quips that it could hold a fine load of hay, revealing a practical, humorous mindset.
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John
Smith Estate heirs prepare for major Georgia inheritance suit
In Lexington Georgia a week from Monday a landmark fight over Col Jim Smith’s fortune begins. Dozens of Smith heirs from many branches contend for shares while Georgia tax and Oglethorpe county agencies seek back taxes. Attorneys from multiple states join the battle as hearings set for February 28.
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Lexington
Georgia
Jim” Smith
Smithonia
Smith
John C. Hart
County of
Oglethorpe
Oglethorpe County
YWCA Versus Lucy Cobb Set For Big Friday Clash
Strongly contested basketball showdown looms next Friday night at the YWCA gym between the YWCA and Lucy Cobb Institute. Both teams undefeated this season with Daisy Simmons back on the YWCA squad boosting strength. Lucy Cobb remains largely unchanged and in good shape for the scrappy contest, promising Athens a peak season game.
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Lucy Cobb Institute
Daisy Simmons
Lucy Cobb
Charter Granted for Augusta and Western Railway
Atlanta Feb 18 a charter was granted for a 95 mile railroad linking Augusta and Athens named the Augusta and Western Railway with 100000 capital stock. The route will use steam or electricity and connect with several lines including the Seaboard Air Line. Incorporators include William J. Twiggs Thomas Barrett Jr George W Wright and others from Augusta Athens Washington and Harlem.
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Atlanta
Augusta
Athens
Phil Cook
Augusta and Western Railway
Seaboard Air Line
Richmond
Columbia
McDuffie
Wilkes
Oglethorpe
Clarke Counties
Central of Georgia
Georgia Railroad
Southern Railway
Gainesville Midland Railway
Carolina and Western
Augusta & Northern Railroad
William J. Twiggs
Thomas Barrett, Jr
George W. Wright
George R. Lombard
John W. Dickey
Patrick H. Rice
Robert W. Lamkin
R O. Barksdale
W. O. Johnson
Washington
L. E. Blanchard
Harlem
Boy Scouts Plan Large Hike on Washington Birthday
The Boy Scouts will hold a full day hike next Tuesday starting at 9 AM from the high school. Each scout should bring his own dinner and be prepared to spend the day outdoors with Mr. Bailey reading to them at noon.
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George Washington
Mr. Bailey
Popular traveling man dies in Cornelia Ga
E B Jackson a well known traveling man for a large Atlanta hardware firm died at his Cornelia home after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, father, several brothers and one sister in Athens. Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning with interment in the local cemetery.
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Zodock
Mississippi
Jim Smith
Noel
John L. Tye
J J
Tye, Peeples & Jordan
William Smith
Concord
George Bullard
W. P. Reid
Atlanta
J. S. James
Maryland
North Carolina
Miss Foote
Smiths
Banner
Sunday School Institute at First Baptist Church
In Winder Georgia the First Baptist church hosts a Sunday school institute from March 6 to 9 evenings 7:30 to 9 with The Sunday School Normal Annual as text. Prof J P Cash teaches Sunday School History and Child Nature. Rev W H Faust covers The Book by Book. A diploma will be awarded to those who complete the course.
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Winder
First Baptist Church
J. P. Cash
W. H. Faust
Hetech
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Charles Strahan
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