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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1923
Page
5
A Lima Ohio reader quotes Mrs G W Hall praising the Vegetable Compound as helpful for feminine ailments noting it eased pains and weakness and allowed her to perform washing and household duties without heavy effort. The letter highlights common complaints of discomfort and fatigue and endorses the medicine as a remedy.
Albert Appleton notes a year of stable living costs near 1914 levels, with $1.62 buying what $1 did in 1914. He covers steel, freight, farming values, coal strikes, exports and imports, housing, auto production, business failures, labor scarcity, and U.S. gold holdings at year end.
Federal prohibition officers and New York Police conducted a citywide sweep on Broadway and nearby streets during New Year’s celebrations. About 100 taken into custody for liquor violations, with over 200 agents from Washington and other cities assisting. Shown are Shanley’s, Palais Royale, Moulin Rouge, Monte Carlo and other venues. lights out at Shanley’s led to icebox champagne finds.
Chicago greeted 1923 with discreet revelry as federal agents patrolled the streets. Seven squads monitored venues including cafes and hotels while few arrests occurred. Hospitals and institutions planned social entertainments and hospital stars were to perform.
A. C. Newell, a native Georgian and former newspaper man, elected president of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. His career spans Atlanta reporting for local papers, time with The World under Joseph Pulitzer, and later service as a general agent for a large insurance firm, with broad South regional ties.
Justice agents and sheriff's office probed the Morehouse kidnapping of Harold Tegerson by a group of 16 men from Spyker La Te放erson was taken from his plant sleeping quarters at midnight by masked men in six cars Investigators sought to present Tegerson as a state witness at next Friday's public hearing Carbin Burnett denied involvement and claimed alibi by plant workers and records Missing carbon plant employee's whereabouts remained unknown Officials began organizing mass of evidence for hearings and possible broader probes into masked band depredations across parishes and beyond
Paris reports Sarah Bernhardt again fainted after earlier recovery, alarming her physicians as a series of spells punctuates the breakthrough. The article also notes a fashion trend, the high coiffure, with piled curls and braids shaping the evening look.
Chinese embroidery now ornaments lingerie as well as blouses and gowns. Nightgowns use two or three layers of chiffon or georgette to create a changeable effect.
Railroad schedules list northbound and southbound arrivals and departures for Seaboard Air Line Norfolk Richmond to New York, Abbeville, Birmingham, Wilmington and other routes. Georgia Central, Gainesville Midand and Southern Railway times for Athens Lula Gainesville and nearby points are included with contact notes.
The India office announces King George promoted the Rev. James Carruthers Ewing to honorary knight commander of the Order of the Indian Empire. Ewing, secretary of the India council of the Presbyterian church in India, was born in Pennsylvania in 1854, graduated from Washington and Jefferson College, went to India in 1879 as an educational missionary, and lives in Lahore.
Premier parley opens with France reiterating reparations policy tied to interallied debt cancellation. Paris demands German mortgage relief and a two year moratorium not covering occupation costs, while Germany’s Cuno laments the plan and proposes a cross nation pledge backed by a referendum but is rejected by Paris.
An 8 wide trim appears in pink crepe de chine with a fold of fine white net. Pink embroidered circles embellish the net edge, presenting a delicate, decorative finish suitable for light summer garments.
Olga Petrova appears in The White Peacock presented by the Selwyn. The drama unfolds in Spain with romantic complications, a freed convict seeking revenge and a refinery of passion. Cast includes Mitchell Harris Robert Brister H. H. McCullum Ludmilla Toretzka Judson Lankill Letha Walters and Dorix Carpenter.
An old advertisement touts 666 as the fastest cure for colds fever and la grippe claiming it prevents pneumonia and delivers speedy relief. It frames the product as a premier remedy with urgency and medical authority.
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