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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1917
Page
10
A mixed newspaper item blends a reflective poem about three angels labor love and sorrow with a moral about the law of compensation and a church note. It also reports Emmanuel Church services and social news including an engagement and a bridge party.
The fragment cites questions about John the Baptist mission and the prologue’s rejection and reception of Christ, requests verse repetition, margin of dwelling, and contrasts in verse 17. It then references paragraph subsections and biblical cross references including Jacob’s dream. A class notice invites students to bring pencils and a notebook. The second fragment describes a Country Club dance with attendees and dancers, noting Florence Hooper and others among the girls and club members among the men.
Miss Eleanor Lustrat hosted her bridge club yesterday at her campus home with ferns and midwinter flowers in the library. Mrs Ed Porter won high score, receiving a crocheted bordered towel. the event added to the day’s social calendar.
The Philological Society of the University will meet Thursday evening with Prof John Morris in a noteworthy affair. Rev W M Saye remains ill though Monday brought slight improvement. Dr Will Mesa departed Baltimore after visiting relatives. Ransom Wright on Juniper street showed small improvement yesterday. Mrs Tom Palley and Mrs J W Barnett are mentioned in illness and travel notes.
Oconee Enterprise notes a long list of visitors and residents calling on Miss Hunter who is ill with grippe. The column lists numerous social calls from Athens Comer Lexington and surrounding towns, upcoming visits, and residents preparing travel or hosting gatherings.
A lively advertisement touts Cascarets as a cheerful nightly liver and bowel cleanser. It claims benefits including headache relief, cold prevention, biliousness reduction, bad breath, coated tongue, sallowness, sour stomach, and gas, with promises of gentle cleansing for all ages.
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