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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1916
Page
2
Miss Clarice Morrin of Taunton Massachusetts says monthly pains and long work absences ended after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges other girls to seek medical advice and consider the remedy.
A brief musing on kindness and selfishness contrasts cry of tenderness with everyday actions. The author notes people who claim pity for animals may still partake in ordinary meals, implying moral inconsistency in everyday choices.
Three Athens Methodist churches join under Rev. E W Jones Rev W P Scoville and Rev C C Jarrell with a presiding elder for a common benevolence canvass. A 6:30 pm Monday luncheon, a Wednesday rally at Oconee Street, and Friday missionary supper led by Bishop Collins Denny of Richmond followed by an Every member canvass Sunday.
Contest manager notes many bona fide nominations for the Vaudette motion picture house event. Rules prevent ticket resale and offer decreasing vote values as weeks pass, rewarding early entrants with 1500 votes per dollar then 1200 and 1000 in later periods. Nomination offices in the Vaudette building open 9 am to 9 pm for early birds to secure tickets.
A note asserts gold weighs nearly twenty times as much as its own bulk in water, highlighting a basic density claim about gold’s buoyancy and mass relative to water.
Carload of extra nice young Tennessee mules and mares plus a large 6-year-old draft horse offered by Ralph Walker at Frank Allgood's Sales Stables on Clayton street. Prices range from 40 to 350 dollars.
The Fleming-Dearing Hardware bankruptcy sale continues with special values on Monday. All articles are in first class condition and sold at first cost with no reservations. wear-over aluminum ware remains available at cost.
The Lavonia Woman's Club reports on programs for members including Miss Rutherford's American Authors and Arbor Day tree planting at the old Mercer campus. Elberton Sorosis hosts Adeline Deadwyer’s visit with poems and music, while Covington Woman's Club highlights library support and a study circle on Famous Women of the last fifty years.
A fragment notes a social gathering where members of the Study Circle share refreshments and discuss friendship and purpose, led by Mrs Evans. The item hints at a local club meeting fostering closer ties and communal values.
The funeral services for James C. Chandler were conducted by Rev. R. E. Neighbor of the Baptist Tabernacle and Rev. C. C. Jarrell of the First Methodist Church yesterday afternoon at 3:30. Pallbearers included S. Ford, Park Betts, W. T. Forssery, H. B. Sparks, and J. The service paid tribute to a beloved, splendid young man as many friends attended. The scene featured abundant flowers and a solemn, impressive grave-side conclusion.
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