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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1912

Page

5

Macon Looks to a City Beautiful for Veterans Reunion

Macon readies for a Confederate veterans encampment with a City Beautiful plan. Plans call for parks and gardens across the city, with seed storage in a basement building and seed shipments from congress members urged. School children will help distribute seeds to classrooms.

Macon Dixieland City Beautiful” Committee Macor City Beautiful’ Committee Cecil Morgan Congress

Russian Dancers Imperial Ballet to Perform in Athens

The Imperial Russian Ballet plans a tour of southern cities en route to Cuba and Mexico after a New York Met season. A matinee or evening show is expected in venues from New Orleans to Charleston, with local committees arranging guarantees for the tour.

Metropolitan Opera House New York le Lac de Cygnes Lake of Swains All Star Imperial Russian Ballet Pavylowa-Mordkin Organization America Cuba Mexico New Orleans Birmingham Selma Montgomery Atlanta Macon Augusta Columbia Charleston Savannah Jacksonville Greenville Ashville Knoxville Chattanooga Nashville Jackson Memphis Columbus Richmond Norfolk Durham Raleigh Greensboro Charlotte Spartansburg Coppelia

Soils Conference Held by U S Agriculture Chief in Nashville

Milton Whitney, chief of the USDA bureau of soils, will preside at the fourth annual Southern Commercial Congress in Nashville, April 8 10. He will discuss soil fertility and methods to maintain and increase it, with or without commercial fertilizers, to aid both country and city economies.

Washington, D. C Milton Whitney Bureau of Soils United States Department of Agriculture Southern Commercial Congress Congress Nashville Tenn Dave Whitney South

Tea and coffee avoiding student finds Postum cures

A New York college student recalls frequent headaches and lethargy from coffee and tea. After quitting caffeine and using Postum, health improves with restored vigor, better complexion, and clearer mental faculties. Credit given to Postum by the Battle Creek company.

New York Postum Co Battle Creek Mich

Introduce Me at the Colonial

Della Clarke's new comedy Introduce Me will open at the Colonial on January 25. The show features strong character drawing with a leading role by Clarke and a capable cast including Harry Pemberton, William A. Brady, Clare Krall and others with stage veterans from Frohman and Warfield companies.

Della Clarke Miss Clarke Husbat Harry Pemberton William A. Brady Clare Krall New York

Farmers Wives in Conference at State College of Agriculture

The Farmers Wives conference at the State College of Agriculture featured addresses and demonstrations by Mrs. Walter B. Hill Miss Mary Creswell Dr Soule and Prof Mc Hatton with strong attendee turnout. Foley Kidney Pills are advertised with claims of quick relief and restored kidney function citing widespread testimonials. The notice also states about 10 000 cannon building laborers in Chicago.

Farmers’ Wives State College of Agriculture Walter B. Hill Mary Creswell Soule McHatton Chicago

Athens Railway and Electric Company Passenger Rides and Earnings 1911

The Athens Railway and Electric Company reports 1,522,956 rides in 1911, earning $181,922.73 in gross revenue. Taxes paid totaled $9,180.14, with extensive improvements raising expenses beyond recent years.

Athens Railway and Electric Company

Little Babe Funeral Service Today

This morning at 9 o clock at the home 690 Nantahala avenue will occur the funeral over the remains of the little four months old babe of Mr. and Mrs E A Pledger. The burial will take place at Bogart conducted by Rev S R England.

Nantahala Avenue E. A. Pledger Bogart S. R. England

Thalians Perform at Brenau in Gainesville

The Thalians played before a large audience of Brenau girls and Gainesville residents last night. The cast arrives in Athens Saturday for a performance there at 8:30 PM with seats at Palmer's ranging from 50 to 100 cents.

Brenau Gainesville Athens Georgia Palmer’s

Wallpaper shipment and services offered by Charles W. Park

Special notice announces a large shipment of pretty wallpapers in current designs. Charles W. Park invites inquiries and will provide prices for any kind of work and installation. Phone 793.

Charles W. Park

Students urged to buy oil to raise funds

In Athens 110 people are asked to buy or sell six 35 cent cans of Wesson Snowdrift Oil by Saturday at 6 p.m. The Young Men's Christian Association will clear $100 from the sale and needs help to reach the goal.

Athens Wesson C. A

Wife Charged After Alleged Poisoning in Bad Axe Case

Mrs. John Wesley Spraling faced a preliminary court examination in Bad Axe Michigan after being accused of poisoning her 22 year old son and suspected in the deaths of her husband and two other family members.

Bad Axe Mich John Wesley Spraling

Editors Open Convention in Long Prairie Minn

Northern Minnesota Editorial Association begins its annual convention in Long Prairie with editors from many cities in attendance. Over two days papers will be read and discussions held on all phases of newspaper work.

Long Prairie Minn Northern Minnesota Editorial Association

Folly mite out of every ten cases of rheumatism

A fragmentary note discusses rheumatism being caused by cold or overwork and mentions ointment remedies. The text is garbled and unclear on specifics but implies a quick relief claim and references dealers.

Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Relief

Two letters from women in Elgin and Kearneysville praise Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for curing long standing female ailments after doctors and hospital care failed. The Pinkham company notes thousands of grateful letters and offers confidential advice from Lynn Massachusetts with a woman staffer to read and answer letters.

Elgin, Ill Lydia E. Pink Henry Leiseberg Adams St Kearneysville W. Va Lydia E. Pinkham G. B. Whittington Pinkham Medicine Company Lynn Mass

Conference on Forestry Set for Nashville April 8 10

Washington D C January 19 Henry S Graves chief of the forest service will preside over the forests conference in Nashville April 8 10 as part of the Southern Commercial Congress. The meeting aims to gather lumber manufacturers and southern lawmakers to discuss forest leadership and wealth, addressing insect pests fires and declining forest area.

Washington, D. C Henry S. Graves Forest Service Forests Nashville Southern Commercial Congress Graves South United States

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Save Root Juice H. R. Palmer & Sons Clayton St Prince Ave Athens, Georgia Imperial Ballet Mlle Halina Schmulz Chie Soil Bureau Southern Commerce Congress The Farmers Wives IN Conference Thalians Editors Open Convention Mate Waleed Uae
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