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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1912
Page
6
A report describes a couple in Athens trying a wedding ring experiment. A ring hung on a string over a fork sways differently when held by a man or a woman and reverses direction when hands are crossed, prompting reader questions about aura and physics.
Clarke county Georgia will hold an election on issuing 200000 in bonds for a courthouse and jail. Bainbridge Georgia prepares to spend the proceeds from a 100000 municipal bond issue. Albany Georgia to erect a 27000 church. Banks established at Augusta and Montgomery. Industrial index notes 26 Georgia Alabama corporations with 1,083,500 capital. dozens of projects including waterpower near Talladega and plants in Dublin Winder Rome and Fort Valley.
The Charles Klein drama The Third Degree will be presented at the Colonial in Athens on February 9 for one performance. The production has been a notable success and attracts both police and general public interest. Grace Lord continues as Annie Jeffries with a cast including Elizabeth Gillespie Raymond Wells Frank Patton Chas DelVecchio Edmond Sprague and Wm Weston.
A Broadway auction room drew many dealers and collectors for a sale of a premier stamp collection. Highlights included the St. Louis Postmaster's stamp of 1845 at 5 cents valued around 150 dollars and a rare 2 cent blur print from the 1880 issue valued at about 100 dollars among other rarities.
London reports massive interest in A. Bonar Law’s mass meeting to be held at the Albert Hall tomorrow. It is his first London appearance since becoming Opposition leader. Security measures include strict access and restrictions to prevent militant suffragette demonstrations.
A Victorian-era note touts inhalation and absorption as a new medicine method. Vapors work faster than internal pills, soothing inflamed lungs and expelling colds while strengthening lung function. Vicks Family Remedies Co. offers 25c 50c and $1.00 sizes.
The Kit ties band from Canada is booked for the entire Atlanta automobile show week in Atlanta Georgia January 25. The group known worldwide for its Scotch Highlander uniform and bag piping will perform as a major feature across daily show events from February 10 opening day to closing day. The show schedules include special days for the public and merchants and a Southeastern Division advertising clubs meeting delegation.
A drugstore ad asserts PAZO OINTMENT cures itching bleeding prolapsed piles in 6 to 14 days with a money refund if not. The offer costs 50c.
The Atlanta Georgian debates rumors of a Georgia Georgetown football game in Atlanta. The piece notes Georgetown Georgia talks exist only as a rumor and Georgia already scheduled games with Tech and Vanderbilt, implying no third Atlanta match.
Memphis engineers awarded a contract for a massive drainage project to reclaim sunken lands in northeastern Arkansas. The undertaking, described as one of the souths largest, aims to drain swamp areas and convert them for productive use.
F P Steele of Orangeburg now active manager after purchasing most Weatherly Lumber stock. Steele plans to expand yard stock to handle brick to paint and grow coal business. E B Weatherly remains president but shifts focus to a 3000 acre plantation at Ainslie.
The district covers about 300 square miles and aims to build roughly 300 miles of ditches. About 280 miles will be 40 to 50 feet wide and fifteen feet deep. The main ditch will run 50 miles, with surplus water diverted into the St Francis and Tyronza rivers.
The Ki Kil ties Canada s greatest concert band known for classical merit and lively novelty will visit Athens arriving Monday aboard the private Palmer car Heather. Conductor Carroll Rhodes aims to please mass audiences balancing classics with humorous numbers in matinee and evening concerts at the Colonial Opera House.
George Behan has joined the company to support the production team led by Weber and Fields, adding creative and operational backing to the project.
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