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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1905
Page
4
Advertises that genuine Rogers silverware can be distinguished by the figures 1847. Warns against imitations and notes that Quadruple plating means nothing without a reliable maker. Recommends B Brandt the jeweler at 104 Clayton St as a trustworthy source for silverware both solid and plated.
Notice of the engagement and forthcoming marriage of Miss Olivia Carlton of this city to George P. Butler of Augusta. Prolific social interest noted, with comments on family background and education, and a quiet home wedding planned for late in the month.
Dr. Mason explains proper brushing to prevent decay and invites readers to receive a complimentary dental cleaning.
The Office Men beat the Independents 6 to 4 on the University of Toledo campus yesterday afternoon. Stone and Strickland lined up for the Office Men while O Farrell and Appleby acted as battery for the Independents. Three hits came off Stone and four off O Farrell. Three men on each side were fanned. Stone issued one base on balls and O Farrell two. Today’s game will be a full encounter with improved fielding and fewer errors.
National Toilet Company of Paris Tennessee was sold in Athens by all leading druggists, indicating strong regional distribution and availability of the product through major local pharmacies.
The Michael Bros Company advertises drastic reductions across shirt waists and suits, with prices slashed from 39 cents to 98 cents on waists and from 69 cents to 6.89 on suits, plus yard wide fabric discounts on lawns and batiste as part of a storewide clearance.
Items of interest promote fruit jars jelly tumblers and preserving kettles at Huggins China House. Refrigerators water coolers cream freezers and fly fans offered with long time cash terms. Peerless freezers praised as the best on earth at the Huggins China House.
Disjointed sports note lists players Suggs Hurburt Guese Marvin Yeager and others across Shreveport Birmingham Montgomery New Orleans. Mentions no game on account and references a tonic advertisement promising stomach relief and a medical cure.
Notice highlights Low Flat Work Department prices by cents and invites Cait to visit Cait at the Laundry to see the new mangle and dryer in operation.
Special prices offered to hotels, restaurants and boarding houses promise relief from washing costs. The program highlights savings through a washer service marketed as easing the hardest part of laundry.
A comic exchange from the Philadelphia Ledger and Washington Life is quoted about a henpecked husband wanting a divorce but his wife blocking it. The witticisms reflect lighthearted gossip in the Athens era.
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