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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1913
Page
8
A catalog entry lists chrysanthemum rooted cuttings including White Money Maker Polly Rose Pink Mayor Weaver Pacific Supreme Yellow Holliday Col Appleton 5c pach Normal School Pharmacy phone 890 with an item note 31.
Short classifieds show Lipscomb offering fire insurance with J C Jester and rental properties on Cobb street. W A Jester and W L Erwin advertise farm property loans and savings at Southern Mutual Building. Meigs Street hydrangeas for sale. Clarinett for sale, Box 397. Furnished summer rental, six rooms, B3 care Banner office. Requests for second-hand refrigerator, good condition. Sliding saddle wanted. Two furnished rooms for rent, Lumpkin Street. Fountain pen fragment lost. Matinee at Colonial today 3 45.
Special report from Eatonton Georgia says a Putnam county road mule was struck by lightning twice on Saturday and remained unharmed. Superintendent J H Paschal is cited as the authority for the report.
The Augusta Chronicle reports Athens officials will review a renewed petition from the Atlanta and Carolina Railway for a franchise to build an electric line between Atlanta and Augusta via Athens. James A. Jackson cites New York financiers and an English syndicate as backing the project.
Mr John C Koch of the good road department at the University of Engineering discusses a bridge project between Hancock and Warren counties. The school’s engineering department provided plans and specifications and submitted bids. Officials want engineers on site at bid openings to advise and save county funds.
The article describes white tulle blouses with square valenciennes lace collars and moire ribbon linings forming a plastron. It explains half–sleeves in tulle, underblouse sleeves in valenciennes, and elaborate underbodies using wide ribbons. It notes shoulder ribbons for day wear and occasional bare shoulders for evening looks.
Milliners push brocade hats with velvet brims in jewel tones like ruby and turquoise paired with black plumes. brocade hats descend from evening turbans and feature whimsical plumes such as the interrogation mark. New desk sets in copper or brass display colored etching, while punctuation and word misprints spark editorial observations about lobbies and propriety.
Two thousand dollars worth of English American and German china dinner ware offered for quick sale. Open stock pieces and made up sets available with large house furnishing stock. Spot cash buyers get real bargains. See us now at the listed location.
Pierre Dease, a Creole farmer near Rayne Louisiana, was struck by lightning while returning from town with cotton seed. His hat clothing and shoes were torn, his trousers slashed, and his two horses were instantly killed. He survived with burns and shock.
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