Magnificent Races Planned for the Big Fair
The fair organizers announce a racing program featuring trotting and pacing events under National Trotting Association rules. The schedule spans October 5 to October 10 with purses from 200 to 10 000 dollars. Entries restricted to locally owned horses driven by owners. money distributions specified for each event.
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Northeast
Theor Ohttierryts Moir Association
Tne
Carke County
O ‘Ersey
o/ ric
Ana
Ines
Campus baseball doubleheader on Friday evening
On Friday at six o’clock two teams, Ath- Flandry and Turner Dyson, will play a campus baseball game. The report includes medical and product testimonial material about Grape-Nuts with a personal anecdote from a former court stenographer describing relief from nervous trouble and improved health after consuming the product.
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Flandry
Taorner & Dyson
Turner & Hodein
Teachers Seek Local Hosts for Summer School Session
Citizens of Athens are urged to host teachers for the summer school session as room capacity nears exhaustion. Those able to take boarders should notify Mr Harper at once with the number of rooms available and preferred rates.
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Aoniversy
Horpiy
Athens
Athengase
Sutemerr School
Kegietror Arper
Ict Faecal Fble Fasn
Harper
City faces crowding as Athens school needs grow
Public schools in Athens face overcapacity as current buildings run at or near full capacity. Board of education worries about future admissions with overcrowded grades. Officials expect no immediate new construction but plan to prepare for a potential city wide school building project.
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Tie
Athens
Board of Education
Two New Cars Delayed for Athens Electric Street Railway
Athens Electric Street Railway Co reports two new streetcars purchased earlier have not arrived. The firm expects delivery in a few weeks to debut in the summer season and calls the cars the handsomest yet seen in the region.
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Athens Electric Street Railway Co
Spelling Bee Planned by Evans Lodge of Good Templars
Evans Lodge of Good Templars will hold a spelling bee at the lodge rooms tomorrow night. Members expect large attendance as the lodge grows and strengthens its community role with fresh names added weekly.
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Evans Lodge of Good Templars
Bond Initiative Aims to Fund County Roads
The community plans a six to sixty month bond issue to fund macadamized county roads. An informational drive begins now to build interest ahead of the September election. Chamber of Commerce will form campaign committees to support the bonds and mobilize voters.
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Chamber of Commerce
Vagrant law enforcement urged by Attensa citizen
An Attensa resident urged stricter vagrant laws or enacted legislation to curb idle loiterers. He warned that warm weather increases loafing and blamed both races, calling for a robust measure to rid communities of idle individuals and support industrious citizens.
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Attensa
City Tax Books to Close on July 1
My books for receiving of tax returns will be closed on July 1. Take due notice and avoid double tax by making your returns before that date. W. W. Tarver, clerk and treasurer, city of Athens.
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W. W. Tarver
City of
Athens
Quimmer Excursions by Central of Georgia Rail
Central of Georgia offers excursion tickets to eastern cities via Savannah and steamship lines to Tybee. Includes through sleeping car service with fall particulars, rates, and schedules available from local ticket agents or agents R. L. Moss Jr and J. E. Humphrey in Athens, Georgia. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised for vitality restoration.
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Central of Georgia Railway
Savannah
Tybee
Moat
South Atlantic Coast
R. L. Moss, Jr
J. E. Humphrey
Athens
Clifton flour praised for bread and pastry at Wingfield
A Wingfield cash grocery store urges housekeepers to try Bransford's Clifton flour, claiming it makes the best bread cake and pastry for home use and visitors and noting brand loyalty should not block trying it.
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Bransford
Clifton
Wingfield Cash Grocery Store
Maniac in Jail Disturbs Athens Neighborhood
A demented Mittie Jackson, held at the Athens jail, creates constant disruption with loud rants and curses. She has been sent to Milledgeville asylum after a lunacy trial, with authorities awaiting space to transport her.
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Athens
Mittie Jackson
Sho
Lanacy
Milledgeville
O'Farrell Joins Augusta Chronicle As Circulation Head
Charles J. O'Farrell, formerly Atlanta Journal traveling representative, becomes circulation chief for the Augusta Chronicle under new management. He promises to boost readership and drive up the paper's reach across Georgia. The item includes a reprint from the Sentinel about Chamberlain’s remedy and its noted cure, with local ads.
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Charles J. O'Farrell
Atlanta Journal
Augusta Chronicle
The
Chronicle
Capt. O'Farrell
Georgia
Sentinel
Gebo
Mont
Oklahoma
Tortune
Chamberlain
H. R. Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro
Clifton flour promotes light loaf and moisture retention
Summer weather prompts Bransford's Clifton flour order at Wingfield Cash Grocery. The ad promises a light white loaf and longer moisture retention than soft winter wheat flour. Pin Money Pickles offered via I. P. Morton, phone 68.
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Bransford’s
Clifton
Wingfield Cash Grocery Store
I. P. Morton’s
Scholarships at State Normal School Near Completion
President Brannon has renewed sixty two scholarships for the next term and aims to secure forty more. The total of one hundred scholarships will trigger matching funds from the General Education Board, enabling two hundred students in Georgia to access normal school training. Local Athenians are urged to contribute, with ongoing correspondence to potential Georgia donors.
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State Normal School
Brannon
General Education Board
Athens
Branson
Narrow Escape From Vicious Cow
Four year old Temoe Dillard son of Dr. S H Dillard was gored by a vicious cow in the family pasture. His brother Robert drove the animal away and Temoe was severely injured but not seriously hurt and rested well after medical care.
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JE Henry Dillard
S. H. Dillard
Hoe
Robert
Foundry Team Beats Athens Banner in Second Clash
The Athens Banner team and the Athens Foundry baseball squad met on campus for the second time yesterday. The Banner won 9 to 6 in the first game, while the Foundry turned the tables with a 5 to 3 victory yesterday afternoon. Both teams now have one win each and will meet again in a deciding third game of high interest.
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Athens
Athens Foundry
Foundry
Rural Clarke county school census totals differ by race
The rural district census for Clarke county reports 853 white students and 1 424 colored students, with 425 white males 428 white females and 729 colored males 695 colored females. An ad promotes Dr Detchon’s anti diuretic for bed wetting, selling at one dollar through H R Palmer & Sons in Athens, Ga.
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Clarke County
Clifton flour tease at Wingfeld Cash Grocery
Wingfeld Cash Grocery touts Bransford's Clifton flour available for delivery when ordered. The note warns customers not to miss out and promises ample stock ready for next orders.
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Bransford’s
Clifton
Wingfeld Cash Grocery Store
Baling Work Advances at Southern Manufacturing Company
Construction on the Southern Manufacturing Company’s new building progresses rapidly with a roof now in place and interior work near completion. The cotton mill will be two stories, 2500 spindle capacity, and designed to double production. capital stock planned at 39,000 with machinery already purchased awaiting installation by September.
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Southern Manufacturing Company
Dhand Writes A Card On Judicial Race Ambition
Editor Banner reports Dhand expresses ambition for judge or solicitor general of the circuit. He says he has not decided if he will run again for solicitor general and that the office belongs to the people. he will inform the public of his intentions and submit to the decree.
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Resiur Rey
Lo Man
H. Brand
Death of a Little Babe at Grove Street
Yesterday afternoon at 6 30, Loria Rath Bailey infant daughter of Mr and Mrs D W Bailey died after a brief cholera infantum illness. Funeral today at 4 at the Bailey residence, interment in Oconee cemetery. Ladies and children invited. An advertisement promotes Little Early Risers laxative pills as a gentle remedy. Sold by The Orr Drug Co.
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Grove Street
Loria Rath
D. W. Bailey
W.H Howell
Houston
Tex
Bob Moore
Lafayette
Ind
DeWitt
Orr Drug Oo
School diary notes on baths, volunteer work and entertainments
The record lists weekly bath usage during the heated term averaging 50 baths per week. Volunteers include E R Hodgson Jr teaching penmanship and various ladies giving music and other lessons. An Institute concert, readings, and a house warming are scheduled for late year and early spring with additional classes in cooking, sewing, and domestic skills.
Botanic Blood Balm Offered For Blood Skin Diseases
Cures blood and skin diseases including ulcers eczema scrofula and skin lesions. Promises to purify blood improve digestion and kidneys with a $1 bottle price and free sample by writing Blood Balm Co Atlanta Ga for home care and medical advice.
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Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
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