Page Forged Check Case Reveals Love Triangle
Mary Page and James Pollock faced allegations linked to a forged check tied to financial pressure on her father. Mary’s confidant Ruth Pollock recounts a past arrangement with Langdon and Pollock, revealing engagement tensions and a dance floor confession. The court weighs whether Langdon knew of the affair as Mary struggled to protect her father.
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James
Mary
Ruth
Miss Prey
Philip
Mr. Langdon
Mary Sid
Miss Page
Did Baby Hands Ever Reach Out to You for Help
Special to the Banner from Atlanta on March 1. Superintendent Robert McCord of the Georgia Children’s Home Society describes efforts to aid homeless children recently placed in the society’s care. He recounts a baby from Athens and others from Delton, the mountain counties of North Georgia, Columbus and South Georgia, amid a tale of poverty and a shack that barely served as a home. A blue eyed baby girl of three reads a plea for help.
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Atlanta, Ga
Hurt
Robert McCord
Georg'a Children’s Home Society
Athens
Delton
North Georgia
Columbus
South Georgia
Best Home Remedy Promises Quick Relief for Coughs
An advertisement extols a home-mixed cough remedy that promises to break up bronchial coughs, croup, and colds fast. It attacks unsafe store remedies, touts a 50 cent bottle yielding a pint, and offers a money-back guarantee via Warren J. Smith & Bro. Drug Co. with claims of equal or greater value than pricier bottled products.
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Jand
Warren [J. Smith & Bro
Evan Mors
Georgia and Wester May Seek Homes Through Society
A wartime era plea highlights two young girls named Georgia and Wester May as part of a broader appeal by the Georgia Children's Society to place orphan or "loved" children into new homes. The article urges childless households to consider adopting or fostering and cautions about the fate of vulnerable youngsters if unplaced.
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Vester
Georgia
Wester
The Page Langdon Trial Echoes of a Forced Engagement
In a New York court Miss Page defies engagement to James Pollock, admitting she loves Langdon. Brandon testifies of a bar confrontation and a forged check by Miss Page’s father. Fingerprint marks on Miss Page and dramatic courtroom exchanges reveal a tangled past, love, and struggle for freedom.
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Justi
Page
Mary
James
Mr. Page
Mr Langdon
Mr. Langdon
Miss Pollock
Langdon
Pollock
Mary Page
Brandon
Miss Page
Phil
James Pollock
Potlock
Mr. Pollock
Miss Teleda
Dan Page
New York
Polce
90 Percent Suffering Warned By Public Notice
A dubious health claim urges readers to treat "90 per cent of the people" as suffering from some ailment with serious form. It promotes Nexcara from The Smuxcara Co. of Atlanta and pushes purchasing through The Citizens' Pharmacy in Athens, Georgia.
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Nuxcara
Smuxcara Co
Atlanta
Georgia Railroad Train Schedules Include Several Timings
The Georgia Railroad lists Train No 60 leaving at 8 30 a m and Train No 52 at 4 00 p m, Train No 66 at 4 30 p m with some restrictions. Train No 61 arrives at 12 30 p m except Sunday and Train No 63 at 5 30 p m. Train No 67 arrives at ? on Sunday only.
Train Schedule No. 19 for Gainesville and Athens 1916
January 23 1916 timetable shows Train No 2 leaves Athens 7 20 am and No 4 at 2 20 pm. Train No 1 arrives Athens 11 40 am and No 4 at 6 40 pm. Nos 2 and 4 connect at Belmont or Winder and Monroe and intermediate points with Georgia railroad for all points and at Gainesville with Gainesville Northwestern stations and with Southern Railway north and south.
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Tain
Athens
Belmont
Winder
Monroe
Intermelate
The
Georgia Railroad
Gainesite
Gainesville & Northwestern
Southern Railway
Orth
South
Southern Railway Athens Branch Trains Depart and Arrive
Train schedules show Athens Branch departures for All Points Daily at 8:20 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. for All Points Daily except Sunday, 3:15 p.m. Sunday only, and 3:30 p.m. for Daily except Sunday. Arrivals list All Points Daily at 12:40 p.m. and 5:50 p.m. Daily except Sunday 9:45 a.m. Contacts include Aul Pinkerton and Shelton as commercial and ticket agents with phone numbers 82 and 1024.
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Southern Railway
Athens
Sun
Pinkerton
Be, Shelton
Autos for Rent: Morris Yow 183 Clayton St
The text mentions autos for rent and a location at 183 Clayton Street tied to Morris Yow. A strange court-courtroom metaphor appears, referencing overrules and a “Court of Last Resort” with garbled phrasing about trials and verdicts. The fragmentary piece lacks clear events or dates.
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Morris Yow
Clayton St
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