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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1909
Page
2
Notices invite signed communications for the Banner, with deadlines. The Saturday calendar lists a Harawa hall event, plus social pieces including Miss Baxter's reception for United Daughters of the Confederacy delegates. Various society notes discuss weddings, fashion trends, and bridal processions with international examples.
A discussion on moral benefits from cleaning dilapidated areas, planting trees and flowers, and improving building taste to uplift the community’s morals. The text advocates urban beautification as a public good and moral uplift.
Mrs William D Ellis Jr will host a small afternoon event for children with readings by Mrs M A Lipscomb and Miss Mildred Rutherford and a fairytale by Mrs Edward Brown. Prof and Mrs Willis Bocock also plan an informal dinner attendance.
Miss Antoinett Block and Miss Anna Reaves visitAtlanta. Miss Lilly Morris and the Misses Weiskopf guest Esther Reimer. Mr. William T. Bryar in New York. Mrs. L. F. Sharp of Commerce and Miss J. H. Fleming back from Atlanta. Jerome Michael being initiated into the Sphinx at the university. Lydia Hutchins returns from Elberton. Mrs. A. L. Hull to return from Atlanta. Mrs. John R. White and Miss Cora Graves back from Hot Springs. W. B. Hardman of Commerce in the city briefly. Tehyi to Madison after visiting Mrs. Pierce Jackson. Miss Benedict leaves for Kansas City then Los Angeles, will visit Miss Benedict in Chicago. W. J. Matthews in Watkinsville yesterday. Elizabeth Swift from Elberton arrives to visit Lydia Hutchins. Mary Garnett of Washington leaves for Virginia. Mrs. John C. Hall of Chicago visiting Mrs. S. C. Benedict. Prof. and Mrs. Poats of Clem son visiting George A. Mell and family. A. L. Whitehead and Katie Sue Whitehead with W. J. Whitehead family.
A bold call urges insistence on Blue Ribbon quality, rejecting vanilla extracts and unknown standards. The message emphasizes pursuing top-tier excellence and uncompromising standards in product selection and measurement.
Hartwell hosts and guests attend several parties through the week. Mrs. Ernest Smith of McDonough and Miss Carrie Adams of Rock Hill, S C, appear among the honored guests. Hartwell society sees a large reception for Mrs. Charles Allen of Marianna Fla and Mrs. Thomas Pinckney Harris on Howell Street. Social activity includes chafing dish parties, floral decorations, and returns from Florida and New York trips.
An advertisement notes that best dental work is done by Dr Mason, praised for careful technique and reliable results, offering standard dental services and patient-focused care.
Lame shoulder relief is claimed from Cham berlain s Liniment whether from sprain or rheumatic pains. Apply freely and rub vigorously at each use for a quick cure. Sold by H R Palmer and Sons Orr Drug Co W J Smith and Bro E C McEvoy L P Canning.
Mrs. J L Benton of Hamlet and Mrs. Galloway with her son from Columbia S C are guests of Mr and Mrs W A Benton. Announcement of a birth in Royston. Royston Methodist quarterly conference set for April 15 and 19 at the Royston church. Miss Sallie Ellis of Gainesville visited Miss Bert Winter. Mrs C A Wilder ill on Church Street. Chas Daniel back from Atlanta. Mr and Mrs C D Turner of Hartwell visited, Alma Turner of Elberton visited Royston. Miss Merrie Brown of Walnut Hill visited friends. Long distance Bell Telephone advertises 45 cent 3 minute talk to Dahlonega. Call Long Distance.
A religious author Rev Joseph H Fesperman of Salisbury North Carolina endorses Foley s Kidney Remedy after years of kidney trouble and a winter kidney attack. The pamphlet notes another testimonial from Ida Soper of Big Pond Pennsylvania who credits Dr King s New Discovery for permanent relief from a severe lung illness. The ad promotes 50 cent and one dollar sizes with a free three bottle offer.
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