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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1914
Page
5
Fresh Jordan Almonds 40c lb Bon-Bon Dish 59c lb West Point Chocolates 29c lb Mary Garden Chocolates 1.00 lb Huyler's Chocolates 80c lb Liggett's Chocolates 80c lb Kewpie Candies 25c Children Bottled Candies 10c Auerbach's Bottled Candies 15c
A selection of guaranteed toothbrushes with prices: Pearl Tooth Brushes 25c, Evans Burbridge English Brush 33c, Kleanwell Brush 35c, Rubber Set Tooth Brushes 35c. Bristles will not shed and items come in sealed boxes.
A compact ad lists several tooth care products including Colgate's Dental Cream Rexall Tooth Paste Rexall Tooth Powder Pebeco Tooth Paste Reynold's Tooth Paste and professional toothpaste options.
Advertises Melba Face Powder and Melba Toning Powder Palmer's Marie Louise Piver's Azurea Powder and Piver's listening Powder priced at 25 cents each.
Hartwell Georgia March 13 Hart county fair set for October 27 through 31 with plans for a stronger carnival and stronger agricultural exhibits. Directors meet to elect officers and discuss other matters at 2 pm tomorrow in the courthouse. Foley Kidney Pills praised for backache relief in a Nebr. testimonial.
The White House issues word that Eleanor Randolph Wilson will marry William Gibbs McAdoo. The exact date is undecided likely in June. McAdoo remains head of the treasury and will not retire to France as previously rumored. Eleanor is twenty four and McAdoo fifty two making a notable White House match.
Two carloads of Masons from Athens traveled to Bogart to participate in lodge work. Four candidates were prepared and tested for the sublime degree of Master Mason. Attendees included members from High Shoals and eight other lodges.
In Macon Georgia on March 13 R Clyde Fagan a flagman shot and killed Mrs Florence Yates Bailey in a rooming house and then killed himself. He left a note asking to be buried beside his wife and detailing life insurance.
A petition for release of several thousand Mexican Federal soldiers interned at Fort Bliss was ready for filing in San Antonio on March 15 but postponed due to no judge in the district. Judge Maxey was absent and Judge Burrs ruled lack of jurisdiction. The Huerta government questions U S rights under the Hague treaty on international concerns for federal soldiers.
Washington reports a telegram from General Bliss seeks habeas corpus for Mexican federals interned at Fort Bliss. The War Department will oppose release citing public policy and no guiding court precedent. Secretary Bryan received a detached reply from General Carranza on US intercession for foreigners, not made public.
Information from the College of Agriculture reports the death of Prof H B Carpenter at the University of Nebraska. He recently served as an assistant in Animal Husbandry with Prof M P Jarnagin, and came to Athens from the University of Missouri. His one year here earned him high esteem before he left for a better paying post. his death followed a nervous breakdown.
The Georgians big contest standing for Bob McWhorter grows stronger as supporters urge backing. His friends are asked to stand by him for a touring car prize when the contest ends, with today's efforts carrying special weight.
The Sanges hotel will be renovated thoroughly with general repairs, new plumbing, shower baths, more bathrooms on every floor, a screening system for openings, and interior and exterior paint. The project totals about $3,000 in improvements as workmen progress on the site.
Selig Co presents four reels including The Cypher Message in two parts and Two Social Calls a love drama. Miss Hilda Fordstein gives musical program Monday March 16 from 4 to 5 and 8:30 to 9:30. Admission is 5 and 10 cents. Come early. crowded houses expected.
The final of three lectures on the city beautiful question by Professor Hemenway drew strong praise last night. He offered practical suggestions for home surroundings and city appearance and his work is viewed as of lasting value to the community.
Yesterday the Baptist Tabernacle hosted a lively missionary rally organized by women. The meeting was described as interesting and profitable with a fuller report to appear in the Banner Sunday. notices inviting readers to advertise their wants were also included.
The LaMonte company closes after tonight’s show while today’s bill shifts from yesterday’s. Edison Perfect Truth Kalem Explosive D Biograph Husband's Experiment headline new Athens pictures with no repeats. Next week The Princess Girls plays.
The Athens Humane Society will meet at 11 o'clock this morning at Miss Linton's Milledge avenue home. Miss Linton, who will leave for Germany for three months, has important matters to attend to, so all members are urged to attend this morning.
Monterrey a railroad hub and Northwest Mexico’s largest city remains cut off as Constitutionalist forces close from multiple directions. The dispatch says the action is among early moves in the Rebel army’s southward march.
Mr. Allen Talmadge arrived home with Dr. H M Fullilove after a Cleveland consultation with noted specialists on a throat ailment. Doctors did not reach a definite diagnosis, but Mr. Talmadge is said to be recovering well.
A blind man peddling collar buttons and similar novelties drew a crowd as he sat on a box by the curb and typed away on a portable typewriter with surprising speed and accuracy.
The City of Athens announces the completion of real estate assessments and invites property owners to examine their assessments at City Hall for the next ten days. Hours are 10 to 12:30 and 2:30 to 5 daily, with officials W A Mallory G H Palmer and C N Weatherly leading the Board of Assessors.
Fragmentary OCR excerpt about dancing exercises shows garbled words and missing details. Names, dates, places are not discernible. Unable to determine a coherent event or人物 to summarize.
Judge and Mrs Hamilton Mc Whorter depart today for a Florida and Havana trip. They will spend several weeks away.
In Harrisburg Virginia Miss Alice Webb aged nineteen escaped her stepfather’s lock on her wedding dress by obtaining written permission from her mother. She wed William R. Fleming a fifty four year old widower in Harrisonburg at the courthouse clerk’s office. The couple then stood on the courthouse steps awaiting the clerk for nearly two hours after breakfast.
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