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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1916
Page
9
Thought for the Day advocates keeping promises as binding as oaths and honoring commitments. The piece, attributed to Rome Tribune, contrasts a life shadowed by care with one opened by love, featuring several female names. It closes with a Georgia bird law notice warning against destroying nests and urging school teachers to educate pupils on bird protection.
Mrs Hoppe, a veteran corsetier from New York, demonstrates La Vida and W B Corsets at W T Collins' store through the week. The piece notes her prior work with Davison Nicholson and invites ladies to visit. Also mentions Y W C A calendar with events including a board meeting and recreation activities.
A regular Presbyterian communion service is held tonight at 8 o clock in the Sunday school room of the First Presbyterian church. All congregation members are urged to attend.
Mrs J J O Kelley hosted a birthday party for the Community Club with gifts flowers and a salad course. Guests included Mrs Fritz Moseman Mrs Geo O Kelley and many others from Athens and nearby towns. The notice lists visitors and upcoming social invitations and traffic of local families.
A Fr of testimonial ad for Dr King's New Discovery promotes quick relief from fall to spring colds and persistent coughs. It claims to check coughing, heal irritation, and soothe raw throats with a money back guarantee.
A reflective excerpt by Caryl B. Storrs on truth as more than facts, recording life as it is and as it should be, offering hope that faith envisions a better existence beyond the present. It frames truth as a symbol and record of life’s ideal, a window toward Heaven.
An ad style notice describes a girl’s dress in white lawn guimpe with bias linen folds and a panel effect for straightness. It lists three yards 86 inch gingham and 2 23 yards lawn for sizes 4 to 14 years, price 15 cents, Pictorial Review Dress No. 6470. Also a testimonial about Foley Kidney Pills through Mrs. A. G. Wells.
A brief positive note on men of pride and self respect who spend spare moments in wholesome activity. They create, play clean games, walk and talk with children and wives, and distribute happiness under Health Culture.
Prof L L Hendren will speak at 8 30 p m Saturday in the college physical lecture room on The Evolution of a Star The talk covers the spiral nebula hypothesis and solar system origin using spectroscope findings for nebulas and stars Audience includes students and friends. Dr Kings New Life Pills advertised as spring laxative 25c at druggist.
All University students involved in extension work are asked to meet after the Vesper service for a few minutes tonight. Special plans will be presented for further work. About seventy students are currently in extension activities and the committee expects to average 100 students weekly in the third term.
March weather shifts spark coughs colds croup and grippe across the region. Advertised remedies from H R Palmer and Sons promise to ease inflamed airways and stop coughing with targeted treatments and advice.
An anecdote from the Chicago Tribune features a child named Celle rebuffing Uncle Jack who offers to play. Celle quips they are playing Indian and he is useless since he is scalped already, highlighting a playful exchange about pretend costumes.
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