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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1917
Page
2
A trimmed prayer for daily life opens with a final plea to keep one from sin and guide every action. The page also notes Carlyle Blackwell to appear Monday at New Elite cinema, touted as a strong draw and D A R benefit.
A brief item describes a small knife fork and spoon set with chubby handles suited for a tiny hand and notes many other dainty little gifts for children.
In a Seney Stovall chapel performance last night the primary department of Lucy Cobb presented Cinderella in Flowerland with a decor theme of flowers raindrops sunbeams and butterflies. Miss Carrie Walden directed the charming production with Latrelle Bullock Rose Jones Mildred Bowden and Sarah Martin among the participants.
Mrs F D Tuck entertained the Community Club on Thursday afternoon in bright rooms with roses and greenery. Guests enjoyed light fancy work and chatter while a delicious refreshment plate rounded out a pleasant hour. Attendees included Mrs Keely Greer Mrs Charles Matthews Mrs J J O Kelly Mrs David Johnson Miss Annie Moseman and others. The Laura Rutherford Chapter of the Daughters of Confederacy will meet with President Mrs Welch Monday at 4 o’clock.
The Neighborhood House hosted Child Welfare Day with 17 babies weighed and prizes awarded to Harold Shellmut and Dupree Smith. Dr. Hunnicutt spoke on the nervous system and birth registration while Miss Slaughter demonstrated baby bathing. LaVera Strickland, three weeks old, received special care. Mrs. Orr spoke on early child training as refreshments were served. A lecture on orphan care followed by a stereopticon show closed the evening.
The advertisement lists refrigerators and ice boxes, frost king freezers from 1 to 8 quart, water coolers, ice tea glasses, spoons, jars, glass pitchers, watering pots, Perfection oil stoves, O'Cedar mops and polish, liquid veneer, and garden hose by the foot at low prices. Prices start at 4.50 for refrigerators, with hose priced at 10c and 18 per foot.
Annie Stewart of Boston testifies to tonoline’s relief after seven years of indigestion and dyspepsia. She reports improved sleep, energy, appetite, and digestion, and notes Palmer's Drug Stores sell and guarantee tonoline. Cautions mention tonoline as a flesh builder and advise against continuous use for those seeking large weight gain.
Mr Coke Talmadge travels to Atlanta for the Georgia Tech game. Messrs C N Weatherly Jr and W Henry Smith motor to Atlanta for the Georgia Tech game and the Ansley dance. Mrs Adams and Mrs Williams of Washington DC visit Mrs L C Hart. Hugh Harris spends the weekend in Atlanta. Miss Mattie Belle Bowden and Lee C Bowden go to Atlanta for the game with cousin Miss Grace Little of Winder. Mrs Frank Bowden and Mrs Robert Bowden visit Atlanta today. Mrs Ussery of the Chamber of Commerce attends the ball game. Mrs Alice Adams remains ill at Hill Street. Mr S Hf Dunbar’s condition slightly improves with hope of recovery. Master Oscar Davison improves. Mr Ben Julian of Winder was in town. Miss Evie Jackson returns home after weeks in Atlanta and Birmingham. Mr Walter Pope spends today in Atlanta.
The Strand screens The Waiting Soul featuring Mme Petrova. New Chaplin Presents The Cure. Ellie and Helen Holmes star in The Tall Road Raiders. Luke and LKO come dy.
On May 12, Georgia faces Georgia Tech in Atlanta while Mississippi A. & M. meets Auburn in Starkville. Vanderbilt plays Birmingham College in Nashville. Newberry visits Clemson in Clemson. Kentucky competes with Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The period shows several games canceled.
Hat renovators for ladies and gentlemen have moved from College Ave to James Music Co on Clayton St. Customers invited to patronize the new location with satisfaction guaranteed.
A Brandon Springs Alabama parent reports a infant with severe whooping cough improved quickly after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The ad notes the product as one of the most successful treatments and claims wide availability.
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