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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1921
Page
2
A cluttered local page outlines events at Mrs. Alice Rae’s home 832 Ortice with social life notes and poetry. It highlights a plant sale and spring garden plans, a lost day poem, and mentions meetings and notices from local clubs, churches, and alumnae groups with brief social details and invitations.
The article reports on Governor Dorsey's dispute with Olive over lynching statistics in Georgia, noting Olive’s criticism and the governor’s citation of five confirmed mob killings since 1885. It mentions no punishments for mob participants and references a public event with a post performance ice cream sale, plus a fragment about a vampire scene and attendance by Jennié Longn ot Carlton.
A Georgia judge defends confronting racial issues openly, noting the need to face facts about black treatment. He supports widespread publicity, urges reform, and argues most Georgians will accept judicial conclusions after thorough examination.
Fragmentary ad copy describes a product called Ultra Cream at Howard’s offering ease of use and comfort. The garbled text hints at claims of heating features and simple application. No clear dates people or organizations beyond Buffalo, N.Y. appear.
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