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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1910
Page
8
The California Fig Syrup Co touts its refined Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna made from pure plant principals. It warns that only the genuine product uses the original method and full company name on the front of the package to avoid imitations.
Schedule lists Georgia Railroad arrivals and departures with times. Athens Hardware Co advertises hardware yard goods including garden hose lawn mowers and ice cream freezers at 243 and 250 Broad Street. The ad promotes dealers in hardware cutlery guns woodenware and related items.
In Atlanta on May 20 Bishop Kelly confirmed 24 inmates at the federal penitentiary in a notable prison chapel ceremony with Italian and English preaching. Separately, the Atlanta city council considers licensing washerwomen after weekly inspections to enforce sanitary standards and curb disease, driven by Chamber of Commerce input.
Atlanta officials and theater owners debate Klaw and Erlanger plans for a new Atlanta venue while open door policy plans surface. Wells interests back potential theaters in major southern cities as Chapin gears up for the Ad Men convention in Atlanta June 7–9.
May 20 Ottawa reports nationwide mourning with business suspended in cities from Halifax to Winnipeg. Public memorial exercises were held on a grand scale in Montreal Toronto Quebec and other centers as the nation paid tribute to the late monarch.
In New York on May 20 a memorial service was held under the St. George's Society with addresses reflecting on the world welfare. The King attended, occupying a seat once vacant fifty years ago amid wreaths and drapery. An overflow service was held at St Pauls Chapel due to ticket demand for Trinity. An advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for liver and kidney issues with added vigor.
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