Presidential Pointers And Notions In Early Athens News
The Athens Banner lists political notes from Roosevelt to Wilson, naval preparedness debates, and party dynamics. It reports James J. Hill's death in St Paul and highlights the Lucy Cobb Institute and State Normal School milestones. It closes with a summary of presidential succession rules and acting president procedures.
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Forty Ninth Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
Endowment Plea For Lucy Cobb Institute In Athens
The Lucy Cobb Institute in Athens faces a $15000 debt from past renovations. The Banner urges local citizens to raise funds to cover the loan as the institution cannot bear the burden alone. The alumnae will assist, but the city must step in to preserve the oldest girls’ school in the state and protect its future work for Georgia women.
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Athens
Lucy Cobb Institute
Lucy Cobb
Georgia
Womanhood
State highway commission urged by Georgia leaders
Leaders from the state chamber of commerce the county commissioners and legislators back a proposed three member state highway commission to oversee road building in Georgia. One member would be the University of Georgia civil engineering dean. Salary set at four hundred dollars annually with up to forty meetings per year. The measure aims to prevent waste and improve road supervision benefiting every county.
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State Chamber of Commerce
Georgia
Highway Commission
University of Georgia
Local bargains promise big returns for town shoppers
The notice touts keeping money in town to boost the local economy and promises the biggest returns for your money, urging residents to shop locally to grow the community.
Their Day of Pleasure
A North country vi car married an elderly couple at 11 in the morning and returned at 3 pm to find them on a cemetery bench. The man explained the rule of pleasure, saying they should enjoy themselves fully and make a day of it.
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London
No Wonder Bride Fashion Page Sentiment Sparks Notion
Readable fragments describe a sentimental bridal fashion moment, focusing on attire and mood rather than event details. The snippet hints at wedding style choices and emotions surrounding the ceremony.
Oceanic Mystery Covers Basin With Thick Layer
Across the Atlantic basin a vast, unusually dense covering appears to spread over the waters, suggesting an unidentified marine phenomenon. Researchers note the extent and composition remain under study while vessels monitor the area for changes in visibility and temperature.
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The
Atlantic
Willie's Hint At Settlement At Supper Table
A family dispute over alleged use of slang prompts a father to suggest settling the matter after supper. Willie stays silent then proposes a quiet resolution by simply saying nothing more about the accusation.
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Johnnie
Willie
William
Papa
Famous Old Mission in Santa Barbara
The Santa Barbara Mission, likely the most visited California mission, showcases classic mission style stone architecture. Founded December 4, 1786, it remains the only mission still in Francisan hands, with the structure located in the heart of town.
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Santa Barbara
California
Ready for Him In Classroom Card System Lesson
A fragment references a professor promising to demonstrate a card system in a lecture while students and others joke about chips and a party. The excerpt, from Pennsylvania Punch, hints at advertised wants and casual classroom banter as a dated, informal note.
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Pennsylvania
Justice of Peace Gains Twenty Pounds Says Tanlac Restores Appetite
W. Arnold known as Bill Arnold of the Southern Railway recounts how his eighty year old father, Esquire E. Parnold of Lost Mountain, Ga., gained twenty pounds after taking five bottles of Tanlac. The father, once unable to eat greasy foods, now eats freely and feels stronger, and Arnold credits Tanlac with restoring health and appetite. The testimonial notes Tanlac is sold in Athens by Citizens' Pharmacy and in Winterville by The Kroner Co.
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Cr. W. Arnold
Bill” Arnold
Southern Railway
Jacobs’ Marietta Street
Atlanta
Esquire 8
P.arnold
Lost Mountain
Tanlac
Father
Athens
Citizens’ Pharmacy
Winterville
Kroner Co
Republicans weigh Hubbes as Roosevelt strength shifts
The text indicates Republicans may name Hubbes if Roosevelt's strength seems light and Roosevelt if required. Henry Ford plans a Europe return to end trench warfare, likely postponing a second war expedition until after the national Republican convention.
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Roosevelt
Henry Ford
Europe
Not His Abode Joke Captures Gate Encounter
A terse anecdote recounts an agent asking a boy if his mother is home. The boy answers yes but explains he does not live at the house, having tapped several times without an answer. The humor hinges on misinterpretation of residence.
Telephone Far From Piano: A Note on Good Housekeeping
A brief lesson on keeping the telephone away from the music room to avoid interruptions during loud piano climaxes. The piece humorously contrasts kitchen and shop noises with a composer’s fragile performance and a grocer’s apology.
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Kreutzer
Robert Haven Schauffier
You Know I Wish I Had A Real Occupation
In this Life fragment Parke laments choosing a lifelong path as Lane suggests starting a lawsuit in New York. The exchanged lines hint at career uncertainty and legal intrigue as a possible future.
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Parke
Lane
New York
Lucy Cobb Institute Closes Its Year With Graduation Honors
The Lucy Cobb Institute grants diplomas and certificates to a large class led by First Honor Louise Daniel of Statham and Second Honor Jean Flanigen of Athens. Distinctions and merits cover subjects from English and History to Chemistry and German, with numerous students listed among the honorees and dozens earning certificates across disciplines.
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J. C. Morris
Barrow
Gerdine
Louise Daniel
Statham
Jean Flanigen
Athens, Ga
Alice Chandler
Mignon Davis
Athens
Sallie Aylett Goodwyn
Sarah Heggie
Atlanta
Katie Belle Miller
Harmony
Mary Fish McClesky
Little Rock
Ark
Jean Carter
Newborn
Louise Daniels
Myrtle Harrell
Melba Rhodes
Nettie Webb
Frances West
Burtice Adams
Nellie Young
Passie House
Mary Strahan
Louise Upson
Elizabeth Holden
Margaret Kilpatrick
Yvonne Dumont
Dorothy Barrett
Dorothy Haselton
K. B. Miller
Frances Broyles
Omar Short
Dorothy Hodgson
C. Abney
S. Yow
R. Prina
D. Haselton
M. Upson
M. Lester
Mai Audli
Mary L. McHimarry
Sallie Jennings
Cornelia Abney
Mary Lou Young
Virginia Hand
A. Chandler
Hy Mucklow
Mary
J. Moss
B. Moss
M. L. McEl- Murry
O. Short
Jean Fianigen
Hardee
Mucklow
Nettle Webb
Yow
Isabelle
Hutcheson
Julie
Florence
Galt
Claudia Fianigen
Y. Dumont
Constanes LeRoux
Sarah Coke
Louise Mays
Eva Prina
Mary Fe Moab
Home features listing near Barber Street auctioned
An advertisement describes a house on Barber Street owned by Miss Daisy Colbert with two baths double hardwood floors painted Cypress shingles large closets gas piped to each room instantaneous gas heater water cut off inside the house. The property will be sold at auction next Friday afternoon at quarter past six with easy terms. American Land Company of Winterville runs the sale.
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Daisy Colbert
Barber St
Tobe
American Uand
Stratford students stage Shakespearean pageant and opera style finale
The State Normal School presentation features elaborate costumes and lighting, with a full cast including Ariel and Stratford dignitaries. Cast lists include Solonius, Antipholus, Dromio, Balthazar and others, performing scenes from The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night, The Comedy of Errors, and a Mendelssohn score finale.
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Mendelssohn
Ariel
Shakespeare
Stratford
Amy Doster
Virginia Hilsman
Evelyn Patterson
Marion Webster
Page
Nanalyn Kinnebrew
Malde
Stella Meadow
Blanch Waiter
Ruby Lee
Kate Holliday
Maybeth Baker
Lucile Kinnebrew
Ethyl Slayton
Rosalind Shepherd
Nannie McKay
Irene Hagins
Lila Speight
Eva Davis
Marie Hicks
Ethel Agnew
Mary Willis Bounds
Vera Walton
Ruby Tanner
Nellie Meadow
Ephesus
Dromio
Syracuse
Dunice Collier
Inez
Weldon
Eegeon
Lucia Hunt Balthuzat
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Athens Banner
H. J. Rowe
Athens Daily Banner
Carrier Bay
Carranza
Villa
Wilson
House
Mr. Kitchin
Kitchin
Hughes
Old Guard
James J. Hill
Northwest Country
North‘west
St. Paul
South
Will
State Normal School
Endowment For
State Highway Commission
Florence Louise Daniels
Laura Frances Talmadge
Myrtle Ethel Narrell
Waynesboro
Natalie F. Bocock
Judith Moss
Marilu Young
Mary F. Yow
Natalia “_Bocock
Hunter Barnett
Florida Maesene Myrtle
Harrell
Omar Harmony
Natalie~Bocock
Florida Campbell
Myrtle “Harrell
Edith Greiner
Miriam Haselton
Coran L. Buffington
Susan Scudder
Moselle Scudder
Matilda Upson
Elizabeth Coker
Louise Phinizy
A. Morris
Ruby L
McMahan
V. Brown
Winnifred Davis
Sarah Hall
L. Upson
Mary Lester
Lily Rogers
Hallie Mary Kilpatrick
Anne Morris
Ruby L. McMahon
Anna Frances Holder
Ruby L. McMahan
Margaret Morris
Lois Lampkin
Lucy Lampkin
Martha Wills Holliday
Mathilda Upson
Elizabeth Harris
Sarah Lee Goulding
van Wilkins
Marion J. Griffith
J. W. Tuck
Ida Power
Woodville
Miss LeWare Pittard
Monticello
Dr. L. Y. Pittard
Beulah Dunlap
Louise Coijle
Syviania
Gillis Springs
H. A.winter
Marvin Griffith
Campbell
Stephens
Sue Chandler
Comer
Grady C. Pittard
Clara Griffith
Guyton
W. H. Dean
Chattanooga
Fort Oglethorpe
Charles
Warren Pittard
Co. c
Dallas Angelo
Gladys Coile
Antipholus
Gertrude Hearn
Pinch
Mattie Sue Berry
Amilia
Aegean
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