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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1914
Page
10
Special to the Banner describes how roses enhance home lawns with mass plantings and contrasting greens. It explains shrub varieties’ foliage, pruning guidelines, and best use of rugosa and wild roses, then outlines cut flower rose care and a severe pruning method to maximize bloom.
Athens area churches are urged to form Baraca and Philathea classes and join the Athens City Baraca Philathea Union. The union meets monthly to share ideas and literature is available from J. L. Pendley at 224 Clayton Street. The note includes rose garden analogies and a Daily Thought attributed to Lowell.
Hon Roy Stubbs of Eatonton weighs a bid for Congress as petitions from citizens across counties urge entry. A multiple term Georgia legislator, he was first elected to Putnam county's seat while a Harvard student, later earning strong support for a potential national campaign.
City dog-catcher begins rounds Monday June 5 as city marshal issues 1914 dog tags. Prices set at one dollar for male dogs and two dollars for female dogs. Obtain tags for dogs you wish to keep.
City hall hosts Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday at 8 30 PM to review a charter prepared by a special committee. Citizens expected to attend and contribute to the discussion as the committee report is presented.
An article explains stock turnover using two merchants, a shoe dealer and an implement dealer, each turning a $30 gross through ten sales or a single $20 investment with ten reinvestments. It details turnovers, profits, reinvestment, and how average stock and purchases determine the number of turnovers.
The state normal school's senior class publishes Alco, a red leather bound annual with gold design. It is the first issue, featuring photos and drawings and produced as a strictly senior class affair rather than a whole school project. Four Words Coined Each Day notes a rise in English words, citing 1500 new terms per year over centuries.
Mrs Harriet Prentisscott of Clearfield persuades her husband to wash dishes after reading Second Kings. A Brunswick shopkeeper who took a lottery ticket as payment wins 70000 dollars in the lottery.
The Bookman notes a Doubleday publication featuring Percy MacKay's Saint Louis Civic Masque with an aviation climax. An expert aviator will pilot a custom craft posing as an eagle while a passenger fires fireworks as 7,000 Saint Louis residents attend at month’s end.
The first volume of Bailey's Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture is published and hailed as a major horticultural event. It covers the United States Canada and possessions with extensive illustrations and features, aiming to rival English encyclopedias in breadth and depth.
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