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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1909
Page
5
Noted sale offering guaranteed original selling prices for two weeks. Advert counts emphasize genuine prices and quality. The message highlights an exquisite line of Hall Screens in a popular mission work at the lowest prices.
Prices quoted range from 2.25 to 7.50 for Fancy Hand Painted China and Cut Glass. The ad promises 20 to 35 percent savings on any article and highlights a Bushed Brass line praised for tarnish resistance and superior appearance.
New York voters reflect on a record campaign spending spree totaling over a million dollars as three mayoral camps battled for control. Printers, advertisers, and rental firms profited while Uncle Sam collected at least fifty thousand for campaign literature postage amid looming customs and port graft disclosures.
The third annual meeting of the Woman's Home Mission Society in the Athens district was held in Greensboro, Georgia. Delegates from twelve auxiliaries attended, with remarks on the society's growth and the call for weekly prayer nationwide. Highlights included literature, deaconess work, and John Kennedy’s charitable legacy. Champagne tariff news and Croker tidbits appear alongside local church and mission notes.
The veteran political figure from Ireland is described as no longer an active force within Tammany Hall. Younger leaders may seek his counsel, but Croker’s direct power in the party has waned in the final stages of a hard fought campaign.
New York City observers note Chinatown fading from Manhattan’s Bowery area as police crackdown on gambling houses and opium dens reduces activity. Many former residents relocate to China or New Jersey amid rising enforcement. A separate tale recalls election week uproar at Carnegie Hall with Mrs. Pankhurst and a misread critic.
Directions describe Perry Davis painkiller for horses with instructions to mix in a quart bottle with a pint of warm water and molasses, shake, give half the dose and repeat after fifteen minutes if needed. Declares it a never failing remedy with price 5 cents for a large bottle, also available in two sizes and 50 cents.
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