Local social notes from Watkinsville and nearby towns
Personal notices report Col Robert Ashford of Watkinsville planning to move to Pievens South Carolina next week. Many residents visit relatives in Valdosta Bogart Augusta and Decatur including Misses Moss Burson Hutchens Cook Lipcomb and Saye. Invitations extend for a Watkinsville wedding and planters convention delegates travel from New Orleans to urge crop diversification.
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Col
Robert Ashford
Watkinsville
Pievens
South Carolina
T. T. Wakefield
New Orleans
Anderson
D. C
H. B. Harper
Mr. Wakefield
South
Markets Greece middling as Liverpool cotton leads trade
Athens markets show middling activity with Liverpool cotton prominent in New York prices. On Nov 18 traders report steady figures as sales reach about 12,000 while futures and talent volumes remain modest.
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Liverpool
New York
Thanksgiving window and local notices listings
Short classifieds list items from a small town paper including drugstore ad for Our Drug Company turkey display Weatherly Son coal service Athens Floral Co fire insurance and realty ads sale horse mare rent house lost watch boarders cement stock strayed pup sale cart and Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy note about genuine product and druggists.
Reflections of a Bachelor
From the New York Press the piece muses on marriage and widowhood and comments on how people spend life shaping appearances and duties. It wryly notes that marriage can alter a girl’s demeanor and that men may find purpose in other tasks if needed.
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New York Press
The Family Toothbrush
A Bohemian Magazine vignette shows a country teaching guest forgets her toothbrush five miles from town. The hostess quips that Mary has taken it on a weeklong visit, leaving the teacher annoyed by the omission and the long trip to replace it.
A Convenient Season in Politics
A fragment from the Washington Evening Star features a passerby remarking on election time and a humorous exchange about political interest and wearing a green hat as an explanation to friends about a playful bet.
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Washington Evening Star
Zionist Movement Progressing Worldwide
The article traces Zionism from its coinage to a global movement with over 1,000 societies and 400,000 members. It notes 100,000 Jews on the ground in Palestine, a Herzl grove, a London based Jewish Colonial Trust branch with nearly $2,000,000, and a historic 1897 Basel congress of 204 delegates from 50 countries.
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Broadway
Holy Land
Spinoza
Napoleon Bonaparte
Asia
Africa
Palestine
Emma Lazarus
Rider Haggard
Hall Caine
Gorky
Bjornson
Edward Everett Hale
Mordecai M. Noah
New York State
Erie Canal
Grand Island
Buffalo
Land
Jordan
Noah
Ark
Seofng
United States
iTalestine
Evy
al Jew
Herzl
Jerusalem
Jewish Colonial Trust
London
Basle
Switzerland
The
Hague
Bulgaria
Paris
Algiers
New York
Berlin
Russia
Thanksgiving Proclamation by Governor Hoke Smith of Georgia
Georgia declares November day a statewide Day of Thanksgiving urging rest from labor, worship, and gratitude. Governor Hoke Smith notes blessings, calls for charity, and asks residents to honor God and aid others while keeping hood above money. Secretary Phillip Cook confirms seal and date.
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State of Georgia
Doumble
Hoke Smuth
Georgia
Capitol
Atlanta
Hoke Smith
HOS
Fragmentary call to restore the House of Israel described
A fragmented passage likens a burning desire to revive the fallen glory of the House of Israel, presenting a vivid, inspirational plea without specific events or identifiable figures.
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House of Israel
Mr. Patat's Fine Potatoes Yield Record in City Garden
Frank S. Patat of this city grew a small garden patch on Oconee Street and produced sixty bushels of yam potatoes. He displayed three tubers weighing fifteen pounds at the Thunner office, a record yield for the region.
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Frank S. Patm
Oconee Street
Thunner
Normal School claims football win over High School 18 to 15
A local gridiron match Monday afternoon ended with the Normal School defeating the High School by 18 to 15. The High School scored three touchdowns for 15 points, while doubts arise over Normal’s 18 points.
Normal High School Seeks Rematch After Tough Defeat
A garbled report describes a football game where the Normal team stopped a scoring drive and two touchdowns were disallowed. The Normal eleven plans a rematch, with Jens vowing vigilance to ensure fair play and a clear conclusion next time.
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Wce
Jens
Bates Honey and Tar cures cough and lung illness
The copy promotes Bates Honey and Tar as a remedy for sore inflamed lungs and coughing. It claims to kill the cough, cure obstinate racking coughs, heal the lungs, and prevent serious results, noting the genuine item in a yellow package sold by all druggists.
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Foley
Bates
All Drugelsts
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Campbell-Erwin Realty Co
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Lilly Bo Moss
J. G. Mackey
Lena Burson
Bogart
J. E. Cook
Lydia Hutchens
Helen Thorn
T. W. Webb
Danielsville
Jefferson
Valdosta
Mo AU Lipcomb
M. Wilkinson
LeRoy Hart
Augusta
Florida C. Adams
Annie Cook
Milledgeville
Mrs. H. C. White
Mrs. C. White
R. T. Moore
Walter B. Hill
J. N. Griffin
Maude Morton
Tully Smith
Covington
Massey Belle Saye
J. W. McWhorter
Stephens
Hazel Brand
Ruth Marion
Cornelia
Agnes Scott College
Decatur
H CG
Brandon Grady
Athens
Weatherly & Son
Phone
Georgia Junk & Coal Co
Wood Yard
Klein & Martin
Nood Ts
S. H- Norris
Dougherty St
Boulevard
Nacoochee Avenue
J H. Massey
Methodist Church
J. D. Moss
W. A. Mallory
Waddell St
Piedmont Cement
Portland Cement& Lime Co
Address Cement Care Banner
P. O. Box
J. C. Jester
DIXIE
Geneses Pure Food Co
le Roy
N. Y
Linton
J. R. Crane & Co
Zionist Movement
Washington and
Thomas Streets
Athens Gas Co
Phillip Cook
Secretary
MR. F. S. Patat
Ater
Ain
C. A. Scudder
Ylaches
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