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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1903
Page
9
A compact page lists various ads from Motes and Thos L Abney offering vegetables fruit syrup and photographs, plus real estate, sewing and barber college promotions. Also notices for rooms for rent, reduced fair week prices at The McAdam Studio, and Crawford Cheese sales by M M Arnold.
Harper's Weekly correspondent Mr John H Gould visits the city to discuss the upcoming issue of the Southern Number. He plans to speak with leading citizens today about the periodical and its contents.
Athens shoppers flock to Michael Brothers Store drawn by vastly reduced silk and fabric prices. The window highlights include Fouard silks, satin foulards, striped taftas, colored ponge fabrics, and black taffetas offered well below former prices.
Murray and Mack delivered a roaring, well received performance in the farce A Night on Broadway. A large audience laughed throughout as the clever duo and troupe entertained with comic timing and lively antics.
A Wingfield Cash Grocery notice urges customers to order Clifton patent flour rather than generic "good flour" and guarantees refund if not as represented, praising Clifton as all route flour suitable for cake pastry and light rolls.
Secretary O N Hodgson of the Northeast Georgia Fair Association lists entries for races at the fair. The program names horses owners and residences for 2:30 Pace 2:30 Trot 3 Minute Pace Free For All Trot 2:20 Pace 2:20 Trot Gentlemen's Road Race 2:14 Pace with multiple entries from Macon Athens Knoxville and Columbus among others.
At the request of defense counsel the cases against three college boys charged with painting the water tower were postponed until this afternoon at six o clock. Mayor Rhodes will pass on them. Rev F B Ticknor of Columbus visited his daughter Miss Daisy Ticknor this week.
Exhibits show extensive stock of dress goods at low prices. English tweedals and Scotch homespans offered all wool with deep discounts. Includes zibelines, venetian cloths, tricot suitings, and waistings with strong remnant bargains. Davison & Lowe offer factory samples at bargain prices.
Season tickets and exhibitors tickets go on sale at the Fair grounds. Season coupons cover six days and nights and allow reentry with coupon exchanges. Exhibitor tickets cost 2000 and grant control of exhibitor passes. General admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children under twelve, night admissions 25 cents. Day seats on the grandstand cost 25 cents, night seats free. Bleachers will be provided for full track view.
Mrs Williams of 1329 Hawthorne Ave reports severe weakness and fatigue. She says Paine's Celery Compound relieved headaches, strengthened nerves, and transformed her health after many doctors and remedies failed.
Mrs Mar zee Williams sold a five room residence with three acres near Watkinsville to Dan Jones of Augusta for 790 dollars cash. The Williams kept a two acre lot and the Jones family plans to move in after Eudocia Campbell departs for Athens. Georgia Durham attended the china wedding of Judge and Mrs Ress in Jefferson last night. Judge Ross is county official and married Lucy Whitehead twenty years ago.
Local dealers H. R. Palmer & Sons and W. J. Smith & Bro offer Globe Tonic bottles at 60 cents from a 1.00 price due to late season. Rev J N Cox of Wake Arkansas claims 12 years with Yellow Jaundice cured after using Electric Bitters. The ad promotes Electric Bitters for liver and kidney trouble and general debility at 50 cents.
Market notes from Liverpool on October 30 1903 showing spot middling uplands and American middling sales and receipts figures. American middling receipts reported at 9716 bales, with focus on the trade activity and price directions for upland cotton.
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