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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1916
Page
2
Thoughtful devotional piece urges perseverance through life's storms with biblical reinforces. It recalls Moses Joshua and Jesus guiding through trials, urging courage and trust as a guiding watchword amid sorrow and danger.
The Ladies Garden Club invites city and county women to trade surplus plants seeds roots bulbs and cuttings on October 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the vacant store near Washington and Jackson streets formerly Gas company location. Committees include Mrs W S Ash chair Mrs C D Cox Mrs Henry Comer and others coordinating arrangements and calls.
Invitations issued for a reception honoring Mr and Mrs Norris Marion Bryan on Thursday October 12 from 5 30 pm with a large social function anticipated. Phi Delta Theta fraternity hosts a Friday evening house dance expected to be a standout social affair. Chapter A B calls a meeting for Tuesday October 10 at 1 am at Mrs Rowe s residence with full attendance urged for important matters.
Miss Miriam Pope will entertain her bridge club this afternoon at her Dearing Street home. The small social affair promises to be among the week's most delightful events.
A tennis tea hosted for the popular bride Mrs. Clarence Walker drew neighbors and friends. Hostesses included Mrs. Morton Hodgson Mrs. Walter Hodgson Mrs. Hugh Gordon Mrs. Walter Forbes Mrs. A. B. Parker and Miss Louise Vincent at Mrs. Parker's home on Prince Avenue.
The College Avenue school teachers entertain patrons this evening in a major social event. Hostesses plan a charming evening and invite all parents. Also mentions Miss Dorothy Harmon hosting a luncheon at the Piedmont Driving Club for Miss Mamie Ansley and guests Miss Virginia Jenkins and Miss Lil Hodgson. Various social notices from Athens society and local visits follow.
Mrs W H Davis and Miss Fannie Knott of Apalachee visited yesterday. Several locals and out of town guests were noted in a daily social roundup. Y W C A board meets this Friday at 5 pm. attendance urged.
Mr Trygve Johann Tomas, member of the University senior law class, returns from Norway where he spent the summer with relatives. He notes Sweden leans pro-German and Norway pro-Allies, with many expecting both nations to join the war. He reports high wartime prosperity in Norway with soaring prices and no export trade restrictions.
Jeremiah OLeary, president of the American Truth Society, sues Vance McCormick, Democratic National Committee chairman, for libel accusing him of disloyalty over telegrams criticizing President Wilson. OLeary says he will sue newspapers nationwide for publishing what he calls a proper telegram.
Mae Murray stars in The Big Sister by Famous Players at the Strand. Director John B. O'Brien fronts a strong cast including Harry C. Browne Ida Darling and Tammany Young. Pietro the accordion maestro appears today and tomorrow with five piano times Saturday shows at 1 45 8 45 5 46 7 45 and 9 45 p m.
President Wilson selects Major General Goethals governor of the canal zone to head a board to investigate the eight hour day. Commissioner Clarke of the Interstate Commerce Commission and George Rublee of the Federal Trade Commission serve on the panel.
An old advertisement promotes Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic, claiming the formula on the label includes Quinine and Iron. It asserts Quinine drives out malaria and Iron builds up the system, priced at 800. adv.
A reflective line notes rust and decay as seeds of loss, hinting at an implied harvest of hardship and consequence.
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills as cures for female ailments. Mrs. Gro. Thompson of Newark Ohio credits the products with restoring her health and urges readers to seek free advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
The Reapers a Christian Science play stars John Mason and Clara Whipples as leading emotional figures. A moral uplifting production directed by Burton King, famed for scenic effects and action. Shown at the Elite today only. Also note a bilious-attacks relief claim for Chamberlains Tablets by a mother describing her son.
Train No 2 leaves Athens 7 20 p m Train No 4 leaves Athens 2 20 p m Train No 1 arrives Athens 11 40 4 m Train No 4 arrives Athens 6 40 p m Nos 2 and 4 connect at Belmont for Winder Monroe and intermediate points with the Georgia Railroad for all points at Gaines ville for Gainesville Northwestern stations and with Southern Railway north and south
Timetable snippet lists several train departures including No 11 No 17 No 6 and No 29 with times such as 6:27 8:10 and 11:42 p m. The legible entries show No 80 and No 18 and No 12 departing at various morning and evening times.
Trains on the Athens Branch run daily and on Sundays with specific departure times at 8 m and 1 p m and gun only 3216 p m. Arrivals include 12 40 p m 6 60 p m and 9 45 am on Sundays. Information via HB Williams and EB Shelton. A Memphis NY mother notes Chamberlains Cough Remedy cured her children of severe colds.
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