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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1915
Page
2
A handwritten letter to James Whitcomb Riley blends love song verses with reflections on faith and memory. Almanac items follow on Confederate Children meeting, clothing donations, and social gatherings hosted by Mrs. Steadman and Mrs. Hodgson with local girls and guests in Atlanta.
Announcement from F M Means Sr of Oxford Georgia that his daughter Sue McClellan Means will wed William Hammond Johnson of Gainesville Georgia with the ceremony planned at home on Thursday October 14. Also note engagement of Rosalie Dozier to Dr William Davis Branch of Baxley Georgia drawing local interest with plans in November.
At a recent Indiana Methodist conference report cites President Woodrow Wilson kneeling with his cabinet to prayer during a tense European war period. A U.S. senator relayed the event noting the president urged God’s help and strength to remain a peacemaker.
Senator and Mrs Hoke Smith plus Miss Callie Hoke Smith of Washington welcome arrivals. Miss Smith plans to visit Fort Gaines and Athens then return to Atlanta to be maid of honor at Miss Callie Lumpkin and Dr Ralph Montgomery Goss wedding in Athens before December 1.
Ye Garden offers ice cream in any flavor and sherbets. The shop markets its candy as the best in town and lists phone number 376 for orders and inquiries.
The ad touts Pape's Diapepsia as a five minute cure for sour stomach indigestion and related symptoms. It claims the formula digests food and cleanses the stomach and intestines, with testimonials and a note that many will promote the product. Also mentions Chamberlain's Tablets as a quick relief for headaches and liver issues with a gold standard praise.
The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather published by Houghton Mifflin last Saturday is in its second printing. The same firm reports second impressions for Some Imagist Poets, Bronson Alcott's Fruitlands edited by Clara Endicott Sears, and Writing an Advertisement by S Roland Hall.
The Linton Spring Water Co announces pure water service for Athens families with delivery to emergency calls today. They invite friends and patrons to the Spring, phone 604.
In a brief social quip, locals discuss the Woo Seltons, portraying him as reticent until introduced and her as a frequent borrower of household items without formal introductions. The exchange highlights neighborhood perceptions of a new couple.
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