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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1913
Page
2
Thought for the Day accompanies a meditation on three true friends Want Loneliness and Pain shaping character through labor, space, and prayer. The verse recalls how adversity reveals beauty and resilience, as Love shines through challenges.
A special birthday party for a new piano will be held at Baxter Street School on Wednesday from 9 to 12. Teachers and children host. patrons and friends are invited to visit, view student work, and drop gifts into a bank to help eliminate the eighty dollar piano deficit. Refreshments will be served free. Mothers Day coincides with the piano event.
The Killarney Girls and Rita Rich perform at the YWCA Athletic building tonight at 8 as the first in a winter series. Rita Rich, noted Lyceum performer and former Elma B Smith Company member, will present Irish folklore songs in costume.
Augusta society reports a lavish country club dance hosted by Mr. Bowdre Phinizy featuring abundant flowers and a midnight supper. Guests enjoyed new dances and a memorable evening in a refined setting honoring Miss Ruth Wells. A tea for Miss Ruth Wells follows, hosted by Mrs. Coke Talmadge with Miss Elizabeth Shippen arriving from Cincinnati. A Saturday visit by Miss Emma Jordan, Miss Lecca Stack, and others is planned at the Lumpkin home on Prince Avenue, with pink roses decorating.
A vendor in Boston touts quick glasses and accurate prescriptions. The ad claims local service at R BRANDT S, with MR CASE described as an unusually able optometrist who studied in Boston. The message urges readers to choose personal comfort and efficiency over sending glasses away.
In Athens Georgia a tribute to Helen Keller unfolds with mentions of her Knoxville Tennessee appearance and a related Conserva tion exposition report. The article reflects on Keller's life sejak early illness left her deaf dumb and blind and praises her achievements through lectures and writings.
Experiencing fainting spells backache headaches and weakness? Electric Bitters offer relief with the first dose says Mrs Laura Gaines of Ovoca LA. After four doctors gave up she recovered with their help. Available 50c and 1.00 at druggists or by mail H E Bucklen & Co Philadelphia or St Louis.
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