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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1910
Page
8
In New York on September 8 the cotton market shows minimal movement with spot sales slipping to about 600 bales at near prices.
Scores show Atlanta 2 to 38 5 1 Birmingham with Griffin Smith Fleharty Elliott and Ryan credited with hits as Rudderham presided in rain. Nashville edged Mobile 8 to 3 with Wiesitesy Viebahn Seabaugh Bitterolff and Shannon listed. umpires Hart and Rudderham noted.
Elberton Georgia September 8 Sheriff S N Haley rounds up a gang of African American suspects charged with car breaking and stealing from cars and depots. Nine are implicated with more to hear from. Crimes date back months with freight cars robbed between Elberton and Oglesby. Detectives traced losses including flour meat and other goods as pals in wagons recovered the booty. A detective involved tied to evidence against soldiers from the Twenty fifth U S regiment in Brownsville Texas.
Mrs. T. P. Vincent and Misses Louise and Otey Vincent have returned from Virginia where they spent the summer. Prof. Strahan has come back to the city after a pleasant vacation. Mrs. J. A. Darwin and Miss Lasage Darwin have returned home. Mrs. Nathan Cox of Atlanta is visiting Mrs. Paul Hadaway and relatives in Athens.
Newport society fills the town for the September 8 wedding of Miss Irene Sherman daughter of Mr and Mrs W Watts Sherman to Mr Lawrence Livingston Gillespie son of Major General George L Gillespie U S A and Mrs Gillespie The ceremony was at the bride parents home and followed by an elaborate reception.
Atlanta will host the Georgia Boosters on September 15 at 10 a.m. in the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce rooms. President W. C. Vereen of Moultrie calls the session with executive committee and vice presidents urged to attend to enlarge the association’s scope. The same day fixes November 14 as the Georgia Landowners Exposition linked to the Greater Georgia and Atlanta Real Estate Men's associations to aid exhibitors from Macon and the Ohio River Valley fairs.
A major circus tour is coming to Athens for a one day stand in a few weeks. Haggenbeck Wallaces will headline the initial show, with Barnum and Bailey expected later when cotton sales pick up. The advertising man will be here next Monday to place billboards. Other circuses may follow, though not on the initial booking list.
A historical analysis argues that new football rules eliminate the quarterback role. It explains how prior rules restricted the snap receiver and how immediate ball advancement by the snap recipient reduces need for a separate quarterback. The piece notes seven players on the line and potential backfield experimentation.
A catalog style list details kitchen and pantry items including stove pans sauce pans kettles rice boilers fry pans waffle irons wafer irons stick pans muffin pans pastry boards meat roasters and storage containers. It notes inventories in crystal glassware steel and silver plates cutlery spoons and related items and states everything in China.
For Bed Rooms. Toilet Sets composed of Bowl and Pitcher soaps and c. Odd Bowls and Pitchers Slop Jars Tin water Sets Spittoons Lamps etc Phone 125 Quick Delivery.
The article discusses football formations under a five yard rule for kicks and passes, noting one formation used at Cornell and how teams may adjust by moving one or two backs up to reach the line quickly. It also mentions a weather forecast tease and a health ad, then a cotton market note from Elberton Georgia noting first bale price and middling grade.
Short notes of interest show numerous rental and sale listings. Real estate and insurance ads include Lipscomb & Co and Bishop Motor Car Co with several rooms for rent on Prince Avenue and Hill Street. Also offered are a Ford Runabout, Indian motorcycle, chairs, tables, and a range of personal services from hairdressing to building repairs. Frequent notices request rooms for light housekeeping and a roll-top desk.
An advertisement promotes ZEMO as a clean liquid treatment for eczema and other skin conditions sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons with stores on Clayton Street and Prince Avenue. It cites agency coverage in over 2000 towns and urges readers to try a bottle on the shop’s recommendation.
Livingston Montana September 8 The democratic state convention of Montana assembled to nominate candidates for representative in congress railroad commissioner and clerk of the supreme court A division over endorsing a United States senator candidate promises to enliven the proceedings.
The Pure Food and Drug Law raised purity standards and removed harmful medicines, while Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, a herbs product, will continue its beneficial work among women.
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