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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1915

Page

2

Friends and civic ties span good and bad times

A compact column blends poetry on steadfast friends with reports from the National Education Association and Georgia Daughters of the Confederacy. It notes Oakland CA education discussions, rural school aims, and a Thomasville meeting with plans for social events and leadership elections.

Quip from Boston Transcript on a drunken arrest

A brief exchange mocks a police arrest for intoxication. Lushman quips about arresting the moon for being full, while the officer notes the moon is likely not mobile. The dialogue satirizes drunken behavior and police handling.

Pictorial Review Dress No 6352 for Girls 8 to 15

Semi-tailored dresses remain in constant demand for school girls. The design features a Quaker collar of white linen and satin straps with tiny buttons. Requires 2 1 2 yards 44 inch material and 1 8 yard gandy for collar. Price 15 cents.

Pictorial Review

Three teams tied for first in YMCA Jr League race

Burton, Cox and Wood lead with six wins and three losses each as a decisive morning game at Herty Field decides the champions. Roy Hodgson’s nine straight losses mark his team’s season end while Captain Wood and Cox loom as contenders after tight losses to Hodgson’s squad.

Cox Hodgson Burton Wood Herty Field

Daily Thought Quote by Goethe on Strength and Perseverance

A compact aphorism notes that two paths lead to a meaningful aim: sheer strength and steady perseverance. The line emphasizes determination and grit as essential forces for achievement.

Goethe

Ten Cents a Day for Being Good Convicts Plan

Atlanta officials back an honor system for 40 convicts at the model camp paying ten cents daily for good behavior. The scheme would yield about $2.80 per month per convict. Chairman Turner opposed the plan, likening it to paying bad children for good conduct.

Atlanta Fulton County Commission Turner

Worth Their Weight In Gold Adv

An advertisement praises Chamberlain's Tablets as providing quick relief for headaches dizziness and digestive disturbances. Quoted testimonial from Miss Clara A Driggs of Elba New York states they are worth their weight in gold. Sold by all dealers.

Clara A. Driggs Elba N. Y

Atlanta Newsman Shot Self at Home

Alfred C. Ford advertising manager for the Atlanta Georgian was seriously wounded when a revolver he kept under his pillow fired while he twirled it on waking. The bullet pierced a lung and he was taken to Grady Hospital in Atlanta.

Atlanta Alfred C. Ford Atlanta Georgian Grady Hospital Ford

La Vida Corset Demonstration Opens at Collins

Miss Henry will consult on the merits of the La Vida Corset at W. T. Collins and a La Vida Corset demonstration begins today at the shop.

Miss Henry W. T. Collins

School Book Notice For Cash Or Credit

Bring us all your old second hand school books now. We pay cash or allow credit for usable books. We have school books ready so you should come early to buy and avoid the rush. All school books strictly cash. No mileage coupons. The M Gregor Co. tu th sa.

THE M’gregor CO

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Sun Shadow James Freeman Clark National Education Association Oakland California United States Gard David B. Johnson Winthrop Normal and Industrial College of South Carolina Grace C. Strachan New York David Starr Jordan U. D.C Thomasville Georgia United Daughters of the Confederacy John B. Gordon State Federation of Clubs W. D. Lamar Macon Howard McCall Herbert Franklin Tennille Thomasville Commercial Association Mitchell House James Watt Etta A. Reid Rafe Turner Cobb Street Jessie McGregor Meta Schley Augusta Athens Lily Griffith Forsyth Street Louise Schley Nina Cook Annie V. Massey Marie King Mozelle King Columbus Enquirer-Sun Lillian Schley D. L. Earnest Evelyn Blake Miriam Haselton Charlotte J. M. Hodgson Edith Hodgson Hugh and Clifford Hodgson George T. Hodgson Kate Knox Blake North Carolina Miss Blake Della Wright Sandy Cross Allene Thompson State Normal School J. A. Colvin Agnes Colvin W. W. Boswell Louise Boswell Greensboro M. G. Michael Helen Michael Michigan Michael Mr. Harvey Clarkesville Fred Morton Tallulah C. A. Whittle Knoxville Charlotte Hart Henry Beusse, Jr Prof Mrs. L. E. Rast South Georgia C. M. Snelling Mountain City Frank Cheney Panama Frances Cheney T. H. McHatton Miss Marie McHatton Blue Ridge Mountains Robert McWhorter University of Virginia Miss Maud Cheney Niger Messrs Robert and Thurmond McWhorter Hugh Price High Schoals Hamilton McWhorter Virginia Stanton Military Academy Ruth Wells J. Richard Gray, Jr Mr. Wiley Burnett Baltimore W. B. Burnett John R. Northcutt Milledge Circle Lucy Leah Mathis Andrew West Chattanooga Mrs. Swafford W. M. Burson Milton Jarnagin Washington, Ga Live Stock Association Agnes Anna McKenney Rowland Claudia Jean Flanigen R. D. Mure Atlantic City Mrs Roy Mure Schenectady Iroquois Hotel F. S. Harris Frances Talmage Covington and Madison Judge Hamilton McWhorter Washington Richmond Fred J. Orr North Georgia John White Morton J. M. Nix Commerce Col Abit Nix Miss Center State Normal Robert Spratling Luther Latimer Emma Latimer Dr. H. C. White Misses Coates Harriet Benedict Beach Haven N. J W. C. Jordan Annie Jordan Mr. Louis Jordan James Richard Gray Richard III W. F. Dorsey Laura Cobb Hutchens Lexington Inman Knox Howard McWhorter Jefferson Bal B. R. Bloodworth Jno. B. Stetson E. H. Dorsey Clayton Street Athens, GA Roses Athens Engineering Smith H. W. Gossard Co Tu-Th Gossard Southern Mutual
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