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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1915
Page
2
An extended allegorical meditation contrasts the Aloe plant and its rebirth after dying with the selfless care of the Pelican and the Swan. It then proclaims the central Christian story of Jesus Christ dying for others and rising, presenting faith as life through sacrifice and seeds that grow after death. The piece urges weary souls to take up selfless giving, trusting that death yields life and light.
Miss Louise Brand entertained about sixty guests at a Friday evening house party in Lawrenceville with out of town visitors Verner Shadburn Roland Moore Lee Strickland William Adair Booker Pattillo and Allen Vance of Buford. Decorations featured pink and green with crimson lights gladiolas and palms. Guests included Miss Carrie Nesbit Ruby Braswell Annie Lou Braswell Lucile Nash Ruth Felker Arvilla Smith Vera Britt and others.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Henry Dean invite guests to Hillcrest Gainesville Georgia on September 29 1915 at nine o clock for the marriage of their daughter Carol Chase to Mr Frank Martin Spratlin of Atlanta Georgia After October 10 the Spratlins will be at 34 Peachtree Circle Atlanta Mrs George Sancken and daughter Katherine returned to Augusta after visiting Mrs A H O Farrell Col Julian B McCurry of Hartwell was in the city Miss Myrtis Jarrell visits Ruth M Jackson on Milledge Avenue
Profile of residents and visitors arriving and leaving Athens including Prof and Mrs Strahan Miss Mary Strahan Dr and Mrs Hunnicutt and others returning from Mountain City Madison Springs and Atlanta. Mentions of Miss Frierson Miss Barnett Miss Hunter Barnett Miss Adeline Small and many locals visiting shops schools and banks with upcoming bus trips and a fashion note.
An advertisement claims Dr King’s New Life Pills wake the liver and improve bile flow to lift mood. It states the pills also stimulate bowel activity and banish “moody days” at 25 cents per bottle.
Testimony from Mrs. H. K. Bailey on Eckman’s Alterative recounts months of illness starting November 1908 with lung involvement and near death. She credits the remedy with restored health and strength, praising its safety and urging readers to request the outlet of recoveries.
An advertisement warns calomel harms the system and promises Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, plant based substitute. It touts quicker relief from biliousness and constipation and cites Mrs. Chas. Peck of Gates New York praising Chamberlain's Tablets.
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