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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1913

Page

7

Athens Cotton Market Highlights and Noond Cotton Letter

Miller & Co reports Athens as Georgia second largest inland cotton market with receipts 1,790 to date and stock 1,681. local spot prices 13c middling. Liverpool 7.53. Noond Cotton Letter notes in sight for week 401,000 with mixed sentiment as bulls push for a 14 million bale crop at 15 cents amid varied weather signals from Texas and Carolinas.

Athens Georgia Liverpool Carolinas Texas Habersham King Galveston

Cotton Markets and Financial Roundup in Athens

Harris, Stephenson & Co. led reporting with cotton and grain figures for the week, noting sight gains and totals since September 1. Wires from Dallas predict higher prices for leading issues, with Union Pacific distribution rumored. COTTON SEED OIL notes bear pressure but refiners buy on dips. weekly crop movement, port receipts, and opinions from major firms accompany a Dow Jones style financial bulletin.

Union Pacific Northern Pacific Potter Bears Januay

Griffith and Welch Athens Cotton Mill Center Highlight

Anniston Alabama rain and cloudy conditions reported with cool plus tropical Atlantic showers. Weather map shows fair Western and central States with no rain in many regions. Forecast calls for increasing cloudiness cooler in Oklahoma and Northwest Texas with scattered showers in Alabama and the Southeast. Daily interior receipts list few variances from year to year across Augusta Memphis St Louis Cincinnati Houston Little Rock.

New Orleans Anniston Ala Gadsden Tuscaloosa Sheffield Huntsville Mississippi Alabama Atlantics Oklahoma Texas Arkansas States Florida Louisiana Augusta Memphis St. Louis Cincinnati Houston Little Rock

Tugalo Baptist Association in Session at Pleasant Grove

The Tugalo Baptist Association met this week at Pleasant Grove Church, Lavonia Georgia. It comprises three districts, 37 churches, and 5573 members and meets annually by district rotation. Rev C T Brown of Lavonia was elected moderator and D S Womack of Tocca was elected secretary.

Lavonia Tugalo Baptist Association Pleasant Grove Church Pleasant Grove C. T. Brown

Southern Extends Spartanburg Transfer Platform in 275-Foot Expansion

The Southern Railway adds 275 feet to the Spartanburg Junction transfer platform, upgrades to electric lighting, and enables double shifts. The extension, along with new track space, aims to handle rising freight of cotton factory goods and other Carolinas and Western demonstrations bound for the Southeast and West. Elliott Building Company of Hickory, North Carolina, received the contract.

Spartanburg S. C Spartanburg Junction Southern Railway Carolinas North Carolina Spartanburgh Junction Elliott Building Company Hickory N. C

Canadian Public Health Congress Opens in Regina

The third annual congress of the Canadian Public Health Association opened in Regina Saskatchewan with broad international representation. Health officers from Canadian cities and towns, plus guests from New York and other U S areas, attend as provincial and city authorities host. Notable lectures on public health will be delivered, and social events include a parliament reception, association dinner, a garden party, and a Fort Qu Appelle excursion to view a new sanatorium under construction.

Regina Sask Canadian Public Health Association Dominion New York Cage Canada United Parliament Buildings Fort Qu’Appelle

Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Ad Uses Quinine and Iron

An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a versatile general tonic. It claims to act on the liver drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the whole system and lists a price of 50 cents.

Livestock Men Meet Over Ship Line Quarantine Policy

New Orleans on September 19 buyers of cattle and hogs from the port area gathered to discuss a prominent steamship line s refusal to carry hogs and cattle. Attorneys argue carriers must accept legitimate freight, while ship operators cite Cuban quarantine laws causing longer delays than passenger ships can endure. A committee oversees the dispute.

New Orleans Livestock Exchange

Electric Bitters Promised To Aid Cuba Treatment

An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a remedy to strengthen kidneys and aid digestion. It claims a San Francisco man’s wife was cured after other treatments failed and promotes use despite fear of Spain. The ad lists prices and local sellers W J Smith and Palmer.

Spain John Dowling San Francisco W. J. Smith & Bpo H. R. Palmer & Sons

Graceful Draperies and New Fall 1913 Gowns

Fashion notes describe fall and winter 1913 gowns with revised silhouettes and fabrics. Home sewers are urged to make more dresses using short material lengths and patterns, featuring Roman stripes, dark navy serge, and a drop shoulder blouse with a laca frill. The ultra modish dress uses dull rose crepe de chine with a futurist motif, patent 7935, five sizes, plus bolero and overskirt drapery. Material details include 438 yards of 54 inch fabric for one model.

New York

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Harris, Stephenson & Co Athens, Ga Athens Cotton Exchange C. B. Griffith Co. H. Phinizy J. T. Kilpatrick Dallas Stock Opinion Logan & Bryan Hayden, Stone & Co Miller & Co House Senate Banking and Currency Committee Huerta General Diaz Europe Mexico Dow, Jones & Co London Atchison Baltimore& Ohio Canadian Cincinnati & Ohio St. Paul New York Central Norfolk Pennsylvania Reading Rock Island Southern Pacific United States Steel Atobison TERS Mobile Savannah Charleston Wilmington Lrunswick Eeee Lecce Pobrvary Aig Chicago Sareen Ee Peerrer Ee - Oats Ee Eee Os Watts TATA Wee Sae GAZ Ad Ae SB Wee Ween Eens Eee Eek Wee Wee Cena Southern Health Congress Cuba Island Martin Bros Grayton Street THE Athens Savings Bank M. Stern Mell Deupree Hunnicutt Aaron Cohen G. A. Mel J. G. Michael W. T. Bryan J. A. Hunnicutt
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