Georgia News Notes On Transportation And Education
Subscribers are urged to report delivery issues promptly to the business office as the sole way to raise complaints. Special notice: carriers cannot collect subscriptions or sell papers. Georgia schools report higher opening day attendance, signaling stronger education. The all steel Pennsylvanian train wreck sparked questions of safety. Atlanta struggles to raise funds to honor New Orleans team’s victory. Governor Slaton to assign delegates to conventions, expanding his staff. Savannah punishment under the white slave act includes thirty days and a $300 fine.
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Georgia
Advertising Without Offense Still Builds Real Attention
The author argues that loud disruptive advertising may grab notice but harms business. Honest ads attract attention without offending customers, avoiding "smart Aleck" language. Street yellers, horse thieves, and check forgers gain notice yet fail to convert interest into sales.
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Brent
Fourteen Cent Cotton in Sight for Georgia Farmers
The Farmers' Union set fifteen cents as a minimum, but market reports point to fourteen cent cotton. Athens has seen higher prices and New York spot markets rise, with favorable weather aiding an open gathering season. Farmers expect debt relief, clearer ledgers, and improved cash flow as business recovers across Georgia, especially in this region.
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Farmers’ Union
Athens
New York
Georgia
Uncle Sam as Editor in Chief Official Journal Proposal
A Washington letter reports Representative Hobson plans a government weekly publication the Official Journal with Uncle Sam as editor in chief The bill would allocate 75 million dollars for printer upgrades and 275 thousand for staff amid large circulation estimates and post office distribution proposals.
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Uncle Sam
Government
Congressional Record
Billville Banner
Bingville Bugle
Banner
Washington
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Alabama
Hobson
Post Office Department
Post Office
Official Journaly
House
This Date in History September 23 168 to 1909 Events
September 23 entries record Samuel Butler dying in 1680 1612 born Matthew Fratt 1723 1805 died Lewis and Clarke return 1806 Arizona organized 1863 Trinity University Texas opened 1869 Collins died 1883 Tuberculosis conference 1908 Gunnison tunnel 1909 senator Gardner 1911 Sidney E Mezes born 1863 UT president with long career and scholarly works.
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Samuel Butler
Matthew Fratt
Philadelphia
Lews and Clarke
St. Louis
Territory of
Arizona
Trinity University
Texas
William McMaster
Toronto
Ireland
Wilkie Collins
Taft
Sidney Edward Mezes
University of Texas
Belomont
Calif
University of California
Harvard University
Southwestern University
Mezes
Noted Figures Celebrate Milestones and Endorse Kidney Remedy
A list marks birthdays for E. Temple Thurston and others plus a newspaper ad urging Athens residents to try Dean's Kidney Pills. It highlights fatigue and kidney trouble symptoms, with Mrs. W. M. Patten of Athens endorsing the product as effective. Foster-Milburn Co. markets Dean's Kidney Pills at 50 cents.
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Athens
W. M. Patten
Dougherty St
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Dean’s
Joan Thursday and the theatre world in New York
A 1900s reviewer laments book censorship and praises Louis Joseph Vance for Joan Thursday. The story follows a young shop girl who leaves home for vaudeville then rises to stage success. Four men shape her life as she navigates glitter and hardship.
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Little, Brown & Co
Boston
Louis Joseph Vance
Mr. Vance
New York City
Joan Thursday
Joan
California Syrup of Figs praised as a child laxative
A vintage advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tasting laxative for children. It claims to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels without griping and advises mothers to use a teaspoonful for feverish or upset children. It warns against counterfeits and directs to buy the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Recital at State Normal School Highlights Vision of Sir Launfal
A large State Normal School gathering featured Miss Augusta Center delivering The Vision of Sir Launfal to about five hundred students. The event, under the State Normal Young Women's Christian Association, filled the auditorium and inspired praise for its faith and practical living. Bible classes organized promise a strong year as hundreds of girls roam the streets in the school uniforms. The Muscogee practice school and local residences are strained by rising enrollment.
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State Normal School
Sir Launfall
Trush
Center
Athens
State Normal Young Women's Christian Association
S. N.S
Miss Elder
Chamber of Commerce to Meet Tonight
Personal and social notes include Garner Anderson in Atlanta on Sunday. Olin Dozier back from Alabama. Winterville resident Mrs. J. H. Pittard in the city yesterday. Young Smith returns home after a weekend in the city. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Crabb move into Coach Cunningham’s Cloverhurst home. Mr. and Mrs. Sloman back from a summer in New York.
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Chamber OF Commerce
Garner Anderson
Atlanta
J. H. Pittard
Winterville
City
Mr. Young Smith
George E. Crabb
Coach Cunningham
Cloverhurst Avenue
Mrs. Sloman
New York
Eastern Star assembly opens in Chicago at Scottish Rite Cathedral
The fourteenth triennial assembly of the general grand chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star began in Chicago at the Scottish Rite Cathedral and will stay in session through Thursday. The notice ends with an advertisement urging readers to advertise their wants.
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Chicago
General Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star
Engineering Society Holds First Moore College Meeting
The engineering society met at Moore College last night with Professor Strahan in attendance. C. Pope was elected treasurer for the coming year. Officers named include S. B. Fischer president, C. N. Coker vice president, and F. O. Miller secretary and treasurer. The group adjourned to arrange a later session for special business.
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Engineering Society
Moore College
Strahan
C. Pope
S. B. Fischer
C. N. Coker
F. O. Miller
Weather outlook for Atlanta area Tuesday
Forecast until 7 pm Tuesday calls for fair and warmer conditions in Atlanta and vicinity with slightly higher temperatures across Georgia. Frost was reported in several locations. low temperatures set September records in many spots as disturbances track through the north and Rockies.
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Atlanta
Atlanta and Vicinity -Fair
Georgia
United States
Asheville
Anniston
Knoxville
St. Louis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
Des Moines
Duluth
Moorhead
Huron
St. Paul
St. Lawrence
Baltimore
Washington
Rocky Mountain
Mateau
Texas
Geverally
FL von Tmerrmann
State Supreme Court Sets October 20 Hearing Date in Tallulah Falls Case
The Georgia Supreme Court granted a motion to advance the hearing date on the Tallulah Falls appeal to October 20. Attorney General T. S. Felder filed the motion. The case involves valuable land and pits the State of Georgia against Georgia Railway and Power Company. The original Rabun County trial in Clayton last May, presided by Judge Jones, ruled for the power company.
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Atlanta
Tallulah Falls
State Supreme Court
Capitol
T. S. Felder
Valuable Land
State of Georgia
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Jones
Rabun County
Clayton
Power Company
Bunk Robinson To Hang In Putnam October 31
Eatonton Georgia reports a Putnam execution set for October 31 following a jury verdict in the case of Bunk Robinson who killed Lawson Scott a longtime hotel porter. The murder occurred last April with brutal details cited by witnesses.
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Bunk Robinson
Putnam
Eatonton
Lawson Scott
Woman's Sufferings Alleviated by Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound
Grayville Illinois Mrs Jessie Schaarr reports years of female ailments improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Chicago Illinois Mrs William Tully shares relief from severe periodic pains and displacement following the same treatment. Readers urged to write for confidential advice to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Grayville
Jessie Schaar
Main St
Grayville, Il
Chicago, Ill
William Tully
Ogden Avenue
Lydia E.pinkham
Mt Vernon area lodge and club notices weekly meetings
Mt Vernon Lodge No 22 F and A M meets Thursdays at Masonic Hall Clayton St. Owls Athens Nest No 1460 meets Fridays at 8:30 pm at Owl's Nest Clayton St. Keystone Chapter No 1 Royal Arch Masons meets every 3rd Tuesday at 8 pm Max Joseph Bldg. Pythians, IOOF, and other lodges listed with meeting nights and locations in Athens area.
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Mt Vernon Lodge
A. M
Mt. Vernon Lodge
No. 22
Masonic Hall
Max Joseph Building
Clayton Street
W. A. Capps
W. M
J. H. Dorsey
Order of Owls
Athens
Owl's Nest
P. H. Corbett
E. A. May
Sec
Keystone
Royal Arch Masons
Max Joseph
Glenn Lodge
O. F
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Clayton and
Jackson Streets
H. J. Davis
N. G. H. L. Garebold
St. Elmo Lodge
K. of P
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Wall Streets
S. R. McDuffie
C. C. T. H. Nickerson
K. of R
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Wilson
Senate
Ote
Pennsylvania
New Orleans
Mobile
Slaton
Savannah
Sheppard
Holland
Sidney E. Mezes
Peepee Enn
E. Temple Thurston
William de Witt Hyde
Bowdoin College
Thomas I. Green
Boston College
Joseph TD. Sayers
James H. Beal
Viscount Mountmorres
Eng
P. Sane
TH. R, Palmer & Sons
MAL School
Launfall
Mr. Olin Dozier
Eastern Star
the Engineering Society
Lodge Directory
C. H. Johnson
H. P. Fredt
Moon
Athens B
Lodge Quarters
Corner Broad and
Lumpkin Streets
Joe L. Deadwyler
E. R. Geo. H. Palmer
Geo. B. Davis
Woodmen Hall
Talmage Building
B. R. Pickrell
John Mappin
Classic City Council
W. O. W. Hall
Claytor Street
J. H. Wilson
S. C
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