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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1912
Page
5
H R Palmer & Sons promote RHEUMA at 50 cents a bottle with money back if unsatisfied. The ad claims Rheumatism Gout Neuralgia and kidney troubles are attacked by the product, encouraging health and daily vigor.
In Atlanta court Kong Lee on Decatur street explained he ran a yee gun, a Chinese laundry, amid confusion during a case against a Negro girl accused of stealing money. An interpreter clarified the term as a common washee-shirt operation, easing the judge’s curiosity.
City council enacts an ordinance for awnings over sidewalks in Athens Georgia. Awnings must be securely attached to walls and not supported by street posts. Minimum height is seven feet six inches, and existing awnings under that height must be raised within sixty days. Authority of City Engineer oversees construction and approvals. Violations carry penalties under city code.
Aromas of art and tragedy mix at The Great Centennial in New York January 1876 as a rose falls beside a Roman persecution scene. The image of a young girl, blood on the earth and onlookers, stirs awe and sorrow among viewers and collectors.
The Journal reports former Atlanta hardware dealer Lewis Cook died in New York Sunday night at his Manhattan Avenue home. He will be buried in West View Cemetery and his body is to arrive in Atlanta Tuesday. Cook, about 70, was a Confederate veteran who lived in Atlanta Athens later in life and retired to New York with his family. He previously ran a small goods business over the Banner office and preferred the South, planning to return to Athens before illness struck. He bore a war wound and received his first pension only this year.
Under the college Y M C A the University students held college night in the chapel last night despite threatening weather. Chancellor Barrow Prof Morris and student leaders spoke while the band supplied music. Coach Cunningham led discussions on athletics. Freshmen formed their class and then visited town including moving picture theaters.
Clarke County Georgia schedules 1912 tax levies by the Board of Roads and Revenue including county and state rates, a jury and officers levy, and outlines a voter referendum on the county unit system for schools under the new act. The notice also invites sealed bids for courthouse site excavation and grading with a October deadline and specifies bonding and payment details.
Blanche Stuart Scott, America's only professional aviatrice after Harriet Quimby's death, will attempt a Dover to Calais crossing and back in a hydroaero plane. She says a death is an incident in scientific progress and pioneers must persevere to reach ultimate triumph.
Maurice E. McLoughlin of California, at twenty two, won both national singles and doubles at Newport. He is undefeated this season, holding the Pacific coast, Longwood cup, western states and New York state titles, and has played on the American Davis Cup team. He was born January 7, 1890 in Carson City Nevada.
Clarke County Georgia legal notices include divorce suit for John Scott v Ella Scott, courthouse bid invitations, jail fittings, and construction bids in Athens. Public auctions of land, equity petitions, and administration citations list dates, parties, and required appearances for October 1912 term.
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