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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1920
Page
2
A fragmentary OCR page details a wedding, named guests, church circle meetings, and educational exhibits. It lists Miss Selene Woodside and others, plus a Greenville gathering, an Athens listing, and a country club dance with planned exhibits and art talks.
The item shows a collage of names and places in Athens including M F Pickett Jeweler on Clayton Street and references to New York School of Fine Arts and the State Fair. It lists social visits, traveling friends such as Laura Drackshear, Mattie Jones, and Augustus Cas, and community happenings like Needlework Club on Lumpkin Street and a First Methodist prayer meeting. Several itineraries mention trips to Augusta and Athens, with scattered mentions of university activity and local hall events.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a short business trip by someone named Grubb and a recent return from a trip. The passage includes scattered phrases about a natural and exterior focus and a person named Stanley with odd spellings and incomplete context.
The Georgian Hotel extends a cordial invitation to Athens business and student communities to visit its dining room. Quality lunches are served from 12:30 to 2:30 at seventy five cents. A tea room and private parties are offered for ladies and banquets as a specialty.
An old ad promotes Capotone as a remedy for neuralgia nervous headache and toothache. It claims quick relief with a bottle priced at 20e to 60c and suggests taking one sealant for 28k. The notice includes warnings and references to drug stores selling Capotone.
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