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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1905
Page
2
Citizens of Athens and Clarke County are urged to back a proposed local hospital to be built on donated Industrial Home property. A board of trustees, doctors, and local philanthropists support remodeling and furnishing the facility, with an estimated $4,000 needed to remodel and operate for twelve months. Donations and loans are invited from all citizens to launch the hospital.
Cartersville March 30 1905 Reverend Sam P Jones endorses Clark Howell for governor of Georgia. He cites Howell’s personal integrity and reform ties with Governor Folk of Missouri and Governor La Follette of Wisconsin, praising Howell as a capable, clean leader fit to unify the state beyond Georgia’s sectional divides.
A letter from Lt R B Clarke A S A to his aunt Mrs H A Lawrance describes Alaska life station and climate. He recounts arrival July 21 on the Buford, long days in summer, extremely cold winters, clothing needs, Yukon steamer trips, and high living costs. He notes perishable supplies and mail routes via dog teams and Skagway to Seattle to Georgia, plus health and work details at the post.
The advertisement boasts a grand success in ready-to-wear hats with planned display tomorrow. It highlights increased selling space and broader lines, with lower prices, noting large displays of Misses' and Children's hats drawing attention to the advancing hat business.
The article highlights an extensive array of fabrics for spring dresses including Satin Foulards, Shirt Waist Silks, Chiffon, Taffetas, Crepe de Chine, Pongee Silks, Voiles, and more. It notes wash dress fabrics in French Printed Or Gandies, Batistes, Dimities, Sea Island Silks, and mercerized fancies for shirts or dresses.
Athenians note Captain Henry Jennings of Athens, a former resident and war veteran who served in the Troop Artillery in 1861, has been elected police chief of Atlanta. Friends here believe he will make an excellent chief for the Gate City.
State Superintendent James Y. Joyner issued the program for the Southern Association of State Public School Superintendents meeting in Columbia on April 25. Speakers include W. B. Merritt of Georgia and J. H. Hindman of Arkansas among others. conference focuses on the southern education board campaign.
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