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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1911

Page

5

Womendominating Georgia corn show highlights

Atlanta dec 3 the southern corn show featured the girls canning clubs from Bartow Clayton Clarke and other counties. Miss Mary Creswell of Athens led the effort with says the clubs will expand next year as exhibits showcase canning and gardening skill and potential. Louise Hardeman won Clarke county top prize with 2165 12 pounds of tomatoes. awards judged by a 100 point scale for corn and a 4 point scale for boys clubs.

Atlanta Mary Creswell Athena Georgia Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Girls of Canning Club J. Phil Campbell Mary E. Creswell Mmany Brooks Grady Thomas Decatur H. EB Stockbridge Mise Creswell Ris America Atate South Misa Creswell Monroe State Normal College Athens United States Dafton Cyton Clarke County Louise Hardeman Clarke Boys’ Corn Clubs Hardeman Misa Mary Creswell College Extension

Saved His Wife's Life By Dr King's New Discovery

Muscadine Alabama man O H Brown credits Dr King's New Discovery with saving his wife from a severe lung illness. She was bedridden and could not rise before taking the remedy, which she improved on and recovered quickly. The advertisement promotes cough and cold relief with prices and trial bottle offer.

O. H Brown Muscadine Ala Dr. King W. J. Smith & Bro H. R.! Palmer & Sons

Clarke County Girl Wins Out In Canning Contest Of State

Clarke County girl Miss Louise Hardeman tops Clarke county canning club entries while Miss Clara Haynie of Coweta leads in county corn growing. Dr. Bradford Knapp praises the girls for farm demonstration work, highlighting home canning and farm life as pivotal to youth development.

Clarke County Canning Atlanta Bradford Knapp Seaman Knapp Louise Hardeman Clarke Clara Haynie Coweta Haynie

Athens Fowl Show Demonstrates Orpington Dominance

Judge Loring Brown notes Athens Georgia as likely Orpington center of the country after a strong show. Black Orpingtons, Buffs, and Whites flood the exhibit with superb plumage and health. Reds, Leghorns, Minorcas, Anconas, and Bantams also display breadth. fanciers express enthusiasm for Athens’s poultry interest and future growth.

Loring Brown Athens Atlanta Journal Orpington Center South Orpington Rhode Island Plymouth Oringtons

Feast of Saint Nicholas Observed in Netherlands Customs

Amsterdam residents celebrate Saint Nicholas Day three weeks before Christmas with shoes filled by Santa Claus legend. The article links Dutch customs to garden campaigns in Minneapolis, detailing the American Civic Association's Vacant Lot Gardens initiative, led by Leroy J. Boughner and The Garden Club of Minneapolis. It notes extensive planting on vacant lots, cabbage and tomato plants, and the transformation of streets like Hennepin Avenue through community gardening.

Amsterdam Wilhelmina Holland American Civic Association Waazhing Leroy J. Boughner Minneapolis Boughner Garden Club of Minnesota Farm School Thas Garden Club Hennepin Avenue

Cartledge to Install Pastor at Gainesville Church

Rev. S J Cartledge of Prince Avenue Presbyterian travels to Gainesville to lead the installing service for the new pastor of the first church he ever served. Athens presbytery appoints Cartledge McAlpin and Telford to officiate to install the Gainesville church's pastor and preside over the service with constitutional questions.

S. J. Cartledge Prince Avenue Presbyterian Gainesville Presbyterian Cartledge Athens J. Cartledge J. R. McAlpin J. T. Telford Presbyterian Church Chalmers J. Cartladge J.R. McAlpin Clarkesville

All Delhi Glittering For Great Imperial Durbar

Delhi crowds prepare for the imperial Durbar as King George and Queen Mary arrive. At Delhi's camp outside the gates a vast assembly of princes, potentates, and spectators will witness reviews, processions, and a state banquet before the great procession ends the week.

Delhi India George Mary Delhi Central Station Government of India Punjab Hardinge Government of George V England Nepal Agrta

Opera ticket scalping shocks Chicago crowd

The article reports a public uproar as premium scalping by ticket speculators at Chicago grand opera provokes an investigation. Despite calls for an end to scalping, demand remains unable to meet box office needs and performers face mixed reception amid the controversy.

Grand Opera Chicago Madame Louis W. Hill Great Northern Railroad Canada America Uncle Sam

Georgia Editorial Favors Russell Run for Congress

The Atlanta Georgian reports talk of Judge R. B. Russell seeking Congress after a weak gubernatorial bid. It notes his county support and a scheduled term end on the court of appeals, with redistricting placing his home in the Eighth district now represented by Samuel J. Tribble.

Tribble Ban Washington Georgia Atlanta Congress R. B. Russell Russell Court of Appeals Com Freee Samuel J. Tribble Judge Russell Mighth

Elderly man hurt in street auto accident

Yesterday afternoon F Peter Flanigen about seventy, of Barnett Shoals road near Whitehall, was knocked down on Oconee street by J W Griffin Athens Trust Banking president driving slowly. He suffered two broken ribs and minor injuries. Griffin assisted him and police found no fault with the driver.

F Peter Flanigen Barnett Shoals Road Whitehall J. W. Griffin Athens Trust & Banking Oconee Street King and Hulme Griffin Broad Street Planigan Smith Drug Store

Joe Brown and Prosperity in Whitehall Pond Catch

Mr Pletcher brought with him a load of 357 pounds of fresh fish, mostly bluecat, to the city yesterday. Joe Brown’s election is linked to a reported prosperity in the area, with remarks about increased small pig numbers following the election.

Pletcher Tuck Tack Russell Joe Broun Whitehall

Bazaar receipts rise as booths reach hundred-dollar sums

Since the last report at the Confederate Bazaar Mrs Lips comb’s booth totals 107.10 and Miss Ruth erford’s booth 107.45. The McGregor Co was omitted from yesterday’s merchant list and is thanked for assistance. Indies also thank Wmn Pittman for the loan and Parlor Market for kind aid.

Indies Wmn Pittman

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Ladies' Aid J. P. Fears & Son G. H. Williamson Arnold & Abney J. van Bstraaten Talmadge Bros Mrs J. Chamberlain Cheek & Nea) Coffee Co Davison-Nicholson Co Athens Electric Railway Co Michael Bros Miller Furniture Co Athens Banner Dorsey & Funkenstein McClure Ten Cent Co Williams & Moore Atlantic Ice & Coal Co Southern Bell Telephone Co Gas Co Athens Engineering Co McGregor Co W. C. Wingfield Hawkes Bros Nicholas Netherlands St. Nicholls Buckiin H. R. Palmer & Bons Northwest Alberta Grand Trunk Pacific Brown Atlanta Georgian Joe Brown Prosperity
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