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Newspaper

Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1909

Page

6

Fads and Fashions of Interest to Ladies in Black

New York December reports that black remains the dominant evening and day wear color for women of limited means. Luxury looks include satin charmeuse with jet net, velvet skirts, and beaded bodices. lighter touches use blouses, braids, and lace trims. Diverse evening fabrics range from flame chiffon to white satin brocade, while accessories feature Arabian capes and long satincloth scarves. Also notes on lighter day frocks in cashmere, crepe de chine, and wool, plus evolving lingerie lace and trim fashions.

New York

Georgia legislature faces key votes on income tax and pensions

Calendars show unfinished business in the Georgia General Assembly focusing on ratification of the federal income tax amendment and the state budget for veterans pensions. Key bills include salary fixes for appellate judges, branding of cotton seed meal, seed misbranding, and railroad and education measures. The biennial sessions bill faces a tough Senate fight, with the legislature eyeing decisions by December and January amid treasury strains.

Atlanta House Senate Georgia John T. Bolfeuillet Northen General Assembly United States Congress Perry Court of Appeals Supreme Court Mr. McMichael Hall Bible Office of State Auditor of Accounts Hale Clayton McMahan Clarke Treasury Appropriations Committee Senator McWilliams Senator McCurry King and Calhoun Senator Price Rutherford Price Irwin Brown McLendon State Supreme Court Gray Va. McLendon Smith London

Resources of Georgia Prove Wonderful Resources of Georgia Prove Wonderful

Atlanta December 11 The quarterly report of the State Geological Department for the period ending in November highlights Georgia's mineral and waterpower riches. Prof H W McCallie reports strong iron ore demand, new mines and reopened operations, burgeoning clay plants in Twiggs and Wilkinson, and expanding stone and cement industries, signaling renewed activity across the state's mineral sectors.

Atlanta State Geological Department State Geologist Board W. McCallie Geological Board McCallie Georgia Twiggs Wilkinson Dry Branch Twiggs County Atlanta Mining and Clay Company America Canada

Water-Powers and Geology Report Highlight Georgia Survey

The state survey notes water powers as a growing asset valued at about 10 million dollars annual potential, with parallels to Alabama coal use. Geologists Vaughan Maynard Veatch and Everhart detail limestone resources across Bartow Polk Floyd Chattooga Walker and related counties, plus artesian wells in South Georgia. Delegates Jenny Wilson Fears Irena Epp Matilda Cancroft attend Atlanta diocesan convention.

Capatilista Georgia Alabama Otto Veatch Asistant Coastal Plain United States Geological Survey Veatch Crisp Houston Laurens Johnson Burke T. Poole Maynard Bartow Kingston Polk County Floyd County Maynard Chattooga County Walker County Lafayette Midgar Everhart Geological Survey McCallie South Georgia Citzens Department South McCalie Jenny Wilson Fears Irena Epp Matilda Cancroft Atlanta St. Agnes Guild

Judge Emulates Solomon in Egg Test Case

A Pennsylvania judge tried a case by ordering the grocer and his clerk to eat six raw eggs to test whether the eggs were spoiled. The eggs were introduced by the upset woman. If guilty, they faced punishment. if not, they had a good meal and the woman lost.

Pennsylvania King Solomon

Gossip Sketches of New York Society and Scandals

A New York City gossip column recalls a Flatbush maid caper where a rich Brooklyn woman is undone by a hooked princess gown and a dark night. It also has humorous vignettes about Hamilton McM Twombly, a Southern cream order misunderstanding, a railroad suitor outwitted by a younger brother, a dyed dog scandal in kennel circles, and a Newark burglar exploiting unanswered phones to rob empty houses.

New York Flatbush Brooklyn Society Hamilton McM Twombly Madison N. J Lter Boston Kennel Club American Kennel Club Ibe Newark

Rich Men's Gifts Are Poor in This Record

Mrs O Rhinevault of Vestal Center claims Electric Bittern is a great gift to women. She says the medicine lifts spirits, restores vigor, and cures nervousness sleeplessness melancholy and headaches. The ad touts a 50 cent price at local stores W J Smith & Bro H and B Palmer Luna.

W. J. Smith & Bro B. Palmer & Luna

Arkansas Educators Laud State College of Agriculture

Arkansas educators praised the State College of Agriculture after an inspection yesterday. The institution has become a model and draws national attention from educators across the country looking to its example.

Arkansas State College of Agriculture

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