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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1906
Page
3
Advertises White India Lawns at 8c 10c 15c 20c 25c per yard. White French Lawn 45 inches wide listed at 20c 25c 35c and 20c per yard. White Silk Finish Persian Lawn offered at 12 1-2c 15c 20c 25c 35c per yard.
Prices shown for muslins in white checks and nainsook at 10c 121 2c 15c 20c 25c and 35c per yard. Lace checks and revering at 15c per yard. Dotted Swiss listed at 16c with an additional 2c per yard.
Daintiest and most exclusive embroideries and laces featured for spring 1906. Includes matched sets for wedding inflaces Italian Vals Round Thread Point de Paris Tarchons and Irish Cluny in two price ranges from 4 cents to 1.50 dollars per item.
The advertisement lists white madras fabrics in multiple Spring designs priced at 15 20 25 36 and 40 cents per yard. White check batiste is offered at 24 cents a yard and white pikes at 10 15 20 and 25 cents per yard.
Classified notes list cambric fronts trimmed with embroidery insertions and ruffles priced 50c to $1.00. Hemstitched edges and deep embroidered edging offered in multiple trims.
Advertisement lists White Cambrics English long cloth three widths, 12 yards lengths at 1.25 and 1.50 per piece. English Nainsook soft finish sold by the yard at 25 35 and 60 cents. Jones English Cambric at 25 and 35 cents per yard. Belfast Linen finish Suiting 15 cents per yard, 86 inch Berkley No 100 Cambric 15 cents per yard.
Judge Hamilton McWhorter of Macon condemns Hoke Smith’s unfounded charges in a Georgia governor race. He states he has not aided Howell or Smith, urges unity, and calls for Georgia to avoid a feudal feud and ring politics.
Phi Kappa Literary Society of the University of Georgia adopts resolutions mourning Chancellor Dr Walter B Hill. The society offers sympathy to his family, requests inscribing a minutes page, sending copies to the Red and Black and The Banner for publication, and notes the late leader as a foremost citizen and friend to students.
The University of Georgia will choose reps for the annual debate with the University of North Carolina held in April in Chapel Hill on protection versus free trade with Georgia supporting free trade. Debates with Sewanee and a potential Washington and Lee match are noted, while a Columbia matchup was canceled. Anniversaries for the Demosthenian and Phi Kappa societies are celebrated jointly as the Demos and Phi Kappa announce candidates for anniversarian positions. A strong Georgia baseball team is anticipated with a large student turnout at a recent meeting where 50 to 60 boys signed on to try for the team, led by Capt Arthur Sullivan.
The Athena and Jefferson Railroad grading proceeds with several miles cleared near Athens and about one mile finished. The line will be eighteen miles long with light grading and no stream crossings. Contractors expect completion within six months. Georgia baseball coach Stouch to arrive mid next month to begin work. Brantley Jr. named editor of Reds and Black, replacing John Rogers.
Senator Bacon urges observing Washingtons last message to avoid foreign entanglements and favor prudent national conduct for Morroccan affairs.
The jury found Sanford not guilty at 7 40 PM. He shook hands with Judge Wright and the jury foreman, vowed to reform for his children, and left with brothers for Augusta amid a large reception crowd. The trial drew immense public interest all week and largely favorable reaction.
A post office gathering shows eight votes for Col James M Smith three for Clark Howell two for Hoke Smith and one for Judge Russell. Athens Clarke county appears to favor Col Smith, with expectations the county will back him overwhelmingly.
The Board of Health will meet soon to adopt updated rules for managing city health affairs. It may seek extra power from the city council and aims to implement a more thorough, systematic year, with emphasis on improved operations. New York’s railway deaths last year were low. steam roads carried over ninety seven million passengers with fifteen fatalities.
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