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Newspaper

Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1911

Page

6

Mystery over inaction on W and A R R lease compliance

Atlanta January 21. A Capitol mystery surrounds Governor Brown and the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad Co. as lessee of the Western and Atlantic. The Georgia railroad commission urged a joint action or lease abrogation over higher interstate freight charges. The governor has the papers and will decide within days. The dispute centers on whether the commission should act or the executive branch must enforce the contract terms.

Atlanta, Ga Brown Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad Co Western and Atlantic Railroad Commission Georgia Chattanooga Lessee Commission Atlantic Jeasee Company

How to Conduct a Prize Essay Contest for Colleges

A guide on organizing prize essay contests at college and state levels. It outlines local contests when possible, forwarding winning essays to the state or national superintendent if no state contest exists. Topics include Total Abstinence benefits, public health, schools and temperance instruction. Criteria cover clarity, accuracy and originality with word limits from two to three thousand words. The prize name is mentioned but not completed in the excerpt.

Annual Shirt Waist Sale at Michaels Nine Tables

Michael's offers nine tables of shirt waists at the lowest prices ever named in shirt waist selling. Garments are made in factories but must be sanitary before the manufacturer can interest us. No sweat shop garments are sold. Regular customers know this, newcomers in Athens are being told.

Athens Georgia Michael

Table 1 Waist Sale Offers Vintage Lingerie

Table 1 shows a sale of waists priced at 68 cents, with frequent items at 1.25 dollars. The display includes white lawn waists, imported madras, English cambric, French lawns, lace trimmed and plain styles. All waists are well made and stylish, offering a wide selection for buyers.

Waist styles from Men dels line offered at 78c

Table 2 presents waists labeled as not a waist in this lot 78, never sold for less than $1.25 and often at $1.50. Materials include black French lawn, white madras, white Paris lawns, French cambric, golf duck, English percale, touted as the choicest tailored waists. Your choice 78c.

Paris

Waist selection with low prices and varied fabrics

Table showcases waists selling at 98c to 2.25. Fabrics include English cambric French lawns Irish linen imported muslins and mercerized madras. Mendel's tailored waists and famed Stettheimer waters appear in the lot. Your choice 98c.

Madras Mendel Stettheimer

Prizes Offered For Narcotics Abstinence Essays

A lengthy notice details multiple anti narcotic essay contests for Normal Schools Teacher Training Schools and teachers with prizes including 100 dollars for the Susan J Steele prize 50 dollars for the E B Ingalls prize 30 dollars for the Mary C Upham prize and a 25 dollar Georgia addition. Local county and state contests are outlined with word counts subject topics and submission deadlines to the National Superintendent Mrs Edith Smith Davis in Milwaukee by August 15 each year.

E. B Ingalls E. B. Ingalls Westminister Place St. Louis Mary C. Upham Edith Smith Davis Thirtythird Street Milwaukee Wis Sheppard Georgia

Death in Roaring Fire Raises Burn Casualties

Fire rage story notes severe burns common in such incidents. Bucklen Arnica Salve advertised as fast relief for burns, wounds, bruises and sores. Claims inflammation is subdued, pain killed, healing aided. Sold by W. J. Smith & Bro and H. R. Palmer & Sons for 25 cents.

Bucklen W. J. Smith & Bro H. R. Palmer & Sons

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