Duty of Athens on Campus Campaign Underway
Athens alum ni club and Chamber of Commerce push a fourtee n thousand dollar campus extension fund drive. Led by E H Dorsey and A H Hodgson the canvass seeks broad local support plus a gift from George Foster Peabody who has already invested in education and a union depot, promising twenty five thousand dollars for the project if Athens pledges fourteen thousand dollars. The plan envisions a five hundred acre campus with three hundred acres of farmland and an agricultural university, aiming to double enrollment and boost local prosperity. the drive asks citizens to commit one fifth on Oct 1 with remaining payments afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Alumni Club
Chamber of Commerce
Messrs
EH. Dorsey
T. W. Reed
C. B. Griffeth
Harry Hodgson
J. 8. Stewart
A. H. Hodgson
J. N. Webb
H. J. Rowe
E. H. Dorsey
Athens
George Foster Peabody
Peabody
Georgia
University
Gerateat University
Virginia Girl Drowned in Lake at Saranac Lake
Mary Rogers of Leesburg Va is presumed drowned after a heavy rain halted searches. Baltimore lawyer Wil loughby N Smith testified as a family friend. nurse Ada M Janney discussed the patient’s melancholia. A $50 reward was offered for the body with no foul play suspected.
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Saranac Lake
Mary Rogers
Leesburg
Willoughby N. Smith
Baltimore
Miss Rogers
Que Thce Strong
Ada M. Janney
Washington, D. C
Buck Jen's Arnica Salve Promoted Amid Remedies Claims
An advertisement proclaims Buck Jen's Arnica Salve as highly effective for cuts burns ulcers fevers sores and sore eyes with a testimonial from D L Gregory of Hope Texas praising its rapid cure and eye relief. The note lists retailers H R Palmer & Sons and W J Smith as suppliers.
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Buck- Jen
O. K
D. L. Gregory
Hope
Tex
H.R. Pamer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Siroe
Drag Staron
Lynching scare near Watkinsville following home invasion
In Oconee County yesterday around four, a Black man named Sandy Price allegedly entered Mrs. Weldon Dooley’s home, prompting forty armed locals to pursue him. He was captured, identified, and jailed in Watkinsville amid fears of mob violence before court proceedings.
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Oconee County
Watkinsville
Sandy Price
June crop report expected in early July in Georgia
Atlanta June 27 The agriculture department head O B Stevens works on the June crop report due for release in July. Cotton outlook has softened since May and crop conditions are not as favorable as before. He will push for a state veterinarian appointment this year amid ongoing animal disease inquiries. Georgia could become a strong stock-raising state with proper support.
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Atlanta
B. Stevens
Department of Agriculture
Stevens
Georgia
Physicians Form County Medical Society in Clarke County
The physicians of the city and county met yesterday to organize the Clarke County Medical Society adopting a constitution and by laws. Officers elected include Dr. James C. Bloomfield as President Dr. D. D. Quillian Vice President Dr. H. M. Pullilove Secretary and Treasurer. Board of Censors named Dr. I. H. Goss Dr. J. H. W. Dillard and Dr. Echols. The society aligns with the State Association allowing only county society members. Regular meetings set for the first Friday of each month at 8:30 p m at city hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
J. C.bloomfield
Council Chamber
County Medical Society
James C. Bloomfield
D. D. Quillian
H. M. Pullilove
Board of Censors
I. H. Goss
H W. Dillard
Echols
Benedict
Clarke County Medical Society
Modern Witch Causes Trouble At Gloucester Farm
A so called modern witch brought to aid in a missing gold search near May Hill Gloucester is blamed for causing madness in the farmer's family. The farmer's daughter and granddaughter were declared insane, the wife vanished and later returned exhausted, subsisting on tree leaves and ditch water. The farmer's son also became mentally unwell and injured himself on an iron spike. Neighbors and police searched for the missing wife, who returned with a hazel stick claimed to ward off witches. The district is in turmoil as fear and superstition spread.
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Parich
May Hill
Gloucester
Forest of Dean
Gloucester Asylum
Newent Workhouse Hospital
Desnia
Gloucester Police
Udine
Per
Royston Record Backs Tribble On Circuit Change
The Royston Record comments on a proposed new judicial circuit including Franklin, Hart, Banks, Madison, Clarke and Oglethorpe. It notes Solicitor Tribble opposes the change, arguing for fewer superior courts and a salary review, urging focus on business, banking, and industrial development rather than creating new circuits.
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Royston Record
Royston
Franklin, Hart, Banks, Madison, Clarke and Oglethorpe
J. Tribble
Tribble
Georgia
Barrett Named for Columbia
Washington announces John Barrett of Oregon as minister to Columbia to relieve Russell who was sent to Caracas. Bowen summoned to Washington, Barrett’s assignment comes as Darrrett had been Panama minister but will visit the U.S. before heading to Bogota. Additional consular picks include Edwin W. Trimmer in New York to Port Dietrich and G. Jarvis Bowen in Virginia to Guadalupe Mexico.
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Washington
State Department
John Barrett
Oregon
Columbia
Barrett
Russell
Caracas
Venezuela
Bowen
Darrett
Panamia
United States
Bogota
Edwin W. Trimmer
New York
Port Dietrich
Nicaragua
G. Jarvis Bowen
Virginia
Guadalupe Mexico
TATNALL OBJECTS TO LOSING GROUND
In Reidsville Georgia an enthusiastic mass meeting of Tattnall county citizens protested any division of the county to form new counties. At a bar association meeting resolutions urged abolition of the present county ay court and creation of a city court for Beldaville with elected judge and solicitor.
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Reidsville
Tattnall County
Bar Association of
Comin
Beldaville
Col A P Persons Seeks Georgia House Seat
Talbotton Georgia June 26 Colonel A P Persons will be a candidate for the house of representatives to succeed Captain S W Thornton deceased The nomination will occur July 8 and the election July 12 Colonel W N McGehee has withdrawn from the race Also mentions electric bitters cure for kidney disease and endorsements by druggists H R Palmer & Bons and W J Smith & Bro
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talbotton
A. P. Persons
House of Representatives
W. Thornton
W. N. McGehee
C. F. Collier
Cherokee
H. R. Palmer & Bons
W. J. Smith & Bro
Price B
Remarkable Fasts Through Centuries and Their Records
A Victorian survey traces extraordinary fasting feats from a Vienna contender at three weeks to seventeenth and eighteenth century cases. It notes Sig Lucet and Jacquez at forty two days, Christina Miliot's water diet for nearly four years, and Katherine McLeod who reportedly lived a year plus three quarters without sustenance, among many other startling accounts across Europe.
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Vienna
Aquarium
Christina Michelot
Ross-shire
Katherine McLeod
Harrogate
Ann Walsh
Monica
Mutcheteria
Willan
Chateauroux
Plot
Staffordshire
Mary Waughton
Wigginton
Mary
John Adams
John Jate
Laughing as Physical and Mental Therapy
The article argues laughter exercises many muscles in the face neck chest and abdomen and benefits the heart and lungs. It describes how laughing expands lung air intake and improves circulation while energizing abdominal organs like a gentle massage. A hearty laugh is likened to a nerve storm dissipating mental clouds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nacure
London
Cotton crop gains ground despite heavy rains across gulf states
Washington report notes general improvement in the cotton belt though plants remain undersized in central and eastern areas. Southern states report ongoing fire complaints, Texas shows less web worm damage in western regions, but some fields abandoned. Oklahoma and Indian Territory still face weevil and worm damage with some picking in extreme south Texas. Tit Bits recounts a court incident involving a divorcee and a dramatic prison term.
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Washington, D. C
Gulf
Texas
South Carolina
Georgia
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Hall's Family Pills and Deafness Cure Claim
Advertisement claims deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and catarrh, offering one hundred dollars for any case not cured by Hall's Cure. promotes circulars, lists F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio and druggists as sellers.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Toe
Teko Hall
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P.pe
Columbia Supply Co
Columbia, S. C
N. Y
Party of State
Holbrook
C. B. Stevens
Justghivk
Baukes Askill
Tatnall
Col. Persons
Fey
Gyoysia
Georgia Tailroach
Geything
Eee
Stamford
John Scott
Teviotdale
John
Edinburgh
Joba
Qin
Government
Formances
Henry
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