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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1907
Page
6
Professor T J Wooster chaired a committee report urging a higher pay scale and professional status for teachers. He attacked underfunding, called for ongoing compensation growth, and urged state support for teacher education from primary through secondary levels.
A friend writes a solemn tribute for little Porfat Lee Whitehead who died days ago. The poem recalls the baby's peaceful sleep, the mother's keepsake, and faith in God while reflecting on loss and the hope of the afterlife. It ends with an advertisement for DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Balm sold by Orr Drug Co.
A broad weekly sale at Davison-Nicholson Coos highlights extensive discounts on linen, lace curtains, silks, dress goods, muslin underwear, shirts, and muslins. White quilts, table linens, towels, and remnants are offered at old prices. Large shipments of mattings, lace curtains, art squares, and trunks accompany the sale with emphasis on value and end-of-season pricing.
New York April 27 At this time of year fashion shifts to lingerie gowns and spring fabrics. Luxurious French dinner gowns with lace over pale silk slips are popular for informal dinners and may transition through summer. Pink blue and pale green dominate silk slips. many gowns feature empire or princess lines with waist or shirted styles. Evening wraps become shorter yet loose with lace collars and jabots. the empire model in heavy textures and light silks remains in demand. New sleeve silhouettes widen at the armhole creating drapery. Novel sashes and striped serges appear in suits. white serge and bold stripes return. Crochet and button details emphasize design. raffish rabats and jabots echo Parisian style.
United States Senator A J McLain announces multiple Mississippi addresses on national and state issues. Judge W H Mann of Petersburg seeks a Democratic nomination for Virginia governor. Minnesota Governor Johnson to speak at the University of Pennsylvania commencement in Philadelphia.
The Athens medical fraternity welcomes Dr. W. R. Robertson formerly of Atlanta who has set up practice in the Shackelford-Hodgson building. Citizens extend a warm greeting and expect him to be a splendid addition to the city’s medical staff.
A. A. Chisholm of Treadwell New York recounts severe indigestion nervousness and general debility. He credits Electric Bitters with his recovery and says he is back to doing business daily. Sold by Smith Brothers and Palmer Sons druggists for 6 cents.
Norfolk April 29. Mr W N Mirete head of the Georgia commission denounces alleged snub of Mr Mitchell at the Jamestown exposition opening exercises. Mitchell claims he was treated poorly and barred from a presidential reception. Georgia officials deny knowledge of the incident and vow investigation if blame is shown.
Bitten by a spider, John Washington of 1% queville Tex suffered blood poisoning but Bucklen's Arnica Salve relieved pain after the first application and healed the wounds after four boxes. Distributed by W. J Sus' Bro and H. Palmer & Son in bw.
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