Monument to Winnie Davis to be erected in Georgia
Mrs. J A Rounsaville of Rome leads a Georgia Daughters of the Confederacy campaign to raise funds for a Winnie Davis memorial. Cities like Athens Milledgeville Macon and Rome vie for the site with Milledgeville favored by rumor. The letter urges every chapter to contribute to the memorial fund and to place Winnie Davis in the memory and education of future generations.
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James A. Rounsaville
Rome
State Division of Daughters of the Confederacy
Athens
Milledgeville
Macon
Committee On Location
Winnie Davis
Confederacy
United Confederate
Memorial Fund Plans Readied by Georgia United Daughters
A committee investigates best location for a memorial and will report to the Georgia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy at the October convention. They seek donors and invite immediate or during twelve months installments, notifying Mrs Cornelius Terhune in Rome of promised amounts and payment timing.
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Georgia Division
United Daughters of the Confecracy
Cornelius Terhune
Georgia
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Rome
Phelps Bakery Fire Damages Athens Store and Home
Firefighters respond quickly to a blaze at A. W. Phelps bakery on Palaski street near Hancock avenue and Pulaski street. The building sustains about 50 dollars in damage with 100 dollars to the bakery, largely insured, while the adjoining residence is saved by the Athens fire department.
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Hancock Avenue
Pulaski Street
A. W. Phelps
Palaski Street
Tooth Puller Dr F A Thornton Sentenced For Fraud Abuse
Dr F A Thornton advertised painless tooth extraction and sold a medicine claimed to cure toothache. When a victim demanded a refund, he was cursed and jailed. He spent Sunday in jail and lost trust of fellow prisoners who declined dental work.
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F. A. Thornton
Drills Big Pitch Promises Cure and Refunding Policy
A physician at a street address markets Tutt's Pills with a refund offer if the remedy fails to relieve a toothache or bilious symptoms. A diminutive man buys a bottle, fails to find relief after repeated use, demands a refund, and the doctor responds with anger and cursing. The ad touts Tutt's Liver Pills as a universal cure for bilious headache, dyspepsia, sour stomach, malaria, constipation and allied diseases.
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Tutt
Local Doctor Fined After Public Altercation
A policeman intervened as a heated dispute peaked with the doctor in a public scene. The doctor was tried before Mayor Smith and fined seven dollars and forty cents, with a promise to pay or leave town within twenty four hours.
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Doc
Smith
University Law Class Grows as Bright New Students Arrive
The law department reports 62 students with five new entrants from Georgia and neighboring states. Most are college graduates and show strong preparation. Chancellor Hill will lead one department with Prof Morrison as part of a faculty described as among the erudite lawyers in the state.
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Lhn
Georgia
Contiguous States
Hill
Sylvanons Morrison
Athens Bargain Parade Afloat with Fabrics and Furnishings
Local store unveils a wide sale of ready to wear jackets and remnants plus mats tables and linens. The ad highlights discounted rugs drapery fabrics including wool blends silks and corduroys with many items at half to one third off regular prices and notes fabrics by the yard as low as 10 cents and 25 cents per yard with numerous household goods and accessories on offer.
Ladies Ready Made Skirts and Suits Sale
Weekly offering of ready made skirts and tailor made suits with substantial value. 500 all wool skirts nicely lined at $5.00 choice, worth up to 10. 50 tailor made Venitian and Ladies Cloth suits in navy black castor at $9.50 choice, values up to 15.00.
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Athens
Notions and Fancy Wears Advertised in 1900s Catalog
A compact advertisement notes dress trimmings and linings with new neckwear belts buckles clasps and purses. It lists pearl buttons at five cents per dozen gloveloves neck chains purses and shopping bags for sale.
Capes on sale in cloth and plush 50c to 25 dollars
1 000 ladies and misses capes offered in cloth and plush range from fifty cents to twenty five dollars each. Store features large selection and affordable prices for winter outerwear.
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A. L. Ford
Stampa
Mrs. Rounsaville
A. W. Phelps’ Bakery
Athens Pire Department
Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Hety
Haxpsom
Caroline Evans
Gardul
Cardus
Lon Dienes
Spe Ievaavtary
Ara Boy
Net Ike Acre Dicin
Cardui
Dr. Benedict
Judge Cobb
Warren St
N.Y
LOWE
Athang
Silka
Abe
Tain Kserim
Vene
Capes
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