Ephraim ministership highlighted at Young Harris and district meeting
A lengthy Athens church column notes Rev Sherman R England of Young Harris Memorial Church leading tent services near College Avenue bridge and recounts his ministerial life from 1893 including pastorates at several churches. It lauds his church-building impact and spiritual zeal. Also profiles Mrs W W Gould of Pittsfeld NH praising Electric Bitters.
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Young Harris Memorial Church
Chase Street
Boulevard
England
Ace M. Williamson
Epworth + League
Elizabeth Street
College Ave
Athens
Board of
Stewarts
Woman's Missionary Society
Harris
College Avenue Bridge
Sherman R. England
Toccoa
Swift Building
Oconee Street
Broadway
Augusta
St. John's
Atlanta
Sparta
Young Harris Church
Cause of Christ
J. E.G
W. W. Gould
Pittafield
N. H
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
J D Watson Climbs to Army Leader in Indianapolis
The Banner reports J. D. Watson son of Mr and Mrs J W Watson of this city has been elected president of his law class in Indianapolis He plans to study law while serving in the army and may delay practice after graduation He will visit his parents next June then go to Boston where he will oversee the harbor as adjutant general.
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Banner
J. ). Watson
J. W. Watson
Law Clase
Indianapolis
Boston
Maass
Handsome Silver Cup Awarded at State Fair
Mrs. Lumpkin won the handsome silver cup offered by Wm. Cook & Sons for the best Orpington in show at the State Fair. The first prize hen, a buff Orpington with exceptional type and head points, highlighted her entries among many premium birds. Mrs. Lumpkin plans to bring more birds to fall and winter shows as her breeding operation grows beyond a family hobby.
Slashers Cut Fourth Victim in Ice Row
Rome Georgia October 11 Leonard Neal 21 stabbed P M Hall during a mills altercation over a small piece of ice. Hall in serious condition may die. Neal fled and a warrant for assault with intent to murder sworn. Nea l has prior violence history in the area.
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Rome
Leonard Neal
Georgia
P. M. Hall
Neal
Hall
Forsyth County Farmer Ends Life in Home Crisis
Cumming Georgia October 14. George Bradley a well known Forsyth County farmer shot himself in the heart at his home four miles northwest of Cumming. He died minutes later. Family troubles are believed to have caused the act. He leaves a wife and seven children.
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Cumming
George Bradley
Pay Your Taxes And Avoid Cost Installment Due Tomorrow
The third installment of city taxes is due tomorrow October 31. Clerk Wood advises early payment to avoid delays and extra costs.
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Wood
Four Years End Of Pastor Sears At Oconee Street Church
The Oconee Street Methodist Church will bid farewell to Rev. A J Sears as he completes four years of service, the maximum allowed by church policy. Under his leadership the church grew with over 200 additions bringing membership to above 450 and finances reported paid in full. The parsonage and church facilities were improved and the Sunday school along with youth interest saw notable growth.
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A. J. Sears
Oconee Street
Anothe Field
Sears
Tangile
Narrow Escapea Fiery Death
Macon Georgia reports a family escaped a blazing home as the roof collapsed at night. The occupants fled just in time, avoiding instant death as the upper structure gave way, waking them before catastrophe. A second note recalls editor letters on obituaries and marriages amid local column questions. Dr King's New Discovery is praised for cough and bronchial relief. Trial bottle offered.
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Macon
B. A. Grouse
Ben
Night School Library Seeks One Book From Every Reader
Miss Marion Carlton urged the West Athens Night School to establish a library and solicitone book from each reader. The Banner reports ten books already given, and organizers appeal to three hundred readers to donate one volume each, ages up to 23 years.
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Athens
Marion Carlton
Banner
West Athens
Carlton
Waddell
Costa's Palace Very Attractive
An improved fountain at Costa's Cafe in the Southern Mutual building draws public attention. The fountain is described as one of the handsomest in the city with sanitary operations and thorough sterilization of spoons. Costa's aims to please a discriminating public with cleanliness polite service and quality syrups.
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Costa
Costa’s
Appeal sent to Supreme Court in West Shackelford case
The first section of the West-Shack elford controversy over title to the city judgeship is appealed to the state Supreme Court for review. Clerk Elmer J Crawford filed the record in the injunction case brought by Judge West against Col Shackelford to stop interference with the court and office. Judge Brand ruled against the injunction and the matter moved upward.
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West-Shackelford
Supreme Court
Elmer J . Crawford
West
Col. Shackelford
Brand
Retail Credit Association Here
The retail merchants of this city will meet tomorrow evening at eight thirty at City Hall to organize a credit association. Many local merchants intend to attend, and the effort aims to reduce profit losses from customer default by creating a system to track responsibility and provide valuable information to members.
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Credit Association
Augusta area readers urged to try Doan's Kidney Pills
Athens resident Mrs EB R Shy testifies to relief from back pain and lumbago after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The ad promotes the remedy as addressing kidney causes of backaches, claims widespread local endorsements, and lists Foaster Milburn Co as U S sale agents with the branded Dosns name.
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Athens
Doen
Shy
College Avenue
Dean
Foater-Milburn Co
Duffilo
New York
United States
Dosn
King’s New Life Pills Advert
A local advertisement promotes King’s New Life Pills as remedies for bodily ailments. It claims they restore normal function of liver kidneys and bowels and promotes a health soap product. The ad lists W. J Smith & Bro and H. R. Palmer & Sons as sellers.
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King’s New Life
W. J .Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Mine birth day mystery in primary class
In a Western city a teacher asks the class whose birthday is today. A timid girl stands and answers Mine, revealing a personal birthday moment in the primary grade.
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Margaret
Declining Cotton Prices Signal Uncertain Market
Griffith and Welch note another week of lower cotton prices with South sellers pushing the market down. They forecast continued declines toward eight cents unless demand strengthens, citing unsettled crop prospects and recent heavy marketing. Prices in their local market closed around 9 1/16 to 1 1/8 middling.
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Griffith & Welch
Anticipatory Exchange in a Pottery Workshop
A fragment shows two speakers in a rough dialect banter about work. One asks how long the other has been at it, the reply hints at starting the next day, suggesting a weary, labor‑centered scene set in a historical workplace.
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Birt Tormorrer
Chamberlain's Tablets for Biffousness and stomach disorder
The notice promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a stomach medicine to cleanse and regulate the liver and banish biffousness. It claims the tablets act effectively and are sold by all dealers, with a dampened flannel liniment bound on afflicted parts as a cheaper alternative.
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Eale
Isin
Trustworthy Cough Remedy for Children Adverts
Do not trifle with a cold. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is presented as safe and effective for coughs and colds in children. Available from all dealers.
Isin's Tablets Offer Relief From Biliousness
A disordered stomach causes biliousness. Isin's Tablets act as a stomach and liver regulator to cleanse and banish biliousness effectively. For sale by all dealers.
Stole Bales of Cotton and Burned Gin to Conceal Deed
Ccmming Georgia October 14 Thomas Potter arrested and confessed to burning Glover's gin near Canton. Butler hid two bales of cotton stolen from the gin before setting the fire and wagon tracks led officers to him. Citizens fear further action as farmers suffered heavy losses and Butler faces early trial.
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Ccmming
Thomas Potter
Glover
Butler
Buddeth of
Buford
Canton
Sam Woods Schedules and the Estimates on Georgia Games
Local football page highlights Sam Wood of E T Smith Shoe Co compiling forecasts for Georgia games. The display shows guesses from Costa window to Captain Rucker and others, with actual scores now known for comparison. Most anticipate Sewanee and Vanderbilt as tough opponents, with few predicting Tech and Auburn scoring against Georgia.
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Sam Woods
E.T. Smith Shoe Co
Costa
Capt. Rucker
John Welch
Frank Anderson
E. H. Dorsey
Mary” Calhoun
Georgia
Sewanee
Vanderbilt
Tech
Auburn
Athens Bonded Warehouse Company Finances $100000 Bond
In the superior court clerk office a bond of $100000 was filed by Athens Bonded Warehouse Company, tied to the new bonded warehouse law. It marks the institution as one of the first in the area under the updated policy, with Mesars Hardeman and Phinizy noted in the filing.
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Superior Court
Athens Bonded Warehouse Company
Mesars, Hardeman
Phinizy
Boy in Skin and Cancer Hospital Charms With Opera Dream
A twelve year old Russian boy Isaac Welldman at the Skin and Cancer Hospital in East 19th Street dreams of becoming a new Caruso. He has learned opera arias by watching rehearsals in a New York theater during his five months in America and his bright, liquid voice has neighbors raising windows to listen. He hopes for discharge soon and a road to stardom through Italian and Russian works.
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New York
Skin and Cancer Hospital
East Ninetyteenth Street
Caruso
The¢Town
Russia
Isaac Welldman
Isaac
Sam Returns From Haunted Georgia House Mystery
The tale recalls a Georgia haunter house where locals feared spirits and Sam, offered two dollars to stay the night, vanished after payday. Four days later he reappeared muddied and says he has been coming back, while bystanders react with shocked curiosity.
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Georgia
Sam
Athens Bludwine Bottling Co declares 64 percent dividend
The Athens Bludwine Bottling Co yesterday announced a dividend of 64 percent from net earnings this year. A dividend check for 1140 dollars, dated for nineteen shares, was seen by a Banner reporter. The note urged more local enterprise.
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Athens Enterprise
Athens Bludwine Bottling Co
Athens Enterprises
Foley Kidney Remedy Promoted Amid College Election Notes
An ad touts Foley's Kidney Remedy and Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, claiming cures for kidney trouble and coughs. The rest of the text covers class officer elections at Beasley Tift College with named seniors and sophomores across classes, listing presidentes, secretaries, treasurers, and other officers by town.
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Ark
J. B. Freeman
Foley
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MR. J.D. Watson
ARMY
E. K. Lumpkin
Best Orpington
Wm. Cook & Sons
Forsyth County
Johnny Connelly
Scotland
Martin Canole
Boslin
Fall River
A.J. Sears
A. J
R. Palmer & Sone
Costa's
Shackelford-West
The
Retail Credit Association
Foleys
Sam Wood
Hope Tone
Bessie Tift
Forsyth
Beasle Tift College
Baptist School For Girls
Monroe County
Ida Clark
Norman Park
Amnile Maude Johnson
Ellijay
Sara Perkins
Sandersville
Annie Wilsor
Dacula
Foley Kidney Pilla
T. J. Adams
Kansas Ave
Columbus
Kas
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