30 Oct 1903
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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1903
Page
1
A damaged OCR entry mentions decades old illness and trial of doctors, noting temporary relief after a period of discomfort. The writer recalls seeking care, experimenting with remedies, and eventual improvement by May, with references to an advertising agency and a station address.
A romantic secret marriage linked Gay Nichols and Miss Mond Pierce in Athens. The couple, sweethearts long, wed on February 15 after a drive to the Jefferson Methodist parsonage. Rev A A Sullivan officiated. both resumed work at Lucien B. Flatow Co. with Nichols a salesman and Pierce a cashier.
The Lucy Cobb Institute announces a new assistant for the oratory and physical culture departments. Miss Susie McMullan of Hartwell, trained with Miss Nash and at Emerson College, will arrive Tuesday to teach overflow and physical culture classes, reflecting the school's policy to hire its own graduates. Also references advertising DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as a medical product.
A detailed roster shows Watkinsville and Bishop area committees led by Judge Johnson Thrasher Jackson and Sheriff Overby plus businessmen shaping the High Shoals line. Members from Farmington and High Shoals include Baxter Stephenson Hattaway Price Lea Center Elder Falklove Lowe Meldin Boyd Hinton Langston Jones and Bostwick. Enthusiasm runs high as 10,000 dollars in stock and right of way are pursued along the proposed route.
In Atlanta yesterday, the Georgia football team crushed Tech 88 to 0 before a large crowd. Georgia's pace overwhelmed Tech as seven drives reached the end zone while only three goals were kicked. Students celebrated with bell ringing as the Red and Black showcased a powerful offense and stout defense through the game. Champlain’s Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets advertised by H. R. Palmer & Son and W. J. Smith & Brother in the notice.
Mrs Jobo Pittman of Center Georgia dies within minutes after a frightful incident when her husband trips over a chair and a water bucket in the dark. She was formerly Miss Cora Welch of Athens. She leaves a husband and two small children Love Letter.
A prominent woman and supreme deputy of the Maccabees of the World describes life changing relief from a medicine. She credits strong personal health improvement after a treatment and urges other women to consider the plans and advice offered, claiming lasting benefits and renewed well being.
Mary Ann Bell, a negro woman in Athens, benefits by a three dollar bequest from the will of John H. Towns of Atlanta. The amount is paid from Towns estate after most property goes to his wife and children. Source notes uncertainty behind the small sum and relays a local ad for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
The Georgia Baptist Convention convenes in Athens on November 19 for five to six days with an estimated six hundred messengers and up to two hundred visitors. Local committees are securing homes for delegates and calling on all residents to host, as hotels will be crowded and home entertaining is expected to be essential.
Announcing deeply reduced prices on all wool blankets from 14 California all wool white with borders to heavy cotton options and down filled comforts. Also promoting new golf sweaters suited for fall and winter wear with pricing from two dollars fifty cents to five dollars, plus ladies undergarments and Merode underwear line.
The Ready-to-Wear department reports record business this season with fashions from leading manufacturers. New lines include Ladies and Misses Suits in Zibelines and fancy mixtures, plus men wearings in long blouses and Paddock styles priced at 12.50 and 15.00, with other suits up to 35.00.
A grand fur display showcases fashionable varieties and latest styles. Stoles with long tab ends, wide Cape collar effects, and round boas range from $12.50 to $50.00, with an imported dark shade stole priced at $75.00. Isabella Fox pieces fetch $32.50, while special neck pieces and sets appear at one third to one half off as stock must be closed by December 81st.
Citizens of Athens rally behind proposed electric railway from Athens to High Shoals and Monroe, with businessmen and chamber leaders praising the project as a boost to trade. Prominent supporters include L F Edwards, Major John E Talmadge, W A Jester, J J Wilkins, C B Griffith, and D V McGregor, all urging quick action and a public meeting to advance construction.
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