Athens Woman's Club holds first fall meeting at Lucy Cobb library
The Athens Woman's Club met at Lucy Cobb library with a quorum. Delegates were chosen for the State Federation in Macon in November. New members were elected and committees reported on scholarships and yearbook planning. A large delegation will attend the Macon meeting with rail rate details and entertainments arranged.
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Athens Woman’s Club
Lucy Cobb
Mrs Lipscomb
Lucy
State of Georgia
Clarke County
Athens
Georgia
H.C. White
Billups Phinizy
Macon
E. T. Brown
Gainesville
Cotton Receipts In Athens Reach Early Quarter Mark
Report from Jefferson Ga dated April 12 1899 notes Athens area cotton receipts about ten thousand bales or one fourth of expected total for the season with projections of forty to fifty thousand bales. Farmers hold for higher prices. gunnery and bale machinery by Capt J H Rucker operating full time as farmers patronize. Includes ads and anecdotes about remedies and city life.
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Athens
J. H. Rucker
Jefferson, Ga
Court House
Sarke County
Westeree
F Sang
R. R
B. L. Moss
Wyatt Owen
Tt Owen
H. Linton
Clarke County
Geo
P Brightwell
Turner
Shay
Walker
Linton
Clar
W. Bailey
Constable
Pearl Street
Wnoee
Es. Lyndon
Mary Harris
Julia McWhorter
H. H. Cinton
Clarke Ga
Axea
W. Ley
G. M
Doughert
Stern and Sloman
Edge
W. Itroperty
F. Rumney
Remus Thomas
Annie Hudgins
E. W. ‘Bonnier
Annie Ellis
Joe Jackson
H. H. Linton
Were
Bere
Clarke
Mass
R. Moss
Maskeet Bette Ge Pier
Aif
Elvan
J. W. Wier
Cotton Rises to Seven Cents on Athens Streets
Yesterday cotton sold on the streets of Athens at seven cents, a touch above the New York spot market. Favorable conditions and a heavy mill demand push prices up as southern mills remain short of cotton. Some expect a decline, others foresee a further rise.
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Athens
New York
South
Planters enacro gestion regulates the liver
Planters enacro gestion claims to regulate the liver with a 25 cent price sold by Brumby Drug Co It also notes global mining temp studies and debates the temperature rise with depth while acknowledging limited deep mining data and inconsistent regional results such as Lake Superior and Nevada.
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Brumby Drug Co
Lake Superior
Nevada
Brumby Drag Co
Boschee's German Syrup Promoted for Severe Coughs
An advertisement extols Boschee's German Syrup as a universal remedy for severe throat and lung troubles including threats and long illnesses. It promises healing, reduced inflammation, easier expectoration, and better sleep, recommending a sample at H. R. Palmer & Sons. The piece also recounts anecdotes about Carnegie and wartime rations to illustrate reliability and value of timely service.
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Boschee
H. R. Palmer & Sons
New York
Carnegie
James
Mr. Carnegie
Cincinnati
Clay Trumbull
Petersburg
Rose Water and Rain
A reflection on how rain nourishes flowers more effectively than garden hoses. Rain carries atmospheric chemicals and minerals refined through evaporation and condensation, giving plants a vitality that mere watering cannot. The piece argues that flowers respond to the natural, airborne quality of rain rather than synthetic moisture.
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Wwers
Twenty Years Proof Tutt’s Liver Pills Advert
Tutt s Liver Pills claim to keep bowels in natural motion and cleanse the system of impurities. An absolute cure for sick headache and dyspepsia with sour stomach. Includes phrases cant do kindred diseases and without them.
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Tutt
Athletic Kinks All Smoothed Out Coach For 99
A faculty meeting at the University discussed athletic debt and funding. The football program must raise 3500 before opening, with 2050 already collected from Atlanta Savannah Augusta Macon and student body. Coach arrives Saturday to take charge as varsity and junior teams prepare for first game.
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Mansger
McWhorter
Richie
Athletic Association
Atlanta
Macon
Augusta
Savannah
Athens
John Morris
Goff
Young
Finnegan
Hall
Shannon
Rounsaville
Lamar
McCutcheon
Banner Day in Police Circles A Rich Day for Recruits
Yesterday morning nearly a dozen offenders were docketed for varied offenses. Edgar Holst, charged with violating city code, was fined five dollars and costs. Tom Jones faced harsher handling for intoxicants and overcharging, paying seven hundred ninety dollars. Tobe Mayfield paid six dollars for excessive revelry. George Cooper and George Simpson received five and five dollars respectively for disorderly conduct. Tom Jenkins paid two dollars for a less aggravated offense. Jean Jackson and Henry Jones also faced fines, with Jackson sent to the rock pile and Jones fined five dollars and costs.
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Edgar Holst
Culp
Neutro
Tom Jones
Tobe Mayfield
George Cooper
George Simpson
Tom Jenkins
Jean Jackson
Henry Jones
Roundlap Bale Press shows gains for Southern cotton farmers
The Huntsville Roundlap Bale Press, organized by T. W. Pratt, claims to be the largest in the South. It began in 1897 ginning 3,500 bales, 7,000 bales in 1898, and aims for 14,000 from the current crop. The system cuts baling costs to 1.00 per bale and offers rapid service from gin to bale, sample, and sale, with flexible delivery options for farmers.
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Huntsville
T. W. Pratt
Ala
Mercury
Messrs. Pratt & Coons
Absentminded Farmer Rogers Forgets His Cow
A northern farmer named Rogers ambles along in a lane driving a Jersey cow he believes is in pasture. He reveals he forgot to let the cow out of the barn, leaving his neighbor puzzled by the missing animal and the forgotten task.
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Rogers
Mr. Rogers
Mr.Rogers
Destruction of Worn Money Under Strict Treasury Process
The treasury destroys worn federal currency with care. Old notes are sorted, counted, bundled, and perforated, then split for the secretary and register offices. Fragments are boiled to pulp and sold to manufacturers for souvenirs while new bills equal in amount are issued. Ordinary notices follow in Georgia records.
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United States
Treasury
Register
Capitol
White House
Washington
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