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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1909

Page

9

Short notes of interest with listings and ads

Fire insurance from Lipscomb & Co with office 109 and residence 719. For sale Maxwell Runabout by W H Bishop. Moser College Atlanta offers hair care courses. For rent five room house 739 Boulevard and two unfurnished rooms on College Ave. The Best Hair Cut in Athens 15 cents at O K Barber Shop. Wood yard services by Klein & Martin with prices by phone. Moler Barber College Atlanta offers illustrated catalog. Dentistry by Dr Allen Clayton St. Carriage repainting by Klein & Martin. Lots for sale on Linnemkin Heights by E G Whitehead.

Lipscomb & Co O. K Jackson St Athens Klein & Martin

New Encampment Formed In Bogart Georgia

On a Wednesday night in Bogart Georgia a new Odd Fellows encampment was instituted with a 35 member start and high enthusiasm. Division Deputy Grand Chief Patriarch Robert L Bramblett led the ceremony aided by C A Vanderleith C T Young A J Watson R W Bailey H M Williamson C C Smith F W Fox and Claud Daves. The group will be Bogart Encampment No OS.

Bogart Odd Fellows Robert L. Bramblett County Messrs. C. A. Vanderleith C. T. Young A. J. Watson R. W.bailey H M. Williamson F. W. Fox Claud Daves Bogart Encampment No. OS

Freight rate reduction sought for logs by Pierpont Manufacturing

Pierpont Manufacturing of Savannah asks the railroad commission to lower freight rates on crude logs for crates and baskets, arguing current charges impede log supply. Railroads resist, saying rates cover handling costs and remain low. Also noted are unrelated quotes and medical ad content embedded in the page.

Atlanta Railroad Commission Pierpont Manufacturing Company Savannah W. A Pierpont

Cosmopolitan Show Set for Week in Athens Carnival

The Athens spring Carnival opens Monday with the Great Cosmopolitan show arriving by a twenty-car special train. It features twenty acts, a mammoth ferris wheel and a grand carousel, with Corrine Barniwm and Charles Johnson among the talent.

Athens Cirleus Corrine Barniwm Charles Johnson King Quincy

Fire Insurance! Erwin & Company. IN A STRANGE LAND

Two intoxicated men stagger along Walnut Street at 2 AM arguing whether a street light is the moon or the sun. They debate with a passerby about the globe outside an apartment house as they navigate the dark streets.

Philadelphia Bacchus Walnut Street

Curious street scene from Pearson's Weekly

A wager over whether the globe shows the moon or sun ends with a stranger admitting ignorance. An elderly man admonishes boys as shiftless, then meets a shy little girl who reveals she is the child being questioned, ending with the inquisitive gentleman departing.

Pearson’ Weekly

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Milledge Avenue Erwin & Company College Avenue Maxwell W. H. Bishop Moser College Boulevard Nantahala Ave College Ave Moler Barber College Dr. Allen Moss Blig Clayton St Linnpkin Heights E. G. Whitehead Virginia Brewing Company Roanoke Lanier Footwear CO Bram Ablett Mounish Dr. Mounish M. L. Bingham Princeville W. J. Smith & Bro H.R. Palmer & Sons Louisville Courier-Journal Clayton Street Chas. Stern Co Athens, Georgia America Broad Street
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