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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1914

Page

8

Athens Savings Bank Offers 4 Percent Interest

The Athens Savings Bank advertises 4 percent interest on savings deposits compounded semiannually on January 1 and July 1. Deposits accepted from $1.00. Also lists assorted local sales and services including two motorcycles, a milch cow, Parma Violets, shoe repair by Martin Brothers, parcel post note, and rental listings on Meiggs Street and DuBose Avenue. Contact F. E. D. Morgan or A. H. Davison.

Athens Athens Savings Bank Martin Brothers Clayton Street

Freckles Vanish With Ethine Double Strength Remedy

Freckle faced readers are offered a money back guarantee from a dealer for a freckle removal treatment. A small amount of ethine double strength from any druggist promises a clear complexion after a few applications, often requiring only one ounce.

Lost items and notices appear in Banner ads

Three want ads report finds of a diamond ring a five dollar bill and a lost bicycle. Also notes on easter flowers from Jones Greenhouse and rental listings at Pr Mrs W A Jester and Rooms care Banner. Also cafe service position and dress goods cleaning offer from local merchants.

State Health Officers Meet in Atlanta April 11 Program

Special to the Banner Atlanta, April 9. Full program for the State and Municipal Health Officers Association meeting in Atlanta April 11 in the city council chamber. List includes calls to order, prayers, welcome addresses, various health topics, examinations, and lectures by Dr. Chas E Terry Dr Hinton J Baker and others. Barbecue at Battle Hill Sanitarium.

Atlanta State and Municipal Health Officers’ Association James C. Bloomfield Athens Health Board City Council E. Murphy Augusta Southern Chas Ei Terry Jackson H. F. Barris Georgia State Board of Health A. G. Fort Hinton J. Baker Or AL. Hacrerts Savannah V. J. Bassett Sacannya Claude A. Sneid Ray C. Werner State Board of Health Battle Hill Sanitarium Fone

Miss Mildred Rutherford Lectures On Southern Progress

Miss Mildred Rutherford’s lecture What the South Has Done in the Building of the Nation draws nationwide demand. The educative talk highlights Southern industrial educational and religious achievements and upholds historic ideals. She is invited to Arkansas cities Little Rock Camden Benton Pine Bluff and Texas Corsicana Palestine Galveston Houston and Dallas.

Macon Mildred Rutherford Colorado Oregon Chicago Little Rock Camden Benton Pine Bluff Arkansas Corsicana Palestine Galveston Houston Dallas Texas Howell Cobb Ben Hill Alex Stephens J. L. M. Curry U’ren la Follette Wisconsin Jane Addams

How To Keep Bacon From Curling In Frying

A Nebraska Farmer guide explains thinning bacon curls when sliced too thin. Heat the pan very hot and turn slices before the undersides sear. With constant attention and turning, the thin nests cook brown crisp and straight.

Nebraska

Gate of Tears Straits Known for Dangers and Shipwrecks

The Babelnandeb straits, the passage from the Persian Gulf into the Red Sea, are termed the Gate of Tears by Arabs. In rough weather the channel is very rocky, only about twenty miles wide, and earned its melancholy name from numerous shipwrecks.

Gate of Tears Babelnandeb Persian Gulf Red Sea

Baseball scores from South Atlantic and college games

In the South Atlantic League, Jacksonville defeated Macon 3 to 2, Savannah beat Augusta 8 to 3, Columbia won 4 to 3 against Charleston, and Columbus triumphed 5 to 4 over Albany. College games featured Georgia’s 7 2 win over Michigan at Athens, Auburn 8 Florida 1 at Tallahassee, Penn State 3 North Carolina 4 at Chapel Hill, West Virginia 5 Virginia Military 4 at Lexington, Washington and Lee 4 Lehigh 0 at Lexington, Catholic University 1 Princeton 0 in Washington, Harvard 7 Colgate 1 in Cambridge, Holy Cross 6 Navy 5 in Annapolis, and Presbyterian College 3 Wofford 7 in Clinton.

Jacksonville Macon Savannah Augusta Columbia Charleston Columbus Albany Athens University of Georgia University of Michigan Tallahassee Fla Auburn Florida Chapel Hill N. C Penn. State North Carolina Lexington W. Va West Virginia Virginia Military Holy Cross Navy Clinton, D. C Presbyterian College Wofford

Adele operetta to be staged at Colonial on Wednesday

The new operetta Adele, hailed as one of the prettiest productions this season, arrives at the Colonial for a single performance directed by the New Era Producing Company. The cast includes Carolyn Thomson Annette Flavk Julia Park Alfred Kappeler George ODonnell Jules Espailly Ralph Nairn and more, said to be the best singing ensemble since the Bostonians.

Adele Colonial New Era New York Carolyn Thomson Annette Flavk Julia Park Alfred Kappeler George O'Donnell Jules Espailly

Forgotten Black Broth of Lace Daemon Quoted

A writer recalls the ancient black broth of Lace daemon with uncertain ingredients. Doctor Lister in Apicius suggests hogs blood, a grim dish Spartan citizens supposedly found abhorrent. A second note praises sweet clover for linen care and odor.

Lacedaemon Lister Apicius Sybaris

It is as much trouble to raise a Puppy as a boy

A Louisville Courier-Journal critic notes that while raising a puppy may be trying, a boy goes to college, gambles money, marries impulsively, and then seeks an annulment with a chorus girl older than his mother.

Louisville Courier-Journal

Parlor List of Housekeeper Items at Huggins China House

Daily list from Huggins China House on Broad Street offers refrigerators water coolers ice boxes cream freezers and many kitchen and dining wares. It invites customers to visit or phone orders to 125 for prompt service.

Huggins China House Broad St Calamo

Hindu Widow Immolates Self at Funeral Pyre

Report from Bombay describes a Hindu widow setting herself on fire at her husband’s funeral pyre and smiling as flames surround her. The Louisville Courier-Journal notes the oriental idea of the merry widow will not gain popularity in America.

Bombay America Louisville Courier-Journal

Shriners Parade Brings Vast Animal Mascots to Atlanta Streets

Atlanta streets will host a May Shriners parade with a menagerie of mascots. Fort Worth will send several panthers and western temples bring bears bronchos and camels. At least a dozen elephants are planned for the march, promising the largest circus procession yet.

Atlanta Fort Worth Texas Shriners

Fresh figs dominate southern France orchards

In southern France the fig tree is cultivated mainly for fresh fruit with strong local markets. Fig drying has largely ceased in the region, limited to a small number of growers for personal needs.

France

Flea Species Found On White Seal Stirs Interest

A rare flea from a white seal, preserved with its parasites, was discovered by a seafaring man who kept the seal and its attachments. The flea shows unusual water tolerance and resilience, highlighting the diversity in the collection.

Basel supplies Europe with poultry and eggs

In the Basel consular district raising chickens and egg production are distinct from farming. Basel stands as a key European poultry and egg supply city, yet only a small portion is produced locally in Basel district or in Switzerland.

Basel Europe Switzerland

Forget to Collect Their Money Kicks National Debt

The British government annually profits from citizens who forget government stock when dividends fall due. Stockholders fail to provide addresses for notification, allowing about $5,000,900 to pass to the national debt commission, which then earns interest on the funds.

National Debt Commission

Tip to Transgressors in Br'er Williams Dialect

A Br’er Williams quips that the devil invented the tango and sinners should practice it night and day to buy a lifeline when they face hot pavement, delivering a folksy moral warning in dialect.

Br'er Williams de Devil

Test of Greatness and Everyday Sacrifices

A collage of quotes and snippets on sacrifice and human connection. Tagore on universal humanity contrasts with domestic situations as a Brave Little Woman negotiates expenses by offering to rehome a canary. brief, varied reflections mix with a Washington Star quip about edible fungi.

Rabindranath Tagore Elizabeth Father Corntessel Washington Star

Also Mentioned on This Page

Hill Street Erwin and Company Milledge Harris and Hancock Streets Milledge Avenue Daxter Street R. T. Goodwyn Realty Company Southern Mutual Whitehall Road D. G. Anderson & Co F. E. D. Morgan J. U. Bisson Parma Violets Meiggs Street Hunter Heights DuBose Avenue A. H. Davison Eod New Spring G. A. Studder Feweler Insurance & Real Estate Lipscon J. C. Jester W. A. Jester Jones Greenhouse P.O Caie Care Banner Davison- Nicholson Co Millie Georgia H. T. Huggins & Son China House the McGregor Company Lipscomb & Company Theathens Audit CO J. F. Hart Orr’s School S. P. Orr Wray Street Athens, Georgia Athens Engineering Compu Smith Clean American Meth The New Era Producing Co. (Inc Joseph P. Bickerton, Jr Paul Herve Dean Adolf Phillip Edward Paulton Longacre and Harris Theaters New York City Merry Widows Howell Horse Equestri
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