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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1916

Page

3

The Selfish Woman at Strand and Paying the Price Elite

The Strand presents The Selfish Woman with Wal lace Reid and Cleo Ridgley amid a burning village sequence as Ridgley is rescued after collapse. Elite screens Paying the Price a five part World Film feature directed by Frank H Crane with Gail Kane and Navy scenes aboard a destroyer.

Strand Tomrrow Jesse L. Lasky Paramount Wallace Reid Cleo Ridgley Lasky Miss Ridgley Burton B. Stevenson Gardner Hunting Mr. Stevenson Frank H. Crane Gail Kane United States William A. Brady World Film Company Players Wadsworth Newport R. I Washington, D. C City Island Jersey Paragon Studios World Film Brady O. K Bobbie ELITE Bluebird Jack Stimson Velma Vrooman Louise Lovely Gretchen Lederer Lon Chaney Hook Hoover Jay Belasco

Tribute to Mrs. R. L. McWhorter Pioneer Georgia Woman

Georgia mourns the death of Mrs. R. L. McWhorter mother of Tudge Hamilton McWhorter of Athens. Born April 1832 she was Salem Academy’s oldest living alumnus and received a diploma in 1911 sixty four years after leaving. Grandsons W. P. McWhorter of Woodville served as pallbearers.

Georgia R. L. McWhorter Tudge Hamilton McWhorter Athens Sister McWhorter Salem Academy Winston-Salem N. C W. P. McWhorter Woodville

What Is a Grouch According to a Quote Sample

A reader asks what defines a grouch and receives a quip that a grouch is someone who would not thank you even if you scratched his back. The remark uses humor to critique ingrained grumpiness and social courtesy.

Odd Fellows Lodge to Convene Big Athens Convention

The ODD FELLOWS Lodge of Athens will hold the semi annual meeting of the Fourteenth division on Monday August 14 at Bogart as a guest of the local lodge. Organizers press for the largest turnout yet with speeches reports exemplification and entertainment. Several grand officers are expected.

Order of Odd Fellows Bogart

Dodson's Liver Tone Offered as Calomel Substitute

An advertisement warns calomel is dangerous and salivates, urging Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, pleasant, vegetable alternative. It claims calomel harms bones and causes sickness, while Liver Tone eases biliousness, constipation, and digestion without side effects, and claims druggists guarantee satisfaction.

Dodson Adv

Trial of Peeples Auto-Driver Postponed

The trial of Will Myers, Peeples’ colored chauffeur, for striking Mr. Anderson’s pony team and injuring him was continued by the recorder to September 5. Anderson is improving but remains at home.

MR. Peeples Will Myers W. J. Peeples J. T. Anderson Mr. Anderson Recorder

Jim Gaines Pleads Guilty to Old Gambling Debt

Jim Gaines was arraigned before the recorder yesterday and pleaded guilty to gambling being, fined $10.75 or thirty days in jail. The case concerned an old debt.

Jim Gaines

Editorial Honors Athens Boy Marcus McWhorter

The Columbus Enquirer-Sun lauds Marcus McWhorter for his appointment as assistant solicitor general of the Atlanta circuit. A Athens native and UGA and law school graduate, he will begin duties around August first, with praise for his ability and future potential. The piece urges young Georgians to prepare for public service and notes McWhorter as an inspiring example.

Columbus Enquirer-Sun Athens Atlanta Enquirer Sun Enquirer-Sun Marcus McWhorter Superior Court Ed T. Williams Harris Hugh M.dorsey Mr. McWhorter Hamilton McWhorter University of Georgia McDaniel & Black Southern Railway McWhorter Georgia

Better Than Spanking for Bed-Wetting Treatment Offered

An Indiana mother offers a free home treatment for bed-wetting claiming a constitutional cause and promising success for children and adults with urinary difficulties. No money required. send for full instructions to Mrs M Summers in Notre Dame. Harmony note follows about keeping silent discordant voices in tune.

M. Summers Box W. Notre Dame Ind

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Wallace Reid and Cleo. Ridgley The A Lasky Production Douglass Fairbanks Ballet Strand Mine Petrova Attractions Fate Douglas Fairbanks Mr. Fairbanks Joe Salvation Army August William Christy Cabanne Jewel Carmen George Berlanger Automatic Joe Bobsie OF the Balle Pete INDEX Christian Index Sloan ODD Fellows Lodge of Athens U. S Military School OF the South Y.M.C. A R. Horton Milledgeville Columbus Chas. Stern CO. Ies
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