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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1916
Page
8
Classified fragments show ads for Lipscombe's Specialty Insurance and J C Jester fire insurance among option to lend money on farms and city property. Listings include 2 3 room rentals at 198 Barber St and a Prince Avenue boarders notice. Athens Hide & Rubber buys old tires while SPIRELLA Corset advertised by Mrs J Lt Morris 225 Lumpkin St. Further rent listing for furnished or unfurnished rooms with contact H E Fellows 78.
Local advertisements list items for sale including a 200 pound capacity refrigerator and gas stove, chairs, and household goods at 687 Milledge Avenue. Rentals cover a 4 room two story house in Hunter Heights and a 6 room house on Hancock Avenue with contact A. H. Davison. Other listings show rooms for light housekeeping, farm rentals, and contact numbers. Also notes a raincoat reward left at S. A. L. station and a medicinal ad for Dr. Bell's Pine Tar Honey.
A Bacon quotation argues riches are like baggage to virtue. The Roman term impedimenta is used to compare wealth to baggage that cannot be spared yet can hinder progress and even disturb victory.
The Great Greenwood Shows drew nearly four thousand fans last night in a crowded tented pavilion. The 2.5 hour program mixed minstrel comedy, ballad singing, and dancing with Stella Stamper praised for her songs. Prizes from Chero Cola and valuable gifts were awarded as the troupe stays in Athens for the week with a matinee Saturday.
A Strand review notes Flirting With Fate presents a sly premise where a young man escapes a hired assassin by choosing life. Interludes show imagined deaths as Automatic Joe the killer demonstrates methods, producing a steady stream of dark humor. The show runs at the Strand today.
Judge Orr presided in ordinary's court adjourning until Thursday the 10th. The docket included granting Mrs. Alice L. Pitman an additional year's support for herself and her minor children. John H. Neal named administrator of Robert Neal's estate. Mrs. H. M. Zeigler ordered to perfect title to A. B. Jones as executor of Mrs. McIntosh.
The will of J. T. Cheeley was probated and admitted to record. F. G. Harper as executor and Scott Echols as administrator were granted leave to sell lands from the estate. Henry H. West applied for administration of his mother's estate. The will of Alex Scott was probated and admitted to record with Mary Thomas as executrix. Minerva Wier named guardian of her minor child.
Louise Lovely stars as a ballet girl with financial savvy in Bobbie of the Ballet a Bluebird feature at the Elite. Lon Chaney Gretchen Lederer lead a capable cast as a jealous leading lady a settlement worker crook and two orphans enrich the melodrama with strong interwoven plotlines.
The royal material testing office at Gross Lichterfelde near Berlin reports that paper can be produced from cotton stalks. The finding is of great importance to the United States amid paper shortages, as stalks can be cut ground boiled and bleached to yield usable paper.
Senators Overman Bryan and Works clash on constitutionality of the administration child labor bill. Hastings defends it while opponents argue state rights. Pomerine Hastings Vardaman defend measure as campaign activity and national policy moves unfold.
The report shows total income actually received during the first six riditie periods amounting to 659,269.96 in cash.
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