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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1916
Page
8
Advertisements provide a mix of notices and solicitations from The Banner. Items include insurance and sales pitches, tire purchases, a factory job ad, wood for sale, delivery offers, a corset sale, grocery brag about change, and a rental listing. Contact details and local business names appear throughout.
The Athens Savings Bank advertises a 4 percent interest rate on savings deposits, compounded twice yearly on January 1 and July 1, with deposits starting at $1.00. The notice encourages saving and mentions local merchants selling Georgianne Cooking Oil as a cheaper lard substitute. Another ad sells farm and city loans and lists various rental and sale notices.
An old advertisement promises a one hundred dollar reward for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It quotes F. J. Cheney & Co and cites testimonials from the National Bank of Commerce Toledo. It touts internal action, price per bottle, and druggist sales.
Guy W. Firer and C. A Whittle depart by auto truck to join county agents and farmers from South Georgia traveling to boll weevil territory in Georgia and Alabama. Loy E. Rast joins in Bainbridge. Four day study tour includes Decatur and Andalusia to learn weevil damage and control, under extension service and U S Department of Agriculture. Profs McHatton Firor and Whittle attend Georgia Horticultural Society meeting at Albany August 17-18 with McHatton as secretary and Firor presenting on cantaloupe growing.
New York cotton opened firmer as cables and bullish advices supported prices. December climbed to about 14.51 after an initial dip from 14.48 to 14.43, with gains aided by demand and limited Liverpool offerings. Midday trading kept December near 14.47 as weather in Oklahoma showed no rain and high heat.
Market brief shows New Orleans cotton futures across months with gains in Liverpool as August futures rise. Spot prices list steady to firm in major cities. wheat corn oats pork and cotton oil futures quoted with mixed moves. Electric World reports large gains in the electric industry with April revenue up about 4.5 million and output up 236 percent.
William John Russell, long associated with the state’s only rural free delivery automobile route, resigns after months of ceaseless, energetic work. He leaves this week for a better position in the treasury department at Washington.
Sewing notice describes an afternoon dress in dark blue satin with floral crepe de chine. The skirt features a tunic and waist ruffle of blue chiffon with a white crepe vest. Yardage listed for 40 inch satin and 44 inch crepe. sizes 34 to 42 bust. Pictorial Review Nos. 6774 and 6787 offered at 15 cents each.
The fall term of city schools begins Wednesday September 6. Teachers Normals start 9 o clock Monday August 28 with White teachers at the High School and colored teachers at Reese street. Conditioned pupils examined at 9 o clock September 4. Principals at their buildings September 4 and thereafter for issuing admission ecards to new pupils. Truth G. G. Bond Supt.
Afternoon frocks in cotton voile have flounced skirts trimmed with velvet ribbon and an overblouse of taffeta with a V neck and large armholes. Medium size requires 6 yards voile and 2 1/2 yards taffeta. Pictorial Review Costume No. 6744. 15e.
National baseball scores report Philadelphia and New York games with varied outcomes on wet grounds. Southern and South Atlantic results list Nashville, Atlanta, Little Rock, New Orleans, Chattanooga, Birmingham, Memphis, Jacksonville, Macon, Columbia, and Columbus games with several seven inning agreements. An advert for Chamberlain’s Diarrhoea Remedy quotes W. C. Jones praising its relief.
A scientific note highlights the vast variety of mosquitoes, listing roughly 1,000 distinct species. The remark underscores the insect’s ecological reach and potential implications for disease transmission research.
An old advertisement touts Dr King s New Discovery for hacking coughs. It claims 40 years of use and a pine balsam with tar soothes irritated air passages and loosens mucus to prevent coughing while helping natural sleep.
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