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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1916

Page

8

Short Notes of Interest Ad Columns

Advertisements list various notices from Lipscomb's Specialty Insurance to local rent offers. A store for rent at Chase and Boulevard, Athens Hide & Rubber Co buying old tires, SPIRELLA Corset by Mrs. Morris, Bolton's grocery with good change, and requests for furnished rooms or rooms for light housekeeping near 595 Prince Ave. A reader seeks two furnished rooms or similar arrangements with optional child.

P. O Prince Ave

Bank in Athens Savings Rate and Local Rentals

An Athens Savings Bank ad touts 4 percent interest on deposits compounded semiannually with minimum $1. Nearby rental notices seek light housekeeping rooms at 236 Dougherty Street and a large front room with bath. Other items include a sales position with Atlantic Vinegar Co and testimonials for Chamberlain’s Colic remedy and Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey.

Bank IN Athens Athens Savings Bank

Jones Faces Reputation Feud in Boston Tran Script

A dialogue excerpt from the Boston Tran script shows tension as a character accuses another of attempting to ruin their reputation while reflecting on a past incident. The exchange centers on trust and consequences within a tense confrontation.

Jones Boston Transcript

House backs senate building program with eight capital ships

The House approved the senate building program by 283 to 51, including eight capital ships next year, and concurred on increasing navy personnel to 74 000. Conference on navy yard appropriations was sent back for resolution. President to limit cross nation talks. will visit invited cities like St Louis and Hodgensville.

Associated Press Washington House Senate Navy Yard Vance McCormick Democratic National Committee Wilson Long Branch N. J Congress St. Louis Hodgensville, By

Georgia House Passes W A Extension Bill to Sea

The Georgia House approved a plan to extend the Western and Atlantic Railroad to the coast funded by 10 million dollars in bonds subject to a statewide vote. Debate centered on lease versus sale, with opposition warning cost could reach 25 million and make the line mostly local.

Midledge Avenue Western and Atlantic Atlanta Elders of Mr. Fullbright Burke Commission Fullbright Burwell Tattnall W. & A Commission

Georgia Road Lease Debate Heats State Split on Extension

Georgia legislators clash over extending the Western and Atlantic railroad to the sea with grim warnings that the road drains state finances. Supporters urge lease or sale solutions while critics argue the road stifles development and should be given away or abandoned. The Senate advances Swift bill to remove Cincinnati Southern track from W and A right of way amid high tensions.

Elders Fullbright Burke Georgia

Senate Rejects Reconsideration As Ouster Fight Looms

The debate centers on ouster proceedings against the Cincinnati Southern owned by Southern Railway over right of way from Boyce station to Chattanooga. The House refused to reconsider a bill granting charters to interurban railways. Senate and House actions include school and highway measures, and creation of a state floral emblem, the Cherokee Rose.

Cincinnati Southern The Southern Railway Western Atlantic Boyce Station Chattanooga W. & A. Commission Senate House Secretary of State Sheppard Sumter Brown Emanuel Supreme Court Heath-Adams Highway Commission Tech University of Georgia Spencer R. Atkinson Fulton

Just the Thing for Diarrhoea

Two years ago W C Jones of Buford North Dakota suffered a week long diarrhoea attack. A druggist recommended Chamberlains diarrhoea remedy. The first dose relieved him and in two days he was well. Many druggists recommend this reliable remedy available everywhere.

W. C. Jones Buford N. D Chamberlain

Dr Kings New Discovery Promises Cough Relief

An advertisement touts Dr King s New Discovery as a long used remedy for hacking coughs. It claims the pine balm with tar soothes air passages loosens mucus and prevents coughing and notes it aids natural sleep to help the body heal.

Dr. Bell Adv Dr. King

The Unwritten Law on Colonial Screens

New York critics give the film high praise for The Unwritten Law an adaptation by Edwin Milton Boyle. The modern melodrama centers on sex and marriage with gripping intense scenes and strong direction.

New York Edwin Milton Boyle

Kerrigan Stars in The Beckoning Trail at Elite Today

J Warren Kerrigan headlines the Elite theater today with The Beckoning Trail a drama of East and West. Kerrigan a matinee idol remains a popular favorite with thousands of fans. The Elite also books the Universal serial Liberty a Daughter of the U S A for a first Athens showing Saturday with stars Marie Walcamp Eddie Polo and Jack Holt

J. Warren Kerrigan Kerrigan Liberty Universal Athens United States Texas Rangers Marie Walcamp Eddie Polo Jack Holt

Navy Secretary Daniels to Speak at Laymen Missionary Movement Conference

Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels will headline the fourth triennial Laymen's Missionary Movement conference in Lake Junaluska North Carolina starting August 15. Jno R Pepper of Memphis presides. speakers include bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church and church and NGO leaders.

Associated Press Lake Junaliska N. C Josephus Daniels Methodist Episcopal Church South Jno. R. Pepper Memphis D. D Nashville Daniels W. S. Lewis E. R. Hendrix James Atkins E. D. Mouton F. S. Brockman New York Young W. W. Pinson Board of Missions of the Metheds Tedneent Funk Seeath

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M. G. Dearing D. Bradwell Clarke Lipscomb Insurance J. C. Jester Chase and Boulevard W. F. Cook Wesutt Hide & Rubber Co J. L. Morris Lumpkin St Bolton's Crucedale J. T. Anderson College Avenue U. H. Davenport Bath Care Banner Dougherty St. A Atlantic Vinegar Co Richmond Sidney Simmons Fair Haven N. Y Greenlaw Scotland G- Anderson &Co Athens Engineering Company Democrats Senate Finance Committee Treasury Fletcher U. S W. & A. Bill Sion W. & A. Commis Cooper Ware Atkinson New County West Clayton Street van Deadwyler R. L. Cauthen Ralph Walker Mgr Hancock Western and Atlantic Railroad Swift Cincinnati Rules Committee Railroad Committee Herman Swift Milledgeville Coffee County Milan Walker County Board of Commissioners Fulton County Watkinsville Gwinnett County Houston County Sylvania Warren Kerrigan ELITE
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