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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1916
Page
6
Classified notices advertise technical addresses rather than personal ones and promise confidentiality. Items include Lipecomb's Specialty Insurance, a fire insurance division proposal with J. C. Jester, a storefront rental at Chase and Boulevard, W. F. Cook contact, Athens Hide and Rubber Co buying old tires, and SPIRELLA Corset sale via Mrs. J. L. Morris at 225 Lumpkin Street.
An advertisement urges attention to diet rest and air for tuberculosis prevention and recovery. It promotes Eckman's Alterative as an easily assimilated tonic from Sekman Laboratory Philadelphia claiming beneficial results with no opiates narcotics or habit forming drugs.
Athens Savings Bank offers 4 percent interest on deposits with compounding dates January 1 and July 1. Loans available on farm lands or city property. Also real estate and room rental notices listed with addresses including Prince Ave and Hancock Ave. Lost ring with five keys offers reward.
Police set a reckless driving case against C. A. Campbell after his car struck a machine driven by P. H. King on Washington and Jackson streets. No injuries and minor damage. Earlier, Jim Hill’s car hit a street car near the post office with slight damage and no injuries. traffic officers filed no charges.
Advice promotes outdoor exercise and drinking water before breakfast to regulate bowels. Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables and establish a daily bowel movement. For mild cases Chamberlain's Tablets are recommended and Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is pitched for summer strength.
A real live goose drew interest at the Elite theater entrance yesterday advertising The Goose Girl inside. The goose performed silent spelling, attracting extra business to the Kite venue and adding a quaint note to the day’s entertainment.
The Chicago health authorities admitted fifty six cases of infantile paralysis in the city. Health department physicians monitor trains especially from New York and keep eastern children under two weeks surveillance.
The Athens Chamber of Commerce invites the public to a Morris band concert on the campus in front of the chapel this evening at 8:30. The event honors the boys and girls of the short course term who finish work today and leave tomorrow for their homes.
In letters to the Athens Banner, Dr. J C Bennett protests the oft cited assertion that Crawford Long immortali zed himself by giving ether as an anesthetic in Athens in 1842. He notes earlier use in Jefferson and commemorates local tributes and monuments to Long and related figures. Information sought about Confederate figures in a reader letter from Boutwell Dunlap of San Francisco.
Mr. W. F. Holoman son of Mr. E. F. Holoman of this city returned for a short stay and brought his bride of a few weeks as a surprise to his parents. He works as roundhouse foreman for the Sunset Route Railroad at Beaumont Texas and is regarded as one of the company's valuable employees.
Special to the Banner reports Judge Richard B. Russell spoke in the Lawrenceville courthouse on August 17 in support of his Ninth District congressional bid. He was introduced by Henry L. Peeples as a longtime friend and Peeples’ prohibition bill author. The Lawrenceville brass band accompanied the event, drawing a large, enthusiastic crowd.
Reports say the chance of a New York Railways strike lessened as officials and union leaders showed willingness for further talks. In Tampa, 200 pounds of dynamite was found near the dam at the Tampa Electric plant after an arson attempt, with a burned fuse fragment recovered. The New York Central Railway announced a rail flaw elimination method that cut breaks from one in 600 to one in 142,000 on its lines after decades of research.
A tale of an Irish gentleman undertaker in upper Michigan and a street encounter about a dying boy opens a column of fraternal notices. The page lists Knights of Pythias St Elmo Lodge 40 Clayton street meetings with officers, Independent Order of Odd Fellows Athens Lodge 790 Max Joseph Building, Woodmen of the World Glenn Lodge 75, Mount Vernon F and A M lodges with meeting details in Max Joseph Building Clayton street.
The Standard Oil Company announced a one cent per gallon reduction in gasoline prices across Georgia. Retail prices in larger cities drop to twenty four cents per gallon.
The Banner office received cold Chero-Cola on two hot nights and praised the drinks as a welcome relief. The delivery came in the new advertising car, even to the cap and hood, with Bludwine also sending a case.
Three colored hoboes were pulled from a fast vestibuled train in broad daylight, a rare sight noted in this week’s police record. An advertisement for Sloan's Liniment touts its use for muscle soreness toothache and various vacation mishaps.
After the August term 1916 grand jury endorsement Sanctioned by 76 white croppers and renters on Hardman farms North Georgia and the local county body urges voters in September 12 primary to elect Dr. L G Hardman governor. The unofficial resolution cites need to address railroad leasing colleges laws usury and lynching.
Two fast teams from the Y M C A boys department were chosen to play a best four out of seven indoor baseball series. Francis Short leads one team with James Head, Arthur Wood, and others. Cicero Murray captains the other with Roy Hodgjson and Lawrence Rubenstein among the lineup. The match promises fast, clean fielding and aggressive base running as a proof of strong summer activity. Secretary Forbes may organize junior department teams for a parallel series.
Employees of the Harmony Grove Cotton Mill led by president Dr Hardman back his gubernatorial bid. The Jackson County grand jury, white tenants and croppers on his farms, and mill workers have all endorsed his candidacy urging Georgians to elect him governor.
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