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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1921
Page
7
The notice urges readers to study the Want Ads and asks if they have learned to use them. It directs inquiries by phone to 75 or 1216 for assistance or details on listings and how to place or find ads.
A fleeting glimpse at daily Banner-Herald want ads shows how bargain listings cycle, offering new beds and items as prices shift. The note hints that many items are sold quickly and that offerings continually change with each issue.
Reverend W F Dick, pastor of the Free Methodist church in East Athens, appeals in a Banner letter for funds to complete a new church on Ocnec Street. He notes $3,500 still needed of $6,000 and urges Athens residents to contribute immediately.
Detroit hosts a historic food tale as Fred Sanders Travers explains the origin of the ice cream soda. A thunderstorm in 1880 ruined sweet cream, prompting his grandfather to concoct a substitute that delighted a wedding party and launched a worldwide favorite.
Southern Railway timetable lists No 6 Athens to Lula 8 00 am No 7 Athens to Lula 4 15 pm Lula to Athens 6 85 pm No 6 Lula to Athens 10 06 am Athens 11 40 am Gainesville Midland schedule notes daily service Gainesville to Gainesville and back Georgia Railroad arrivals from Union Depot to Union Point Augusta and Atlanta Central of Georgia station Mitchell Street departures to Macon and arrivals from Macon Seaboard Air Line Northbound connections to Norfolk Riedmund and Birmingham Atlanta New York with daily Herald subscription details
New York cotton prices showed a steady tone with open highs around 14.50 and lows near 13.10, while New Orleans reported middling prices near 13.60 to 14.25 as Liverpool and other markets held steady. Liberty bonds and money markets remained stable with prime mercantile paper and exchange showing irregular tariffs and several foreign currency quotes.
The market broke its fetters and surged to new high levels as buying revived. Reports from Texas and Louisiana warn of heat damage and premature opening of cotton bolls, with fears of rain hurting grade. Officials and bankers signal support to prevent dumping, easing fears over supply and financing. Liverpool and New York price reports show strength from short covering and improved spot demand.
In Fleet Street two boys dispute money, one claiming he is a penny short while the other is accused of eating butternuts. The exchange highlights a humorous exchange over a missing penny and snack.
A fragmented读取 ad humor about the daily Bargain Counter in the Barrer Herald Want Ads. The piece celebrates varied merchandise offered under sale listings as a reader’s guide to what is available and hints at the evolving catalog of items.
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