Short Notes of Interest and Local Ads
Multiple small notices and classifieds describe services and offers from Our Drug Company with pharmacists and delivery, U S Marine Corps enlistment at Athens Georgia, property for sale on Barber Street near the race track, Jersey cows for sale, Bryant's Hair Dressing parlors in Southern Mutual Building, Georgia Loan Co. loans, rental or sale of a house in Lynwood Park, lost fountain pen found on Clayton Street with reward, and Miss Mary D. Lyndon teaching pupils this winter at 297 terms.
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Barber St
Fair Ground
T. W Powell
Tax notice discounts on city taxes for July August and September
City Council approves a 2 percent discount for those paying in full during July, 1.5 percent for August, and 1 percent for September. Interest at 7 percent per year accrues on taxes not paid by November 20, beginning July 1. All city taxes are due July 1.
Norma Martinez Havana Cigar Ad Promotes Bulk Deal
An advertisement touts Norma Martinez 5 inch Havana cigars as the only such hand made cigars in the U S offered direct from the factory. It claims the dealer pays 40.00 per thousand and retails forcefully, presenting handling this character of goods as the business’s key to success.
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U. S
Watermelon Cutting At Y M C A Today
Y M C A baseball team wins in city league play praised for team spirit. Literary Club plans a watermelon party at 6 30 in the large gymnasium with players captains and managers invited.
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Tuesday Night
Merchants and the Red Stars
Southern Railway Tax Arbitration in Georgia
Comptroller General Wright received a telegram from Vice President Andrews saying the Southern Railway would not accept the state assessment for taxation in Georgia and would seek arbitration. Roland Ellis of Macon was named arbitrator for the railroad company and the comptroller general will appoint a state railroad commission member. The 1907 assessment level is noted and the Tel Co franchise was set at 950000 as it fights last year's assessment in court.
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Atlanta
W. A. Wright
A. B. Andrews
Southern Railway
Georgia- Ana
Roland Ellis
Macon
Railroad Commission
Comptreller General
W. A. Tel. Co
Georgia
Alarming Progress on Extra Session Funding
Contiinued discussion notes the plan to pay members 34 a day for time served and rely on constitutional authority to call an extra session. Treasurer Park states readiness to pay members as funds become due.
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Park
Baseball RFC New Orleans and Atlanta games noted
In New Orleans and Atlanta matchups for the Batteries, Breitenstein and Matthews start as pitchers with umpires Carpenter and Brown. The series includes doubleheaders with changes, Breitenstein relieved, Maxwell and Viebahn appearing, and the second game called in the 8th due to darkness. Scores shown: New Orleans 13 4 Atlanta. Memphis 2 Montgomery 17 2.
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RFC
New Orleans
Atlanta
Clarke
Breitenstein
Matthews
Sitton and McMurray
Carpenter
Bartley
Stratton
Viebahn and
Smith
Fourth Round Appointments by North Georgia Methodist Conference
Presiding Elder J. S. Bryan lists the fourth and final round of Methodist appointments across Athens, Greensboro, Winterville, Watkinsville, and other communities from Sept. to Nov. 15. Trustees must report church property at the 4th quarterly conferences.
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J. S. Bryan
Athens
North Georgia Methodist Conference
Oconee Street
Center Mission
Center
Morgan
Riboboth
Green
Salem
Greensboro
Winterville
Cherokee Corner
Prospect
Union Point
Broad River
Danbury
Shannon
Crawfordville
Lexington
Mt. Pleasant
West Wilkes
Bethesda
Farmington
Watkinsville
Athens Empire Laundry Closed Over Waterworks Overflow
Athens Empire Laundry announces closure due to water overflow at the waterworks plan. They ask patrons to bear with them and indicate the plant will operate both days at night to serve customers once water is available.
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Athens Empire Laundry
Mr Will Peek Suffers Sprained Ankle in Fall
Mr Will Peek of this city is confined to his room with a sprained ankle after stepping from a Fenfield store while carrying two heavy grips. He fell and returned home on crutches. He is suffering a great deal but hopes to be out soon.
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Will Peek
Fenfield
Notice to Contractors for Athens school buildings bid
Sealed proposals will be received until noon August 31 1908 for erecting two school buildings in Athens Georgia. Bids must be accompanied by a 10 percent certified check forfeitable if the awarded bidder fails to enter a contract within ten days. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. Plans and specs available from the undersigned or architect W E Spink Birmingham AL. J W Barnett City Engineer Athens GA.
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Athens
Mach
W. E. Spink
Birmingham
Ala
J. W. Barnett
City School Notice Addresses Sept Opening and Exams
City schools except Strong Street will open on Wednesday September 2. Strong Street school expected ready by September 15. Pupils needing re examination and those taking entrance exams may report at 9 o clock on September 14 at the Strong Street building. G. G. Bond announces.
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Strong
Jackson) St
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A humorous collection of observations on gender and marriage. The piece notes that a woman's fear of thunder stems from knowledge of danger not harming her, comments on male vanity, political interest, and the grooming value of a mustache, ending with a quip about days off.
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The
New York Press
Castro's Caracas Rule Darkens Venezuela's Future
Stephen Bonsal reports from firsthand Venezuela on Castro's regime destroying foreign and home industry, starving people, and driving away foreign powers. He says courts have vanished, concessions ruined, and Matos' bid failed, leaving commerce collapsed and widespread deprivation across the country.
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Castro
Stephen Bonsal
Venezuela
New York Times
Cipriano Castro
Andes
Bonsal
Caracas
Columbia
Chile
United States
France
Dangers Found In Sterilized Cotton For Surgical Use
A study by M. Nounotte tested thirty brands of aseptic and sterilized cotton and found microbes in every package. Some samples contained typhoid bacilli due to processing steps, prompting physicians to switch to oxolint linen dressings made in North Brookfield Massachusetts. The Scientific American warns that commercial absorbent cotton is unsafe for wounds and inflamed skin.
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Frepéh Savant
M. Nounotte
M. Nonnette
North Brookfield
Mass
Wulls
Scientific American
Need for Regulating Vivisection of Animals
The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals endorses a regulatory bill like the Davis-Lee measure to require registered vivisection sites, college or hospital oversight, mandatory anaesthetics, post procedure euthanasia unless needed, and public reporting of all experiments to curb needless cruelty without impeding legitimate science.
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New York Society For
Davis-Lee
New York
Board of Health
German Telegraph Census Shows U S Sends Fewer Messages Than Britain
German government findings show Britain leads with about two million telegraph messages annually. The United States with double Britain’s population sends 65 million, while Germany and France report 62 and 58 million respectively. The Telepost plan aims for 25 words at 25 cents nationwide, leveraging low rates and automatic systems to boost profit.
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United States
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Germany
Brance
Telepost
Sysiem
Collestion
Currant bread praised as most nourishing diet staple
Dietitians deem currant bread the most nourishing staple for regular consumption. The article presents two new recipes using whole wheat flour or potatoes, detailing ingredients, rising times, and baking steps for currant laden loaves.
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ICE & Coal CO
U. S. Marine Corps
N. B. Davis
RF. D
Bryant
Southern Mutual Bldg
Hattie Byrd
Georgia Loan Co
Lynwood Park
Eldred Simkins
Clayton Street
Mary D. Lyndon
Norma Martinez
J.R. Crane & CO
Clayton ST
Prince Avenue
Virginia Avenue
DuBose Avenue
Springdale Street
Milledge
Y. MC. AL
Memphis
Montgomery
Savidge and Owens
Brown and Fitzsimmons
Ie Mobile
Becker and Garvin
Robinson and Meek
Wheeler and Moran
Little Rock
Nashville
Eastman
Wood
Duggan and Seabaugh
Jenninger
Bretenstein
Clark
Maxwell
Viebahn
Bryan
MR. Will
Eral
God
Matos
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