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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1916
Page
8
Classified items list services and sales including insurance pitches, a cane syrup offer, office furniture for sale, music study ads, 99 acres in Greene County for sale, a one room rental, and music pupils wanted. Contacts include Jas W Morton, Mrs L M Colbert, and Eleanor V Burrs with phone numbers and locations.
Local ad page lists Athens Savings Bank offering 4 percent interest with semiannual compounding and deposits from $1.00, A H Davenport promoting lending on farm and city property, tire recycling by Athens Hide & Rubber Co, Georgianne Cooking Oil claims 33 percent savings vs lard, various rental notices for homes and farms in Athens, Dozier & Co and Tate Wright offering loans, W H Jones advertising farm standing rent, sales position for vinegars and ciders with Redlands Mfg Co, second hand gas store for sale, and free movie ticket offer at Elite with The Love Girl shown today.
Two years ago W. C. Jones of Buford North Dakota suffered a week long severe diarrhoea attack. A druggist recommended Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The first dose relieved him and within two days he recovered fully. Many druggists recommend this remedy as reliable and obtainable everywhere.
The Oglethorpe County Sunday School Association plans its first organization meetings on September 8 and 10. State and local officials plus Athens Sunday school leaders will attend, with a full program to be announced soon.
Governor Harris spoke to five hundred mill workers in Lindale pledging votes and projecting victory. He drew five hundred in Cedartown and planned tours of Walker and Chattooga counties on Tuesday.
Mr A H Davison returns from New York and eastern markets with plans to stock Davison Nicholson Company for fall and winter. He studied regional tastes and trends to select merchandise, promising fresh styles, patterns, and prices for local customers this season.
Dave Paddock returns to town not for football but to drive the Stewart Paddock Company jewelry house project. Construction on Clay ton street progresses with plans to display goods soon. Dick Belser will join the new firm once it opens.
Douglass Fairbanks stars in The Half Breed at the Strand, based on Bret Harte and centered on Lo Dormante a mixed heritage figure rejected by both worlds. Keystone Comedy also shown. Ella Hall stars in The Love Girl at the Elite. Fatty Arbuckle appears in Fickle Fatty’s Fall at the Strand alongside the Fairbanks feature.
Rear Admiral Benson says the key lessons from the war game stress the need for aircraft in scouting and more battle and scout cruisers. The North Carolina acted as a scout but her hydro aeroplanes were not deemed sea safe, and information on Admiral Helm's submarine flotilla remains unavailable.
A store closing sale offers ladies and misses dresses at 25c each. The stock includes sheer white lawn dresses with embroidered waists and collars. Goods were held over after bankruptcy.Sale by S Bernstein Store formerly Max Joseph's Dept Store at Corner Clayton and Wall Sts.
Mr. B. H. Dorsey comes back from a Wrightsville vacation with a fine fishing record. He traveled with Dr. Lynch during part of the stay and the pair are described as good fishermen who produced notable sport and verifiable fishing stories from the trip.
Local Chevrolet agent Bolling H Lasnett announces a $60 price reduction on the Chevrolet motor car now offered at $490 f o b Flint Michigan with complete equipment including electric lights and starter. The roadster and touring car are on display at 132 West Clayton Street with phone 1151 for a demonstration.
Mr. W. T. Collins of W. T. Collins & Company returns to Athens after a successful trip to eastern markets. He notes buying will require greater care this year and has selected appealing dress goods and ready to wear items. Athens will showcase fine women’s wear for fall and winter comparable to Atlanta.
Rev Henry W Battle of Charlottesville Va fills First Baptist pulpit in Athens during Dr Lynch vacation. Battle preached forcefully this month and left many friends in Athens as he returns home this week. Lynch expected back before week’s end.
The article promotes outdoor exercise as the best laxative to keep bowels regular alongside a full glass of water before breakfast and a diet rich in fruit and vegetables. It urges a daily bowel movement and, if needed, Chamberlain's Tablets as a mild medicine available everywhere.
A local pitch invites readers to obtain a free Strand ticket today to watch Douglas Fairbanks in The Half Breed and enjoy a lively comedy featuring Fat Ty. Call Stone's Grocery at 408 for details.
Rev Millard A Jenkins former pastor of the First Baptist church visits Athens for a few days at Mrs Holman’s home. He returns from evangelistic meetings in New York City and plans to speak at the Baptist Tabernacle prayer meeting tomorrow at 8 30 p m inviting all to attend.
A veteran returning from Americus visited Calhoun county and found cotton largely eaten by boll weevils. He collected live specimens in an airtight bottle and brought them to Athens where the bottle lies on display at the Banner office. He noted intense mosquitoes and pestiferous needle grass in the region.
The body of Mr. J. L. Smith who died Sunday night in Atlanta was brought to his son W. H. Smith in Athens. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 1 30 at the Meigs street residence by Rev. John D. Mell. Burial followed at Lystra cemetery in Madison county. He was 70, survived by his wife and children Mrs. Neal Clarke Dixie Opal Austin Atlanta W. H. Smith Athens C B Smith Comer and John D. Smith New Mexico. Pallbearers included J H Dorsey L E Brooks Harry Elder H A Lindberg R B Smith and T W Hilley.
The Clarke County Choir held a well attended meeting at Hull and voted to meet next at Beuna Vista, a new church five miles from the city on the Nowhere road, on the third Sunday in September. A strong season is anticipated with record attendance expected.
The Dorsey Club will meet this evening at 8 30 in the Dorsey head quarters Shackelford building. Officers call the meeting to discuss Hon Hugh Dorsey interests in the city county and state section. All friends of Mr Dorsey are invited.
B H Mc Whorter, 28, of 80 Bartow street, arrested by Detectives Rosser and Gorman and held on 1500 bond. Accused of looting L C Adler store at 113 Peachtree street with silk shirts taken. shirts reportedly found at his home. He is also jailed on two 500 bonds for car thefts in Gwinnett and Fulton counties and suspected in tire thefts. $209 cash found on arrest.
National scores show Pittsburgh 5 Boston 1 and 2 8. Cincinnati 5 New York 2. St Louis 4 Brooklyn 0. Chicago 2 Philadelphia 8. American Philadelphia 2 Cleveland 0. Washington 2 Cleveland 0. New York Detroit and Boston St Louis both rained out. Southern New Orleans 4 Atlanta 2. Mobile 3 Birmingham 8 and 4 0. Chattanooga 4 Little Rock 5 and 2 6. Nashville 3 Memphis 2. South Atlantic Macon 3 Jacksonville 6. Columbia 4 Charleston 2. Augusta 6 Columbus 0.
A memorial tribute honors Mrs. Mendel Morris praising her noble character unselfish devotion to duty and devoted motherhood. The article notes her untiring energy led to her children’s success inspiring others to emulate her virtuous life and leave a lasting community impression.
Mrs Sidney Simmons of Fair Haven New York testifies that her seven year old son was cured of cholera morbus as a baby by Chamberlains dy and that other family members have used it for colic and bowel troubles with good results, recommending it as an exceptional remedy obtainable everywhere.
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