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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1916
Page
8
Advertisements appear with a mix of local seller notes and product offers. Listings include insurance calls from Lipscomb and Jester, farm land money offers, dressmaking by KING HODGSON CO, magazine catalogues from Dixie Magazine Agency, fruit and produce offers, an equitable life income contract pitch, and a 1916 Ford Touring Car for sale.
A collection of local ads includes bank deposits at 4 percent interest from Athens Savings Bank and rental offers on a Cobb Street cottage. Also promotes old tire casings buyback by Athens Hide and Rubber Co and sale items like Fat Mackerel and household furniture segments. Other listings mention a six room Harris Street rental, a retail grocery business for sale with $45 000 annual sales, pecans and nuts, and a home purchase plan with Equitable Society.
The city council will convene in regular session this evening to discuss pending and confirmed matters. A new ordinance requiring headlights on all vehicles in the city, including autos, will be among the agenda items.
Sheriff Ben H. Collier, leaving office at the start of next year, will start a public auctioneering business serving the region. He plans to officiate at sales of land merchandise livestock and household effects citing his experience and persuasive selling ability. He is confident in future success and acknowledges broad local support.
The condition of Mrs James R Crane was reported yesterday morning to be worse again and by last night she was in a critical state. For several days she showed more hopeful symptoms but worsened yesterday morning.
The Owerr bill to limit expenditures by political parties in presidential elections to 400000 and further curb costs of congressional and senatorial campaigns was left unfinished business in the Senate.
An 19th century ad lists a Hamiltonian bay mare and a small bay trotter for sale, described as handsome, strong for survey work or buggy driving, with both reportedly in foal. Also offered are cheaper horses, a pair of sturdy pony mares, and a registered dish face English Berkshire boar. Contact CAUTHEN'S STABLE, Ralph Walker, Mer, Phone 1177, Clayton.
Berlin reports that North Germany will receive only 14 percent of its peace time beer output for civil use after army needs are met, while South Germany keeps 49 percent of grain for beer. Brewers may raise prices to offset reduced production, leading to less and more expensive beer for the public.
State Superintendent Brittain completes the 1917 apportionment with Clarke County schools receiving 8244.35 dollars and the Athens public school system receiving 12328 dollars, as reported for Georgia.
Loyal Athens democrats increase the Wilson campaign fund with another dollar. Mr. T. H. Dozier Jr. contributed yesterday to Rowe of the state committee division of the national finance committee.
An exhibit of plans drawings models and photographs of landscape developments will be shown at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis this month. It is managed by the American Society of Landscape Architects and the garden to stimulate interest in landscape architecture. Noted landscape architects nationwide contributed. Harvard University department of landscape architecture Massachusetts Agricultural College and the Missouri Garden School will be represented.
Special to the Banner reports that an Attorney General Walker opinion and a South Georgia Methodist Conference resolution point toward a broad severance of church involvement in Georgia schools. The move could threaten financial support for church tied secondary institutions and may trigger major reforms in the state's educational system, with potential effects on Young Harris College.
The city board of health held its regular monthly meeting yesterday afternoon. Reports show the city has had far fewer cases of typhoid and other contagious diseases in the past year than in the previous twenty five years.
The Transportation Problems Conference scheduled for December 7 in Thomasville Georgia has been indefinitely postponed. The event, organized by the Commercial Association, aimed to benefit businessmen and citizens in Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi and South Carolina, but was deemed expedient not to hold it at this time.
Georgia Adjutant General J Van Holt Nash predicts troops will not have Christmas at home and may be on the Texas border next spring. Governors Harris and Nash praise the patrols along the border near El Paso, noting engagements with Mexican incursions and the irrigation dam that shapes river crossings. The visit boosted morale, with Texas officials and soldiers giving Harris a warm reception and reinforcing Georgia militia visibility on the border.
The county board met at Capt. Dozier's office yesterday. Teachers' accounts were audited and paid, several teachers were confirmed, and routine matters handled. The new legislature plan to have boards handle textbooks was postponed for further study.
Courtesy and kindliness toward citizens and strangers pay in more than money. Cities and businesses find courteous, well behaved people more efficient and able to build up the enterprise, while the grouch tears the business down.
A composite page item lists an inspirational piece about building character and a poem on temple-like virtues. It includes names and references such as Mrs William Lawson Peel and Mr W J Crawley with a five-person party from Madison, plus Mrs DeuPree Hunnicutt and her son visiting West Point and Atlanta en route to holiday plans. Local lodging at Hotel Georgian noted for visitors from Asheville and Madison.
Mrs. William Lawson Peel urges Georgia women to assemble comfort bags for the Fifth regiment soldiers at Paso. She seeks cooperation of DAR, Daughters of the Confederacy, and other groups to send necks and gifts by December 14, with funds to mend shoes and tents. General Nash endorses the plan and will forward boxes from Atlanta to the front.
A fashion note describes a versatile tub crepe blouse with hemstitched tucks and a darker collar. It requires 2 14 yards of 40 inch crepe for medium size and 3 yards of 44 inch material for the diagonal serge skirt. It lists waist sizes 34 to 42 for the blouse and 24 inch waist for the skirt with prices 1 and 20 cents respectively.
Dr. J. 5. Haldame told British mining engineers that coal workers show lower phthisis death rates than farm laborers. He suggested that smoke particles inhaled by townspeople and smokers might condition lungs, in moderation, against harmful foreign matter.
A stuttering celebrity and a deaf companion met at tea. When asked how they got along, the stutterer said, We got on fine. I couldn't talk and he couldn't hear me. The remark underscores the oddly candid spirit of early diplomacy.
Praying Made Easy describes Tibet’s prayer flags suspended on long lines across rivers. J. C. White reports in National Geographic Magazine that the flags, moving in the breeze, are believed to record prayers for the benefit of those who raise them.
Daily Thought quotes Plautus on friendship and aid in times of need. It emphasizes that a friend proves worth by actions during critical moments and not by idle words.
A practical note urges asking clarifying questions when unsure how to proceed rather than relying solely on rough experience. It emphasizes careful method over hasty judgments and encourages seeking guidance to ensure proper technique.
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