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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1916

Page

4

Short Notes of Interest Advertisements in The Banner

Commercial notices and ads from The Banner list various services and offers including insurance prompts, land financing, home purchases, a bottling company investment, tire salvage, customer appreciation promotions, and fresh seafood from Piedmont Market. Listings feature names like Lipscomb, Jester, Davenport, Mitchell, Davison, Bludwine Company, Mt Athens Hide & Rubber Co, Old Compress, Bell Grocery Co, and Piedmont Market with contact details and dates.

Notices and ads from The Banner and Bank rate listings

The column compiles classified notices and shop ads from The Banner including bank savings information at Athens Savings Bank offering 4 percent interest, rental housing listings on Cobb Street Harris Street Davenport and other addresses, dressmaking services, and general notices. Also includes a health ad praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with a testimonial.

Land Sale in Comer Georgia for 463 Acres in Eleven Tracts

Quillian land in Comer across the river offers 463 acres with four branches and one creek, including 150 acres of bottoms and fine stock farms. Terms liberal. Sold at auction December 1 at 11 o clock a m. Claude Tuck, Winterville, Ga.

Quillian Comey Comer Claude Tuck Winterville

Recruiting Station on Wheels Again in Athens

The recruiting station on wheels is stationed on the city hall campus for a day or two. The regular army recruiting station remains active on the second floor of the federal building across from City Hall. Mr. B. E. Lord of Commerce left for home after visiting his son Rev. W. H. Lord and three sisters who had been visiting him also returned home to Commerce and Abbeville South Carolina.

Marine Corps of the United States City Hall Federal Building B. E. Lord Commerce W. H. Lord Second Baptist Church

Booth Buys Bernstein Dry Goods Stock In Athens

Col J L Booth buys the Bernstein Dry Goods Company stock in Athens and will direct its affairs while maintaining his law practice. He takes charge of the mule sales business at Dr Jugo's stables on Thomas Street and plans aggressive pricing to benefit buyers.

Athens Bernstein Dry Goods Company J. L. Booth Booth J. N. Booth Dr. Jugo Thomas Street Max Joseph Mercantile Company

Mrs Crane's Condition Reported Extremely Critical

This morning at 2 30 o'clock the condition of Mrs James R Crane was reported by her physician as being extremely critical. Friends hardly dared hope she would live till daylight today.

James R. Crane

Pitched Battle at Athens Carnival Dance Hall Sparks Arrests

A western style dance hall at a Giorgia soll tent on Athens carnival grounds drew nightly boisterous crowds with minor scuffles. Last night a pitched battle involved about 25 to 30 youths on each side, sparked by rumors of student trouble, with several arrests reported.

Giorgia Soll Athens

Policeman's Wife Reported Critically Ill

Mrs. D. J. McCune, wife of a local police officer, is in critical condition after several days of serious illness, reported last night.

D. J. McCune

Roy Patrick in Atlanta Sanitarium for Treatment

Friends learn Roy D. Patrick is confined in an Atlanta sanitarium for medical treatment.

Roy Patrick Sanitarium Roy D. Patrick Atlanta

For Sale Oak Sideboard in Road Condition

For sale a nice oak sideboard in road condition. Asking $6 cash. Call 250 W Broad.

Public lands uptake rises as homesteaders push claims

The annual report from Secretary Lane shows 20 million acres claimed by private owners in the year ending June 30, with 24 irrigation projects under the reclamation service and water reaching nearly 20,000 farms. The Indian bureau reports health gains, school reforms, and money on deposit. Osage land leasing expected to pay royalties. pensions and patents figures. and Alaska’s agricultural prospects tied to Seward to Fairbanks rail completion.

Associated Press Washington United States Indian Bureau Bureau Pension Office Patent Office Bureau of Education Bureau of Mines Alaska Seward Fairbanks

Intend to marry for love, said the dreamy eyed girl

A playful exchange as a young woman muses on marriage for love while her friend counters that men with wealth are difficult to satisfy. The fragment hints at social expectations and romantic ideals typical of the era.

Prohibition Wave Boosts Bludwine Sales Across the South

Prohibition waves drive strong demand for Bludwine, the fruit and grain soft drink, with home office in this city. Bottling plants expand from Camden to Newport News as contracts are signed with a $75,000 West Virginia firm for county rights. Athens and Columbia plants report tripled summer and fall sales, signaling a bright year ahead amid rising prohibition-era demand.

Bludwine Ints Camden 8. C Rock Hill S. C Gastonia N. C Rome West Virginia Corporation West Virginia Athens Columbia Prohibition States

Lip reading aids the hard of hearing in the South

A public notice urges hard of hearing individuals to learn lip reading. It highlights lip reading as a bridge to understanding speech, notes early training speeds proficiency, and mentions Miss Arbaugh of Macon, visiting the city to enroll interested learners. Her school claims unique status in the South for teaching speech and lip reading to deaf students.

Miss Arbaugh Macon South

Counties 10 Fight New Apportionment of State Convicts

Atlanta December 7 Geor gia plans to enjoin enforcement of the new convict apportionment law based on road mileage Fulton county leads a coalition with about half the counties to block the change They say Fulton would drop from 142 to 12 convicts under the new system They also challenge the state automobile tax law seeking to retain money for Fulton and distribute less to others A Berrien County delegation joins the effort seeking an injunction and halving its convicts designation

Atlanta State of Georgia Prison Commission Fulton County Fulton Oscar Mills Public Worka Committee Fulton County Commission E. E. Pomeroy Mills Allan’s Berrien County Berrien J. B. Barrineau R. D. Swindle E. M. Diddles M. §. Grifon

Pure Bred Dairy Cattle Imported to Boost Moultrie Creamery

In Moultrie Georgia three hundred high grade Jersey and Holstein cows were shipped to supply the local creamery while seven purebred bulls join regional herds. A carload of Holstein cattle from New York or Wisconsin may arrive this month with Holstein bulls. College of Agriculture specialists assist, as the creamery makes 4000 pounds of butter monthly and paid patrons average 56 dollars monthly. Many new silos and dairy buildings rise under expert supervision. Velvet beans are extensively grazed.

Bankc Moultrie Jersey Moultrie Creamery New York Wisconsin College of Agriculture

McKinley Gold Dollar Opens National Bank Distribution

The McKinley Memorial Gold Dollar minted by the Philadelphia Mint is being distributed through national banks and savings institutions. An early shipment to the National Bank of Athens is planned, featuring McKinley head relief and a back showing the Birthplace Memorial in Niles Ohio. Only 100,000 coins were authorized and dies destroyed, making the coin scarce and potentially valuable. applicants should contact the distributing bank, Sdove.

Philadelphia Athens National Bank of Athens McKinley Niles Ohio

Also Mentioned on This Page

Sandy Creek MR. Stark Erwin and Company J. D. Bradwell Clarke Lipscomb Insurance Jester A. H. Davenport T. L. Mitchell Hancock Avenue Milledge A. H. Davison Blud Wine Bludwine Company Athens Hide & Rubber Co Bell Grocery Co Piedmont Market Ralph P. Bassett & CO Abit Nix Shackelford J. T. Anderson College Avenue BANK Athens Savings Bank Cobb Street J. C. Jester Harris St Davenport T. K. Randolph Thomas Beeching Andrews, Ind Chamberlain Narcissi Gaugedale Greenhouses Nica Wie, G. Anderson & Co Athens, GA Athens Engineering Company John L. Booth Bernstein Dry Goods CO the McGregor Company Pases Bresdananr Eliseceerettleers Amateur Mechanics Pear Sopeanre Breton Popular Mechanics North Michigan Avenue Chicago Nand Noter Sec Lane Lipscomb & Co Frank A. Lipscomb
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