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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1916
Page
8
Advertisements advise readers to respond at the Danner address not the advertiser, note confidentiality of personal details, and warn identities won’t be disclosed. Items include Lipscomb's Specialty Insurance, fire insurance sales by Jester, loans on farm or city property, and rental and sale notices for a seven room house and a oak sideboard.
The Banner page lists Athens Savings Bank offering 4 percent interest on deposits compounded semiannually on January 1 and July 1 with deposits from $1.00. Also multiple ads for rentals, sales, and local services throughout Athens including cottage on Cobb Street, 6 room houses, and various trades.
The Lucy Cobb Institute closes today at 2 o clock marking the start of the holiday break for the city schools. State Normal, University of Georgia, and Georgia State College of Agriculture also end term later this week with two weeks plus. Public schools run two full weeks plus four days, resuming January 8. Levy’s Hosiery ad ends the item.
A critic reviews a recent performance of Gypsy Love noting a weathered crowd endured the show despite its length and sameness. Only a few sprightly numbers lift the production while The Melody of Love and Mirror Tell Me receive praise for the cast’s voices.
Percy Haughton sells Fred Mitchell to Chicago Nationals for Kelly and Cash. Mitchell will manage the Cubs. World Series game prices in the American League were cut at the owners meeting, with plans to double regular season prices.
Advertises Crystalized Cherries two ounce packages at 35 cents and one pound bulk at 55 cents. California Dried Figs ten cent package or three for 25 cents. Extra Fancy Olives 40 cents per quart. Buchwalds phone numbers 1471 to 1472.
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