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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1916
Page
4
A compact compilation of small ads and notices from The Banner. Includes offers for insurance, cures and tonics, loans, real estate, rental housing, moving services, stamping supplies, and a lost purse. Names include Lipscomb, Jester, Davenport, Mitchell, Gardner, Griffeth, and Williams Bros. Local streets and addresses referenced with general contact notes.
A brief note reports that a small child aims to buy items priced under five units, with the outing highlighting economical choices at the local grocery. The event underscores thrift and simple shopping goals in a concise community vignette.
Special to the Banner from Commerce Georgia reports an immense crowd on Saturday. Merchants enjoyed the largest fair trade and finest collections in town history while bank vaults overflowed with deposits, breaking high water records repeatedly this fall.
Atlanta December 25 arrangements will move the state military department from the capitol to the Baird home across the street. Afterward the vacated quarters will house three of the court of appeals judges with civil and criminal branches on separate floors. Legislative committee rooms will also move to the Baird building, leaving the old barn across the capitol to house health department quarters, a building once a natatorium now decaying.
Commerce Georgia reports a tranquil Christmas with no arrests by a vigilant police force led by Mayor C. J. Hood. Residents stayed home, cherishing a peaceful, Sabbath-like day in the city dubbed the garden spot of Georgia.
In Winder Georgia the Barrow Times expands its automobile contest subscription drive. Local civic groups and churches donate food and goods to Rev W H Faust and family after a holiday program. Fraternal lodges list meeting details for Knights of Pythias Odd Fellows and Mount Vernon Masons with dates, times, and venues.
Through M W Richards of the Southern Railway land and industrial department the United States department of agriculture ordered the federal land show exhibit sent to Atlanta for display at the Southeastern Land Show. The exhibit, in seven cars, will cover 7000 square feet and requires floor re arrangements in the auditorium due to high booth demand.
A historic note describes stopping a pipe leak temporarily by applying a thick paste made from yellow kitchen soup and whiting. The method aims to halt water or gas flow until professional help arrives.
The piece argues that modern society rejects unpleasantry in any leader or worker. It insists there is no room for individuals who cannot be pleasant whether in office, factory, private business, or city hall.
A reflective quotation from John Brashear appears in American Magazine urging readers to seek their unique purpose beneath the stars and never rest until discovering it. The nugget emphasizes individual destiny and lifelong pursuit.
A character named Uncle Eben warns against striking an enemy to recall a man who smashed his own nose while slapping a mosquito. The anecdote emphasizes folly in anger and impulsive violence.
Klamath Falls researchers from the Klamath Historical association recovered relics from lava beds near the California line in Modee county. Findings include pipes, stone war hammers, dishes, grinders, 75 arrowheads, ten spear heads, knives, 11 mortars and over 100 pestles from a ten day expedition along the Tule Lake shore being drained by the U.S. reclamation service.
R R Jones of Lincoln Beach killed a gray cow shark after an hour struggle while salmon fishing. Professor Trevor Kincaid of the University of Washington identified the nine and a half foot shark sent to the university, noting cow sharks do not attack humans despite their fierce fight when hooked.
John Foster of New York died in an infirmary in New Orleans while Miss Maude Adams toured in The Little Minister. Foster, 69, had served as property man for Adams for 15 years and with Frohman companies. The body was shipped to New York for funeral arrangements.
In Lexington Henry upshire was fined $20 after yawning during pastor Bottoms sermon at Union church Loradale two weeks ago. The jury heard the act was a cross between a sign groan and yawn and deemed it disturbing public worship resulting in guilty verdict.
The schooner Ponhook carrying dried codfish swelled as water entered its seams and sank during a heavy sea. The crew of the Norwegian steamer Kronstad, two days out from the Azores, sighted Ponhook in distress and rescued seven aboard on October 8. Captain Doyle and the crew were landed at Punta del Gorda after the ship sank en route from St Johns to Gibraltar.
John Raney, a farmer, drove a car through woods when an antelope crossed the path. The animal dashed along the road, ran down the middle, and after an eight mile chase the antelope collapsed from fatigue. It was captured and penned.
When Russell was two he clapped the piano at his aunt’s house and later pounded his grandparents’ organ. Noticing silence he paused, then struck harder and cried Fiano wake up to bring the instrument to life.
The Hardtack’s captain laments crew grumbles about meat in the forecastle. A disgruntled sailor offers a rotten morsel for inspection and the captain retorts that sailors would complain even if served baked angel for dinner.
In a teasing exchange Charlie Softleigh replies I am sush and jokes about future plans. He admits uncertainty about life after college and dismisses a traditional path while a cruel interviewer presses him toward an acting career.
A brief comic note mocks the notion of people asking for payment of gratitude as if owed like a debt. The fragment hints at social satire and casual irony without naming individuals or places.
Patagonia was largely unknown until Lady Florence Dixie ventured there to expose its people and life, risking daily danger for months and discovering a hitherto unknown race of men. Sarsaparilla grows across Porto Rico and is widely used in medicines and peddled by Jibaros in small bundles.
A quotation from Sir John Lubbock asserts that the idle man cannot enjoy rest, as true rest comes only after hard work. He argues that diligent labor yields physical rest and, more importantly, mental tranquility.
A brisk exchange frames a debate on priorities as an inventor describes a new range finder while a suburban resident jokes that society needs a cook finder that will stay with located ranges, highlighting practical needs over tech gadgets.
In a small exchange, Farmer Correntes boosts Josh’s golf practice and hopes it builds muscle and the right swing for using a scythe, highlighting village mentoring and practical skill training.
A curious remark on fashion ads notes a man resembling the figure in clothing promotions may not look human and jokes about pinning him to test humanness. The line plays on the uncanny effect of idealized models in period advertisements.
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