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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1916
Page
9
Local classifieds list insurance requests six room rentals milk cow and calf for sale several 5 room houses in Athens area and a big Friday sale at McClure's plus several used cars Morris Yow advertises five-passenger Fords Maxell Special Overland and Hudson options all in Clayton Street area with phone numbers and dates implicit in the column entries.
The Athens Savings Bank advertises 4 percent interest on savings deposits with compounding dates January 1 and July 1. Deposits from $1.00 accepted, promoting the savings habit. Also lists rental housing, loans, and local commerce notices along with shop offerings and employment inquiries.
United States files libel of information in the Northern District of Georgia against several animals and wagons for violation of internal revenue laws. Howard Thompson, U.S. Marshal, has seized the property and a district court will convene February 11, 1916 at 10 AM in Athens to show cause why a final decree should not be issued.
Jesse L. Lasky production The Unknown screens today with Lou Tellegen in a star role. A British man joins an Algerian Legion unit, rescues an American girl, and is pursued as a mutineer before a captain learns he is his son. Supporting cast includes Theodore Roberts Dorothy Davenport Horace B Carpenter Hal Clements Tom Forman and Raymond Hatton.
List of dining room items cups saucers plates dishes and glassware includes but not limited to goblets syrup pitchers and water glasses. Kitchen items range from enamelware aluminum ware to stoves brushes and knives. General goods feature O Cedar mops wash boards irons and cleaning supplies. You can find it at
Members of Mount Vernon Masonic Lodge and qualified brethren are invited to a called communication tonight in the lodge room to confer the Fellow Craft degree.
Lyrics recount a father loafing at home while the rest of the family works then hints at a town going dry affecting his return. It contrasts the earlier and later verses showing a shift in the father’s sobriety and family dynamics with Mother and Sister Ann working.
The quote notes a power in a habitual smile to win friends and customers and to transform the heart. It emphasizes cheerful kindness despite inner wars, asserting wide influence on one’s life. Selected quotation highlights positivity as a compelling personal force.
City officials near completion of a revised annual license tax ordinance for Athens with little change to existing figures. Jitney bus licenses rise from 25 to 150 dollars. horse and mule dealer license at 50. motion pictures 100. express companies 250. circuses 500. dog and pony shows 100. street wagons largely unlicensed except mobile operations. Thackeray portrait closes the piece, noting his zest for life and broad sensibilities.
Athens supplied the presiding judge and solicitor general for the Oconee County Superior Court in Watkinsville. Judge Brand, focusing on the new prohibition law, urged vigorous enforcement and denied rumors of a gubernatorial bid. Court finished with unusually light business across dockets.
The piece lauds Judge and Solicitor General John B. Gamble for integrity and efficiency in advancing county interests. It notes Gamble’s prudent handling of risky legal issues to avoid waste, and mentions Judge J. J. Strickland presiding in place of Judge Brand. Several Athens attorneys are listed as visitors, including Cols. Smith and Rucker.
The kingdom of the Netherlands traces its roots to 1815 when the congress of Vienna granted independence under the House of Orange. The Austrian Netherlands provinces were joined with Holland despite limited sympathy on nationality religion or race between the sections.
A Kansas City Star note mocks idle habits praising self mockery before mirror. It suggests busy workers could perform such tasks better if spare time allowed, contrasting leisure with daily grind and cordial calls to reflection.
The maps of the Roman empire show western Asia dotted with cities. Byzantium stands where Constantinople sits today at the tip of Europe by the Bosporus in Thrace. Chalcedon lies on the eastern side. Ilium or Troy vanishes south of the Dardanelles by Caesar era maps.
The excerpt notes a belief that twins are unlucky and clever, with a historical cruel practice where a woman bearing twins for a second time was put to death, illustrating harsh superstitions surrounding twins.
The text urges that after smiling at life’s good things and greeting them kindly, one can laugh honestly and simply not at past hurts but with faith that they can no longer hurt. It emphasizes resilience and a hopeful outlook grounded in personal growth.
The English sparrow, once seen as a city bird, is found on northeastern U S farms with as many as five pairs per farm, indicating wider rural presence than previously noted.
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