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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1916
Page
8
Local classified items include insurance offers from Lipscomb’s Specialty and Jester, loan options on Athens real estate, six room houses for rent, a milk cow with calf, stock for sale, and help wanted notices. Also listed are used cars by Morris Yow and a missing grey Angora cat reward.
The Athens Savings Bank offers 4 percent interest on deposits compounded semiannually. Deposits of $1.00 or more are accepted. Advertisements list assorted local goods and services including groceries, a used adding machine wanted, and a 50 HP boiler and engine for sale, with contacts and prices.
Ordinary Green Hill buys the Barrow county site for the new courthouse and jail project. The Dr W H Bush parcel cost 20000, with the H J Carr Co awarded the jail contract at about 15000. Work to begin in spring, convicts to help roads, as Barrow grows despite its young county status.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is promoted as a general strengthening remedy for adults and children. The ad claims it drives out illness and enriches the blood, presenting it as a trusted health aid.
The Elite screens Rupert Hughes drama What Will People Say starring Olga Petrova. The story explores how fear of neighbors' opinion governs lives, presented with strong acting and a capable Metro cast in a gripping photoplay.
President Fairfax Harrison of the Southern Railway announces executive order to re balance the law department. Alfred P. Thom is temporarily relieved to serve as counsel for the railway executive advisory committee, effective February 1, 1916. Francis L. Stetson remains general counsel in New York with board assigned duties. Alexander P. Humphries has Western district charge in Louisville, and L. E. Jeffries oversees northern eastern middle and southern districts from Washington.
For sale a mix of Tennessee horses mares and mules priced from 35 to 350 dollars. Includes blocky built mare mules and chunky brood mares. Also offers a fine young jack and possible trades for other stock. Contact Ralph Walker Frank Allgood's Stables Clayton St. 3rd-ltw.
100 acres offered near Winterville on a public road with abundant water. Buildable lots from 10 to 50 acres available. Close to a good public school and churches. Terms one fourth cash, balance in 1 2 or 3 years. Apply to J B Winter Winterville Ga.
The Southfield Bible Conference Association will hold its annual meeting in Crescent City Florida from March 12 to 24 1916. Speakers include Rev C I Scofield D D Rev Harris H L Gregg and Rev Lewis S Chafer with sessions featuring gospel singing.
Undenominational gatherings invite South residents to Moody inspired meetings featuring Bible teachers and gospel singers. The drive in offers free headlight dimming at Palmer’s to comply with auto law as part of a seasonal, community event.
A compact guide on humble pie origins in Britain and its modern home use. Describes how leftovers from venison and other meats fed large estates and evolved into economical dishes like shepherds and humble pie, with practical baking tips and an unrelated hot biscuit cover craft. Includes egg white angel cake recipe and baking directions.
Four part baking method for a cake with rising and light browning phases. Use a covered pan in some ovens and avoid moving during the middle stages. Corn custard combines corn pulp with beaten egg yolks milk salt pepper and stiffly beaten whites baked slowly until firm.
Beat the yolks of two eggs until light. Add two cupfuls of flour sifted with half a teaspoon salt and three teaspoons baking powder. Fold in stiff whites and bake on a greased griddle. Delicate woolens: clean by washing in a basin with a few handfulls of wheat.
New York officials announce a plan to surveil crowded streets after reporting three hundred children killed or severely injured in traffic in 1915. A bomb scare campaign and Chinatown reform are also noted as authorities warn of further plots and social changes.
A needy speaker appeals to a wealthy citizen for help and is given five cents. The giver quips that ears are always open to the distressed. The recipient retorts that the opening is small for such large ears, delivering a sharp moral on generosity and pride.
A humorous note on removing hot potatoes from the oven. It suggests slipping small protective bags over hands to prevent burns and mentions the minister’s wife remarking on a new cook while the minister cites blessed be the name of the Lord.
A reflection on friendship where wealth is unnecessary and happiness shared fuels true reciprocity. The quote asserts that being a steadfast friend fulfills the deepest reward, aligning with Thoreau’s ideal of pure, selfless companionship.
A quotation attributed to Carlyle declares labor as noble and idleness as dishonorable, noting the motto is etched in our foreheads and doors and carried by the waves. The fragment emphasizes work ethic as a guiding principle for society.
A Kansas columnist remarks that dressing to appear different marks a man as ordinary. The piece satirically notes society’s double standard between authentic idiosyncrasy and forced variation, labeling nonconformity as an ordinary trait.
In a quotation tied to legal debate, a speaker deflects verdicts to counsels and asserts neutrality. The remark, captured by London Punch, frames the dispute as a matter for lawyers rather than public judgment.
A reflective line notes eloquence in still tongue and a melody in flowing reeds as they move the soul to rapture, suggesting nature’s sound evokes deep inner feeling and spirit awakening.
A Boston Transcript item notes a suitor pressing a formal proposal, with his father-in-law asking bluntly about the dowry or settlement. The exchange centers on financial terms and readiness to marry, highlighting social customs of the era.
A schoolboy’s composition asserts that Turkish courage stems from polygamy, claiming a man with multiple wives is more willing to face death than a monogamous man. The remark reflects casual, harmful generalizations about culture.
A Washington Post report notes widowers often remarry faster than widows, where remarriage by widows is viewed as a misfortune rather than a fault. The piece examines social double standards surrounding widowhood and remarriage.
A housewife notes a simple blend one ounce each of cloves cedar and chubarb ground together makes a perfume for closets and drawers and helps prevent moths.
A Louisville pastor counsels loving and embracing one's enemy while noting the paradox that embracing an enemy may still bar the stranglehold of hostility. The Houston Post reflects on this tension in a quoted line.
Rainfall varies widely with tropical areas receiving heavy totals while desert regions in Asia and Africa get the least. Scientists note monsoon dynamics and aridity drive the distribution, impacting agriculture and water supply.
A fragment describes removing putty from a window after glass removal. Heat or a heated poker softens the old putty, making it easier to lift and pry free. The brief note implies a simple, manual technique using heat to loosen the seal.
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