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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1916
Page
4
We describe strict selection of operators, requiring residents with guardians, satisfactory references, and tested mental and physical attributes. Applicants train in telephone theory and practice and gain dummy-board experience before placement, working in pleasant surroundings to deliver near perfect service and asking for cooperation.
Train No 60 leaves at 8 30 a m and No 52 at 4 00 p m. No 56 runs Sunday only at 4 80 p m. No 61 arrives at 12 30 p m daily except Sunday. No 53 arrives at 9 30 p m. No 67 arrives at 12 m Sunday only.
Train No 2 leaves Athens 7 20 am train No 4 leaves Athens 2 20 pm train No 1 arrives Athens 11 40 am train No 4 arrives Athens 6 40 pm Nos 2 and 4 connect at Belmont for Winder Monroe and intermediate points with Georgia Railroad for all points and at Gainesville for Gainesville & Northwestern stations and with Southern Railway north and south.
The Athens branch train schedule appears in the All Points Daily listing with daily service notes and rolling updates for rail connections and arrivals at Athens station.
The cotton market opened down 2 to 6 points, with May at 12.13 and July at 12.31 as selling pressure from Liverpool and southern traders pushed prices lower. By midmorning May slipped to 12.13 while July reached 12.31, before a modest rally and renewed selling kept gains limited.
Spot cotton across several U S cities shows mixed steadiness with New Orleans at 11.62 cents and Savannah 11.75 middling while Liverpool futures edge higher early before closing barely steady. Grain markets move with wheat around 130 to 122 for May and July, corn near 77, pork around 20.4, and lard near 10.3.
The city police monthly report to the council notes 237 cases in January with 237 defendants, 114 white males and 113 colored females, 36 discharged or continued, 6 bound over, and fines totaling 1466 dollars. Revenue to the treasurer reached 1310 dollars, with stockade time and certiorari pending. Major offenses include traffic violations, disorderly conduct, street crimes, drunkenness, and prohibition violations.
Special to the Banner reports that in December 1918 the Southern Railway Company disbursed 9 5 9 6 1 5 1 6 for labor materials and other purposes. Of this total 5 0 8 2 6 6 7 was paid to individuals and industries in the South, an excess of 7 4 2 4 0 8 over prior figures.
Georgia Democrats push Clark Howell for national committeeman and James R. Gray for Georgia delegation chairman in St Louis. The drive aims to unite factions and support the national ticket. Plan discussed allows each congressional district to elect two delegates to the presidential convention in primaries, with four at large chosen statewide.
A reader from Bedford Indiana credits a household remedy with curing a severe cough after lagrippe and endorses Trove Chamberlain’s Tablets for digestion. Separately a public notice from Comptroller A Plant tallies December roadway and structure expenditures at 649,626.63 versus 845,504.46 in 1914, and six months totals of 3,487,991.40 against 5,436,265.17 for 1914.
Forecast through Thursday calls for partly cloudy and colder conditions in Athens and Georgia with light rains in scattered cotton belt points. Local showers reported in the Lake region and New England. a new storm enters from the north Pacific. temperatures range from near 20s to near 50s with Williston as low as 22 below zero and Winnipeg 20 below.
Public health style ad touts avoiding drafts and night exposure. It promotes Dr King’s New Discovery made from pine tar balsams and laxatives to kill cold germs soothe throat and heal mucous membranes. The claim cites 45 years of use as satisfaction guarantee.
Land for sale near Winterville Georgia with parcels from 10 to 60 acres. Includes well and access to public places, near shops and churches. Terms cash or balance in 1 2 or 3 years. Apply to J B Winter Winterville Ga.
An advertisement by H. RR. Palmer & Sons features A H Francis of Zenith Kansas praising Foley Kidney Pills for curing a severe back pain after taking two thirds of a 50 cent box. The copy also promotes the pills for sleep disturbing bladder ailments aimed at middle aged and older men and women.
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