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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1916

Page

2

Short Notes of Interest in Athens and Surroundings

Local advertisements list insurance offers from Lipscomb and Jester, rent notices for 6 room and 8 room houses on Milledge avenue, hats donation to the hospital, loan and real estate services from Green & Michael, Dozier & Co. quick service ads, help wanted for a stenographer and office work, and Room/house rental options near the car line.

Green & Michael Dozier & Co A. H. Saye S. Jackson St Old City Hall

1916 Calendars Free Lipscomb Athens Savings Bank Info

The Athens Savings Bank offers 4 percent interest on savings deposits compounded twice yearly. Deposits from $1.00 accepted. Also notices list rental wants and offers including a six room house for rent on Meigs St and DuBose Avenue, furnished rooms, and a car delivery truck for sale. Various small ads reference apartments, chauffeur work, and produce availability with contact details.

Athens Athens Savings Bank Meigs St H. Phinizy

Interesting Side Degrees Conferred At Masonic Meeting

Side degrees are slated for an informal Mt Vernon Masonic gathering led by Worshipful Master McKinnon with Mt Vernon officers and past masters. The program features non ritual entertainments such as Mount Moriah and Hundred and One as well as Knee High Mind and other titled degrees with possible Fellowcraft wages offered as refreshment.

McKinnon Mt. Vernon Free Masons Mount Moriah

Visitors and local notes from Commerce area

Miss Clara Shannon and Miss Maggie Jackson visited the city yesterday. Ill Mamie Hilsman at St Marys hospital. various residents including Herschel Lowe and E. vs. Anderson spent the day in town. Mr and Mrs Morris of Jefferson, T J Johnson of Commerce among out of town visitors. Moss returns from Augusta. Bradwell couple drove to Atlanta for the week. Mrs Herrington improving. Mrs Stanton back in Atlanta after holidays. J M Camp visiting mother on Barber street. Mary Yeomans and Sara Chapple back from holidays. Mrs Claud Cox leaves for Yonaton to visit friends. Audley Morton Amy and Carrie Walden back from Eutaw Ala. Alva Appleby hosted by Mrs Bullock. List of University of Georgia students back for holidays. Mrs H K Rumsey and children left for Eastonallee after visiting. Mrs Carl Fowler visiting mother at Graymont.

Chamberlain’s Tablets praised for constipation and indigestion

Eugene S. Knight of Wilmington North Carolina reports Chamberlain’s Tablets are the best he has used for constipation and indigestion. He says his wife also benefited from them for indigestion. For sale by all dealers.

Eugene S Knight Wilmington N. C

Liven Up Your Torpid Liver With New Life Pills

An old style drug advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills to boost liver activity digestion and digestion relief keeps constipation away and tones the body for clearer eyes and healthier skin. Available at your druggist.

Dr. King New Life Orly 2Ic Adv

L N to Fight for Charter to Extend to Atlanta

Atlanta reports Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company escalates to secure a charter to complete its line from Cartersville to Atlanta paralleling the Western & Atlantic railroad. L N sues to compel the Secretary of State Cook to issue the charter, contending the act was unconstitutional. Legal representation includes Dorsey, Brewster, Howell & Heyman and King & Spalding.

Atlanta Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company Western & Atlantic Railroad Cook Cartersville John M. Slaton Dorsey

The Green Cloak at Vaudette Theater

Irene Fenwick stars in The Green Cloak a drama by Owen Davis and Henry K Webster at the Vaudette. A Western friend is found strangled to death tying Ruth McAllister to a murder accusation as police unravel a tangled tale of love and mystery.

George Kleine Irene Fenwick Vaudette Theater Owen Davis Henry K. Webster Ruth Mcallister

The Battle Cry of Peace at Colonial January 11 12

The Battle Cry of Peace arrives at the Colonial theater January 11 and 12 with matinee and night shows. Tickets go on sale Saturday at Palmer's for fifty and twenty five cents. adults fifty cents and children twenty five. The film features a star cast including Charles Rickman Teffi Johnson Miss Thais Lawton Hudson Max etc. It is billed as a call to arms against war and a strong patriotic appeal.

Colonial Theater Palmer’s Charles Rickman Teffi Johnnson Thais Lawton Hudson Maxi Stuart Blackton Belle Bruce James Morrison Mary Maurice Lionel Braham Lucile Hamil W. J. Ferguson Wilfrid North Louise Beaudet Rogers Lytton Joseph Kilgour Norma Talmage Moving Pictures

Baby Week Campaigns detail for nationwide observance

The Children's Bureau U S Department of Labor issues Baby Week Campaigns to guide communities in organizing a Baby Week or Baby Day. It promotes publicity, school events, welfare information gathering, and post Week follow up, with rural areas emphasized. Copies are available free from the Children's Bureau in Washington DC.

U. S. Department of Labor Children's Bureau Washington Children’s Bureau General Federation of Women’s Clubs Baby Week Washington, D.C

Mell R Wilkinson for Atlanta Mayor

At Attaita Georgia on January 4 voters and property owners weary of internal quarrels back Mell R Wilkinson as a nonpartisan hopeful for Atlanta mayor. Wilkinson is described as honest, capable and broadly respected though not seeking office, with potential to end ongoing bickering if nominated and supported.

O Attaita Atlanta Marion Jackson Jim Woodward Mell R. Wilkinson Wilkinson Jim English Captain English Bulletin

Mules and Mares Auction in Winder by R E Goddard

A car load of Tennessee mules and mares will be sold at public outcry for cash by R E Goddard in Winder on Thursday January 6. The sale promises fine mules at your own price and invites all buyers to attend.

R. E. Goddard Tennessee Winder

Also Mentioned on This Page

Griffeth Milledge Avenue Brwiin Como THE Athens Audit CO Lipscomb Insurance J. C. Jester Athens Ice Co Louis Camak the Hospital Clayton Street Athens, Ga R. C. Adkins Henry Comer Equitable Life Athens Property T. L. Mitchell Joe L. Deadwyler Milledge Ave X. Y Ce Banner Dr. Goss J. T. Anderson Davenport J. W. West Piedmont Hotel Dhtf Care Banner DuBose Avenue Annie O'Farrell Cody Atlanta Fire Department W. B. Cody Fire Department Athens Engineering Co Athens Empire Laundry Company Clara Shannon Commerce Maggie Jackson Watkinsville Mamie Hilsman St. Mary's Hospital Mr. Herschel Lowe Statham City E. Vs. Anderson R. J. Morris Jefferson T. J. Johnson R. L. Moss Augusta Mrs. Douce Bradwell Frank L. Stanton W. A. Capps Mary Yeomans Sara Chapple Claud Cox Yatonton Audley Morton Misses Amy Carrie Walden Eutaw Ala Alva Appleby J. R. Bullock Henry Brown John Stewart Bernard Neal Clarence Rawson John Oliver Sherwood Hurt Arthur Pew Knedrick Smith Theodore Smith Hinton Longino William Campbell Fitzhugh Knox Rolf Sims Charles Thompson Louis Morrison William van Valkenberg Howard McCall, Jr Forrest Roberts Beverly Evans Lawren Goldsmith Stewart Harris EU Scene Black Abner Calhoun Richard Coutts Sam Armstead Howell Foreran University of Georgia Journal H. K. Rumsey Eastonallee Carl Fowler Lumpkin Street Agricultural School Toom Prince Avenue Boulevard G Anderson Vaudette Mell R. Wilkerson
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