Classifieds and notices from The Banner
Short notes of interest advertise personal addresses masked for confidentiality. Notices include insurance and loans by Lipscomb’s Specialty, Jester, Davenport, and Mitchell. catarrh cure in Athens. rubber stamps by W. J. Gardner. farm and city real estate loans. rent offers for a modern eight room house on Prince Avenue and a North Milledge street six room house. furnished rooms for students or young professionals. contact numbers and Banner office.
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D. G. Bickers
Doctors Praise Georgian Manager for Fine Feast
Doctors at the Medical Society banquet praised Hotel Georgian manager O Callaghan for a seven course dinner. Guests commended the menu, preparation, and flawless service at the event hosted by Dr Fullilove.
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Hotel Georgian
Dr. Fullilove
Medical Society
O'Callaghan
Athens Savings Bank Offers 4 Percent Interest on Deposits
Local ads announce savings accounts paying 4 percent interest compounded semiannually, with deposits from $1.00. Also notice rentable cottage on Cobb Street, a cigar advertisement for the Imp cigar, a lost leather watch with gold monogram, and a room wanted for students in a private family.
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Bank IN
Athens
Athens Savings Bank
Dougherty Street
Inheritance Tax Law Questioned in Georgia Case
Special to the sater. Atlanta Ga Jan 5 Judge Cox Dougherty superior court ruled in Tarkas et al vs Smith et al that the inheritance tax law will define its final status. He upheld the states claim for about 3200 and interest, contending the tax is a privilege tax on no transfer, while heirs argue it is only a property tax. The decision will be appealed to the supreme court to settle a major point of tax law.
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Atlanta
Cox
Dougherty Superior Court
Tarkas
Smith
Georgia
Sam Tarkas
Vasue
Supreme Court
Age-Old Injustice. The Spider-I in My Parlor Fly Swat Tale
A fragmentary note recalls a narrator claiming to have first swatted flies in a parlor, yet facing dismissal from others. The line hints at a paradoxical injustice linked to the speaker’s role in a familiar aphorism.
Sedition fears in India run beneath outward calm
AP dispatch from Smita, India, on Jan 5 reports that while India appears peaceful, sedition runs deep. Most Indians favor peaceful change and remaining with the British empire, with only a small fringe of reformers and illiterate masses showing revolutionary leanings. Local unrest persists, notably a Punjab episode where emigrants from California and Oregon failed to incite disaffection among troops.
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Associated Press
Smita
India
Imba
America
Great Britain
Canada
Australia
England
Lleness
Punjab
Pacific
California
Oregon
Government forces prepare to quell northern border tribes
The movement, voluntarily turning to the government, aided arrests of offenders. Internal affairs aside, border tribesmen in the north pose a wartime challenge. Conflicts have occurred since the war began, but the government maintains sufficient troops to handle any situation.
The Two Glasses A Glass of Water A Glass of Wine
Two glasses on a rich man’s table, one red as blood, one clear as noon, argue their power. The wine boasts conquest and ruin, while the water claims mercy, healing, and uplifting deeds. In the end both tell tales of influence from throne to field, rim to rim.
Compensations of Life Injustice in Society’s Rewards
A reflective meditation on distribution of life’s rewards and punishments, arguing that social inequity mirrors the unfairness of life itself and prompts consideration of moral balance.
Lexington G a social rounds and court notices
In Lexington Georgia Jim Young of Augusta visited family over Christmas week. The county orphans court appointed L. K. Smith N. J. Arnold and A. C. Erwin as permanent administrators of the late Jim Smith estate. Parcel Post Sale by the U D C netted over 40 dollars with out of town help and two hand painted pictures bought by Miss Serena Crawford. The Order of Eastern Star calls a meeting to welcome Mrs Colquitt and the grand matron Mrs W H Deadwyler urges attendance for important business.
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Ordeary
L. K. Smith
N. J. Arnold
A. C. Erwin
Jim Smith
Mrs. Broach
Point Peter
Ellen Brooks
Crawford
Serena Crawford
Order of Eastern Star
Colquitt
Georgia
W. H. Deadwyler
New Year Prosperity Foreseen For Southern Industry
Industrial Index notes a strong start to the year for the southern economy. It highlights booming mills and factories, record farm prices, crop diversification keeping dollars in the region, and growing interest in southern waterpowers. The report cites rising iron steel coal sectors and increased homeseeker inquiries, projecting continued growth and more investment in the south.
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Columbus
The
Industrial Index
South
Federal Comptroller
Washington
1916 Was Baby Year and a Call for 1917 Baby Week
Washington notes 1916 as Baby Year with nationwide Baby Week observances in over 2,000 communities. The Children’s Bureau urges May 1–5 for 1917 Baby Week, to include all children at home and emphasize healthy mothers, maternal care, and parental guidance. It warns infantile paralysis areas to keep babies home and offers a bureau bulletin with campaign suggestions.
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Washington
Union
Children’s Bureau
Washing ‘Ton
Bureau
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Brooks Banner Georgia County Marketing Hogs
Statistics show Brooks county as the banner Georgia county in hog marketing with 45 carloads shipped via Quitman to packing houses, majority to Moultrie. The new Georgia packing enterprise gains farmer cooperation, with about 40,000 hogs available for slaughter at the Moultrie plant.
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Brooks
Georgia County
Atlanta
Brooks County
Quitman
Moultrie Packing House
Georgia
Moultrie
Shattered Father's Excuse About a Little Brother
A four year old Maurie is impressed by a charge account discussion. She asks for a brother, and the father says it is expensive and unaffordable. The article notes regional economic quotes about banks and southern prosperity and growth opportunities as the New Year begins.
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Maurie
Mother of Athens Man Buried at Martin 8
The death of Mrs. J. W. Ussery occurred in Richmond Virginia. She lived in South Carolina most of her life and visited her son S. W. Ussery of Athens. Survived by husband J. W. Ussery, daughter Mrs. M. B. Purse, and four sons. Interment near Martin South Carolina.
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J. W. Ussery
Richmond
Athens
Christian Church
M. B. Purse
Martin
D. C
Joe Ussery
Augusta
Tom Ussery
California
Bobbie Ussery
S. C
Jesus
Today’s Fashion Note Describes Evening Dress Design
The article details a fashionable frock with a V shaped bodice in corn color satin, lace, and embroidery bands. It lists fabric needs for medium size and cites separate patterns Metiorial Review Blouse No. 7020, Skirt No. 6714, and Train 7946 with sizes and prices.
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Wmetorial Review
The Laziest Shepherd Prize Tale
A London Globe note recalls a century old pamphlet The Shepherds of Salisbury Plain that mocked lazy shepherds. A prize of a guinea drew only one winner who merely murmured a curt invitation and pocketed the reward.
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Salisbury Plain
London Globe
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Mr. Stark
J. D. Bradwell
Clarke
Lipscomb
Iinsurance
J. C. Jester
A. H. Davenport
W. J. Gardner
Lumpkin St
Mitchell Athens Ga
P. O. Box
Prince Avenue
Mr. Coke Talmadge
S. C. Upson
North Milledge
J. A. Gordon
R. H
Prince Ave
R.jh
Nacoochie Ave
J. T. Anderson
ETA College Avenues
Cobb Street
T.l.mitchell
Gracedale Greenhouses
G- Anderson & Co
Athens Engineering Co
Lexington
Jim Young
Carton
Wena Crawford
Miss Park
Crawfordville
R. Fh. Brooks
Messrs. Smith and Mathews
W. J. Cooper
Jim Bowen
Richmond Hospital
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