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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1917
Page
4
Advertisements offer local services and goods with reporterless notes. Listed items include fire insurance questions, loans on farm and city property, rubber stamps and office supplies, printing services, rental houses, houses for sale, refrigerators, trucks, Athens products, a store room for rent, and a lost dog with reward.
Advertisements offer savings bank rates, rentals on Hiawassee avenue and Cobb street, rooms and houses for rent, watch loss reward, and farm for rent with stock. Listings include J C Jester, Davenport, Dr N J Slaughter, Blekers, DG Anderson & Co at 204 Clayton St, and a phone contact 1231.
A brief verse commentary notes that while a woman may marry in haste and repent at leisure, men often lose their leisure time in similar decisions, hinting at society's double standards on marriage timing.
The city board of education met yestern afternoon with strong attendance and approved a rule requiring all newly elected teachers to pass a prescribed exam. The test details will be announced by Superintendent G G Bond. The measure excludes current faculty such as Miss Ruby Harbin whose resignation was accepted as she moves to Chicago. Miss Bolton will replace Miss Venable at the high school. Board members plan monthly school visits to report observations.
An old advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline as a dandruff remover and scalp conditioner. It claims immediate cleansing and gloss plus gradual new hair growth, urging use for softer hair and a fuller look with a 25 cent bottle.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes citizen duties include refraining from harming elders and keeping peaceable pets. It argues good neighbors and orderly conduct reflect civic responsibility across communities.
Athens and Clarke county prepare for a two day double division Sunday Schools meeting with Dr W A Brown and state convention leaders at First Methodist and Baptist Tabernacle. Presiding Elder S P Wiggins leads the First Methodist quarterly conference this evening at 8 o clock with all church andSunday School officials invited. L C Brown and E C Paine of Athens Coca Cola Bottling Co attend a state bottlers meeting in Atlanta this week.
Miss Rivers, a supply teacher at College Avenue School, was formally elected to take a leadership role. The ceremony confirmed her appointment and outlined her duties.
A short meditation on missing men, noting they vanish from their old lives to seek new pastures and ways to sever ties, leaving little trace behind and becoming part of an unseen realm.
An aid to ball players promises Fordlike batting with glasses hinged to a player’s cap. A light touch drops the lenses into position so the fielder can watch the ball in bright sun while facing the sun.
Miss Pansy Pyetin’s father attended last Sunday without his necktie as her pekinese dog required a new ribbon neck adornment during the outing.
The Kansas City stir reports a quarrel over ticket prices and local tensions. A medic with scruples refuses to help raise Topeka tickets, citing a desire to avoid airing personal grudges and insults.
A novel outdoor swimming pool on a WHUStenm of Pipsenters liner features a canvas bag holding about five feet of water. Located on a lower deck, swimmers dive from above to entertain both players and observers.
A tip to boil cracked eggs safely by adding a small amount of vinegar to the cooking water. The acidic water helps prevent the whites from spilling out and keeps the eggs intact during boiling.
Dr. W B Conway of Athens spent winter with his daughter at College Park and addressed citizens and schoolchildren on the Lee birthday celebration. Speakers included Dr Mulderby and Mrs D Wilson of Atlanta, with songs and tangas and a Confederate flag program prepared by local children.
Tarantula Tim claims saloons will close in Crimson Gate as citizens seek to punish bartenders for declining liquor availability. The exchange suggests local anger over alcohol and potential social reforms.
A brief note features a quip about attending in spirit and a playful offer to reserve seats at the charity concert, with ticket prices of fifty cents and two dollars.
Text appears garbled and fragmented. No coherent events, people, or organizations are extractable to form a factual news item or summary.
A National Speaker announced for a Saturday morning farmers' address at Jefferson at 11 o'clock. J M Rhodes of the Farmers Educational and Co-Operative Union will speak, fresh from a European mission on agricultural advancement. Judge Cobb to complete term and return to city to resume duties at courthouse. Major Boswell departs for Washington to discuss establishing an officers training corps unit at the University.
A humorous Uncle Eben quip mocks someone always claiming what he would do if in another’s place. The speaker notes that such talk rarely leads to action, poking gentle fun at idle plans.
Mr J H Dorsey Clarke county tax receiver champions proactive work saving ten days in dull periods by compiling 117 digests. He catalogs district names numbers and items in capitulations to speed the returning season and reduce delays.
Describes a charming Young girl’s dance dress made of White China silk and white net with satin ribbon trim. Plain silk waist, low neck, silk skirt, net overdress with puffed sleeves, and ribbon bands. Two silk fruit bunches provide color, pink blue and yellow berries. The girl wore the frock well.
A quick handy travel bag tutorial uses an 11 inch pink linen square bound with white tape. It describes folding, feather stitching, and pocket layout for toothpaste toothbrush and cosmetics with optional glass case enclosure.
A fragment notes Adam and Eve reacting to untoward future with a remark about an unusually wart season, described as a novelty comment from the Milwaukee Journal.
Cleaning guidance mentions dissolving ox atic acid in water to treat soiled matting and applying with a scrubbing brush. It then references washing with lean recapitulations and notes books may record possible spring thefts.
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