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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1917
Page
6
Short notice column lists Lipscomb’s specialty insurance and Athens Savings Bank offering 4 percent interest, plus loans on city and farm property. Ads include Williams Bros moving services, a five passenger Reo touring car for sale, auto rental for trips, fire insurance inquiry, buy at home plea, and a city tax reminder from City Marshal G. E. O’Farrell with delinquency penalties.
Miss Rutherford speaks on women’s patriotism and historical honesty urging remembrance of past wrongs to guide future generations. Audience rises in a unanimous vote of thanks after the address, praising the talk. Also includes ads for Green’s August Flower and Chamberlain’s digestive tonic with endorsements.
The notice suggests packing stationery books magazines a Waterman Ideal fountain pen a tennis racket and balls a bathing suit for a comfortable vacation. It emphasizes practical items to enhance comfort and enjoyment during the trip.
Athens cotton at 25.00c and New York 25.80 steady. Atlanta 24.80 quiet. Chicago quotations show wheat, corn, oats, pork, lard and rib futures with mixed moves and end prices across July to December contracts.
Strand shows Geo Beban in Cook of Canyon Camp Mystery of The Double Cross Elite showcases in A Ken tucky Cinderella Strand presents Ethel Barrymore in The Greatest Power Fatty in A Rough House Elite Pearl White in The Fatal Ring Helen Holmes Pa in the comedy When body of Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic 50 cents Trade-at-Home Athens promotions
The ad extols Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as highly effective. John F. Jantzen of Delmeny Bask endorses its use for himself and his family, calling it an exceptionally fine preparation.
Special to the Banner Atlanta Georgia July 26 forecast till 7 pm Friday Athens and vicinity fair Friday generally fair in the Southeast. Some rain reported in Georgia Alabama the Carolinas and Tennessee with a local downpour in Washington DC. Also includes Chamberlains Tablets testimonial on stomach relief.
Dr. W. W. Keen reaches eighty while Joseph G. Rosengarten recalls a Swiss diligence tale. He tried English French German and finally Latin before a voice atop the coach identified him by his Latin mispronunciation. Dr. Horace Howard Furness was aboard as the other American observer.
Dialogue pairs a flirtatious question with a candid reply about occasional baseball thoughts. The snippet evokes a light, period tone and hints at subtle romantic comedy dynamics without revealing full context.
A playful column of quips and cartoons in a local paper recounts light hearted exchanges and puns. Jokes cover social satire such as dining, performance nerves, and humorous misunderstandings about gymnasium and piano mix ups.
American league results include Philadelphia 2 to 4 loss, Detroit 6 to 2 win, Washington 2 to 2, Cleveland 1 to 5, Boston 11 to 8, St Louis 2 to 3, New York 6 to Chicago 5 in 14 innings. National league tallies show Pittsburgh 4 to 1 over Brooklyn, Chicago 7 and New York L, St Louis 2 to 0, Boston 0, Cincinnati 5 to Philadelphia 2. Southern league games feature Atlanta 2 to 6, Little Rock 3 to 0, New Orleans 1 to 6, Mobile 5 to 1, Birmingham 2 to 7, Memphis 7.
Notice warns all Ku Klux members to attend an important 8 30 pm gathering. Co D McDorman identified as Kligrapp.
A called communication of Mount Vernon Lodge No. 22 F. and A. M. will be held at their hall on the third floor of the Max Joseph building this Friday evening July 27 1917 at 8 30 oclock. Work in the Masters degree. All duly qualified brethren invited to attend. By order of E C Paine W M MO G Quinn Secretary.
A curious prairie dog feud is observed in the zoological village with northern burrows clashing with hillocks in the southwest. Scuffles include popping heads, tail signals, squatting sentries, and taunting chatter as one side overwhelms the other. Captured dogs are buried by opponents for hours, a nonlethal confrontation amid noisy maneuvers.
A practical home tip explains cleaning curtains without washing. Rub with cornmeal, brush and shake, or hang in a brisk wind to refresh fabric for extended periods. The advice promises noticeably brighter curtains.
To Clean Cut Glass. Cut glass should be washed in hot soapsuds and left to drain. When the air hag dried it, rub briskly with a Turkish towel which leaves no slot and gets down into the cuts better than ordinary toweling.
A squad head replies to a question about a slow curve by saying they have finished baseball practice for the day and that this is bombing practice, indicating a shift to a harsher training activity. The exchange frames a military style comment within a sports setting.
The New York Telegram notes the United States produces about one fifth of the world’s gold, outranking all nations except the Transvaal in gold mining.
To protect a varnished or painted kitchen floor while using stove and sink, place two wide boards under the area and screw a large cork at each end and two in the center. When the floor dries and boards are removed, only the cork contact marks remain to be touched up.
A quirky aged remark as a brass band passes by. The speaker muses whether rain would fill tuba players with water, a humorous image from a street scene.
Urges purchase of Chamberlain’s Samady to prepare for summer colic or diarrhoea. Claims worth and usefulness exceed its price, stressing readiness for any family member’s attack.
The passage argues that thoughts drive behavior and that mastering thought habits yields the highest happiness, claiming material riches pale beside disciplined thinking. It emphasizes inner control as the key to blessedness and compares gold and diamonds unfavorably to mental discipline.
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