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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1914
Page
8
The Athena Savings Bank advertises four percent interest on savings deposits compounded semiannually, with deposits starting at one dollar. Also promoting renting options, livestock and farm listings, and miscellaneous notices from local merchants and residents.
Local ads list house for rent on Thomas Street and Hancock Avenue near Milledge plus a 7 room house near Milledge. furniture and appliances including a Pope motorcycle, an Underwood typewriter, and writing desk offered. Businesses advertise shoe repair harnesses, electric wiring, fixtures and motors, dairy and grocery items, and dried pork sausage. Interested buyers can contact Fears Gro Co, Southern Electric Co, Martin Brothers, and R A Rogers.
An advertisement claims Foley Skinney Pills aid kidney and bladder trouble with widespread satisfaction. Testimonial from A. T. Kelly of McIntosh Alabama praises relief for kidney trouble and backache. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Son.
A compact remark notes it is strange that some people wear frowns they could not be induced to wear anything else that did not suit them. The wry observation hinges on Lip pincott’s quip about authenticity and appearance.
A local committee asks readers to send new subscriptions and renewals to Orr Drug Co for the John Gerdine Memorial Fund. The appeal urges cutting vote tion soup from the Atlanta Constitution daily and leaves instructions for Mrs. R. C Orr and Mrs. T. F. Green to handle the donations.
When packing books line the boxes with oilcloth to protect volumes from damage mold and mildew as advised by the Home Department of the National Magazine.
Mrs Nannie Turner resident of Cholmondeley castle lodges in Cheshire England is over a century old yet remains keen and capable. She continues daily wood gathering and household duties showcasing notable strength for her age.
An advertisement claims LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine cures colds in one day. It says it stops coughing and headache and offers a druggists refund if it fails. The label GROVF'S denotes the product on each box.
Rucker Ginn, captain of Georgia's Southern champions, signs with the Cleveland club of the American League and reports immediately. The Royston native is praised as an 18 karat fielder with a fine wing, base running speed, and reliable hitting, developed under Joe Birmingham. Ty Cobb mentored Ginn in his youth and predicts stardom in professional baseball.
A fashion notice describes white remaining popular for summer but soft shades like yellow pink and blue gaining favor. It highlights crepe blouses with two-piece skirts in peg-top drapery, price ranges for fabric, and pattern Nos 8254 8255 7836 with sizing and coupon instructions.
Local Broad Street retailer H J Huggins and Son advertises cream freezers ice boxes water coolers and refrigerators. Highlights include North Pole all metal freezers Snow White metal refrigerators solid oak models and glassware with affordable prices and credit terms.
Dr. R. K. Endrick Smith, a Back Bay scientist, claims Boston men are the poorest physical specimens in the country and far below peers in New York Philadelphia and Chicago. He also says they are discourteous and ill groomed contrasting with men in other cities. The cartoonist’s depiction of the bespectacled Boston boy with Emerson under his arm is not far from the truth.
A film by Will Day shows a snake swallowing a fish head first to avoid fins. If captured tail first, the fish is lifted and turned from water in a remarkable sequence described by Popular Electricity.
Disruptive spring holiday match at Grafton West Virginia ends with Omar Robinson pitched into a creek by a group of high school and college students. They keep him under water with poles as faculty begin investigations and consider suspensions.
The article describes pleatings and pipings in cream white epange and black taffeta as finishing touches on two vintage style suits No. 8137 8212. It notes material costs from 75 cents a yard, with size 36 requirements for coat and skirt and specifies fabric widths and yardage for several pattern numbers.
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