Local Business Ads and Notices Highlight Athens Classifieds
Short notes of interest and ads show varied offerings from insurance savings and loan services to rental and sale notices. Items include Daniel Mineral Water, car rentals, cottage sublets, found items, lost keys, and a dividend notice from Athens Trust & Banking Co dated June 1, 1917. Organizations include The Athens Savings Bank, Green & Michael, and Athens Trust & Banking Co.
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Athens Trust & Banking Company
Georgia National Bank
Athens
Georgia
Thos. F. Green
Athens Trust & Banking Co
Why Be Bald A Hair Grower Ad At Palmer's Drug Stores
An advertising pitch promotes Parisian Sage as an effective hair growth treatment. It claims the product stops hair loss and itchy scalp, removes dandruff, and softens hair. It targets men and women, touts guaranteed results, and implies money back if not satisfied.
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Palmer’s
Athens City Charter Plan Delayed Caucus Postponed
The Athens council caucus was postponed to Monday as charter discussion consumed time. Key races for city attorney and recorder drew interest with incumbents and applicants named. civil service, city manager, and ward-based aldermen proposed. The charter would shift to mayoral-elective at large, four councilors, and a seven-member board with broad reforms.
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City of
Athens
Civil Service Board
Board of Education
Aldermanic School Committee
Board of Health
Recorder’s Court
Largest Confederate reunion crowds gather in Washington
In Washington D C on June 4 a large south gathering marks the twenty seventh annual United Confederate Veterans reunion. Veterans Sons of Veterans Daughters of the Confederacy sponsors maids chaperones and thousands of visitors fill the capital. Grand Army men mingle with former Confederates as Gen George P Harrison arrives to lead the event.
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Washington, D. C
Potomac
National Capital
Sons of Veterans
Daughters of the Confederacy
United Confederate Veterans
Grand Army
France
George P. Harrison
Cotton Market Mixed as New York Rates Hold Steady
News of the Markets reports spot cotton steady in New York with Liverpool cables higher. Middling prices rise amid moderate demand as futures close up, with notable activity in United States exports and imports noted.
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New York
Athena
Associated Prees
Thy Wmvitheok
Cotton
Liverpool Cables
Americam
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Worth in Athens
Act quickly in time of kidney danger. Athens resident Mrs. 8 F Davis reports back pain and fatigue eased after using Doan's Kidney Pills. Two boxes strengthened her back and relieved symptoms of kidney disease. Price 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY proclaims this testimonial.
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Athens
Dean
F. Davis
Cobb St. Athens
Doan
California Syrup of Figs Promises Quick Relief for Constipation
This old advertisement urges parents to use California Syrup of Figs to relieve constipation in children and adults. It claims a teaspoonful will cleanse the bowels within hours, and warns to ask for the genuine product by the California Fig Syrup Company.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Senate Senate Finance Committee backs prohibitive whiskey tax during war
Washington June 4 the senate finance committee revised the war tax bill proposing a prohibitive tax of about five dollars per gallon on whiskey and other distilled spirits for beverage use while beer brewing remains unaffected. The measure aims to suspend beverage production with liquor kept in bonded warehouses.
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Senate
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate Finance Committee
Gore
Kidney Care Advised With Salts Drink
An old health advisory promotes taking four ounces of Jad Salts dissolved in water each morning to flush kidneys and bladder. It claims the tonic neutralizes acidic waste from meat and helps relieve back pain, headaches, and urinary issues by stimulating sluggish kidneys.
Board fixes maximum price for corn and wheat
Chicago June 4. The board of directors set the maximum price for corn at 1.65 on all future contracts, mirroring the action taken several days earlier for wheat.
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Associated Press
Chicago, Jr
Speeding the Spoken Word at Elie Free Show
A free three-reel telephone educational short will be shown today between 9 and 11 a.m. at the Elie venue. The film explains the making and uses of the telephone, its history, and human interest aspects, with no admittance fee. The Athens Telegraph Society hosts the screening under Col. T. R. Gentry of Southern Bell.
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Elie
Georgia
Col. T. R. Gentry
Southern Bell
Athens Telephone Society
Judge Crossley’s Court Transfers to Judge Cobb
All cases in Judge Crossley’s court have been moved to Judge Carlisle Cobb’s court while Crossley attends officers’ training at Fort McPherson. Papers are in Cobb’s possession and hearings are set for tomorrow at 10 o’clock in the morning at the courthouse. Cobb previously held court yesterday for civil business.
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Peace
Carl F. Crossley
Carlisle Cobb
Crossley
Fort McPherson
Cobb
Dusiness
Baseball Scores Across Leagues Yesterday
Results show American League games with Philadelphia 2 by Chicago 4 and New York 6 by Detroit 5 among others. National League closes with Chicago 4 Brooklyn 2 and Boston 6 over Cincinnati 2. Southern Mobile 2 at Atlanta 0 and Little Rock 5 Chattanooga 3. South Atlantic includes Jacksonville 6 Charleston 7 and Augusta 6 Columbia 2.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
St. Louis
New York
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
National Chicago
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsbury
Southern Mobile
Atlanta
New Orleans
Birmingham
Little Rock
Chattanooga
South Atlantic
Jacksonville
Charleston
Augusta
Columbia
Adoo Addresses Liberty Loan Meetings in New York
Secretary Mo Adoo drew an enthusiastic reception in New York as he addressed two Liberty Loan meetings. Mayor Mitchell presided at one gathering and Oscar Strauss at the other, urging citizens to buy bonds as their means permitted.
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Associated Press
New York
MoAdoo
Liberty Loan
Ell
Mitchell
Ing
Oscar Strauss
Charming Play by the Little Folks at the Colonial
Under Miss Vance the Childs street school presented The Rescue of Princess Winsome a fairy play at the Colonial last night. The cast included King William Moss Queen Mary Stephenson Prince Hero Martha Smith Godmother Renee Mallory and Princess Winsome Brownies Floyd Adams C Y Wier Victor Parnell James Chandler and others in a lively production.
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Miss Vance
Childs Street
Princess Winsome
King
Sreeeesees
William Moss
Mary Stephenson
Prince
Martha Smith
Caillie McWhirter
Alfred Parham
Ira Dunaway
Olive Quilléan
Renee Mallory
Titanic
Bluma Funkenstein
Virginia Howell
Lila Cox
Elizabeth Jackson
Dorfiss Williams
Mary
Teen Moss
Marthe Parnest
Huan Lindberg
Dorothy Waters
Dorothy Davis
Mildred Morton
Arsed 3 Sery
Martha Hill Jackson
Chris Hood
First Georgia registrant condemned to die in war draft
The Adjutant General received the registration card of Charlie Williams, a Terrell county native convict jailed in Bainbridge for murder. Williams, within the age limit, states he wants to serve, but is condemned to die, and the card is sent to the adjutant general for investigation.
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Atanta
Georgia
Adjutant General's Office
S. Martin
Decatur Coun
Bainbridge
Charlie Williams
Williams
Terrell County
Adjutant General's
Brown Birth Announcement and Liberty Bond Appeal
Dr and Mrs Wedford Brown announce the birth of a daughter on May 30. A public note urges support for Liberty Bonds amid wartime finance questions, contrasting borrowing with taxation to fund the war.
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Mrs. Wedford Brown
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Springdale ,St
J. D. Bradwell
Lipscomb’s
Specia
Insurance
J. C. Jester
Athens Savings Bank
Green & Michael
Wiliama Bros
Daniel
B. H. Weatherly
Mitchlis Bridge
Dave Paddock
Appy
Banner Office
Davison-Nicholson Co
Banner
Ofice
W. Hudgin
Athens, Ga
J. E. Cook
Irisat-sun
Dalton Add‘Ing
Dalton,” Care Banner
Dh-Sat-Sun-Mon
Olivia Cook
Boulevard
Thomas Bros
Athens Overland Co
A. C. Stephens Optometrist
Lumpkin Street
Houser
Clayton and Pulaski Sts
J. T. Anderson Real Estate and Fire Insurance
Liberty
Boston Gate
Harmon& Ekrod
City Recorder
Jerome Michael
Joe Deadwyler
Recorder
Sterling Price
Joe Lumpkin
Police and Fire Departments
Potomac River
Hilary A. Herbert
Secretary of the Navy
Wilson
Harrison
Mississippi
Fletcher
Florida
News of the Markets
Aney
Wees
Tone
Gracedale Greenhouses
Arnold & Abnbys
Lipscomb
Milledge Avenue
M. G. Deak
Erwin & Company
Madoo
N.Y
Brownies
Floyd Adams
C. Y. Wier
Victor Parnell
James Chandler
J. W. Michael
Annie Flo Parnell
Pages
Ann Smith
Cynthia Mallory
Oscar Nichols
Insurance Dept
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