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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1917
Page
3
New York and New Orleans markets show cotton declines on poor cables and politics, then partial recovery guided by buying. Wheat corn oats pork lard and ribs futures move within narrow bands as Liverpool cables push prices higher, with spot cotton in moderate demand and American exports rising.
A 1916 article warns private detectives that European crooks target U S social events and jewelry due to wartime wealth. It notes agencies in New York Boston Philadelphia and Washington anticipate a busy year guarding social leaders and guests from sophisticated thieves who exploit war induced prosperity.
In Evanston Illinois Justice of the Peace Flarry M Bartlett advertised a ring for all couples he wed. William J Morette and Miss Eleanore Schild were married by him. The justice then gave a cow bell a hearty shake and proclaimed There’s your ring.
A poorly dressed woman entered a Chicago police station and laid a purse containing 304 on the desk. She claimed the purse was not hers and refused to leave her name for any reward, saying the owner would get the purse back without paying for its return.
A border dispatch claimed Fifth Georgia chaplain Lieutenant Andrew Jackson Smith died in a El Paso hospital. Officials and family received telegrams. Smith later denied dead, noting he remains alive and with his regiment. He is a Mercer graduate and former Athens pastor.
National Fertilizer association launches a nationwide drive from New York urging farmers to order fertilizers seeds machinery and other spring goods early due to severe railroad car shortages. Officials warn delays could jeopardize next year’s crops and extend shipping season three months to move 4 500 000 tons. The campaign calls cooperation among manufacturers railroads dealers and farmers to ensure timely deliveries.
Dorothy Dalton stars in Chicken Casey at the Strand Theatre with Charles Gunn, a tale of a slum girl and disguise to foil a critical author. Ann Pennington appears in The Rainbow Princess at the Elite, featuring a full circus backdrop and a tender love story. Charlie Chaplin’s Easy Street closes the Strand lineup, while Marguerite Clark headlines Monday in The Fortunes of Fifi at the Strand.
The Royal Hawaiian Quintette will be the added attraction at the Strand Theater on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. They will present one of the biggest novelties ever seen in a moving picture theater. The engagement cost the Strand management a large amount.
Athens resident Mrs. Louisa Smith of 951 B Broad St. Athens reports relief from back pain and urinary issues after using Doan’s Kidney Pills from Smith & Bros. Drug Store. The Buffalo company promotes the remedy at 50 cents through dealers.
A New York experiment shows Mrs. C and Miss H winning $50 each after adopting a dramatic diet. Mrs. C drops from 218 to 179 pounds, trimming bust, waist, hips and measurements. Miss H gains weight and inches while ditching old eating habits.
At the Rome recruiting station Sergeant Joseph Garrett rewards every woman who brings in a fiancé to enlist with a box of candy. The tactic boosts enlistment, filling the office daily while caramel makers cheer and the sergeant enjoys high morale in the service.
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