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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1916
Page
11
Short notes of interest list Lipscomb’s Insurance partnership with J C Jester and invites loans on Athens real estate. W L Erwin promotes eggs, corn, Bermuda hay, pea vine and sorghum hay, Big Boll cotton seed. Griffeth Implement Co advertises cooking oil and olive oil substitutes from local merchants.
An advertisement urges removing dandruff by treating scalp conditions and maintaining clean hair. It promotes Parisian Sage by H. R. Palmer & Sons as a guaranteed remedy, offering a refund if it fails to remove dandruff or stop hair loss and itching after a simple home test.
The Athens Savings Bank advertises 4 percent interest on savings deposits with compounding dates January 1 and July 1. Deposits from 1.00 and up allowed. Also notes a six room modern house on Grady Avenue with boarding options at 115 Hill Street.
Fall to spring coughs are common, but Dr King’s New Discovery claims immediate relief. It soothes inflamed passages, stops the rasping cough, and heals irritation. a 60c bottle is recommended with money back if not satisfied. W. C. Jesseman of Franconia, New Hampshire endorses its usefulness.
The Y W C A film drive reaches from El Paso Texas to Bloomington Indiana with Athens coordinating dispatches. See the Elite Theater today and tonight to view a delightful Elsie Janis comedy plus the Y W C A program. Admission 5 and 10 cents.
A Topeka Daily Capital quotation notes that meeting the beloved after her marriage may be the best cure for five years of unrequited love. The line frames a reflective, personal counsel on romantic longing.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics issues Bulletin 175 summarizing its 1910 12 report on the condition of women and child wage earners in the United States. It notes 335000 workers in study areas, half women, with many under 20, and shows widespread low wages and extensive child employment, plus shifts in labor legislation nationwide since 1908. It also highlights contributions from official and unofficial bodies advancing protective laws and enforcement through 1915.
These lamps are of highest grade and will give satisfactory wear and service. Metalyte Tungsten Lamps give twice the light at the same cost of the same light at one-half the cost of ordinary carbon lamps. Should be used around the house during warm damp days. place your order now.
The text discusses enforcement and guaranty of compensation payments in fatal and serious accidents to maintain living standards. aims to prevent dependent women and children from forcing into industrial employment.
Dr J P Campbell, biology professor at the University of Georgia, praises the exhibition Damaged Goods shown at the Vaudette. He argues the program reliably presents the dangers of diseases to young people and that its truthfulness supports lasting beneficial impact for mature viewers while offering no harm to capable minds.
The Industrial Index notes construction activity increasing with spring, predicting busy building months. Reported are public bond votes in South Carolina and Florida, a Florida county district approving road and bridge bonds, and plans for sewer water works and parks. A Aycock Florida company forms with $500,000 capital to manufacture wood block veneer and a New York millionaire buys Palm Beach acreage for a $1,000,000 estate. Twenty-nine corporations formed that week with minimum capital stock totaling $1,008,500.
The article describes Mercury Venus Mars and Saturn visible this March with Venus in the west after sunset and Mercury as a morning star. It notes Crater and Virgo rising southeast, Spica the ear of wheat within Virgo, and Arcturus in Boötes with its notable heat and light.
J C Oliver of Woodstock Vermont reports finding a white mint rock smaller than a man’s fist with an irregular hole through the center caused by a rusted cast iron implement. The discovery is described as peculiar and noted by local observers.
A truncated, garbled passage shows a father daughter exchange problem line with phrases like Why bang girl thax fol low and Dine dolora two week. The text reads as broken dialogue, suggesting a domestic scene or a playful skit, though specifics are unclear due to heavy OCR errors.
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