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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1914
Page
8
Short notes describe the Athens Savings Bank as the largest in Athens offering 4 percent interest on savings deposits compounded twice yearly on January 1 and July 1 with deposits from $1.00. Also lists hay prices and local notices including lost dog Sapho and a reward for its return.
Insurance and real estate notices list a call to divide fire insurance with J C Jester. Lost items include a lady's hand bag with seven dollars, spectacles, and two keys. Ads cover rentals, shoe repair, harness making, parcel post policy, livestock sales by S D Fambrough and Asa W Hindsley, milch cows wanted, wagons for sale, and a new 300 dollar sheet metal garage for sale at Box 71 Athens.
Property listing notes a business lot for sale near the new court. It highlights splendid investment value and offers terms if desired with further particulars available through E. D. Sledge at the end of data.
Miss Bertie Cordell niece of Mrs W H Shelton of this city died at the home of her uncle E F Duckett Hollingsworth after a brief illness. She was nineteen and highly esteemed. Mrs Shelton is ill and could not attend. Mr Shelton left for Hollingsworth to be at the funeral.
An effective cough medicine for children, Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, is described as harmless and pleasant tasting, marketed as the mothers' favorite everywhere and available from all dealers.
A preacher reflects on John's gospel and Jesus as the light that dispels darkness. He urges personal trust, explains the difference between comprehend and apprehend, and honors witnesses like John the Baptist while noting modern pressures against faith.
A preacher cites John the Baptist to contrast polished acclaim with faithful preaching. He argues that genuine light is shown when listeners seek Jesus and the preacher is forgotten. A mother and child vignette underscores recognition and sorrow, finishing with the Bible verse He came unto his own and his own received him not.
Georgia sports star Captain Bob McWhorter becomes a full fledged newspaper man and enters a vote contest run by the Atlanta Georgian and Sunday American. He seeks the grand prize, a handsome automobile, by collecting subscribers or coupons from the papers. Athens admirers are urged to back him in the drive as votes determine the winner. Look out for the strong contender.
The city court jury dismissed last week by Judge West is recalled. The sheriff was ordered to summon them for duty tomorrow morning. Several cases are on the docket including Arthur versus Woodmen of the World for life insurance, and actions against Athens Railway & Electric Co. Wade Manufacturing Co. versus Anderson Banking Co. Cooper versus Follette Coal & Tron Co. Shackelford versus H J Langston and others.
A vintage ad extols O Cedar furniture polish as a soap like cleaner that leaves a glossy lasting lustre. It claims a vegetable based formula with no grease or inflammables and minimal rubbing required for furniture autos pianos floors and more.
Col George Washington Goethals builder of the Panama canal was guest of honor at a Washington banquet given by the National Geographic society. President Wilson presented him a special gold medal in recognition of his achievements with Secretary Bryan as toast master and a distinguished company in attendance.
Cloverhurst Country Club schedules at least one tournament each month to boost member interest. In addition to the annual 18 hole medal play events on Memorial Day, July 4, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day, entries run the first six days of each month with draws on the seventh or eighth if Sunday. A March 7 nine hole qualifying event offers a best net medal prize and March 9 marks the start of a daily round schedule. Upcoming links work aims to add nine more holes soon.
New York resumes normal traffic as 16000 snow shovelers and 2500 extra teams clear main arteries. Rail service largely resumes and a million gallons of water is used while sunshine aids cleanup. An ad promotes Dr King’s New Discovery claiming to cure chronic coughs and flu symptoms with money back guarantee.
A fragment notes Papitas as a juicy wholesome fruit native to the Loochoo island group. It fruits four to seven months each year, lacks noticeable insect enemies, and is popular with birds. The melon sized fruit can reach about fifteen inches in diameter and twenty four inches in girth, with prolific growth in parts of India where introduced.
A school room in Los Angeles modeled after a Roman principal room aims to speed Latin learning. An analysis of 20,000 English words from the New Standard Dictionary shows 4,842 from Latin through French, 3,681 from Anglo Saxon English, 2,880 directly from Latin, 2,493 from Greek, with small counts from American Indian and African languages and one from Lithuanian.
The polka originated in Bohemia where peasant dancers moved it for ages. Josefa Neruda popularized it in high society after she danced it in Elbental market on a Sunday afternoon and recorded the melody and steps.
Advice on using acetic acid diluted in hot water to remove paint from glass with warmth helping the process. Cautions include keeping the hot solution away from children and noting it won’t harm hands fabrics or glass. Also a remark about poets works affecting women’s purchasing with trading stamps.
A grateful user reports relief from neuralgia and gall stones after using a stomach remedy. She credits the medicine with restoring appetite and sleep, claiming life improved and health restored. Letters from users and a Chicago chemist promote the product for stomach ailments. Sold in Athens by H R Palmer.
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