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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1916
Page
8
Local classified items include insurance pitches from Lipscomb and Jester, real estate loan note from Monty, fresh fish call, return of lost items like a beaded gold watch, stenographic work and employment ads, boarding house room offers, two solicitors wanted for city and nearby towns, a teacher seeking work, and a testimonial for Foley Kidney Pills praising health benefits.
Largest saving in Athens pays 4 percent interest compounded monthly on savings deposits received from 4108 up. Deposits accepted starting January. Promote saving habit. Six room house with modern conveniences on Grady Avenue for rent by J. W. Ingle. Extra work wanted for teacher care banner.
A classic advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast safe remedy for indigestion dyspepsia gastritis and related stomach distress. It promises rapid relief within minutes keeps a case at home and claims millions of cures worldwide.
An advertisement urges readers to act promptly when back pain muscle aches or rheumatic twinges threaten performance. It promotes Foley Kidney Pills to help the kidneys eliminate waste and support health. H. R. Palmer & Sons.
Local citizens from Monroe envision extending the Greene County Railroad from Appalachee to Greensboro. The plan would connect with Loganville and Lawrenceville and, via Seaboard Air Line, reach Atlanta. A route to Savannah could form a direct Atlanta Savannah link, with Greens boro as the hub. The Herald Journal urges Greene county residents to support building the Greensboro to Appalachee link to secure freight rates and a trunk line to Atlantic ports.
Mr Hugh H Price of High Schoals announces his bid for the twenty seventh senatorial district seat. He is well known in Newton Rockdale Walton and Oconee counties and follows Col Robert Ashford as the second candidate to enter the race ahead of the Democratic primary. Price notes his family ties and prior public service and says he seeks the seat in the district.
An old ad copy promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills as a time tested remedy. The first dose supposedly moves sluggish bowels stimulates the liver and clears the system of waste and impurities. It urges readers to clear body poisons for better health.
Mayor John Purroy Mitchel told the National Conference of Mayors that democracy must prove its resolve by establishing a complete national defense this year. He urged action to mobilize public opinion, pressure Congress, and implement universal military training under federal authority to meet looming international threats and protect American interests.
Cornelius Vanderbilt urged freedom of public speech for American naval officers at the National Conference of Mayors on Defense in St Louis. He warned that withholding officers' expert views harms national defense and urged treating officers as citizens with rights while expanding the U S Navy to match other powers.
In remarks tied to political primaries, Mr. Vanderbilt urged Congress to ensure navy sufficiency to deter invasion. He pressed representatives to remember their constitutional duty to provide for the common defense on election days and beyond.
Excavations for Phoenix Assurance Company Limited head office in London uncovered Roman and medieval relics in well preserved condition. Findings include remains of Roman buildings and a conflagration indicator near the end of the First Century. The objects will join Guildhall Museum collections.
Williams Lodge No.15 calls a meeting today Saturday March 4 at 9 a.m. to attend the funeral of Brother Ernest Bullard. All members are instructed to be present by order of Jake Jobs and G. J. Mealor secretary.
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