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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1916
Page
8
Lipscomb's Specialty-Insurance offers fire insurance division with J. C. Jester. W. L. Erwin solicits real estate loans in Athens. Housing available at 105 Hill St with or without rooms. Equitable Life Assurance advertises safety and service. Extra Saturday work wanted by "Teacher" care Banner. Eq Lifefoot noComs by T. L. Mitchell. Exchange wanted: 5 passenger Ford body for 2 passenger Ford body. Costa's.
The Athens Savings Bank advertises 4 percent interest on deposits compounded semiannually with deposits from 1.60. Also lists real estate for rent on Grady avenue and 454 College Ave, plus two help-wanted notices for stenography and book-keeping.
The notice states that today is the final day for candidates seeking county offices in the forthcoming primary to pay assessments to the county Democratic executive committee. It notes there is no opposition to current officers in sight under the committee rules.
A sad sight shows many children on streets weak and ailing with spindling limbs and cross temper. Local druggists H. R. Palmer & Sons urge parents to use Vinci cod liver and iron remedy to boost vitality. It contains no oil or grease and is liked by children.
The Great Divide stars Henry Miller and Margaret Anglin and is produced as a motion picture by the Lubin Company with House Peters as Steve Ghent and Ethel Clayton as Ruth Jordan. Filmed on the same spot that inspired William Vaughan Foody the production features scenic value and dramatic acting. It will be the Strand theater’s attraction today.
Clem Stewart was yesterday tried before Justice Cobb and Tuck on a warrant charging larceny after trust. He was remanded to the city court where the evidence differed and the charge was dismissed.
Rear Admiral Asa Walker, retired, seventy, one of Dewey's Manila commanders, died of pneumonia at Annapolis. His home was in Portsmouth New Hampshire.
The article urges a thoughtful Lent beyond ritual, inviting all Christians to rest, stock their spiritual lives, and pursue broad self discipline through fasting and almsgiving. It stresses voluntary effort, personal renewal, and broad accessibility beyond denominations. It cites The Eternal Magdalene for a warning against hollow religiosity.
A church exhortation emphasizes Lent as a time to turn to the Lord, practice fasting, prayer, and alms, and seek true repentance. It cautions against rigid rules, urging believers to pursue spiritual strength, honesty, and a higher Christlike life in preparation for Easter and the Resurrection.
The Continental Fire Insurance Company 63rd Annual Statement as of January 1, 1916 shows total assets of 31,889,091.16 with beds and stocks of 25,732,639.00 and real estate of 2,151,170.00. It lists unearned premiums at 10,000,000.00, losses in process of adjustment, reserve for contingencies, and a policyholders surplus of 20,462,343.55.
Lipscomb & Company secured a nine reel Paramount picture starring George Beban for three showings at the Colonial theater on Monday March 13. Morning 11 30 afternoon 3 30 and 8 30 night. The film draws strong notices from New York papers with praise for its care and emotional range.
Robert Parks pleaded guilty in city court before Judge West to larceny from a house of a suit of clothes and a Smith and Wesson revolver. He was fined $35 plus costs and sentenced to six months on the gang.
The families of Perreter Sr Mrs. E. B. Bullard Mrs. A. W. Robison Mr. W. S. Bullard and Mrs. W. B. Alford express appreciation to kind friends for support during the illness and death of their father husband and brother Earnest Bullard.
The Lubin Company presents The Great Divide at Strand with Ethel Clayton Ruth Jordan and House Peters Steve Ghent shot in the Grand Canyon. Athens patrons await The Strange Case of Mary Page chapter three with Edna Mayo gowns and Henry B. Walthall as Langdon in a rising crime drama.
Holy communion at 7 30 a m with a second celebration and Ash Wednesday service at 11 a m. Evening prayer daily at 5 except Thursday. Invitation to all to come apart and rest awhile during Lent by Rector Troy Beatty.
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