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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1914
Page
8
The Athens Savings Bank advertises 4 percent interest on savings deposits, compounded semiannually on January 1 and July 1, with deposits starting at $1. Also includes local ads for hay prices, employment, real estate, and other notices from Athens area businesses.
An advertisement asks why not divide fire insurance with J C Jester and promotes shoe repair services by Martin Brothers at 455 Clayton Street plus parcel post delivery. Also notes piano for sale and a pair of fine young mare males offered by D G Anderson & Company.
Recruiters promise easy Civil Service positions to all aged 18 to 35 with minimal schooling and coaching. Advertised roles include Railway Mail Clerk Postoffice Clerk Carrier Stenographer and other clerical posts with good pay short hours and no layoffs. Write Webster Institute Dept. 582 Buffalo NY for free passing details and notes that political pull is not required.
Rosa Knight, 2108 Fourth street, attempted suicide by carbolic acid at the Piedmont hotel in Atlanta as her husband followed her. She had been missing for five days chasing a custody dispute over her ten year old daughter Thelma McClain, who was placed in the Home for the Friendless after a juvenile court ruling.
Edwin Spivey died yesterday morning at his Broad street home from throat cancer at age forty eight. Funeral services were held at 2 pm at the Eatonton Methodist church, with burial in the churchyard cemetery. Survived by wife Emma Spivey two children and several siblings in Eatonton. A former prominent Eatonton citizen he moved to Athens for treatment but was not cured. He was a longtime Methodist and respected Christian gentleman.
An advertisement extols Parisian Sage as a cure for dull lifeless hair, promising abundant fluffy life with one application. It claims dandruff removal and itch relief, sells at fifty cents, and offers a money back guarantee via H. R. Palmer & Sons.
A short promotional notice for Electric Bitters as a spring tonic to purify blood, stimulate kidneys, liver and bowels, restore health and energy, and prepare for spring work. Claims efficacy with a four week treatment and guaranteed results. Sold by H. E. Bucklen & Co. in Philadelphia or St. Louis.
The final chapter of the open shops campaign ends as the Supreme Court declines to review penitentiary sentences for Frank M. Ryan and 23 members of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers. Senator Kern says pardons are not sought. They were convicted of conspiracy to carry explosives on interstate trains linked to the Los Angeles Times blast involving Ortie McManigal.
A young man calling himself Rev Dimitri Diwo and accompanied by Brother Joseph circulated a typewritten appeal in Athens claiming to be sent from Matah Asia Minor. He showed credentials, tore documents when pressed, spoke of Atlanta origins, and sought cash subscriptions for an alleged orphan asylum. He collected small sums from locals, including the police chief, before vanishing.
Quotation compares living to wrestling not dancing, noting a person cannot know movement or measure in advance. The thinker must stand strong against chance and secure himself as events arise. Marcus Aurelius reflects on self-muffling and readiness in the face of uncertainty.
Advertisement touts Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil as a cure for old sores and related ailments. It claims fast relief and healing for various conditions with prices 25c 50c and 1.00.
Athens shoppers can buy genuine O Cedar Mops and Polish in exclusive local sale. Sizes include medium and large mops with brushes priced from 25c to 2 50, touting convenience for furniture and pianos.
Birmingham Alabama March 9 A campaign to effect woman suffrage in Alabama was inaugurated with a large meeting. Principal speakers were members of the executive board of the National Equal Suffrage Association. Petition drives to the state legislature will be circulated by thousands.
An old advertisement claims Rheuma purges uric acid impurities causing rheumatism and related conditions. It promises complete relief with one bottle sold by H. R. Parmer & Sons for 50 cents, citing a testimonial from J. K. Greenberg of Chicago.
A vintage ad touts Stella Vitae as a vegetable tonic from Dr. Thacher of Chattanooga Tennessee. It claims to improve appetite digestion blood and nerves and to restore good looks and health for women. The copy urges purchase with a money back guarantee and states the product comes in one dollar bottles.
An exchange reflects on life as an anvil and the Plutonian smith. A misfired rose tea plan triggers neighbors from the next flat moving to haven and cabbage, per Kansas City Journal.
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