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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1916
Page
8
Local ads list Lipscomb insurance plans with J C Jester partnership and W L Erwin loan offers. Central Market features rib meat at 10 cents per pound and fresh fish calls via phone 741. Real estate at Grady Avenue six room modern house via J W Ingle. Fears Stables promotes moving services and spring wagons with safe teams phone 148. Webb Crawford offers a good horse and mule sale.
The Athens Savings Bank offers 4 percent interest on deposits compounded January 1 and July 1. Deposits from $1.60 are welcomed as part of promoting the saving habit. Wanted: position by stenographer bookkeeper. Send inquiries to T. care Banner. Also featured: “Eq. Lifef6% no Coms.”, contact T. L. Mitchell.
A simple, effective suit features a gray and green checked serge blouse with a dark green cashmere de soie skirt. Green satin belt cuffs and collar, organdy turnover. Materials for medium size: 33 4 yards 44 inch cashmere de soie, 3 yards 44 inch serge, 1 yard 40 inch satin. Pictorial Review Blouse No. 6574 sizes 34 46 bust. price 15c. Skirt No. 6622 sizes 22 32 waist. price 15c.
The Argentine Republic contains more horses than any other country with about 112 horses for every 100 humans in the population.
Rioters attacked an American town in the dawn violence, many killed and wounded. Civilians fought back from homes as bandits entered hotels, with American losses including Walter Walker and several soldiers. Villa’s forces retreated as Colum bus troops advanced, and a list of dead and wounded followed the raid.
Neufchatel cheese priced at 5 cents and Philadelphia Cream Cheese at 2 for 6 cents offered by Arnold and Abney in a local advertisement.
The article urges Athens residents to back local manufactories and clothing makers Head & McMahan, arguing home production fuels local growth, keeps wages circulating, and offers cheaper goods. It notes prior talks without factory growth and highlights the benefit of supporting local tailors saving customers about 20 percent per suit.
The Continental Fire Insurance Company reports total assets of 31,889,091.16 with 10 million unearned premiums and 20,462,343.55 in policyholders surplus. Bonds and stocks total 25,732,639.00 with real estate 1,170,000.00 and other items including loans, cash, and premiums in transit.
A regular meeting of Godfrey de Bouillon Commandery Knights Templar will be held this evening at 8 o clock. All Knights are urged to attend by order of the proper officers.
Purim on Sunday March 19 1916 celebrates Esther the heroine who saves her people in Persia. The festival honors the Megillah scroll reading exchanges gifts and charitable remembrances while masques and feasts mark the joyous occasion.
James William Wood, a self styled "King Solomon" and once revivalist linked to Dowie, died February 17 at age 85. In England he led the Army of the Lord from a Brighton sanctuary, attracting followers who sold possessions to join his circle and witnessing emotional rites that later prompted riots and his sect's decline.
Dublin March 9 The United Irish League reports growth under a wartime party truce. President John Redmond and secretary Joseph Devlin announce 312 new branches since last year with Cork 33, Tipperary 32, Donegal 28, and Limerick 25 boosts from county conventions renewing British party support for their policy.
A humorous note about Young Claude asking to borrow Uncle Ezra's glass eye and mentioning a marble rolling down the register. The piece leans into a light domestic gag as an example of placing a notice to advertise wants.
Designs for a new Greek postage stamp issue have been approved and, barring Serbian occupation of Corfu, will be on sale within months. Relief stamps for Easter aid Balkan War families and several other stamps such as Red Cross and Women's Patriotic League issues are urged for all post offices, with the Queen presiding over the Patriotic League. Each stamp is one cent in denomination.
In France on March 9 two British airmen faced a German pursuit. Lieutenant S- amputated two fingers from Captain C. D- after the German pilot wounded the captain and pierced their gas tank. The downed plane fell into German hands as fuel ran out.
Paul, accused of roughing the parlor chairs and poking cushions with a sword, breaks a meerschaum pipe by accident. His father’s stern glare fills the room as Paul and he freeze in tense, wordless standoff before Paul finally speaks.
The Dominican Republic, and specifically Azua in the south, housed famed Spanish explorers Hernando Cortez Balboa and Pizarro. The passage notes Velasquez founded nearby, with these conquerors tied to earlier Cuban settlement and discoveries such as the Pacific.
British scientists report a nut allied to the Brazilian nutmeg yields an oil highly valued for soap manufacture. The discovery highlights a new source for fragrance and lather in soap production.
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