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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1914
Page
8
Short notes list savings bank details in Athens with deposit terms from $1.00, plus ads for livestock, rentals, and local fraternal lodges. Mentions Claude Tuck lumber and Field street cottage for rent, plus farm stock for sale. Includes meetings for Max Joseph building lodges and Woodmen halls with contact figures.
Lipscomb proposes sharing fire insurance with J C Jester. Martin Brothers offers shoe repair and harness, 455 Clayton St, phone 621. We Day parcel post one way on all goods. Piano for sale, telephone 959. For Sale fine pair young mare males 5 and 6 years old, sound and cheap by D G Anderson & Company. For Rent nice room, phone 500. Lost purse with ID card and one $10 bill, return to J C Parker care Georgian Hotel, reward. Six room cottage for rent with modern conveniences and garden, by Wm J Russell.
Prominent ad for a comprehensive sex education book by Winfield Scott Hall. It targets professionals and general readers, promoting plain truths about sex, marriage happiness, sexual health, abuses, diseases, and social issues. Listed price is 1.00 with 0 postage. Published by Miami Publishing Company in Dayton, Ohio.
Directors of the United States Express Company vote to liquidate and dissolve due to parcel post success and lower express rates. Stock fell to 38 in December then rose to 85 as rumors spread. A deficit of 320,000 was reported for November with potential shareholder recoveries around 90 to 100 dollars per share. The Platt family led the firm. plans for asset realization and asset sale to a competitor are under consideration.
The final mass meeting for men at the Colonial promises to be memorable with Harry A. Etheridge returning to Athens to deliver the closing address on “A Christian Soldier.” Etheridge, a prominent Atlanta lawyer, joins John J. Egan and Marion Jackson as a strong lay leadership trio. The 3:30 concert by Walters’ orchestra precedes the talk. admission is free and all men are welcome.
State Geologist S W McCallie outlines Georgia's water power rise from the Augusta canal to major hydro electric plants. He provides a table of station horsepower, notes potential for future expansion, and compares current development to estimated total capacity. He cites figures from George Hall and discusses 40 year durability of established works.
Local dealer advertises genuine O-Cedar Mops in medium and large sizes with pricing options. O-Cedar Polish offered in multiple package sizes from 25 cents to 2 dollars and 50 cents. Brushes also marketed, touted as new and convenient for furniture and pianos.
An exhibit showcases diverse painting styles led by Charles Vezin with Sunset in the Mist. The show features Carrol Tyson and Fred Wagner landscapes, plus portraits by Alice Kent Stoddard and Catherine Critcher. Loaned works include Louis Betts Apple Blossoms and Little Sylvia by Whitheorne, illustrating varied approaches to light and nature.
The article notes Louis Betts, famed Chicago portraitist and creator of Apple Blossoms, exhibits a single smooth ivory like painting in Cedar foundation style. The University Club organized the show with help from about thirty business leaders and Athens circus figures, with a reception tonight and daily hours from 10 to 2 and 3 to 6, Sundays 8 to 6, tickets 50 cents at Costa's and the Woman's Exchange.
A brief cartoon gag shows a neighbor accusing a dog of bringing bones to gnaw on the other’s property. The owner suggests feeding the dog at their place to stop the mischief, implying the bones will be closer and under their care. The punchline hinges on the recursive logic of feeding outcomes.
Mrs Anna Belle ere of Summit Point recounts severe ear pain and failed treatments before starting Cardus. She credits relief to Cardus and urges other suffering women to learn of its benefits through their local druggist.
An old advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless chill tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims benefits for the liver malaria blood and overall body strength and lists a price of 50 cents.
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