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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1917
Page
2
Miscellaneous classified items show rental offers for rooms and a cottage, sale notices for sewing machines and shortening, farm jobs, used cars, and a request for ripped teeth buyers. Also listed are sewing machines, furniture work, and a lost eyeglasses notice with a reward. The column notes privacy and address handling for ads.
An advertisement offers free fertilizer with every one dollar garden seed purchase. It urges immediate buying and ties fertilizer to seed sales. Also features testimonials and notices about local drug products and a wedding trip update for Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Mitchell returning from Florida and Cuba.
The Athens chapter of the Red Cross reports 650 to 700 members on the regular roll with about 150 more among State Normal School students. Campaign aims to reach 1200 total as daily new members join. groups form under leaders like Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Porter, including a Winterville unit led by Madame Lustrat and Mrs. Proctor.
A long list of society members and attendees appears, naming numerous women and men with titles and initials. The compilation includes personal, professional, and familial identifiers, ending with several additional surnames.
The Redpath Chautauqua manager will visit Athens tomorrow to meet the Chamber of Commerce secretary and committee head to discuss the May 14 week event. The system promises an even finer program than last year's locally celebrated season in the South.
The merchant and parents struggle to find fair grade woolen boys suits. Our suits use remnant wool, last longer than two rivals, and cost less. We make all we sell and save you our profit. Athens shoppers can save $5 to $10 on a suit with Head & McMahan.
Rev. E. H. Jennings of the Baptist Tabernacle has come back from Atlanta where he attended the Laymen's Missionary Convention. He will fill his morning and evening appointments today. Mrs. Jennings accompanied him home after visiting relatives in Atlanta.
Mrs Sam C Small of Clayton New Mexico writes that her three month old grandson had whooping cough and Foley's Honey and Tar saved his life. She adds the product is a fine household remedy for whooping cough croup and coughs.
Arnold Worley the young attorney from Elberton is back in Clarke County Jail after a mistrial on a charge of killing Sheriff Newt Hailey of Elbert. He remains confident that at the next trial he will be acquitted, though no date has been set.
The Star Theater presents a week of special screenings for colored movie fans starting Monday March 19. A double feature opens the run, with William S. Hart billed for Tuesday as the week continues, as announcers promise evolving geographies and new chapters in film history.
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