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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1916

Page

4

Short Notes of Interest From Local Advertisers

Pscomb's Specialty Insurance and J C Jester offer fire insurance and loan options on Athens real estate. Georgianne Cooking Oil advertised as economical, one third less use than lard. Furniture moving services by expert staff. W. L. Erwin promotes local pure food products through Athens merchants. House and lot for sale or rent near Normal School on Prince Avenue. Various rental notices and sale inquiries including a Stradivarius violin and a six room house. Seek owners of farm for sale with cash price and description. Listings dated 3 5 19 42 16 30 5 21.

Athens D. F. Bush Minneapolis Minn

Athens Savings Bank Offers Generous Interest Rates

The Athens Savings Bank advertises high interest on savings deposits with compounding starting January 1 and July 1 for amounts from $1. Also offers a $50 scholarship to Athens Business College and various job offers, rentals, and sales from local merchants. Local notices include lost keys, plant sales, and a dinner special at The Oasis.

Athens Athens Savings Bank Athens Business College P. O. Box

Doctors' Opening Briefly Delayed

Doctors' opening was briefly delayed and not completely ready in time. Officials cited an estimated timeline for readiness and a shorter delay affecting the start.

United Doctors Institute to Open in Athens With Free Treatment Offer

The Athens United Doctors Institute delays opening to Wednesday morning and will operate on the second floor of the Chackelford building. The program pledges non surgical care with pure medicines prepared in house and offers free treatment until patients are well, with only medicine costs charged.

United Doctors’ New Athens Institute Chackelford United Doctors’ Institute United Doctors Athens Institute

Last Basketball Game of the Season at the YWCA

Tomorrow afternoon at 3 o clock the local association five will meet the Monroe A M High School team on the YWCA court. Admission is 25 cents, and the contest is billed as a strong matchup with a high value for spectators.

YW. C. A Monroe A. & M. Htgh

Praise From New York Board On Athens Colored School

Jackson Davis of the General Education Board writes to Mr. T J Wooster Jr of the U S Department of Education praising the Athens colored high school He visited the school reviewed classes industrial training mechanic arts and domestic science and calls it one of the best schools he has seen in the South

Jackson Davis General Education Board of New York T. J. Wooster, Jr U. S. Department of Education Athens South

Financial and Educational Rally at Knox Institute

A community rally scheduled for Sunday March 19 at 4 p m in Carnegie Chapel Knox Institute and Industrial School aims to raise funds for educational and religious work. Speakers include Chancellor D C Barrow W F Dorsey Aaron Cohen Dr C S Haynes Rev D J Flynn Prof L S Clark and others with special music and a call to donate for uplift and the forward movement of Gods kingdom.

Knox Institute L. S. Clarke Knox Institute and Industrial School Carnegie Chapel D. C. Barrow L. D W. F. Dorsey Athens Aaron Cohen C. S.haynes D. J. Flynn L. S. Clark God

Quinine Tonic Promises Safer Relief From Headaches

An advertisement touts LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE as superior to ordinary quinine, claiming no nervousness or headache after use. It urges remembering E. W. GROVE’s full name and signature before April 1 to avoid higher post-deadline fees, and promotes United Doctors offering diagnosis and drugs for chronic nerve and organ diseases with premium pricing but wide patient access.

E. W. Grove

Spring cleaning supplies and O'Cedars on Broad Street

A local ad lists Cotton Mops Scrub Brushes Dusters Ploop Brushes Brooms Dust Pans Dust Cloths Wash Tubs and Pails. O'CEDAR MOPS AND POLISH are preferred with Round and Triangle Mops priced 75c and 1.25. Polish packages 25c 50c 1 00 1 50 and 2 50. A 1.25 combo set includes two mops one oil one dusting. Calcimo sanitary wall coating available in shades with color cards. Refrigerators Ice Cream Freezers Water Coolers shown. Broad St. Phone 125.

New Athens Directory To Be Issued By Southern Bell

Manager J W Jarrell Jr of the Athens exchange announces an upcoming telephone directory corrected to April 1. Those wishing changes or new listings should contact the directory clerk promptly. He notes increased business this year and many new names to be added. Equitable Life Office Holman Building.

J. W. Jarrell, Jr Athens Exchange Southern Bell Telephone Company Jarrell Athens

Repairing Damage From Cyclone At Milledgeville Institutions

Captain T P Stanley arrives from Milledgeville to supervise a sewerage upgrade at the Milledgeville state sanitarium state farm and state reformatory. The project aims to prevent fever from a prior epidemic by replacing the defective system. Work is underway to repair cyclone damage including a blown down 75 foot brick wall and collapse of a third story end. A 16 by 30 foot building was reportedly picked up by the winds and moved across the lot.

T. P. Stanley Milledgeville State Sanitarium State Farm State Reformatory

Social notes from Flovilla and nearby towns

Mr. Fred Haselton arrives from Atlanta to spend the weekend with his parents in Flovilla. Numerous visitors and residents, including Miss Nellie Davis of Athens and Miss Laura Hutchins of Atlanta, are noted in the city with trips to and from nearby towns. The item records social visits, illnesses, travel, and local Mr. and Mrs. Arnold, Rylee, and Erwin families among others, with several short updates on health and travel.

Fred Haselton Atlanta Mrs D. P. Haselton Nellie Davis Athens Laura.Cobb Hutchins

Odd Fellows Lodge Third Degree Meeting Slated

Williams Lodge No. 15 I O O F calls qualified brethren to attend the third degree on Monday night at 8 o clock. Members from other lodges invited. Also note Sloan's ointment advertised for neuralgia stiff neck and rheumatic pains with quick relief and a 25 cent price at your drug store.

Williams Lodge Bretheren Jake Joel N. É Sloan

Athens Girl Wins Shetland Pony in Atlanta Georgian Contest

Miss Cornelia Bowden of Athens was announced a winner in the Atlanta Georgian contest earning a Shetland pony. She thanks friends who aided her in the contest.

Cornelia Bowden Athens

Missionary Rebounds After LaGrippe With Vinci Tonic

A Towanda Pa woman describes recovery from grippe fatigue and headaches using Vinci tonic. She credits peptonate of iron beef peptone cod liver extracts and a tonic wine in restoring strength and enabling a return to work. The ads claim a money back guarantee if no improvement.

Vinci Hattie Johnson Towanda H. R. Palmer & Sons

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MR. Dearing Berwin & Co Treatherns Audit CO JF Hart Prom Pscomb Iinsurance J. C. Jester Athens Real Estate W. L. Erwin T. V. Hilley Normal School J. B. Wier Prince Avenue Barber Stradivarius T. W. Brabston S. C. Upson Ju-su J.T. Anderson Lewish Foundry Street Equitable Life Loans Hancock Avenue Milledge A. H. Davison Pulaski Street Jon Ring Warner & Co Clayton Street W. L. Stewart Valdosta the Oasis Broadstreet Parke Newport King Hodgson Co Mell St. John Morris Surf Américan Aluminum Mfg. Co Lemont, Ill Dougherty St Prince China Rem D. G Anderson & Co Clayton St Athens, Ga Institute Athens Colored School Adv Athens Engineering Company H. T. Huggins & Son Broad St Southern Bell Equitable Life Office Holman Bldg the Continental (Fire) Insurance Company Sewe Errerry Capital Anderson Oscar Agnew Royston F. G. Birchmore Olga Florence Power Comer City E. J. Burnett W. C. Horton P. S. Roberts Sarah Joe Roberts Winder Thelma Williamson LeClaire Dunston Jefferson Estelle Boggs Gainesville R. Brandt New York Mr. Brandt Ralph Hodgson Annie Lyle Eugene Lyle Harold Hinton Waddell and Milledge Richard Russell Russell E. C. Rylee Carlton R. C. Rylee Wartrace, Ala Mr. N. B. Davis Mr. Davis Charles Moran The University W. D. Carter Americus William Eberhart Cornelia P. D. Thornton Lumpkinstrees J. 8. Whitlock James Ray Monroe W. P. Ingram Sara Ingram Junior State Baltimore Howell C. Erwin Lawrenceville Mr. Milton Lesser Macon James Bureh Walter Marbut Greensboro Steve Smith Little Son J. J. Sheppard Commerce Mary Harris Herschel Harris Watkinsville Sue Chandler Winterville Mamie Brand Mildred Powell Caroline Brand Frances Andrew Kingville Wate L. K. Sith Uuthonia Mr. Moretone Rollestone Mrs. Rollestone R. L. Dowdy Mis Dorothy Dowdy Joe Bean Basil Cobb Georgian Hotel Grippe
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