Short Notes of Interest and Local Advertisements
Short notes of interest detail offers from Eipscomb's Specialty Insurance and J C Jester on fire insurance. In Athens real estate loans offered by W L Erwin. Rentals include a two story house on Hancock Avenue near Milledge for 25 dollars monthly. Also listed are a Cadillac touring car for sale almost new, eight room rental on 168 Nan-2 Ava, and miscellaneous household furniture for sale on Broad Street. A 50 dollar scholarship to Athens Business College is advertised along with sweet potato plants ready for shipment.
Athens Savings Bank offers per cent interest on deposits
The Athens Savings Bank advertises interest on savings deposits compounded semiannually with deposits starting at 81.68. It also promotes furniture services and lists contact options, including a telephone number for T. V. Hilley.
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ANK
Athens
Athens Savings Bank
Mayor Commends Fire Department After City Fire
Mayor Arnold praises Chief McDorman and his team for halting a fire near the Southern depot damaging a building and menacing northwest gates and nearby property. He says the department is the best he knows of.
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Arnold
Ella Green Quite Ill This Week
Mrs. Ella Green mother of Gol Thos Fr Green and Mr. Andrew Green in this city is quite ill at her home on Prince avenue this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ima Ella
B. Green
Ella Green
Gol. Thos
Fr. Green
Andrew Green
Prince Avenue
Health officers urged to battle disease statewide
Emory R. Park M D writes that district health commissioners must vigilantly prevent disease. The piece notes five Georgia counties Glynn Floyd Tift Irwin Worth have organized boards of health and health commissioners with plans to extend county health offices across the state.
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Board of Health
Emory
R. Park
Pasteur
Georgia
Glynn
Floyd
Tift
Irwin
Worth
Fire at Mell Residence Slightly Damages Roof
Smoke poured from a gutter pipe at the Mell home when a fire started on the roof near the gutter. A passerby alerted authorities and firefighters used a chemical extinguisher to stop the blaze before it spread. Roof damage was repaired within a few hours.
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T. S. Mell
Elien Mell
Father of Athens Lady Dies Sudden
News reached this city yesterday of the sudden death of Dr. N. D. Dacus at his Social Circle home last Saturday afternoon. He was the father of Mrs. J. C. Loyd of South Jackson street. He had other relatives here and many friends.
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N. D. Dacus
Social Circle
J. C. Loyd
South Jackson Street
Famous doctors welcomed here at New Athens Institute
The New Athens Institute attracts a crowded waiting area as renowned physicians begin seeing patients. The facility hosts admissions and consultations, reflecting strong community interest and high demand for medical care.
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NEW Athens Institute
United Doctors Open New Institute In Athens
A royal reception greeted the United Doctors on opening their new medical institute on the Shackelford building corner of College avenue and Clayton street. Free examinations and consultations attracted crowds from Athens and nearby towns with hours 9 to 12, 1 to 5, and 7 to 8 evenings. Treatment costs were only the bare price of medicines.
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United Doctors
Athens
Shackelford
College Avenue
Clayton Street
Commerce
Monroe
Tariff Commission Proposal Backed by Ways and Means
The House Ways and Means Committee agreed to include the administration's tariff commission proposal in the general revenue bill. They also planned a caucus Friday night to map speedier passage of the forthcoming appropriations and revenue measures tied to preparedness.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Spring cleaning goods from O'CEDAR at Broad St
The ad promotes O'CEDAR mops and polish in multiple sizes and prices, including round and triangle mops and bundles. It highlights CALCIMO sanitary wall coating and a range of home appliances like refrigerators and ice cream freezers, urging customers to inspect before buying. Located on Broad Street.
Tobacco Raising in Georgia Highlights Shade Tobacco Farms
An article prepared for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce describes Georgia shade tobacco, grown under nine foot artificial structures with cheesecloth shading in Decatur and Grady counties. It notes costs of $300 per acre for initial setup, yields about 1,200 pounds per acre at 40 cents a pound, and a large Amsterdam plantation of 1,500 acres. It mentions an $8 million Georgia corporation owning many plantations, the high value of a carload wrappers at $90,000, a 1.85 per pound tariff on Sumatran tobacco, and that success hinges on skilled wrapper production as Geldert tours the state collecting facts for the book Facts About Georgia.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
American Sumatra Tobacco Company
Amsterdam
Louis N. Geldert
Decatur
Grady
A. Georgia Corporation
Decatur County
Gadsden County
Florida
Cincinnati
Sumatra
Mr. Geldert
Death of Mrs Arta V A Galloway in Nacoochee Valley
Mrs Arta V A Galloway wife of Mr Jabez Galloway died at her daughter Mrs J K Coit s home in Nacoochee Valley Santae Ga on March 17 The report notes she was known in Athens and mentions Rev. before cut off.
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Nene
Athens
Arta V.A. Galloway
Jabez Galloway
J. K. Coit
Nacoochee Valley
Santee
Insurance Company Financial Statement Fragment
The document lists total assets of 31,889,091.16 with unearned premiums of 10,000,000.00 and capital of 10,000,000.00. Losses in process of adjustment 626,957 and reserves for contingencies and dividend payable around 500,000.08 are noted, along with policyholders surplus of 20,462,348.55.
Georgia Lawyer Flays Book Trust Robbing Schoolchildren
Alma Georgia March 26 1916 open letter from Grover Edmondson to Governor Harris accuses the Yankee book trust of charging white schoolchildren high prices for primers and teaches Georgia to publish and sell school books at cost. He cites constitutional aims and calls for a law authorizing state publication and sale at cost. The letter links illiteracy to poverty and demands remedy.
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Atlanta
Gate
Grover .C.edmonson
Alma
Harris
of Georgia
Supreme Court
Book Trust
Edmondson
N. E. Harris
Dr. Hardman
Georgia
Hardman
Toombs
Ducati
Yankee School Book ‘Trust
Georgia Supreme Court
Eset
Georgia _reports
General Assembly
Mo. Michael
M. L. Brittain
Also Mentioned on This Page
MR. Dearing
Berwin & Co
Theathens Audit CO
Phooge de
Eipscomb
J. C. Jester
Athens Real Esteve
W. L. Erwin
Hancock Avenue
Milledge
H. Davison
Equitable Life Loans
Nan- 2
Ava
Thei Oasis
Broad Street
Broad St
Equitable Life
Holman Bldg
Nancy Hall
Porto Rico
Southern Queen
W. H. Hobby
Rebecca, Galm
Athens Business College
P. O. Rox
Athens, Gatt
J. T. Anderson
T. V. Hilley
Eodtt
Parke
Newport
King Hodgson Co
Court House
Clarke County
Tate Wright
Cleveland
Greene County
Griffeth Implement Co
Williamson’s
Cdn
D. G. Anderson
Clayton St
Athens, Ga
Tariff Commission
Wilson
Athens Engineering Company
H. T. Huggins & Son
the Continental (Fire ) Insurance Company
Hazel Dawn
Pink Lady
Star
My Lady
Strand
Grover Edmondson
Bill
Ganste
Lila
Churchville
Y N
Chamberlain
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