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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1917
Page
4
Short notes of interest advertise services housing jobs and goods with names places and contact details. Includes insurance ads savings bank offers rental listings car notices and sales for Athens area compiled from The Banner with emphasis on local businesses and opportunities.
Charles Morris expands offerings with $15, $18, and $20 lines featuring high grade fabric and tailoring. With twenty years in the trade and ties to New York manufacturers, Morris promises low overhead and cash-friendly values in Athens. Window displays showcase season’s novelties and new shirt stock arrives at Levy’s Toggery Shop. Col Alvin Golucke of Crawfordville visited Athens on professional business.
A movement in Charleston led by Fred C. Peters to present the government with an $8,000 airplane for coast defense scouting is under way. The war department faced payment stoppages due to funds exhaustion after Congress failed to pass an army deficiency bill. A local firm reportedly refused a requisition for flour, citing unpaid government debts. Washington urged speeding up food production as critical to any future U S war effort against Germany.
An old time advertisement urges mothers to abandon harsh castor oil calomel and other laxatives for their children. It promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle effective alternative, claiming it cleanses stomachs livers and bowels and pleads buyers to request the genuine product by the California Fig Syrup Company and to beware counterfeit imitators.
The YMCA meeting drew a fair crowd of boys and about one hundred men at the Strand theater. Rev. A G Richards, new Episcopal pastor, delivered a powerful sermon on the soul and its value. The address impressed all, with strong student introspection and clear, convincing points. O M Hammond spoke to the younger boys while H W Greer spoke to the older group.
A brief kitchen tale recalls Henrietta aged five grumbling over bones in her portion at an Osh dinner. Edith aged six listened then exclaimed with exasperation, For goodness sake Henrietta, don't fuss for God put em there.
An old warning against mercurial catarrh remedies and praising Hall's Catarrh Cure from J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. The notice cautions against harmful topical salves and promotes internal treatment to address blood and mucous membranes. It mentions Toledo based company and the testimonial tone common in period ads.
Wampum beads, mainly made from ordinary hard clams or quahogs, were widespread from Cape Cod to Florida. Roger Williams notes eastern Indians stored shells in summer against winter, using them as a form of money.
The advice tells housewives to soap hands thoroughly before water to remove fruit stains immediately. If hands are wet first, stains become harder to remove, making cleaning difficult.
The text cites a Greek root pecu that hints at private meaning and notes a personal aside about William De Witt Hyde, labeling him as an idiot in a self referenced reflection. The fragment mirrors a marginal, introspective line rather than a full report.
Clarke county teachers gather in Winterville for a two day institute in the new school auditorium. Capt Dozier county superintendent and State Supervisor J O Martin lead sessions with 22 teachers from 14 schools in attendance. Weather halted the State Normal Glee Club concert but a Friday performance is possible if conditions improve.
An advisory blurb warns that regular meat consumption may strain kidneys causing backache and various ailments. It promotes Jad Salts as a safe remedy to neutralize urine acids, claim kidney relief, and details its widespread use. A rental ad for a furnished single room with bath and phone service follows.
Mr C R Black a pioneer Atlanta shoe merchant and respected resident died after a long illness at his residence 14 Severn Avenue He is survived by his wife a daughter Mrs Hugh L McLellan and a son Dr Homer Black of the University of Georgia faculty His long life was marked by fortitude cheerfulness and admired public spirit
Funeral services for Mrs. La Comb mother of Mrs. George Dead Wyler were held yesterday at 11 o clock from St Josephs Catholic church officiated by Father Clark. Afterward the body was taken to Oconee Cemetery for interment with pallbearers Andrew C Erwin Olin Dosier Walter A Mallory Jack Talmadge W W Scott and B S Dobbs serving.
The Banner announces a Hidden Check Feature to appear on a future page. A five dollar check will be hidden on the premises of a local business shown on the Feature page. Readers must solve a sentence formed by extra letters in mispelled words to find the spot and claim the prize.
Jamie Downs, a colored woman, tried before Recorder Sterling Price for having liquor on hand for illegal purposes, found guilty and fined 50 or 100 days, paid the fine. The day’s court saw more drunks than usual as bonds were forfeited and minor offenses heard while the city hall proceedings ran amid rainy, gloomy weather.
Sunday near noon firemen were called to a Lumpkin Street corner location where smoke issued from an upstairs sleeping area. Doctors R. M. Goss of the city and L. G. Hardman of Commerce were noted as members of a state medical association preparing to meet in April to discuss readiness for conditions in the country.
Woodlawn Avenue rapid growth visible as Paul M Smith of Smith Drug Co completes a new bungalow and Frank Griffeth of Griffeth Implement Co plans a handsome stone residence. Judge Andrew J Cobb also to build a bungalow on Woodlawn Avenue in spring.
A brief note notes that a happy elderly woman may indicate good digestion in a light social item. The remark suggests cheerful demeanor as a sign of healthy digestion in older ladies, reflecting a small society observation.
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