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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1909
Page
8
We invite interested buyers to call and inspect our list found at BRWA VNI 156 College Avenue. The document promises opportunities for prospective purchasers and outlines how to review items available.
J R Crane EF Real Estate lists property at 268 Clayton Street with a cheap sale offer. Purchasers can view or inquire for building or investment purposes.
A six room residence on Georgia Avenue near the Normal School is offered at a sacrifice price. The listing highlights comfortable living space and convenient location for buyers seeking value in a modest home.
Skin diseases such as eczema tetter salt rheum and barber's itch cause intense itching and smarting that disturb sleep. Quick relief comes from applying Chamberlain's Salve which allays itching almost instantly. Many cases have been cured by its use and it is sold by H R Palmer & Sons Orr Drug Co W J Smith & Bro E C McEvoy L
A mix of small ads and notices from Athens area vendors and services. Dry wood for one dollar. Daniel Isaacs cleaning and pressing on Clayton Street next to Dorsey and Funkenstein. Evaporated fruits and Williamson’s Fire Insurance Lipscomb & Co. Car and bicycle listings. wanted hens. insurance canvassing. herring roe and canned goods at Williamson’s. For sale Ford runabout and Cadillac touring car. plumbing by Sanitary Plumbing Co.. room for rent. dentistry by Dr. Allen. books and employment ads. real estate bargain on Springdale Street. various produce items at Williamson’s. Also requests for sewing and living arrangements. welcoming note for a bookkeeper with four years’ experience.
The Georgia state college of agriculture plans multiple teachers institutes statewide instead of a single educational train. Instructors will speak on agricultural topics to farmers and their spouses. meetings have been announced for Clarkesville Eatonton Madison Fitzgerald Oglethorpe Ocilla Reidsville Jesup Fort Gaines Cairo Milledgeville Chipley Cooksville Summerville with dates in April and June.
The Moss Manufacturing Company, forced to shut down for 32 days after a February fire, has rebuilt the burned portions and is now ready to attend to all orders, better prepared than before.
The bulletin lists Church group activities and visits including Chapter A B meeting with Mrs H C White at eleven for Easter basket sewing and Emmanuel church Sunday school practice at four for Easter festival. Several residents are noted as ill or visiting, including Mrs 8 A Gardner, Mrs J J Roach in city yesterday, Mrs Sam Crowe visiting Chancellor and Mrs Barrow, Miss Lucile Elder returning to Jefferson, and Miss Wilhelmina Drummond from Atlanta.
In Atlanta on Decatur street the Gould building tenants opposed placing the Anti Tuberculosis League headquarters there citing danger from consumptives. League leaders defend the aid offices and deny risk, while opponents press a humane critique amid dispute. Governor Smith authorizes a one tenth share of 1909 school funds to be requisitioned, about 225000, with broader payments expected later in the year. The 225000 comes from a 2250000 annual appropriation for schools for 1909. The prison commission stays quiet on Governor Smith’s farm proposal but plans to reopen the farm matter and submit a new selection before June. The commission aims to have the penitentiary system ready and may present proposals by May 1.
Yesterday afternoon at one o'clock the fire department responded to a roof fire at the residence of Mr. J B Cross on South Lumpkin Street. The blaze was caused by a defective flue. Firefighters arrived to find the fire extinguished and reported nominal damage.
Dr. N G Slaughter left yesterday for Birmingham Alabama to attend the annual meeting of the National Dental Association. He has shown strong interest in the group and is popular with members. He will be away for several days.
At 1:30 am an alarm from Box 13 sent firefighters to a Thomas Street dwelling inhabited by Mariah Meriwether and her son Bud. The roof collapsed as they escaped, the house and furniture were destroyed, the property owned by Miss Lucy Bishop was insured.
Dr John W Nelms former Fulton County sheriff is reported seriously ill at his West End home in Atlanta on March 20. He is described as suffering a general breakdown and too weak to sit up or leave his room. His physician calls the condition very serious. He fell ill a short time ago.
Chicago dispatch reports letters from a Civil War era couple whose romance began when a 17 year old invalid girl wrote to a wounded soldier. The soldier, Captain den M. French, later married Mrs Anselme Gunn, and they moved to Denver. Both eventually died. the couple reunited in a long delayed marriage after decades apart.
A Woman's Christian Temperance Union meeting was held yesterday afternoon at Mrs. Conway's home on Prince Avenue. Members discussed several important topics and actions related to their organization. The ladies are noted for noble work and the impact of their efforts for prohibition across the state.
Russell's minstrels offer a refined vaudeville show at Lyric Theatre this week with singing and dancing. Matinees at 3:30 PM, night shows at 7:30 PM. Admission 15 cents.
Manager Conway and workmen spent an hour last night installing a long distance service for the company at the Hotel Georgian. A dedicated booth was built for the hotel, described as among the most fine and elaborate by the company, marking a major booth placement in the venue.
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