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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1917
Page
6
A collection of small classified blurbs and notices from The Banner list services and offers. Includes insurance pitches, savings bank promotions, loan notices, moving services, employment inquiries for male and female applicants, sewing services, legal notices, rental offers, furniture work, livestock and product promos, and a glass salvage appeal.
Lost: downtown gold brooch with diamond center. Report to Banner Jr. Strayed: black horse mule from pasture near Linton Springs. Return to W. Y. Escoe for reward.
In January this year A C Whitehead reports starting Riggine treatment after trying many remedies. He claims his Rigg's disease vanished soon after and calls the remedy worth its weight in gold and universally recommended by druggists.
The Athens police arrested Ed Mills for drunkenness and fined him ten dollars and seventy five cents. Isaac Marable was arrested on a lingering prohibition charge and handed to county officials. Recorder’s court saw several speeders and bright light violators, with other suspects held or released after questioning. Police say they are cracking down on idle workers and those avoiding work.
Four seized German vessels will be seaworthy in May as the Mafa already repair completes and Armenis Arcadia Nassovia near readiness. Three large liners are heavily damaged among the seized ships, with President Lincoln President Grant and Pennsylvania most affected.
Dorothy Gish stars in Her Official Fathers at the Strand with a bank run scene and a boarding school backdrop as she pursues a fortune left to be managed by a trust. Keystone Comedy Maggie's First False Step at Strand adds lively two miles of fun with Chas Murray.
Marie Doro's nationwide popularity backs the success of this Picture. It may out rival Oliver Twist. Director Francis J Grandon led a party of twenty six to Florida for on location filming, among the largest troupes ever taken out. Scenery and sets are described as remarkable.
Glacys Hulette stars in Pots and Pans Peggy at the Strand Theater tomorrow as part of May features endorsed by Woman's Clubs. The program also includes Pathe News events, high priced national news reels tied to the war and other topics. Shows run Mondays and Wednesdays starting tomorrow.
An advertisement from Linton Springs Water Co. proclaims purity and sanitary condition of each bottle. Addressed to customers, the notice lists R. 8 Crane as manager and provides a phone contact.
By last night 102 men had been examined and recommended for the camp. Major Boswell heads Sixth District applications as lists stay open for regular applicants. many Athens students and former University men applied, with a mix of married and single applicants.
Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Arnold express gratitude through the Banner to friends who cared after the loss of their son and their mother. They thank those who sent flowers, the physicians, and the Dorsey Co. undertakers for their sympathy and service.
Athens workers join national Wire Your Home Time campaign aiming to wire more residences. Local contractors report unwired homes higher than national average as entries mount for a prize contest running April 1 to May 15.
Mr. Walter S. Jones on Meigs Street has shown improvement after several days of illness but remains confined to home and unable to go out. The brief notice records his health status and residence.
Mr Henry Carlton left yesterday morning for Augusta to attend the funeral of Mrs Geo Butler. The notice records a local movement as he travels to honor the deceased.
Reports from Washington on May 7 indicate the American Field Ambulance Force in France will be trained immediately for a different task for the Allies. The article also covers war loan subscriptions, liquor and inheritance tax proposals, presidential power to lay export embargoes, and a Supreme Court ruling on the Kronprinzessin's liability to shippers.
Mrs. Olivia Carlton Butler wife of Prof. George P. Butler died at her Augusta Georgia home after a brief illness. Born in Athens she leaves her husband her mother twin sister Mrs John D Mell and brothers John N Henry H and Guy Carlton. Funeral services were held in Augusta with interment there.
City council members push radical reforms including abolishing the recorder’s court and shrinking the board of education from eleven to five or three, with mayoral and council control. Proposals also consider a five member health board and sweeping council reductions.
A fragmentary early 20th century account from Mildred of Boston describes a health claim for tonoline. Louise cites months of stomach trouble and nerves relieved after following the recommended treatment, though the text is garbled and uncertain about outcomes.
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