Advertisements and Banking Ads in The Banner Notices
Short notes of interest inform readers to retain The Banner copy of ads and not personal addresses. Listings include Lipacomp insurance, Itheos Savings Bank offering 4 percent interest, Green & Michael loan department, Williams Bros moving services, and Palladium Paint Co seeking Athens agents. This compendium reflects 1910s era classified ad style and regional business promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glien
Palladium
Athens
Palladium Paint Co
Atlanta
Baseball Scores Across Leagues and Local Notices
Results recap from major leagues with Chicago and New York wins. Southern and other regional scores listed. Local Athens notices include state educational meeting attendance, teacher re-elections, room and boarding ads, and social events with community names and venues.
Constipation remedy praised by Kentucky reader
Mrs Pearl Patrick of Meadowsville Kentucky recounts relief from constipation and sour stomach after trying Thedford’s Black-Draught. She describes it as easy to take gentle and reliable with no bad after effects and credits it with restoring normal digestion and bowels. The ad notes Black-Draught has long been valued for stomach liver and bowel troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadowsville
Pearl Patrick
Thedford
Mother's Day White Flower Tribute in May
Tomorrow, the nation marks the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. People will wear white flowers, attend church and Sunday school remembrances, and many will write to absent mothers or honor the loving mothers they have known.
New Officers for the Clov erhurst Country Club
At the annual meeting of the Clov erhurst Country Club officers were elected for the next year. W. C. Jordan became president E. H. Dorsey vice president W. D. Hooper secretary and treasurer re-elected as in prior years W. O. Payne O. R. Dobbe and E. F. Porter to the governing board D. G. Anderson chaired the grounds committee and reported several hundred dollars spent on grounds improvements A resolution relieved members who enter government service from ordinary dues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloverhurst Country Club
W. C. Jordan
E. H. Dorsey
W. D.hooper
Messrs
W. O. Payne
O. R. Dobbe
E. F. Porter
D. G. Anderson
More Boys Go to the Training Camp
A list of University of Georgia students from Athens and other Georgia cities who have been notified to report today or tomorrow at Fort McPherson for the officers training camp. Names include Claude Barrett Gainesville Edgar Dunlap Gainesville Frank Wright Gainesville W Pinckney Whelchel Gainesville Ormond Hunter Savannah A E Garey Madison Wis Geo Shufort Asheville Bever ly Evans Jr Atlanta Wier Gaillard Dahlonega Chas T Estes Gainesville Will Wilson Gainesville Bird Little Athens Frank David Columbus Louis Morrison Atlanta J W Powell Newnan W H Quarterman Winder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Fort MicPherson
Claude Barrett
Gainesville
Edgar Dunlap
Frank Wright
W. Pinckney Whelchel
Ormond Hunter
Savannah
A. E Garey
Madison
Wis
Geo. Shufort
Asheville
N. C
Beverly Evans, Jr
Atlanta
Wier Gaillard
Dahlonega
Chas
T. Estes
Will Wilson
Bird ‘Little
Frank David
Columbus
Louis Morrison
J. W. Powell
Newnan
W. H. Quarterman
Winder
Misguided thrift urged in wartime appeal
New York on May 11 a statement by WW. Strauss president of the American Society for Thrift warns against wasteful spending and calls for constructive frugal living to support industry and support allies. He urges prudence in personal expenditures and notes war bonds and food conservation as patriotic duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Strauss
American Society For Thrift
Estemes
America
Nationwide freight rate hike proposed by railroads
Washington May 11 western railroads closed their case in hearings before the Interstate Commerce Commission on a nation wide increase of fifteen percent on all freight rates. The commission recessed until May 23 when shippers will present their side of the question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Western Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Athens Chamber of Commerce Boosts Local Progress
The Athens chamber reports full directors present as discussions cover road improvements to Washington, bread conservation ideas using peanuts and soybeans, plans to produce muscadine grape juice, and thanks to contributors. A new popcorn plant project advances with site chosen on Georgia Railroad property, canning plans, and ongoing fundraising nearing half the $10,000 goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowdle
Georgia
Dorsey
Brick Miller
State Normal School
New Enterprises Committee
Strickland
Government Department
Georgia Railroad
Sloan's Ointment Relief Ad Promises Quick Pain Ease
An old advertisement touts Sloan's Ointment for sprains bruises and muscular soreness with fast relief without staining the skin. It claims ease for chronic rheumatic pains neuralgia gout grippe and postwork soreness and notes availability at all druggists for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
Grippe
Atlanta Man Dedicates Fountain In Memory Of Son
Cap tain W. T. Smith of 37 Cleburne avenue gives Georgia Tech Athletic Association a marble drinking fountain for Grant Field. Adedication occurred before Tech versus Georgia baseball game. Judge Samuel C. Atkinson presented on behalf of the family. Link Smith, popular insurance man and Tech supporter, died in an automobile crash near Marietta road. his mother died the next day. He was a Georgia Tech student during 1903 to 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Fielding Smith
Allahta
Marietta Road
Georgia Tech
Tech
Smith
New Office Building Rising On Miller & 60 Site
A two story office building is under construction on the site long occupied by Miller & Co., cotton factors and automobile dealers. The ground floor will house Miller & Co. auto agencies with show rooms and sales departments expanding into the first floor. Extra rooms will be available for agencies and buyers. The project will boost the local business district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller & 60
Miller & Co
Cotton Factors
Cole 8
Auto Business
Miller& Rooms
Athens Red Cross Ambulance Fund appeal grows
Col M G Michael leads a drive in Athens for an ambulance gift to the Red Cross. Current donors include Col Michael 20 dollars Mr T H Nickerson 20 Mrs G A Mell 10 and Mrs Kate M Thomas 6. The push invites 50 more at 20 making 1000, 100 more at 10 making another 1000, 200 at 5 making a third 1000, and 500 at 1 making a final total 500. Who’s next?
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Col
M. G. Michael
Athens
Red Cross
T. H. Nickerson
G. A. Mell
Kate M. Thomas
Boys Respond to Appeal for Every Scout to Feed a Soldier
New York May 11 The Boy Scouts of America report a wide response to the call that every scout feed a soldier. Thousands of acres are now under cultivation for food, with many scouts joining farmers and war-service efforts. Letters from Major General Leonard Wood and Lt General Baden-Powell accompany endorsements from Hoover and Roosevelt, highlighting youth farming and national service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
National Council of the
Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts
Army
Navy
Herbert C. Hoover
Nation’s Food Board
Theodore Roosevelt
National Council
Leonard Wood
Roberts
S Baden-Powell
Boy Scout Movement
Great Britain
Reported killing of General Felix Diaz spreads
Paso, May 11. A report that General Felix Diaz, nephew of former president Porfirio Diaz, had been killed by General Calimayor, a former Zapata commander, was received here by Mexican secret service agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Presa
Paso
Felix Diaz
Portiodo Diaz
Mexico
Calimayor
Zapata
Secret Service
Agente
Also Mentioned on This Page
Milledge Avenue
Dearing Street
J. D. Bradwell
Lipacomp
Iinsurance
C. Jostert
Itheos Savings Bank
Green & Michael
Williams Bros
American Chicago
New Yok
St. Lowns
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston
National
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Hoston
Pittsburg
Memphis
Birmingham
Little Rock
Mobile-Chattanooga
New Orleans-Nashville
Sally Columbia
Jacksonville
Charleston
Macon
Augusta
Watkinsville
Heer Bee Eerie
Downs
Oconee
Supt. Downs
Augusta Young
Brion Belle Andrews
Mamie McRee
Katie Downs
Sallie Florence
Hill St
Charlotte Boyd
Griffin
Lucy Cobb Institute
Athena
Frances
Margaret Carroll
Springdale Street
Care
Fermi
Care Banner
Hed Cross
W. H. Campbell
J H. Campbell
Jefferson
William Carroll
Mise
Frances Carroll
Lucy Cobb
B. E. Thrasher
Alva Downs
Methodist Sunday School
Harriett Elder
Baptist Sunday School
Lucyle Camp
Christian Sunday School
Monticello
Mm. W. Joe Hider
Elder
E. L. Shelnutt
E. J. Crowley
Caroline Fullilove
Mabel Nicholson
Julia Ward
Chichester
Baia Dar
AMOND
J. T. Anderson
College Ave
Crugedale Greenhouses
the Country Club
D G. Anderson & Co
Seaboard Air Line
J. Z. Hoke
Gomnerce
Redpath
Tauqua
J. F. Tibbetts
D. P. Haselton
J. Warren Smith
Rodney C. Wilson
D. G. Bickers
Will G. Griffeth
J. J. Strickland
W. F. Dorsey
J. W. Jarrell
M. G. Nicholson
M. J. Abney
C. N. Sisk
Oglethorpe
Lois Dowdle
Camp
McGhee
Lipscomb & Co
Frank A
Athens Property Owners
M. G. Dearing
Erwin & Company
RED Cross Ambulance Fund
Felix
Oscar Nichols
Insurance Dept
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