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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1915
Page
6
Short column mash of ads and notices from a 1910s newspaper, including mileage coupon offers, insurance and banking promotions, animal sales, lost and found items, home and auto goods, employment, and small business ads. Mentions Athens Savings Bank Lipscomb insurance firm Davison-Nicholson Co and local addresses, with several date-like markers and prices.
Real estate ad offers a 5 room house and lot in Athens for $2000. The property is rented to a good tenant for 12 months at $25 per month, paid in advance. Potential buyer prompted by a 15 percent investment angle and bargain pitch.
National games include Boston losing to Pittsburg 6 to 10 and New York crushing Chicago 10 to 0. American results show Chicago 1, Washington 3 and Cleveland 1, New York 4. Federal features St Louis 13, Kansas City 2 and Buffalo 5, Newark 7. College action lists Georgia Tech 2, Georgia 5 and Army 3, Fordham 16 among others.
An advertising blurb promotes LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE as superior to ordinary quinine with tonic laxative action and no head nerves or ringing. It urges readers to remember the full name and look for E. W. GROVE’s signature, priced at 25 cents.
A mud turtle wandered from a flower store at 29 West Washington Street through street danger in Chicago. After scrambling into a car seat and nearly into a streetcar, the reptile returned to safety, escaping unscathed as bystanders and a driver intervened.
In Fort Wayne at Kekionga Golf Club Wright Dodez faced Frits MocCulloch in the semi finals for a trophy. His drive fell short then long, the ball lodging in a big mellow pippin in a tree. Dodez climbed the tree, knocked the apple and freed the ball, then rolled to the edge of the green and saved par.
Former New Jersey state senator Ernest H. Ackerman and his wife, touring the Orient, miss his fifty-first birthday after crossing the international date line. In a letter to County Registrar Frank H. Smith, Ackerman explains he reached a destination at 180 degrees west longitude after moving east, finding June 18 the next day, meaning June 17, his birthday, was lost en route. The letter traveled via Siberia where a censor opened it before forwarding.
Berlin reports hourly figures from vital statistics with two pairs of twins born each hour and 35 children die. Three fatal accidents occur and one death by own action, while the population net increases by 100 people.
Mrs. Jens Jensen wife of Nakomis skipper reached San Francisco after five months adrift on a guano island with her two children aged two months and two years. The Nakomis was wrecked February 28 near Clipperton Island seven hundred miles off Mexico after a storm. The crew and Mrs Jensen were rescued by the cruiser Cleveland and later returned to San Francisco.
In Springfield West Virginia B F Poland’s store was destroyed by a fire of incendiary origin. While the blaze raged Poland fired at an intruder in his home and the robber returned fire, escaping after leaving silverware behind. Poland carried a stock worth about four thousand dollars.
In Astoria Oregon gillnetter H P Nelson hauled the year’s largest royal Chinook weighing 87 pounds. The catch is to be preserved and shown at the 1915 San Francisco fair if it stands as the largest. In Jersey City Margaret Meehan nineteen will lead five municipal band concerts this summer earning 100 dollars per concert.
A catalog listing showcases tea glasses general line of China glassware aluminum enamel and silverware aimed at the housekeeper. Readers are invited to explore an assortment for kitchen and table use.
A detailed roll of social visitors and attendees at Georgia Tech games across Jefferson, Commerce, Gainesville, Athens, and Watkinsville. Notables include Hugh McLean from Atlanta, editorial figures from Commerce, Dr. DeLapiervierre of Hoschton, and many residents visiting for the Tech game. The Jefferson music club met with Mrs. Ed Williamson, featuring Mendelssohn and Chopin programs followed by a salad service.
Washington May 16 Dr Bernhard Dernberg former German colonial secretary and US spokesman for the German cause has voluntarily decided to leave the United States as relations with Germany turn critical. The German embassy confirmed the move and officials considered ending his activities. It is believed he will depart for Holland aboard an American ship.
A lively note on painting and its business value stresses looking nice to attract buyers and customers. It compares ships, carriages, and houses needing upkeep with yearly coats of Bevoe paint from Talmage Hardware Co, linking better appearance to better credit.
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