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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1915
Page
15
An insurance pitch urges readers to join a growing list of satisfied policy-holders. It promises efficient service strong companies and prompt loss adjustment with policies claimed to cost no more. Telephone contact provided as three four five.
A compact column of classified notes references mileage coupons with cash ads, auto and home insurance, bank savings details, livestock sales, real estate, lost and found items, and small business notices. It notes a barber college ad, milch cows for sale, dry goods jobs, and a medical ad for cold remedies.
The investment property is now rented to a good tenant for twelve months at twenty five dollars per month in advance.
Plans for the 1905 class reunion set for University commencement in Athens were outlined by Pat Lamkin of Athens and Paul T Harber of Commerce. The event features a June 14 gathering, a distinctive costume, a casual barbecue, and the Sophomore cup speaker Oliver Bloodworth of Forsyth. Horace Ritchie of Fitzgerald presides as class president while organizers seek all 1905 alumni and mail invitations.
A whaling ship named White landed a rare right whale during a coast cruise off British Columbia. It is noted as scarce in northern Pacific waters and highly valued for its bone, with a reported value of $20,000.
The Elijah Clarke chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet Thursday morning to elect officers and conduct business. Members are urged to attend at the home of regent Mrs Frances Long Taylor on Milledge Avenue.
A fireless cooker demonstration by Mrs. C S Decker from Toledo showcases freezing ice cream in one compartment while chicken roasts in the adjacent one with 650 F heat, separation of only four inches insulation, and no melting of the ice. Demonstrations run daily from 10 to 12:30 and 3 to 6, with tastings of creamy ice and Mrs Decker’s baked goods.
Pete Petropol advertises carload and a half bananas with over 1,000 bunches of extra fine yellow fruit. Prices are 60 to 75 cents per bunch, or 10 and 15 dozen, with contact by telephone numbers 558-3 or 1041 for orders.
A historic medicine ad touts Eckman’s Alterative for throat and lung ailments. It quotes a Wilmington, Delaware testimonial from Jas Squires who credits the remedy with clearing his lungs after hemorrhages and long illness, and it claims broad efficacy for bronchitis asthma and stubborn colds.
Vitagraph's The Juggernaut debuts at the Elite Theater after Broadway success. A railway disaster drama shows a train rushing toward a doomed bridge with a girl aboard while two men race to stop it. Spectators praised the spectacle and the safety of its claim to be unforgettable.
A witty Cincinnati Enquirer quip notes that extreme politeness between two men signals dislike, while exchanging playful insults signals friendship as they greet each other with humorous old phrases.
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