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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1915
Page
8
An insurance ad extols joining Erwin's growing list of satisfied policy-holders. It promises efficient service strong companies and prompt adjustment of losses with policies costing no more and urges readers to phone three four five.
Short notes advertise mileage coupons and cash ads with a 4 percent Athens Savings Bank deposit offer. Listings include auto insurance, a Will Fleming rental on Reese Street, a $1,000 loan against a $3,000 home, bungalow rentals on Cloverhurst Ave and a Monteagle cottage, a motorcycle trade for a car, and local shop ads for hides and farm products. Specific contacts and phone numbers appear in the notices.
Wanted: men out of work or with no trade to learn barbering and be independent Light clean inside work that pays well Learn in few weeks Write for catalogue Mo ler Barber College Atlanta Ga For Rent 5 room house U H Davenport For Sale One Wales Visible Adding and Listing Machine value 350 Will sell for 175 cash or terms For Sale Bank Stock One share of National Bank of Athens stock worth more than six for one
Instructions on matching lining cuts to fabric for fit and storage. Tips include using a warm iron to transfer patterns to fabric, running ribbon through a stitched casing, and repairing split gloves with buttonholed edges for a durable seam. Also covers threading silk, removing bastings, and avoiding fabric wrinkles.
A witty defense of the first anniversary being electric in nature. The piece notes guests will detect whether a couple’s home lacks items such as an adjustable electric lamp, electric clock, coffee heater, toaster, and other small electric conveniences. It also mentions electric cleaners, curling irons, and shaving lights as indicators of a modern household.
A fashionable evening gown features pink crepe de chine with a flesh net overlay and flowered taffeta pannier effect. Sprays of flowers provide a novelty trim, enhancing the dress with a delicate, decorative look.
Glove styles focus on shape and trimming with black and white contrasts. New arrivals include hand embroidered black and white gloves selling at two dollars, a three button length with two buttons and heavy embroidery, and a six button semi military design in kid. Silk gloves rise as summer standard, with men’s silk gloves expanding demand.
An assortment of glassware aluminum enamel and silverware offered for the home. Includes kitchenware table accessories and everyday domestic items for the housekeeper.
The $50,000 libel suit of William Barnes against Theodore Roosevelt did not end today. The jury asked to hear the judge's charge again on juror political opinion. After a seven hour debate the panel was locked up and adjourned until tomorrow morning.
A compact shopping case design features a right side tablet for writing a list and a left pocket for bills. It is shown in dark green silk with old gold lining, includes folded side pockets and stiffened sections, and is sized for practical use with foldable center.
Wash Scott, a middle aged Black man previously serving a life sentence for a killing at the old fair grounds, has been paroled by the governor and reached Athens this week. He visited friends in the city, both white and Black, and expressed pleasure at his liberty.
A pocketed memorandum book is described with corner linings of kid leather and an old glove used as material. A center ribbon holds a pencil and the front bears the word bills in gold silk. A tab with a press stud secures the cover, initials can be added in contrasting silk, and old notepaper sheets fit into the corners for easy use.
Police arrested two men on state charges alleging obtaining money under false pretenses. Ed Burch colored was taken on a Clarke County warrant. C. M. Smith white was arrested on a Clarke County warrant for obtaining money from a negro under false pretenses.
The article explains that eye size should match silk thickness to avoid fraying and improper stitch appearance. It recommends using a separate needle for each color during shading to maintain quality, noting experienced embroiderers avoid single-needle work when multiple colors are needed.
Colonel Walter P. Andrews former state president and Past Exalted Ruler of the Elks will speak to the Ad Men's Club of Atlanta this afternoon. He returns from Waycross where Elks began uniting to bring the 1916 national Elks convention to Georgia. The group plans to attend the Associated Advertising Clubs of America convention in Chicago, and civic bodies pledge cooperation to invite the 1916 Elks event.
All-black veils and pearl necklaces of varied lengths dominate the season. Old-fashioned chenille embroidery returns amid fitch fur trends. Net gowns with plaits or ruffles, silk jackets, and short loose coats are in. Homemaking and motherhood employ 13 million people nationwide. Evening gowns and dancer dresses shorten to just above the ankle.
Advert says a druggist guarantees piles cure within six to fourteen days with no caveats. The fragmentary text implies a claim of fast relief from a pharmacist.
The University’s prudential committee accepted Prof Sanford Sayler resignation and elected Roosevel P Walker as his successor. Sayler will study for his doctorate at Harvard or another eastern university before teaching again. Walker, a Macon native, joins from the University of Arkansas.
Early yesterday morning a basement fire in the Commercial Hotel block threatened major damage but was extinguished by Patrolmen Short and White who discovered smoke beneath the grid. They removed debris and used a nearby sprinkler and water from a street trough, waking no hotel occupants and not sounding an alarm.
Reporters misread events around Mell R. Wilkinson a well known Atlanta citizen and chamber of commerce leader. They claimed he sailed on a private yacht to unknown lands. in fact he visited his brother in Norfolk and cruised the Chesapeake Bay overnight returning promptly.
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