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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1912
Page
8
Short notes of interest cover real estate auto rental and service offers. Entries mention Erwin & Company fire insurance J C Jester insurance and nearly a dozen small ads for apartments houses chauffeurs repairs tires and vulcanizing services with phone numbers and locations in Atlanta Georgia and nearby towns. The ad mix shows rental properties completed homes and farm services alongside consumer goods promotions and local business notices.
The funeral for Mrs. M. E. Smith will be conducted from the Winterville Baptist church this morning with Rev. W. M. Colle delivering the sermon. Interment will follow at Smithonia. Carriages leave Bernstein's at 8:30 for Winterville.
Short notes list various local notices. Athens Savings Bank advertises 4 percent interest compounded semiannually on deposits from $1.90, with January 1 and July 1 compounding dates. Other items include alkalized household goods, rent ads, insurance services, and miscellaneous notices.
A speech praising Athens Georgia cotton marketing notes merchants traveling from mills to Europe for prices and claims the city hosts the best regional insurance. It highlights rising receipts patronage, fair dealing, and the brainy business talent shaping a multi million dollar cotton industry.
Athens welcomes the hardware convention with remarks by President George Woodruff of Winder praising local industry and historic figures. The gathering features sales talks, farm equipment discussions, and a state college tour, capped by a barbecue and a Georgian Hall reception for visitors from Georgia and beyond.
Jossey offers large fat hens at 45 cents and fresh eggs at 22 cents per dozen with other groceries in proportion. Phone 8 B Jossey 1176 for prices and a new six room house for rent in Davenport U.
The Southern railway plans a major summer upgrade on its Macon Brunswick line. Eight modern standard passing tracks totaling 27 300 feet will be built at Cochran Empire Godwinsville Chauncey Achord Helena Scotland and Lumber City to hold two trains and enhance schedule reliability for through services including the Chicago Florida Limited Florida Special and Kansas City Florida Special. Construction ends by October 1 and aims to serve winter tourism as growth along the line increases. Work south of Macon supplements recent Macon Atlanta upgrades adding lap siding style passing tracks that approximate double tracking.
Fresh green beans new potatoes home grown beets spring turnips with green tops Arnold and Abney advertise produce and offer contact at phone 1076 for local pickup or delivery.
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