SHORT NOTES OF INTEREST ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE BANNER WILL BE ANSWERED
Advertisements bearing technical addresses must be answered care the advertiser’s address is personal and not disclosed. Ads accepted as science or personal address use. Lipecamp’s Specialty insurance and fire insurance with J C Jester. The Athens Savings Bank advertises 1 percent interest deposits. Funds ready to loan on city real property or farm lands via Green & Michael. Moving services offered by Williams Bros. Furnished or unfurnished cottage for rent on Springdale street. Daniel Mineral Water marketed for family safety with guaranteed satisfaction. Butter and eggs from Sorrells & Co. District agent sought for Health and Accident Insurance via D Adna Brown in Philadelphia. A few odd pieces of furniture for sale. Annual meeting notice for Southern Mutual Insurance Company in Athens on June 8, 1917. Route boy needed for Banner delivery. Furniture upholstering and refinishing services. Pearl White Shortening advertised. Chrysanthemum plants from Jones Greenhouse Co. Money to loan for home clients. Lost items and rewards noted. Curtainless Showers from Anderson Plumbing Co.
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Conf Xcience Ee
Dr. W. B. Conway Plans Washington Reunion Visit
Athens friends learn Dr. W. B. Conway now in Blacksburg Virginia with his daughter Mrs. Price and intends to attend the Washington reunion in a few days. He hopes to meet Cobb-Delany Camp veterans and will visit Madison county Culpepper Orange and Charlottesville after Washington.
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Athens
W. B. Conway
Blacksburg
Price
Washington
Madison County
Culpepper
Orange
Charlottesville
Contented and Discontented
A brief reflective note contrasts two personas: the contented and the discontented. The discontented merely faults existing conditions while the truly contented seeks to improve things, echoed by Youth's Companion' s call to betterment.
In the Silent Opera
A stage question about a daughter's future voice yields a wry line about potential movie success. The exchange hints at performance talent and shifting entertainment paths with a touch of irony.
Drainage Conference Shortens Sessions in Savannah
The Georgia State Drainage Association held a brief one hour session yesterday with speeches and papers before adjourning due to the absence of President A. R. Lawton and Secretary-Treasurer S. W. McCallie. A future meeting will be arranged when farmers have more time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia State Drainage Association
A. R. Lawton
Savannah
W. McCallie
Atlanta
McCallie
Barrow
Phillips
E. L. Hill
R. O. Arnold
L. R. Aiken
Brunsawick
J. W. Phillips
University
Soule
Georgia
Jos. Pratt
North Carolina
Aiken
J. D. Price
Georgia Experiment Station
Griffin
U. S
Price
Lawton
Sanford
State Defense Council
W. McCalle
Brunswick
J. A. Pirkle
Monroe
T. A. Pate
Snellville
E. A. Copelan
Greensboro
Jackson County Officials Name Luther Elrod Head of Jefferson Schools
Jefferson Georgia May 23 In a board negotiated arrangement Luther F Elrod current Jackson County public schools superintendent is elected head of Jefferson city public schools and will oversee both systems beginning with the fall term at Martin Institute George W Westmoreland of Emory College will chair as principal with Supt Elrod supervising Erma Wancock Lurene Collier Ethel Anderson Eva McElhannon Annie Hill and others noted as new or returning faculty members several long serving teachers Mrs Hal Moore and Miss Grace Schley decline reelection
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Jefferson, Ga
Board of Education
Jackson County
City of
Jefferson
Luther F. Elrod
Martin Institute
Elrod
George W. Westmoreland
Lurene Collier
Ethel Anderson
Eva McElhannon
Cordele
Annie Hill
Hoschton
Cox College
Hal Moore
Grace Schly
Miss Schley
Comer High School Commencement Attracts Wide Attendance
Comer Georgia May 28 closing exercises of Comer High School hailed as the town’s best. Dr Wittum of Milledgeville delivered a distinguished sermon at morning service and another at the Baptist church. A lecture on Russia and modern events engaged the audience. Graduates received diplomas amid festive scenes with Miss Wendel Scarborough and Miss Virginia Latimer leading readings. Dr Jere M Pound of Athens delivered an eminent address full of patriotism and learning.
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Comer
Comer High School
Wittum
Milledgeville
The
Baptist Church
Russia
St. Vittum
Turkey
Egypt
Georgia
Pound
J. Carmichael
Virginia Latimer
Wendel Scarborough
Margaret Comer
Goldie McConnell
Leo Sanders
Elizabeth Roper
Lucile McKenzie
Lemon Lotion Promises Beauty For Skin Care
A vintage beauty tip explains making a lemon lotion from two fresh lemons and three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint. The mixture is strained to remove pulp and used daily on face neck arms and hands to whiten soften and brighten the skin and smooth rough hands.
Women Pursue Fads and Odd Hobbies Across the Nation
A Chicago socialite has amassed thousands of Uncle Sam cartoons and caricatures, a quirky long term hobby that has grown beyond her ability to catalog. Meanwhile a Vassar mathematics professor bought a tract in Maine, built a house there without help, and demonstrates independent pursuits by women beyond traditional roles.
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Lkely
Chicago
Uncle Sam
Vassar
Maine Woods
Burden of Others Revealed by a Little Fairy
The New York Evening Sun questionably suggests that if a tiny fairy could expose each person’s load the public would extend greater sympathy and charity toward neighbors, highlighting hidden burdens in society.
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New York Evening Sun
Athens High and Industrial School Commencement Schedule
The Athens High and Industrial School announces its official program led by Principal Prof. F Harris. Events include a Baccalaureate Sermon at Hill's First Baptist Church on May 27, an opera Treasure Hunters at Morton Theatre on May 28, alumni meeting May 29 and banquet May 30, industrial class exercises May 29, and graduating exercises May 30 with diplomas presented by Aaron Cohen. Exemptions announced include high record scholarship for top term grades.
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Athens High and Industrial
3. F. Harris
Hill
First Baptist Church
R. H. Singleton
D. D
Bethel A
8. R. Belk
BE. Church
South
Athens
Emmie F. Drake
Hertie Wm. Killian
Frankie L. Horton
Anita B. Harris
Mamie McWhorter
Annie Mae Morse
Thomas Reid
Milledge Magic
Maxwell Haynes
Robert King
Harry Jones
Eugene Hardman
Salema Hardeman
Richard Jefferson
Charlie Hightower
Trollite and Jasmine Varieties in Meteorites and Botany
Trollite is a common meteorite sulphide of iron appearing as nodules plates or rods that decompose in flight leaving unique markings. The Jasmine family includes at least 200 species with 20 species sold in the United States. The primrose Jasmine blooms in winter with unusually large blossoms.
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United States
Anger and Rage Advice from Spurgeon
A short excerpt quotes Spurgeon on anger, noting that rage worsens no one and harms the soul. It compares a red face and a towering fury to a fit, saying anger exhausts a man, shortens life, and poisons peace. It emphasizes self-control over destructive emotion.
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J. D. Bradwell
Lipecamp’s
Iinsurance
J. C. Jester
Bank IN
Athens Savings Bank
Green & Michael
Williams Bros
Springdale Street
Daniel
B. H. Weatherly
Sorrells & Co
Health and Assident Insurance Company
D. Adna Brown
Fourth St
Philadelphia
Sala
Grady
Southern Mutual Insurance Company
A. E. Griffith
Sec'y
A. J. Carrington
Inomas Sros
Eod
Jones Greenhouse Co
Jno
Roy M. Strickland
T. H. Dozier, JR
Anderson Plumbing Co
W. Clayton St
A. C. Stephens
Optometrist
Lumpkin Street
Groom House
Prince Avenue
Room
Cobb St
J. T. Anderson
Real Estate and Fire Insurance
College Ave
Meta Company
Waltham, Ma
Grucedale Greenhouses
D G. Anderson & Co
J.a.uester
Comer School
Lipscomb & CO. Fire Insurance Agency
Lipscomb
M. G. Dearig
Erwin & Company
Athens High and Industrial School
T. J. Shackelford
Aaron Cohen
Jamaica
Washington, D. C. Corfederate Reunion
Seaboard Airline Railway
Progressive Railway
Lawrenceville
Winder
Elberton
Ars, Will
Abe
Gettysburg
Lee Monument
Seaboard
Petersburg
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Alexandria
J. Z. Hoke
Seaboard Air Line Rwy
Fred Geissler
Oscar Nichols
Insurance Dept
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