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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1917
Page
4
A collage of classified style items from The Banner including insurance ads from Green & Michael and Jester savings, loan offers from Athens Savings Bank, moving services, car for sale, rent, and lost items. Also notices for the Southern Mutual Insurance annual meeting, a steam boat ride ad, and a medicinal pine tar honey remedy.
A physician offers a cure for deafness caused by catarrh in the Eustachian tube. He claims nine in ten cases improve when inflammation is removed and tube function restored. He guarantees $100 for any case not cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure and invites readers to request free circulars.
The Strand screens Triangle's Hands Up starring Wilfred Lucas about a romance atop a train held by a gang of young bandits, with Colleen Moore as the heroine. At the Elite Irene Fenwick leads in A Coney Island Princess with Owen Moore. Pete Mitcholland causes comic entanglements at Coney Island and in Fifth Avenue society as love and mistaken identities unfold.
Notice of intention to apply for passage by the 1917 Georgia General Assembly to repeal the 1879 act establishing a City Court in Clarke County and the 1894 amendments, to abolish the City Court of Athens, transfer pending civil and criminal cases to Clarke Superior Court, and dispose of court records and papers.
Mr. Charles J. Martin of New York assistant treasurer of the Equitable Assurance Company visited Athens with local agent T L Mitchell to review the society investment aiding home-builders. Martin praised Athens and the region during the visit.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Discovery as a standard remedy for coughs and colds for 48 years. It promises to soothe irritated membranes and sore throats with balsam ingredients and antiseptic qualities, urging readers to keep a bottle at hand for coughs colds grippe and bronchial ailments. At druggists 50 cents.
Mr James H Towns aged 64 died at his Whitehall home Sunday night after falling ill Thursday. He leaves two daughters Martha and Elizabeth Towns a brother A B Towns two sisters Mrs Peter Flanagen and Mrs M A Biggers. Funeral at Whitehall conducted by Rev Geo D Stone with burial in Oconee cemetery. Pallbearers included Thomas Puryear W A Phillips Henry Comer J A Pitner L O Moseman R T Yarbrough J F Paine and W W Turner. Clarke county mourns a valuable Christian citizen.
Hon. R. E. Davison, chairman of the prison commission, spent yesterday in the city visiting his brother A. H. Davison. Davison is a prominent official with many friends here who welcomed him and saw him call on numerous locals during his stay.
Notice announces the Inn and Cottages at Daniel Mineral Springs near Union Point Georgia will welcome guests Saturday June 2 1917. It promises excellent service from skilled cooks and waiters and invites visitors to enjoy the healing waters. The Eagles Hotel Corporation of Union Point Georgia is named, with a garbled note about Benjamin Franklin's birth and early life on Milk Street Boston and Hanover Street.
Social notes detail Nina Saye of Atlanta marrying Wat Lewis, son of Lewis from Woodville, after a weekend wedding visit. Both worked locally with Southern Bell and Southern Railroad, while friends and relatives across Georgia sent congratulations and reported on other society movements and travels.
A witty exchange quotes a Wise Guy denying a royal road to learning and a Mutt challenging him. The Buffalo Ex editorializes on private schools in fashionable districts and the liveried carriages seen at closing time.
The article extols trees as true aristocrats of the vegetable kingdom. It urges planting a sufficient number of good trees now since they take years to mature and require care, but will grow while you rest and relax.
A witty exchange contrasts George Washington's alleged deception with the era’s portrait ideals. The speakers joke that Washington may not resemble his postage stamp image, while absolving him of responsibility for those likenesses.
Oil mills on the Pacific coast have operated for years using soy beans imported from Manchuria. They report a ready sale for the oil cake and other products in the region, leveraging steady demand and established trade routes.
A brief cartoon style exchange reveals a man with a black eye who claims it came from a lover's quarrel not from his own partner. The joke hinges on misattribution as a punchline about romantic entanglements.
Advertises Riggs-Ine as a treatment for Rigg's disease with sore and bleeding gums. Sold by druggists, or mail order for $1.00 plus a prepaid package sent to the customer from Riggs-Ine Company, Atlanta, Ga. W F Sun.
Rain delayed the Swat Cup qualifying round yesterday with Morton Hodgson posting the low score. Sixteen players advanced to match play and were paired as Wright vs Fitzpatrick, Anderson vs Dobbs, Payne vs Hooper, Belser vs Porter, Boock vs Dulaney, Hodgson Jr vs Jordan, Hodgson vs Lumpkin, and G. Anderson vs Morris.
Howard W. Odum of the University of Georgia requests immediate reporting of all rooms and homes for rent to Summer School teachers. Include number of rooms location and rates and the contact person.
A terse reflection on how proper occupation shapes men’s leisure, quoting John Ruskin. The lines suggest that meaningful effort blends with enjoyment, with work fueling pastime through intrinsic engagement.
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