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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1909
Page
8
The Columbia Fire Insurance Company with capital and surplus of 200000 offers maximum security to policy holders. It enables business men to keep insurance premiums in Athens, highlighting the benefit to the city and its merchants through local financial retention.
Fragmented classified items list coal supplier ad s and grocery offerings. Mentions H C Weatherly Coal Company telephone 607 and Wil li n s on s grocery phone 607. Also notes railway mail clerk examinations in Athens November 17 and Franklin Institute prep.
Sanitary Plumbing advertises genuine Billiken figures priced at 1.25 dollars. The copy emphasizes non-breakable non-grouchy non-pessimist Billikens and mentions sweaters for Billikens and Hoods available.
Gas range offered for ten dollars. Viewable at Mrs. J. L. Stevens on Prince Avenue near Milledge. Also room for rent listed by H. B. Harper. Care Banner.
More than twenty people attended the first rehearsal for Deestrick Skule at the Yo MLCLast evening. The show, to be presented at the Colonial Opera House on Friday, benefits the Ladies Auxiliary fund for furnishings. Old cast members urged to attend tonight at sharp 20 for rehearsal. prospects brighter with many returning and stronger performances expected.
Ty Cobb the city’s greatest ball player was involved in a late evening collision on Stewart avenue near Whitehall street as he returned from the speedway. His Chalmers-Detroit collided with the Mitchell pathfinder driven by Frank Zirbles from New York to Atlanta. Both drivers remained calm and no serious injuries were reported though Cobb’s tire was damaged and a new tire was fitted before they reentered the city at a reduced speed.
The sanitarium conducted by Dr H. D. Allen of Darlington is described as one of the greatest state institutions. It treats hundreds of invalids and those weakened by business, gaining a nationwide reputation for successful treatment with a capable staff assisting Dr Allen.
Roland Gwinne, a Brunswick resident for six years and a young cigar maker, is jailed in Glynn County on a bigamy charge as of November 5.
Washington reports confirm no news of any mishap to ex President Theodore Roosevelt on his African hunting trip. Smithsonian, state department and Roosevelt associates deny any fatality or injury. The expedition remains on the Guas Ingishu plateau with aim to return via Londiani.
Frank J. Cheney declares his firm will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. The oath notes the date December 6, 1886, and identifies A. W. Gleason as notary. The advertisement claims the remedy is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces.
In Atlanta on November 5 Governor Brown granted a two week respite to Dr Judd M Elliott who faced execution in Troup County jail. He had attempted suicide by swallowing bichloride of mercury the night before and was found unconscious, later revived, delaying the hanging.
In Chicago at LaSalle street station a parrot’s screech led Edward Zarndt to his wife’s location as she fled with a satchel. Detectives staged a watch, the bird revealed the pair, and authorities brought them to the Harrison street station where a reconciliation occurred. Mrs Zarndt denied eloping.
An Athens Georgia notice from Banner Job Office at 151 Lumpkin Street promotes cheaper typesetting work for businesses without Linotype machines. With improved facilities capable of 100,000 extra compositions weekly, they invite bids and propose a weekly supply arrangement to guarantee profit.
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