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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1916
Page
8
Advertisements show a mix of personal notices and sales items, including fire insurance offers, loans on property, dressmaking, fabric sales, used appliances, a Baby Grand Chevrolet for sale, oak furniture, electric fans and motor, cooking oil, and furniture refinishing services. Listings include contact details and locations in Athens and nearby areas.
The Banner notes ads provide addresses and not personal names for inquiries. It lists financial, rental, and business notices including Athens Savings Bank offering 4 percent interest, cottage for rent on Cobb street, Athens Hide and Rubber Co buying tire casings, a seven room rental on Hancock avenue, grooming house on Haring street, and a collector needed by The McGregor Co. Plus a vague gratitude line.
The passage argues fluency stems from abundant ideas and words. Masters of language hesitate less when choosing from a rich mind and vocabulary, while common speakers rely on a single idea set and word stock. A crowd slows delivery while an almost empty church speeds it.
A Detroit Free Press reader recalls a nomination speech that consumed forty minutes, noting the nominated candidate received no more eulogy than the speaker's long appraisal. The remark implies the candidate did not fare better than many.
Local retailer advertises a wide selection of floor lamps and table lamps, plus silk portables and related items. The broad inventory aims to attract shoppers seeking portable lighting and furnishing accents.
A rush of thousands of famished Armenian refugees from Turkey into the Russian Caucasus is reported as relief funds strain. Cables from Constantinople, Tiflis, Tabriz and Beirut describe dire bedding, clothing needs, and economic aid requests totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. The American committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief warns ongoing aid is essential, with shipments including medical and industrial aid, while the navy collier Caesar prepares to ship 1000 cases of milk and other supplies from Bush Terminal to support refugees before the 1916 Christmas Ship arrives.
The Inter state Commerce Commission authorized railroads to establish and maintain until May 1 next a new Progressive demurrage scale replacing the flat dollar a day. The plan allows two free days, then one dollar day three, two dollars day four, three dollars day five, and increments on subsequent days as an emergency measure to relieve the card shortage.
Judia Jackson Harris, renowned for industrial training and domestic science teaching at the Model and Training School for Colored Youth, presented the Banner yesterday. She exhibited student work including high-grade chow chow and other domestic workshop products. The display suggests a promising group of young colored workers in Clarke County.
Atlanta November 9 A plan to extend quarantine measures against pink cotton bollworm importation is being discussed by Georgia’s state board of entomology. The issue focuses on restricting cotton seed imports from Texas Southern states and Arizona to protect Georgia cotton crops, as many farmers buy seed from those regions.
Special to the Banner from Amalta Georgia November 29 Governor Harris notes preparations for a general inspection of Georgia troops and says the border guards are alert as the situation remains undetermined. He will depart Amalta for Atlanta Friday morning, returning Sunday afternoon.
An invitation was mailed to Dr. Charles E. Cotton of Minneapolis inviting the American Veterinary Association to hold its 1917 national convention in Atlanta Ga The 1916 gathering was moved from New Orleans due to cattle foot and mouth disease and Atlanta hopes to capitalize on growing Southern interest in cattle raising.
Atlanta election officials have set the date for the municipal general election for next Wednesday. Managers are appointed and polling places designated. The race centers on engineer C M Corrie opposing Asa G Candler, the Democratic primary nominee.
A brief meditation on loyalty and order contrasts bold defiance with disciplined allegiance. The message urges unity under lawful authority and respect for governance while warning against internal betrayal and disorder.
Instructions show converting kerosene oil lamps to electric use without removing oil fittings. A four-socket attachment, preferred as pull-chain type, mounts in the chimney holder with brass fittings and a standard key-socket. The lamp remains usable in a power outage, and wiring runs through a brass tube to the socket, with insulated flexible wire and mica or glass spacers for shade fitment.
Owen Johnson returned from the French line reports soldiers occupy themselves with eating and sleeping when not in the trenches and not worrying about the war. A visitor notes that front line laughter outpaces that behind the lines as Baldieras adapt to present hardship, accepting what comes to avoid misery.
The Grange, Alexander Hamilton's country seat 1802 to 1804, remains standing after relocation to Convent Avenue near St Luke's. The Frederick Philipse house is gone, and no Nash residence is identified. Fraunces Tavern, restored by the Sons of the Revolution, preserves the Long Room where Washington bade farewell to his officers.
The Rockefeller foundation will investigate custody and humane treatment of insane in state institutions this winter. The plan aims for a universal system for mental defective cases with Dr. Thomas W. Salmon of the public health service directing the work under the national committee for mental hygiene. In Manchuria, the Fushun coal fields, operated by Japanese, are believed the richest, with over 80,000,000 tons of bituminous coal.
Washington reports the United States has sent notes to Great Britain and France asking reconsideration of the refusal to grant safe conduct to Tarnowski, the new Austro Hungarian ambassador. The notes stress international right over courtesy and warn of the adverse effect on U S opinion if no satisfactory response is received.
Atlanta observers fear South Carolina ruling may allow Augusta residents to receive one gallon of liquor monthly from Aiken County shipments. If allowed, Georgia law limiting to two quarts per month would be violated, risking vigorous prosecutions and undermining Georgia’s prohibition intent.
The state highway commission plans to deploy engineers on the Atlanta to Macon highway Monday to accelerate improvements under the federal aid act. With no state funds allocated, they seek immediate modest county appropriations for preliminary expenses. Bibb County may delay as its board meets December 6.
An order from the Atlanta public schools states Thanksgiving will not be observed as a holiday this year because a holiday was already granted during the Southeastern Fair.
An Irishman named Casey sits beside a pompous man on a railway carriage. The talk turns lively until the dressed man proclaims Tam a KE. C. king's counsel, prompting Casey to rise and exclaim that he is also a Casey. The moment ends with a handshake.
In British practice equity rests with the lord chancellor the vice chancellor and master of the rolls their offices exist to correct the operation of the literal text of the law by reasonable means not in the court of law.
Washington on November 20 reports the President and cabinet to spend Thanksgiving in the capital with families. The morning includes church attendance and a relief ball at the Navy Yard, followed by a Pan American luncheon and service at St Patrick's. Government departments will close for the day.
Glenn Lodge L C Fels planning a large annual meeting on the night of the 8th December when officers will be elected and other important business will be transacted notices were mailed to every member with return postcards requested for confirmation of attendance.
Fashion note highlights two gray velour shades for a striking costume. Alternatives include brown blue or brick with Burgundy or Bordeaux red accents. Hudson seal trims the skirt white broadcloth for collar and cuffs. medium size uses 7 yards velvet and 3 4 yard broadcloth. Sizes 34 to 44 inches bust price 30 cents.
A description explains making writing ink by saturating white blotting paper with aniline black and pasting sheets to form a thick paste. When needed a small piece is torn off and moistened to produce usable ink. One square inch of paper yields substantial writing, ideal for exploring parties with minimal supplies. The ink improves as water is more available.
A fragmentary note portrays a man returning home to an untimed dinner and a wife speaking about a slow clock and unstarted meal, with garbled text suggesting a domestic dispute or miscommunication. The readable parts hint at time and household tension.
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