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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1914

Page

8

Lipscomb Insurance and Real Estate Notes

Short notices list insurance and real estate items. Lipscomb invites fire insurance sharing with J C Jester. Clarke County Bank offers 4 percent on savings. Rubber Stamps Gardner Price printers at 225 Lumpkin. 800 bushels Appler Oats for sale. see W S Holman. House for rent Hill Street after Nov 1. D F Miller. Boarders wanted 142 Clayton Street. Equitable nine room house with large lot for quick sale. fruit trees. House for rent Cobb Street Mrs W A Jester.

Weather forecast for Atlanta and Georgia from The Banner

The Weather section reports rain forecast for Atlanta and vicinity tonight and Saturday with showers in Georgia. It notes lingering rain near the Mississippi mouth, fair and cool conditions in the lower lake region and New England, light frosts in Toledo and Buffalo, and generally fine weather over much of the central valley and western areas. Temperatures rise with clearing in Atlanta once conditions improve.

Atlanta Georgia Mississippi Charleston S.C Texas Lower Lake Region New England Toledo Buffalo Canada Central Valley

Athens Savings Bank Offers 4 Percent Interest On Deposits

An advertisement from The Athens Savings Bank promotes 4 percent interest on savings deposits with compounding semiannually on January 1 and July 1. Deposits start at $1.00, encouraging a savings habit. Also listed are rental ads, employment notices, and miscellaneous local notices.

Athens Athens Savings Bank

Mére Figures Riddle Cited From Cincinnati Enquirer

The text presents a numeric play from the Cincinnati Enquirer about a mentored calculation. It states a method to yield three figures: left for living brothers, middle for living sisters, right for deaths of brothers, using counts of siblings and deaths.

Cincinnati Enquirer

Ten Inspector Posts Draw 7126 Applications in Paris

The French poor law department advertised for ten inspectors to visit Paris theaters and verify receipts to ensure correct tax calculation. A total of 7 126 applications were received for the posts.

French Poor Law Department Paris

Wheat declines as exports spark a partial recovery

Chicago markets show further wheat falls on heavy northwest receipts with limited buying, then a rally from export covering. Dec and May futures move variedly as oats follow wheat and provisions rise slightly. Cotton markets in Liverpool and U S show steady activity and a 73.5 percent normal crop condition for Sept 25 with projected 15.3 million bales.

Associated Press Chicago Liverpool American Northwest Cash House

World Cotton Consumption Rises to 21 223 000 Bales

Washington reports the world cotton consumption for the year ending August reached 21 223 000 bales. U S production of commercial cotton in 1913 stood at about 22 255 000 bales. Spindle activity totaled 143 297 000, of which around 80 000 000 operated in the United States.

Department of Agriculture United States Associated Press Washington Census ‘Bureau

Columbus Will Not Lose His Place In History

The text notes Christopher Columbus was Italian born in Genoa with a birth year around 1435 and mentions his service to Spain due to Italy's limited interest in discovery. It includes quirky dialogue about a baby and a sale on pink pills at 18 cents, down from 26.

Columbus Christopher Columbus Genoa Italy Spain

Scotch Economy Clerk Warns About Ink Length

In a local office a merchant scolds a young clerk for overly long handwriting and tailing letters, noting the ink should last the quarter. The scene highlights frugal office habits and old Scottish dialect.

Fragmentary historical note on wars and feuds

A garbled summary mentions a civil war sparked by a borrowed tobacco pipe and a fifty year feud between Milan and Pisa over snail and viper food, with references to Pamir and Afghanistan and a stray ad phrase about advertising wants.

Pamir Afghanistan Milan Pisa

NEW GOODS ARRIVING DAILY AT HUGGINS CHINA HOUSE

Open stock offers gold band dinner ware in three patterns crystal glass table ware fireproof cooking ware and aluminum ware plus onyx enameled cooking ware not chip. Also Beaten Biscuit Machinery bread mixers mop supplies alarm clocks and 6 day clocks with cold weather items coal scuttles and tongs toys arriving including boys wagons velocipedes hand cars tricycles next to nature baby dolls. War in Europe may limit future doll availability and shoppers are urged to buy now for the holidays.

Europe

Industrial Progress in Georgialand in Past Week

Columbus Georgia reports in the Industrial Index for the week progress across the Southeast. Cotton buying and storage expand, naval stores export activity resumes, and a Southern railroad raises 50 million dollars in bonds for improvements. Four and a half million in municipal bonds approved in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida spur construction. Sixteen new corporations form with 242 thousand dollars in capital. numerous construction projects and new plants announced across Alabama Florida and Georgia.

Southern Railroad Ala Atlanta Oneonta Tampa bMa Whitfield County Georgia Alabama St. Augustine Sara- Sota Fla Palm Beach Huntsville Milledgeville Buchanan

Boxing card promises star bouts in Athens Monday night

The promoter vows only top quality fights with no stalling. Attend the Monday card featuring Mr. Potta and three bouts as the main program. Admission ranges from 25 to 75 cents with ringside at 1.00, prices vary by seating.

Tampa West Palm Beach Fila Birmingham Ala Clearwater Fils Mobile Canton Fla Tallahassee Dade City Douglas Bartow Athens Gaylesville St. George Gadsden Tifton Potta

Kidney Pain Relief Mentioned By Athens Readers

Athens readers report relief after using Deans Kidney Pills with claims of tested efficacy. The ad emphasizes backache and kidney discomfort as signs of disorder and warns that neglect can be fatal, urging prompt use of the product.

Dean

Athens boxing hopeful Jimmie Pappas set for world class bantam clash

Athens boxing fans await a tighly contested 10 round bout at Moss Auditorium as Jimmie Pappas trains for a decisive fight with Goodwin. Both fighters showcase top form with confidence in victory and a crowd eager to see who takes the win.

Lister Jimmie Pappas Athens Athens Boxing Club Goodwin Moss Auditorium Lfe Pappas

One Story and Notes from The Chicago Journal

A fragment mentions six year old Lillian stealing to a cake and reacting to its appearance. It then cites Cuniberti as the credit behind the modern dreadnaught and his influence on fuel use for Italian naval craft. The piece ends with a home cleaning tip for painted walls using borax and ammonia and a soapless wash.

Cuniberti The Chicago Journal

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Insurance & Realistate Lipscomb J. C. Jester Clarke County Bank Gardner & Price, Stationers and Printers Lumpkin W. S. Holman Hill St D. F. Miller Clayton St Cobb St W. A. Jester the McGregor CO Grady Avenue J. W. Ingle Sunshine Angel Fears Grocery Lo Barber St Meigs Milledge Banner Holman Thomas Bros J. Tu Milledge Ave James W. Camak North Georgia John P. Fort Mountain City Moter Barber College Atlanta, Ga Fleetwood Lanier Luke John Milledge Avenue D. G. Anderson & Co Jimmy Pappas Stump Goodwin Kid Brown Young Nelson Battling Roland Jess Smith Davis Q Room New York New Orleans Galveston Suivannah Norfolk C. Augusta Memphis Houston C. St. Louis Little Rock Wilmington Bureau of Statistics United [States Department of Agriculture Cotton Belt Ave Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Florida Louisiana Arkansas Missouri Tennessee Oklahoma California Crop Reporting Board Huggins China House Broad Street H. T. Huggins. & Son Phone Continental Fire Insurance Co St. Paul Fire Insurance Co Connecticut Fire Insurance Co Firemen's Insurance Co Ben Franklin Insurance Co Boston Insurance Co., Inc Maryland Casualty Co Lipscomb & CO Athens Audit Co F. Hart Georgialand Columbus, Ga Industrial Index Tombor Renee i Buffalo, Nu Y Stump . Goodwin Macon Ren Haves Cour Lillian
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