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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1915
Page
8
Brief notices and small class ads include coupons offered with cash ads, a request for insurance division of a fire policy, a large furnished room for rent with private bath, scrap metal and other materials needed, rooms for rent, second hand motorcycles for sale, town property and farms for sale, plant bulbs for sale, men with horses and buggies to distribute circulars, two furnished rooms for students, and a 4 gallon milk cow for sale.
A compendium of small advertisements and notices lists mortgage and loan requests, real estate offerings, rental listings, lost items, and business promotions. It includes an Athens Savings Bank interest offer, lost fraternity pin reward, farm and town real estate pitches by S. D. Fambrough, rental ads for furnished homes, seven room houses, and college avenue dwellings, plus sales of pecans and nursery trees and opportunities for magazine sales agents.
A notice from Clarke superior court announces a Thursday meeting of the Athens bar on October 7 at noon to prepare a calendar for the October term. Judge Charles H. Brand orders the gathering. E J Crawford, Clerk, notes the October 4 date. Next week will see the R. H. McCrary bond cases and preparations for the fall term. Grand and traverse jurors are listed for October 1915.
Everything for the housekeeper offered by H. T. Huggins & Son with contact at phone 125 on Broad Street. The line notes a general housekeeping supply or service advertisement from a local business.
Five dozen young women and other garment workers, part of a marching group, were arrested in the Chicago business district as mounted police dispersed the parade riders who defied authorities.
Washington reports postal regulations modify permits allowing rural carriers to use motorcycles with side bodies under department authority. Readings on dieting offer advice for weight loss with guidance on foods to eat and avoid. The fragmented text ends with a proverb about wit and wisdom.
Washington on October 4 Secretary Redfield and maritime interests debated creating a federal shipping commission akin to the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The text notes Greece as highly mountainous with Thessaly as the sole plain region. It highlights undeveloped water power from torrents that flood plains during the rainy season, causing damage, while the rest of the year leaves dry ravines. It also includes a moral line about contentment with imperfect world views.
A British Review note contrasts a lone student standing beside the blackboard with 40 or 50 learners on benches, describing the solitary student as the true teacher among the group.
The piece notes a superstition that finding an opal signals misfortune from another person. It advises leaving the stone alone despite its value, reflecting an old adage about luck and fate.
Dr George L Walton M D author of Why Worry presents Peg Along a 1915 guide urging readers to manage their minds. The book promises practical philosophy to reduce worry and increase health and happiness for all ages. It appeals to business and homemakers alike emphasizing a bird’s eye view of life and steady daily effort.
In discussions at the capitol, Mr. Dorris predicted the extra session will pass the shipping and Mangham anti advertising bills with January 1916 as the effective date not January 1917. He doubted any delay to next year and expected rapid final action. Representative John Knight concurred the November term will be short and the stricter measures will pass, noting business gains from higher sea island cotton prices.
A humorous London clipping compares Italy’s stance to a housekeeper’s method, noting that while Italy clashed with Austria, she preserves neutrality “in a jar” as a witty quip about keeping balance.
Washington officials plan to brief the German ambassador for a few days to explain that the latest German note on the Arabic does not fully align with U S views. The German submarine commander is believed to have erred in sinking the Arabic, but Germany does not assume responsibility for the mistake.
Judges Carl Crossley and Carlisle Cobb presided at regular sessions with civil cases tried. Courts adjourned to today for additional civil matters to be heard.
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