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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1916
Page
8
Advertisements list offerings and inquiries in a community section. Items include insurance pitches, loan offers, furnished rooms, rentals, a quick-sale lot, vehicle sales, chauffeur roles, lost pins and ledgers, furniture for sale, job asks, and a housing promotion.
Athens Savings Bank offers per cent interest on savings deposits compounded January 1 and July 1. Deposits from $1.00 accepted. Also promotions for Spirella Corsets and various local ads. Household furniture for sale on 785 Milledge avenue. Insurance agency seeks Athens agent. Oakland five passenger car for sale. Bermuda Easter Lily Bulbs offered by Mrs. Griffith Bogart. Georgianne Cooking Oil advertised. For rent a furnished front room at 298 W Hancock. Second hand Ford wanted with cash payment.
For Sale reasonable price a base burner instantaneous heater in good condition. 3 6% money to loan on farm lands. Tate Wright. For Sale 134 ton truck will sell cheap for cash. Box 262 Athens Ga. 21 Dill Pickles Sweet Mixed and Sour Cucumber Pickles. KING HODGSON CO. MONEY TO LEND On Farm Lands or Improved City Property. Shackelford & Meadow Attorneys Shackelford Building ta thtt.
A letter from W. T. Long of Pendergrass Georgia commends the Athens Overland Co for open free service stations in Athens. He praises service manager Mr Chafin for attentive skilled handling of his Overland car after generator trouble and eleven hundred miles of use. The writer urges continued high quality service.
W R Colle of Pit tard Colle Co notes in the Banner that Winterville gasoline dealers do not sell on Sundays and have rotaries posted on tanks. He says a visitor to Athens who could not buy gas there did not obtain any fuel from Winterville outlets and objects to being portrayed as promoting Sabbath violations.
In Chicago the Nationals defeated the Americans 8 to 2. In St Louis the Nationals beat the Americans 5 to 3.
The Banner's Big Auto-Electric Show, October 17 to 19, will feature a daylight lamp a type C-2 Mazda designed for true daylight in color distinction and precise grading work. Demonstrator Ray Kennedy, fresh from northern demonstrations, will present the invention's daylight performance.
Jessie Powers reported a watch theft to police. Will Laborn, a colored man, was arrested after admitting ownership and leading officers to a stall in Williams' stable where the timepiece was found in the trash. The watch was valued at sixteen dollars.
Frant Hanly, the prohibition candidate for president, urged intervention in Mexico in a speech at Sioux Falls. He demanded that Hughes state his policy toward the Mexican situation if elected.
Atlanta on October 4 reports a carmen strike with about 750 of 1000 workers striking and a 150 walking out. Despite reduced service, day operations were near normal as strikers planned a public showing tomorrow to display strength.
The piece argues that talent relies on sticking to the familiar while character enables bold action toward better goals. It asserts character creates a powerful present, uplifting the group by revealing possibilities and excellence previously unimagined.
A Washington Star excerpt features a man urging strict honesty and Miss Cayenne critiquing the urge for absolute truth. The exchange highlights concerns that some people act as private detectives in pursuing every possible fact.
A concise promise about starting tasks to improve with each attempt. Beginning with effort, one should act with care and then refine after each try until the work meets its proper standard. The guidance emphasizes steady progress and perseverance.
A sharp remark ponders why the waitstaff receive the largest tips if the customer pays for service. The speaker notes a paradox in tipping norms and agency, highlighting the social dynamic between servers and patrons.
Grace Darmond recalls her start as Little Eva in the silent era and her shift to Editha Burglar roles. She describes early pay, fear on set, and her dedication to serials like The Shielding Shadow, noting eight months of production and the constant quest for audience applause.
Citizens in Athens form a committee to draft resolutions urging a sane humane enforcement of the Sabbath law. Speakers including Judge Cobb and Mayor Arnold press for balancing modern needs with observance as officials plan a county court conference.
Henry Pope, colored, yesterday paid a ten dollar city fine for a cutting affray in which he was the principal actor. It was charged he stabbed a colored woman in the arm during the incident several evenings ago.
Atlantic City reports the Mexican delegates joint commission formed by American members to consider Mexican international questions before border settlement amid ongoing controversy.
Fulton County High School assigns Prof Newbern to the science department. He succeeds Prof Campbell who left to run East Point city schools. Newbern, A. M. graduate of the University of Georgia, brings eight years of Georgia teaching experience and previously led Abbeville city schools.
Associated Press report from Kansas City states former Missouri senator Major William Warner died at his home at age seventy. His death is reported as sudden, with brief notice of his passing and no further details provided.
A vintage note argues that no reader is immune to ads and that advertisers can influence anyone reachable through any form of advertising. It highlights printers’ advice on using periodicals to reach an audience despite claimed indifference.
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