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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1914
Page
8
Notices describe fire insurance division proposal with J C Jester and savings rates from Clarke County Bank at 4 percent. Multiple ads seek stenographer, office space in Holman building, and roommates near Milledge Meigs area.
The Athens Savings Bank advertises 4 percent interest on deposits compounded twice yearly with deposits starting at $1.00. Additional housing ads include a 6 room cottage on Grady avenue and a nine room, two bathroom house on Milledge Ave priced at $30,000 with other rental offers on Cobb Street. Barber college seeks learners. City lots and a truck farm are for sale through Webster Callaway. Tailored skirts needed for work at modest prices contacting Miss Lavender.
Warning against using ointments for catarrh that contain mercury as it damages the sense of smell and the entire system. It notes Hall's Gataben Cure from F S Cheney Co Toledo contains mercury and is taken internally, affecting the blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists at a price of Be per bottle.
A London Opinion excerpt shows ire over a man who sent a letter to a paper seeking a boy to take his place. The speaker objects to an outsider manipulating employment through a public ad.
Citrolax touted as best for constipation sour stomach lazy liver and sluggish bowels. Claims immediate relief from headaches and thorough flushing with no pain or nausea. Promotes a cleansed sweet wholesome system and directs readers to ask for Citrolax from H. R. Palmer & Sons.
Last night Emmanuel Parish held a social at the Parish House with many university men attending. An informal program featured discussions on church clubs for the young, recitations, songs, and refreshments prepared by the committee led by W. A. Capps. Delegates from Emmanuel may attend the Brotherhood of St. Andrew gathering in Atlanta October 14 18 with low railroad rates and notable speakers.
Athens citizen Mrs. E R Shy testifies to quick relief from back pain attributed to lumbago or rheumatism after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She reports ongoing benefit and endorses Palmer & Sons' Drug Store for supplies. Advertisement notes price of 50 cents and repeats the brand name.
Boston Nationals held their first practice in Philadelphia on Oct 7 as they prepare for the world series. Crowd demand for reserve seats was four times park capacity and tickets appeared only through speculators. Indianapolis clinched the Federal League pennant with a narrow win over St Louis, Chicago second. season ends tomorrow.
Nat Golowski brings full World Series returns to Athens starting Friday. Matinees at Colonial shift to the hall over the Q Room where an electric board will display the game story. A running box score will be kept and admission costs two bits. Fans may smoke and buy peanuts during the broadcasts.
Athens residents are invited to visit 265 Broad Street for a new sanitary market from Southern Market Co. The shop offers western meats of best quality along with oysters and fish. Motto is satisfaction guaranteed and customers are urged to try. Phone 931.
Governor Slaton proclaims a special election to permanently fill the U S Senate vacancy from Georgia caused by the death of A O Bacon. The election is set for the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, under an 1913 act, with terms ending March 3, 1919.
A diverse catalog offers Gold Band Dinner Ware in three patterns Crystal Glass Table Ware and Fireproof Cooking Ware Large Aluminum Ware and Onyx Enameled Cooking Ware guaranteed not to chip Beaten Biscuit Machinery Sread Mixers Ocedar Mops Cotton Mops Ocedar Polish Mop wipers Alarm Clocks 8 Day Clocks Cold Weather items Coal Scuttles Vases Tongs Pokers Shovels and IMPORT TOYS arriving Boys Wagons Velocipedes Handy Cars Tricycles Next to Nature Baby Dolls War in Europe may delay availability as some shoppers buy now for the holidays Remember we carry everything for the housekeeper.
The Y M A of the University of Georgia will hold its regular weekly meeting tonight in the chapel at the usual hour. Howell Peacock will speak briefly and the quartet will perform music.
A Berlin telegram reports Lanaeken and Tongres civilians attacked German troops prompting reprisals. A town was bombarded and its church destroyed as houses burned along the Lanaeken Tongres road in Limburg province. Austrians check Russian advance to avert Cracow siege near Przemysl Tarnow and Neusandeo.
Clarke County Bank imitates small borrowers. What would you do right now if you had a severe cold. Could you do better than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy recommended by Mrs. U. B. Sargent of Penn, Ind. Sold by all dealers. Also a joke about mirrors and a husband and wife dialogue.
A proposal to raise ten million dollars through a state bond issue to lend to tenant farmers at low interest is submitted for referendum. The Associated Press reports the joint resolution aims to relieve farmers’ financial difficulties.
In the final junior scholarship exam, candidates explained why teaching children to sing helps them. One pupil artfully replied that singers’ work is like earning a penny for eating a piece of chocolate.
The robin is described as the most common bird in the eastern United States with about fifty pairs per square mile, totaling around a hundred million birds. The excerpt blends local quips and humorous asides about Irish speech and a prompt to advertise wants.
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