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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1912
Page
5
The Athens Savings Bank notes 4 percent interest on savings deposits compounded on January 1 and July 1. Deposits from $1.00 encourage the saving habit.
Advertisements offer rentals at Delaney Place and 627 Waddell Street, rooms for rent, piano tuning services, and plant sales.Stray Jersey cow and missing letters are listed with rewards.Sales positions and tire repair requests appear along with boarding, hotel rooms, and machine company notices. Includes multiple contact names and phone numbers for local services and listings.
Boston tops New York 3 to 1 at Fenway as Smoky Joe Wood dominates Hurling. Gardner opens with a triple and scores. Tesreau struggles amid showers and is relieve by Ames. McGraw’s Giants leave with one run in the fourth. Boston adds two more in late innings.
A crowded schedule lists Tech and Alabama in Atlanta, Vanderbilt vs Rose Poly in Nashville, Mississippi vs Castle Heights in Jackson, and many more college matchups from Athens to Knoxville. Professional and amateur bouts also feature Jim Kendrick versus Willie Jones in Brooklyn and Cass Tarver against Denver Jack Geyer in Clovis New York.
Washington indicates voters will decide for president and vice president in three weeks with many states also voting for governors and representatives. The piece lists expected senate turnover, current incumbents, and primary outcomes across states, noting which seats are already secured or contested and who may succeed each senator after March 4, 1913.
In Athens a large crowd attended the tent meetings on Dougherty street where the Model Apostolic Church was discussed. Rev Dr Neighbour, soon to lead the new Second Baptist church, spoke at the pre organization gathering about early church character and Biblically based rules binding the church together.
Light and fluffy cake described as soft and sweet marked a successful offering from Arnold & Abney. A brief note lists contact via PHONE 1076 for ordering or inquiries.
An old and Abney endorses the peach jam as pure and especially good. The item is sold in pint jars under the label Home Made Peach Jam.
Light showers affect cotton markets with middling 70s and weak tones in trading. Merchants report modest demand and cautious pricing as showers disrupt field operations.
Market listings show futures quotes for Cotton Oil with contract months from October through May. Prices vary by month with nearby readings around 6.46 to 6.30 and distant months dipping to about 6.15 to 6.27.
The disturbance over New Mexico has moved to Missouri with light showers in the Rocky Mountain slope and Mississippi valley. Most areas remain cloudy and unsettled with moderately high temperatures east of the Mississippi. a few spots in the northwest report near freezing, and light rain is possible tonight or Saturday around Atlanta.
W M Patten of 353 Dougherty St Athens Ga testifies to kidney pain relief after using Doan’s Kidney Pills. He says two boxes cured his back pain and notes continued occasional use. Interviewed March 9 1911 he remains favorable and says he would not alter his opinion. His March 25 1908 statement is cited.
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