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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1915
Page
8
Short Notes Of Interest list rental offers work wanted and small ads for rooms, furnishes, and trades. It notes a lease exchange, several properties for rent in Athens Georgia area, and local business notices including insurance and loan offers. It includes inquiries about scrap metal and farm exchange and a retail merchants meeting.
Short notes advertise mileage coupons and small ads. Listings include auto insurance offers, savings bank terms, furnished rentals on Milledge Avenue, pecans and nursery stock discounts, room rentals, help wanted for boys with wheels, Berkshire saw for sale, a roadster for sale, and a cheap auto for cash. Contact numbers and box numbers shown.
H T Huggins & Son on Broad Street advertises coal items from 25c, shovels, tongs, and vases, plus oil heaters and a full line of china, glass, aluminum, enamelware, and Rogers Silver Ware. The store stocks open stock china patterns, O Cedar mops, and kitchen dining room supplies, with phone 125.
Charleston Oct. 11. Four companies of the National Guard and three divisions of naval militia are held in readiness by order of Governor Manning to preserve order in the municipal primaries tomorrow. If police fail the militia will maintain quiet at the polls. Mayor Grace is opposed for office by Mayor Hyde.
Athens to host a new Freight Rate Bureau with H A Brown of Macon as chief expert. Backed by the Chamber of Commerce, he will review four years of freight bills, locate overcharges, and file claims. Fees are a small retainer plus a percentage of recovered amounts. initial earnings return the retainer to the firm.
Washington reports the note voicing U S disapproval of British trade interference is nearly finished and will be sent soon. President Wilson gave final consideration tonight. Contents remain secret but the note reportedly challenges Britain on cotton contraband and frames a firm protest rather than an academic argument.
The Boston chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy wins recognition for Dr Crawford W Long the discoverer of ether anesthesia with a monument inscription. Mrs L H Chessley in Cambridge reports chapter growth and plans honoring Long with inscription. Visitors from Beatle Washington and Tacoma share notes on other chapter meetings. Regular chapter business proceeds.
Woman from Gates New York writes that eight years ago she used Chamberlains Tablets and were cured of biliousness and constipation. Also note Geo W Clough from Prentiss Mississippi, age seventy seven, reports Foley Kidney Pills aided his long kidney troubles. Never neglect kidney symptoms.
The city Baraca and Philathea Union will hold its program this evening at 8 o clock in the First Baptist church all classes students of colleges and the public are invited. The plan includes a program song prayer roll call reading of minutes duet by Mrs J B Vaughan and Miss Madge Mewbourne application for new classes male quartet address by Rev R E Neighbour subject the Glory of the Bible solo by Mrs M C Roberts male quartet delivery of the banner and song benediction.
The county school superintendent Captain Thomas H. Dozier was eighty one years old on Sunday. He reported to his office yesterday morning, attended to routine business, and stayed late into the evening. He is described as well, active, and vigorous in mind and spirit.
Washington on October 11 postmasters will inspect mail content for neutrality in wartime. Slogans such as Gott strafe England and German symbols like the Lusitania badge are cited as unneutral.
Sergeant J. M. Jackson of the First Regiment Ohio National Guard captured the Wimble don cup and champion title in the national rifle association long range event held in Jacksonville Iowa on October 1. He scored 9% of a possible 100 with a twenty shot thousand yard match using any make rifle.
Train No 50 saves at 8 50 am daily. Train No 52 leaves 3 55 pm daily except Sunday. Train 56 leaves 4 25 pm Sunday only. Train 54 leaves 9 05 pm daily except Sunday. Train 51 arrives 1 20 pm. Train 53 arrives 9 20 pm. Train 55 arrives 3 am except Sunday.
The offer urges selecting top paints for any project and invites customers to specify what to paint whether indoors or outdoors. It promises not only the finest paints but also those tailored for each purpose and directs customers to JOHN L. ARNOLD for the best options.
At St Louis the American Meat Packers Association held a three day convention focusing on preventing industrial accidents and reducing costs. G L Mallory of Chicago warned that 20 000 yearly accidents could cost $700 000, urging safety committees in every department and improved workmen compensation policies.
Every member of the Junior Y M C A not sick is asked by Secretary Forties to attend the regular gymnasium class this afternoon at 3 30 to prepare for the big exhibition Friday night at the Force J exercises. A drill with all boys from the Junior and Preparatory Departments will be a main feature as they perform to mark the closing of the old building.
The Linton Spring Water Company announces readiness to serve Athens families with pure water and offers delivery for emergency calls today. The notice invites friends and patrons to the spring opening and promotes advertising Your wants.
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