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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1916
Page
7
The New York cotton market opened steady then rose as buyers and Wall Street support absorbed early selling. December and January futures hit new highs around 17.50 to 17.63, with spot quotes in the mid to upper 16s and Liverpool cables hinting higher prices.
Special to the Banner reports fair and warmer conditions for Athens and Georgia Thursday. An area of high pressure brings clear skies and a general temperature rise. Frosts fell in Nashville Louisville Raleigh. Pittsburgh Philadelphia Newark Chicago saw killing frosts. Florida, Georgia, Alabama show some cloud and light showers, southeast Georgia and northern Florida affected.
Mrs Taaien Smith of 951 Broad St Athens reports chronic back pain and kidney discomfort worsened at night. She credits Smith & Bros Drug Store with providing Dean's Kidney Pills which allegedly cured the attack. price 50 cents at local dealers.
Train No 2 leaves Athens at 7 20 PM Train No 4 leaves Athens at 2 20 PM Train No 1 arrives Athens at 11 40 AM Train No 4 arrives Athens at 6 40 PM Nos 2 and 4 connect at Belmont for Winder and Monroe and intermediate points and with the Georgis Railroad for all points and at Gainesville for Gainesville Northwestern stations and with Southern Railway north and south.
Southern Railway announces Athens Branch timetable with daily and Sunday trains. Departures include 8:20 a.m. to All Points and 1:00 p.m. to 4lk Points daily, 3:16 p.m. to All Points Sundays, 3:30 p.m. daily except Sundays. Arrivals list 12:40 p.m. and 6:60 p.m. to All Points daily, 9:45 a.m. to 4H Points daily except Sundays. Inquiries to H. B. Williams and BE. Shelton.
Train No 50 runs daily from Athens at 8 35 a m. Train No 52 runs daily except Sunday from Athens at 4 p m. Train No 654 runs Sunday only from Athens at 4 20 p m. Train No 51 runs daily except Sunday to Athens arriving at 12 59 p m noon. Train No 53 runs daily to Athens arriving 9 30 p m. Train No 55 runs Sunday only arriving Athens at 12 30 noon.
Train arrivals and connections listed for Macon with notes on arrivals at 6 40 am 4 15 pm 11 59 am and 9 10 pm plus connections at Madison to Georgia Railroad Appalachee to Greene County for Monroe and south. Includes contact for information and commercial agent B R Bloodworth and lodge notices for St Elmo Williams Glenn Mt Vernon Athens O E clubs with meeting nights and venues.
Meetings held every Wednesday evening at 8 30 in Woodmen Hall Max Joseph Building. First and third Wednesdays cover general business while second and fourth focus on degree team and Uniform Rank Drill. Visiting Sovereigns invited. L. B. Collins, C. C. A. D. Wood, Clerk.
Thursday shows feature Thoroughbred with Frank Keenan and Elite with Geraldine Farrar in Maria Rose. Friday offers Marguerite Clark in Little Lady Eileen Grip of Evil No 13 and Human Driftwood. Saturday presents Charlie Chaplin in The Fireman Viola Dana in Light of Happiness with Blue Liberty Lonesome Luke and Helen Gibson. The World ending question invites readers to consider their plans.
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