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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1916
Page
8
Short notes of interest page lists ads for insurance, loans, real estate, vehicles, peaches, and repairs. It includes requests for rentals and sales of secondhand cars, and a few rewards notices, with contact prompts and local business names such as Lipscomb’s Specialty-Insurance Athens Cycle Co. and W. J. Greene in Gray Georgia.
Athens Savings Bank advertises 4 percent interest on deposits compounded semiannually. Also appears local classifieds for hot blast heaters doors candies windows butter eggs Plymouth Rocks hens rooster and an Oakland five passenger car. Georgianne Cooking Oil promoted as economical cooking oil. Athens merchants advertise pure food products.
Shackelford & Meadow advertise securing local or foreign money for about 20 properties including improved city or farm land with no delay. Also an ad for Foley's Honey and Tar praised by Mrs. Chas Reitz for eleven years of use relief from coughs and throat irritation. H.R. Palmer & Sons promote the product.
The opening sermon at the 44th Triennial Episcopal Convention in St Louis, delivered by Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle, argues for an American flavor in church life. He cites unity, participation, and American habit while praising Anglican and Canadian ties, and urges lay involvement, missions funding, and a global outlook amid rising church growth.
A vintage advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment as a cure for rheumatism neuralgia back ache and stiffness. It asserts a 25 cent bottle brings warmth and soothing relief and urges immediate purchase at any drug store.
By midnight last night the last load of apparatus and props was removed from Chase Street show grounds. The big Ringling Brothers circus prepared to depart for Greenville where the touring show will perform next.
Mrs Emmett Wier arrives at 387 Franklin Street after two months with her mother in Monroe. The note mentions Foley Cathartic Tablets as first aid to good health and links biliousness indigestion and constipation to a fermenting mass in the stomach.
The state committee discussed contest proceedings and rulings by Judge Flynt. Sub committees were authorized with full powers to summon witnesses and require production of books and papers. Three sub committees were appointed to handle contests for Coffee county, the Thirty third senatorial district, and the Forty third state senatorial district with hearings set in coming days.
The meeting endorsed Woodrow Wilson backed by Col. John D. Walker who urged campaign funds and Wilson button sales. Contested county election issues centered on Australian voting rules and precinct conduct. A medical advert for Foley’s Honey and Tar concluded the item.
The piece praises boiling onions in milk or steaming them with bread and cheese for a satisfying nutritious meal suitable for brain work or manual labor. It notes onions have a taste and after smell that coffee can mitigate with a hot mouthful.
A vintage advertisement promises Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, a 100 dollar reward if it fails, and urges readers to send for testimonials alongside related Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
California lies within the warm temperate zone covering almost ten degrees of latitude. Its high eastern mountains and deserts act as barriers to Atlantic flora while southern deserts and Mexican terrains surround it, with Pacific shores to the west, giving California many island like oceanic features.
Advice on keeping cooking range steel bright and clean using powdered pumice stone or bathbrick with kerosene. These cleansers work when rubbed well but not if the steel is already oxidized.
A reflective exchange between a mother and daughter recalls a brief romance. The daughter notes it ended too soon while the mother questions why she wasn’t alerted or prevented the kiss. The dialogue centers on missed signals and regret.
During a pastor’s summer vacation, visiting ministers filled the pulpit as regular sermons continued. A vestibule notice board listed upcoming attractions while the clerk mislaid the next pastor’s name, joking that the successor would be “hanging up in the vestibule” next Sunday.
A reader reflects on a young girl listening intently to her father’s familiar story. The note praises her attention and good character, arguing true manners reveal a true man and woman beyond mere training.
A stormy night wakes Harry who cries for his mother. She consoling him turns away to sleep but hears his whispered plea to face E and to be with her, revealing his fragile moment and reliance on her presence.
The article argues that Ireland has far fewer peat bogs than the United States and Canada, noting 18 times more bog land in North America. It also states Europe’s bogs equal the area of France and discusses peat fuel production.
A brass band fund collector recalls meeting a stingy farmer who unexpectedly pledges a large subscription. The farmer explains a fondness for music and credits the bands for scaring crows from his crops, showing a practical, humorous gratitude.
The piece argues there is a single morality standard for individuals and nations alike, condemning a separate political code that permits acts private citizens would not commit. It critiques politicians who distort ethics for public gain and calls for consistent moral conduct.
Quoted lines critique lingering feudal attitudes at home with a Detroit Journal snippet noting discontent with those unwilling to perform housework. The text argues the home remains hierarchical until this mindset is removed and competent help steps in.
An item notes the Bible’s translations into several languages including Tehuwash Tschi and Wogul, highlighting linguistic diversity in biblical texts.
An unclear memo notes an employee named James was granted after noon off for a tas eball game but was later found to have attended his grandmother's funeral.
A garbled snippet mentions a wire hareas and a price idea. The readable bits reference a sale or purchase item priced around ten cents, with scattered digits like five dollars. No clear event, person, or organization is identifiable from the fragment.
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