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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1914

Page

8

Athens Savings Bank Offers 4 Percent Interest Savings

The Athens Savings Bank promises 4 percent interest on deposits compounded twice yearly beginning January 1 and July 1 with balances from $1. A forum rental ad seeks a roommate at 650 Meigs St. Phone 947. Lost pin with sapphire setting reported between Colonial Theatre and Holland House. Rent notices for 485 Boulevard and two unfurnished rooms with phone 505.

Athens Athens Savings Bank Meigs St Milledge Colonial Theatre Holland Vare Banner Office

Lipscomb Divides Fire Insurance with J C Jester

Public notices list assorted local ads from Clarke County including real estate rentals, bank savings rates, sale offerings, stamp printing services, and a vocational ad for barber training. Names include Jester, Gardner, Price, Claud Tuck, H H Gordon Jr, Moler College, and A B Moler.

Death of Useful High Shoals Lady

Athens mourns Mrs. T. M. Center of High Shoals after an extended illness. She died early yesterday at age 84 near High Shoals, leaving her son Ed Center and daughter Mrs. Me Leroy. Funeral from High Shoals Methodist Church at 2 30 this afternoon with General from Athens attending.

Athens T. M. Center High Shoals Ed Center Me Leroy

Annual Reception for Seniors to Faculty at State Normal School

The senior class hosts an annual reception for the faculty next Monday at 8 PM in the parlors of the Winnie Davis Memorial Hall. The event features planned entertainment reflecting this season's characteristics and aims to be a delightful social for all attendees.

Winnie Davis State Normal School

Gas Company Window Deserves to Win $300 Prize

A Reznor heater window display by the Gas Company draws wide attention with a nearly complete house lit by heaters. Turner, Joiner and Stevens receive compliments from Philadelphia officials visiting this week who hope they win the $300 prize offered by Reznor.

Reznor Turner, Joiner Stevens Philadelphia

Vicksburg Loses Bank Improvement Funds Bid

The Mississippi river commission rejected Vicksburgs request for a 125000 dollar appropriation for bank improvements. Also noted are notes on the US chamber of commerce directors touring cotton states and Senator Bankhead addressing trades bodies about a 20 million dollar state bond issue for cotton crop support. An advertisement for Foley s Honey and Tar Compound claims quick relief for croup with customer endorsement.

Associated Press Vicksburg St. Louis Mississippi River Commission Today Raleigh Bankhead Alabama

Farmers plan alfalfa drive in Clarke County

Mr George Simms of Massengale Advertising Agency in Atlanta held talks in Athens with Judge John R White and Dr Soule about introducing alfalfa farming to Clarke County farmers. He noted about sixty farmers plan to sow alfalfa this fall and indicated James M Smith of Smithonia will plant 100 acres.

George Simms Massengale Advertising Agency Atlanta Athens Clarke John R. White Dr. Soule The Agricultural College Simms Arizona James M. Smith Oglethorpe Smithonia

Mistook an Effect for a First Cause in Red Alley

A livery stable owner requests officers to search the home of Alice Singleton after accusing her of stealing over forty dollars. Officers Gentry and Craft respond, the scene becomes a noisy disturbance, and both the young woman and her five year old child are jailed once the reserves return.

Gentry A. J. McDonald Mr. McDonald Alice Singleton Capt. Heard

Dr King's New Life Pills Promote Digestion and Health

Urges a vigorous stomach a perfect liver and regular bowels with Dr King's New Life Pills. Claims to purify blood rid body poisons through the bowels and improve overall health. Only 25c at your druggist.

Dr. King

Boundary Dispute Between Georgia and North Carolina Reaches Supreme Court

The long standing boundary dispute between Georgia and North Carolina, tracing to 1821 and Cherokee lands, is before the U S Supreme Court this week with a decision expected soon. The case is one of the few originating in the high court.

Atlanta North Carolina Georgia United States Supreme Court

Athens Home Display Spurs Attention in Town Scene

The Athens Chronicle notes a recurring photo feature showing prominent bales of cotton by local homes. Last night the Atlanta Journal published a front porch scene of Hon. R. F. Shedden’s residence with a cotton bale in the foreground, mirroring recent Athens displays. Will Peek, a traveling salesman for an Atlanta hardware firm, placed a bale bought with his own money on his doorstep, surrounded by flowers, with a live cotton stalk on top and a tub, drawing local interest from residents and visitors alike.

Athens Atlanta Atlanta Journal R. F. Shedden Will Peek

Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey Promises Quick Cough Relief

Advert says lung troubles cured by Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey. A Gates Nebraska reader reports a complete cure after giving up hope. Offers bottle at 25 cents with guidance to ease dry hacking coughs by reaching down the throat.

Dr. Bell

New Goods Arrive Daily at Huggins China House

The store showcases open stock dinner ware with gold band patterns and crystal glassware, plus fireproof and aluminum cookware. A wide range includes Onyx enameled cooking ware, biscuit mixers, mops, clocks, coal items, and children's wagons and dolls. A note warns Europe’s war may affect future doll supplies.

Tax Receiver J H Dorsey Leaves Florida for Rest

Tax Receiver J H Dorsey departed yesterday for White Springs Florida to be away until November 15 for a rest from rheumatism. The trip is hoped to bring him relief and improve his health during his absence.

J. H. Dorsey White Springs Fla

Clarke County Medical Society Holds Regular Meeting

The Clarke county medical society met at the city hall council chamber last night with no unusual business transacted.

Clarke County Medical Society

Citrolax Citro lax Ad Promotes Digestive Cleanse

An advertisement for Citrolax from H. R. Palmer & Sons claims the laxative treats constipation sour stomach lazy liver and sluggish bowels. It promises quick relief from headaches and thorough cleansing with no pain or nausea.

H. R. Palmer & Sons

Handsome New Home Burns During Wedding Trip

The elegant new home of Guff H. Dobbs in Marietta Ga burned at 1 o clock yesterday morning. Built two years ago for $14 000 it carried $9000 insurance and furniture was insured. Only the piano was saved. Mrs Dobbs and two children were at home while Dobbs attended his daughter Stewarts wedding in Athens. Fire suspected to start from electric wires. The house lay just outside city limits, outside protection.

Marietta, Ga Guff H. Dobbs

New Officers Named at Hiawassee Bible Class

The Hiawassee Settlement weekly Bible class elected officers for the coming term. James Aaron was chosen president and Mr. Kirk was named vice president. The secretary’s duties will be handled at the Settlement House.

H. 5 Hiawassee D. L. Earnest James Aaron Ahe Kirk

Officers Named by St Andrew's Order

Edward H. Bonsall of Philadelphia reelected president of the Brotherhood St. Andrew at the national convention in Atlanta. Other officers include H. O. W. English of Pittsburgh and Courtney Barber of Chicago as vice presidents A. M. Hadden of New York treasurer Hubert Carleton of Boston general secretary B. F. Finney of Savannah among national secretaries. Sloan's Liniment advertised for lumbago and rheumatism with quick relief claims and a plug for a money back guarantee. Mention of Gare St. Lazare Hall of Lost Footsteps describing a Paris railroad station hall known as Salle de Pas Perdes.

Associated Press Atlanta Edward H. Bonsall Philadelphia The Brotherhood St. Andrew H. O. W. English Pittsburgh Courtney Barber Chicago A. M. Hadden New York Hubert Carleton Boston B. F. Finney Savannah Gare St. Lazare Paris

Foley Cathartic Tablets Advert

A vintage advertisement promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets from H.R. Palmer & Sons. It claims a tonic bowel effect, thorough cleansing of the bowel tract, stimulates liver activity, and keeps the stomach sweet, with relief from constipation and fatigue.

H.R. Palmer & Sons

Possums Roam In Pre Frost Festivities Behind Hunt

Special to the Banner Atlanta Oct 16 possum hunting parties gather in trees the afternoon before and return to the club for supper as anticipation rises. Girls in the hunting set recall a nutting party with hickory nuts found under a large tree revealing many oaks or pines in the area.

Banner Atlanta

Movement to Furnish School Books Free Gains Support

Atlanta reports a Georgia trend toward free or low cost school books to boost attendance. Experts expect this, along with child labor and compulsory education laws, to shape schooling. The Call of The South editor Jonathan B. Frost notes six states lack compulsory laws, all in the South.

Atlanta Georgia Mr. Frost Carolina Alabama Florida Mississippi Texas

Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Advert

Stop those nearly Bronchiial Coughs. They hang on all winter if not checked and pave the way for throat and lung diseases. Get a bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound and take it freely. Stops coughs and colds heals raw inflamed throat loosens phlegm and is mildly laxative. Best for children grown persons. No opiates. H. Palmer & Sons. Adv.

Foley H. Palmer &Sons

Not to Be Wondered At History

A humorous note claims history fails to record a single instance of a woman falling in love after seeing a man eat a plate of spaghetti. The remark playfully challenges historical observation with a quaint image.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Athens Gas Light & Fuel CO Annette Kellerman Neptune’s Daughter Insurance & Real Estate Lipscomb J. C. Jester Clarke County Bank Cobb St W. A. Jester Gardner & Price, Stationers and Printers Lumpkin Tuck Claud Tuck A. B. Moler Bunch Keys H. H. Gordon, Jr Ga.n. C Elite Theater Alamo Lions den Motor Buckamer State Depository Ino J. Wilkins W. Sizer American State Bank Gail Warren Smith Georgia Ave Normal School Satulal Ave Nacoochee Ave Boulevard Peaberry Street Bloomfield Street Springdale D. G. Anderson & Co. Real Estate Clayton Street United States Chamber of Commerce Jacksonville Croup Harold Berg Mass, Mich Adv O. Palmer Green Bay Wis H.R Palmer & Sons W. T. Hutchens Nicholson, Ga Ady Huggins China House Europe H. T. Huggins & Son Broad Street Home Industries Ness the McGregor CO Athenaeum Tye Continental Fire Insurance Co St. Paul Fire Insurance Co Connecticut Fire Insurance Co Firemen’s Insurance Co Lipscomb & CO Theathens Audit Co J. F. Hart United States Georgia National Bank W. P. Brooks Chas. H. Phinizy J. ©. Chandler Eston Epps ST. Andrew’s Order Sloan
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