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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1911
Page
8
Six room green cottage on Nacochee avenue between the Boulevard and Prince avenue offered for 1350 dollars. First house on the left facing Nacoochee Avenue after leaving the Boulevard. Visit the office to discuss and view the property.
Real Estate Erwin and Company and Fire insurance Erwin and Company are advertised. J C Jester sav es you money on furniture stoves and shoes. For Rent a nine room house on Washington Street. F G Umbach agent. Physicians name Bludwine as the most wholesome beverage. Shoe repair service by Max M Huwert at 120 Clayton Street with pick up and delivery. Bludwine praised by soda fountain dealers. For sale Peavine hay via phone 140.
Market data shows firm opening bids and mixed closing figures for cotton seed oil through several contract months from Oct to May. Notable prices include Oct at around 5.68 to 5.75, Dec near 5.39 to 5.45, and May around 5.59 to 5.64 with varying spot and closing levels.
A compact list of local notices includes fire insurance, real estate, banking offers from The Athens Savings Bank offering 4 percent on deposits with compounding twice yearly. Rentals listed on Cobb Street Hoyt and Thomas streets Cedar Street Henderson Avenue and a seven room house, plus sales of land and property. Also services from Georgia Loan Co and painting, wall decorating, alterations. Help wanted for a stenographer at State College of Agriculture. pumpkin yams and fresh eggs offered by Weatherly Bernard.
Advertises Hyacinth bulbs in multiple colors at 45 to 50 cents per dozen and Narcissus bulbs including Paper white Alba and Poelecus varieties priced 23 to 25 cents per dozen. Ends with pharmacy location at Normal School Pharmacy.
Mrs C Wil soughby of Marengo Wisconsin credited timely advice and Dr King’s New Discovery with averting a dreadful tragedy and saving two lives. Doctors called her cough a consumption cough and remedies failed until her aunt urged use of the medicine. She notes the cough nearly vanished and it helped her child during bronchial trouble. The remedy, priced 50 cents to 1 dollar with a free trial bottle, is guaranteed by local firms W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons.
Friends at Athens High School extend sympathy to Miss Elizabeth Caldwell and Miss Fannie Caldwell on the death of their mother Mrs W A Caldwell. The Christian woman died last Saturday in middle Georgia and the funeral and interment were held in Eatonton on Monday.
Housekeepers are urged to scan this list daily and call in for timely service. The ad lists tinware, enameled ware, woodenware, silver ware, aluminum ware, china and glassware. Specialty items include Marion Harland Percolator, Sisk's Turkey Roasters, Fireless Cookers, Footmats, choppers, cake boxes, toilet sets, dinner sets, gold band china, brushes, brooms, and dusters.
Milledgeville Ga Oct 17 Three prisoners escaped from the state farm shortly after midnight. The escape involved the well known train robber Old Bill Minor, life prisoner Tom Moore, and John Watts. Wardens and officials scour the country. Minor allegedly overpowered Guard Toodworth with the threat of Tom Moore. The trio are described as well armed.
Six Hillman sisters reunite at Mrs. S. A. Smith’s Hancock Street home. Attendees include Mrs. T. E. Middlebrooks of Athens, Mrs. P. L. Rodgers of Atlanta, Mrs. M. I. Hester of Bostwick, Miss Mary Hilsman of Milledgeville, and Mrs. J. O. Hilsman of Athens. They had not all been together for about twenty years. Out-of-town sisters depart after the visit.
The tent meetings conducted by Rev. S R England of the Young Harris Methodist Church near the College avenue bridge closed last night after a well attended series. Despite poor weather, strong spiritual power marked each service and several sought church membership as a district meeting at the Young Harris church begins this afternoon.
Advertisement claims Hyomei provides quick relief from catarrh hawking sniffing and spitting. Product uses antiseptic eucalyptus air with no habit forming drugs and comes as an inhaler and bottle for 1.00, with separate bottles 60 cents at H R Palmer & Sons and druggists.
Advertises Wilson's Freckle Cream promising money back if freckles or pimples do not fade after use. Claims a 50 cent jar reduces freckles and a second jar eliminates them completely. If a druggist cannot supply, send the name and 50 cents to receive a full size jar by mail from Wilson Freckle Cream Company, Charleston, S. C.
W R Hutchins came back to Athens after three years away in the West and says the town has changed greatly since he left. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1908 and joined the Arizona Copper Co. Clifton as an engineer, rising to head of the department in three years. He was greeted with congratulations but regrets his work keeps him distant.
An advert praises Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for treating eight cold symptoms and its long standing reputation. It claims the medicine is safe for both adults and children and contains no harmful drugs. Sold by all dealers.
Fire swept the old Dillard home in Cherokee Corners Oglethorpe county destroying the structure and most belongings. Miss Fink Dillard and several nieces and nephews escaped with only moments to spare as she saved a child and valuables from the flames. The heritage site had long served as a country retreat for Methodist preachers and church leaders.
Reverend Harry Meek of Atlanta will deliver a message at the West End church tonight, described as one of the state’s ablest ministers and offering a timely sermon for all attendees. Real estate notices follow, listing several cottages and lots for sale with prices and locations including Hancock and Harris, Lumpkin Street, Baxter Street near Milledge Avenue, and DuBose/Virginia avenues, plus land on Barnett Shoals Road and Barberville area with terms.
Professors C. M. Strahan and J. C. Koch returned from Columbus where they attended a Georgia Alabama Good Roads Association meeting. Representatives from every county were present and the session featured several addresses. Strahan spoke on good roads from a practical and theoretical, scientific viewpoint.
An unusual divorce case Gray vs. Gray of Athens resumes in superior court this week. The court will hear a second attempt for a first verdict after a prior denial and a motion for a new trial was granted.
Mrs W W Gould of Pittsfield New Hampshire credits Electric Bitters with curing long standing stomach and kidney trouble. She urges others to try the tonic describing it as the best liver and kidney remedy and a top overall tonic. Available for 50 cents at W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons.
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