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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1915
Page
8
Short notes show mileage coupons with ads, parcel of cash ads, and varied rentals and sales. Listings include scrap iron, feed bags, building for rent, furnished rooms with bath, two dwellings on College Avenue, pineapples and grapes at Williamson’s, and Georgianne cooking oil promotions. Local businesses Geo Bolton and Williamson’s featured with contact details.
Broad Street retailer H T Huggins & Son advertises coal gear from 5c to 25c and oil heaters for baths. The store highlights a wide range of china, glass, aluminum, and wooden wares with 20 open stock patterns, plus Rogers Silverware and O Cedar mops and polish.
At a New York trial of eleven New Haven directors accused under the Sherman act Charles S. Mellen former New Haven president acknowledged cut throat rivalry between the New Haven and the New York and New England railroads and testified that the New Haven ultimately excluded the NY and New England from New York City. The federal team labeled him a hostile witness while lawyers highlighted key government evidence.
New York October 21 Vera Emma Howe posed as the wife of Henry Flagler and was convicted of grand larceny for obtaining 800 dollars from a telegraph operator. She promised a 15 million Flagler estate share and a million dollars to the operator and a private secretary post at twenty thousand dollars a year. Sentence is set for October 29.
The Colonial presents a single performance of It Pays to Advertise on Wednesday October 27. Written by Roi Cooper Megrue and Walter Hackett after a year at George M. Cohan Theatre New York the three act comedy features Elza Frederic Adele Rolland Marielle Moller Celene Kirk Frank Allworth Elmer Grandin Harold Vermilyea Chauncey Causeland Robert Watt H H Foreman Cliff Worman and William K Loane in key roles.
Elite today presents Rupert Hughes dramatic screen work The Bigger Man a vivid study of wealth power and social conflict with Henry Kolker Renee Kelly and a strong cast. Also shown is Neal of the Navy chapter The Sun Worshippers offering action and thrills.
Betty Nansen returns to the Marion stage in The Song of Hate adapted from La Tosca. She portrays Floria La Tosca with dramatic intensity as critics note groundbreaking emotional force. The production promises lasting impact, with praise for its stark portrayal of sacrifice and modern frailties.
Prof M P Jarnigan of the College of Agriculture, Athens, praises Georgia livestock gains and predicts future growth after attending a Jackson fair. He notes home raised horses mules cows and hogs impress observers and foresees substantial statewide impact. Also mentions early Star Theatre notices and local job ads.
Dr N. Cy White will host Virginia and Georgia teams at his home tomorrow evening. He once captained and played second base for the University of Virginia’s first baseball team. Samuel Spencer served as official scorer for those games. Fifty years ago Dr White led his team in a loss to the Washington Nationals with a score of 42 to 89.
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