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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1915
Page
4
The page lists mortgage coupons, cash ads, and small notices. It includes Want ads for scrap iron, grain bags, and waste cotton. multiple rental listings for houses, rooms, and a building for wood working. Also items for sale, insurance offers, livestock, and clothing sales with contact details.
A mix of local notices includes repair offers for broken glass with contact John L Arnold at 115, grocery promos from Buchwald's at 646, and a cooking oil coupon. Also a want ad seeks furnished rooms with bath in a city residence, plus a potential room in a garage, with contacts and pricing details.
A vintage advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as rapid relief for sour or upset stomachs. It claims the tablet digests food, stops gas and belching, and restores comfort within minutes for a fifty cent large case. It urges readers to avoid persistent stomach discomfort.
New Orleans reports the Old French Market weathered a severe hurricane with 130 mph winds. Once a bustling open-air hub for society, coffee and discussion, the landmark remains but shows damage. its future as a century-old symbol is uncertain.
Willa Cather’s novel The Song of the Lark is praised as a vivid portrait of a young singer’s ascent from Colorado childhood to Chicago and New York stages. The piece highlights Thea Kronborg, music, and ambition, noting strong character studies and authentic Western and operatic settings. A brief ad-for Chamberlains Tablets follows the review.
The De Koven opera was revived in Athens after a six year gap with Robin Hood and other tunes drawing strong audience reactions. Ivy Scott sang The Forest Song admirably but faced balcony disruption, while the cast, led by Williams Schuster and Phil Branson, received praise for solid performance and vocal quality.
Minutes of New Haven Railroad directors and letters by Mellin reveal attempts to control New England traffic. The govt contends meetings with New York Central failed at first, then New Haven acquired other roads to pressure terms and reach a traffic agreement.
Banner's Special Correspondence from Atlanta reports Georgia maintains a functional wagon train for freight and passenger service along a two mile right of way owned by the Georgia and Florida Railroad. After partial tracks were torn up near Barrow's Bluff, the line revived with a mule and wagon using cleared ties, continuing on a limited two mile stretch to serve occasional mail orders and local needs.
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