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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1916
Page
8
A collection of brief classified notices and ads from The Banner includes insurance and loan offers, peach land for sale, requests for a second-hand Ford Roadster, buy and trade offers, a reward for a lost cameo pin, and local business promotions. Items mention Lipscomb's Specialty Insurance J. C. Jester A. H. Davenport Tate Wright W. J. Greene Gray Ga Athens Levy's Toggery Shop Sorrells & Co Thomas Brothers and Athens Overland Co.
Local bank advertises 4 percent savings interest compounded January 1. Also promotes deposits from $2.00 and urges readers to start saving.
The University of Georgia Athletic Association funds 3000 extra bleacher seats at Sanford Field to raise capacity to about nine to ten thousand for the November 18 Georgia Tech clash. Plans include extending bleachers around the field in a stadium bowl shape, with completion by game day.
An Attorney General opinion says Georgia's state democratic ticket must drop the alternates names to avoid illegality. Secretary Gardner announces the resignation of Howard Coates from the First district electoral slate and J Pope Brown fills the vacancy. Governor Harris noted no issue with including alternates, but the safe course is to remove them.
Two intercepted letters reveal possible links between the North German Lloyd steamer Willehad and German submarines active off the American coast. The letters, intercepted en route to Germany, include a South Boston writer describing the Willehad’s sailing and implying coordination with U boat operations.
In Galveston Texas on October 25 the state rested in the John Copeland murder case. Copeland a Marshall banker is accused of killing William Black an anti Catholic lecturer in Marshall a year earlier. Sadie Black an eye witness and adopted daughter will testify in rebut tal. Defense witnesses said Black in Marshall lectures spoke on nun priest relations and expected to die for the cause.
Cr L Haubert of Philadelphia, noted truss expert, revisits Athens after a successful visit. He will be at the Hotel Georgian Friday and Saturday October 27 and 28 to advise afflicted individuals free of charge. The government approved combination truss is touted to retain ruptures and close abdominal openings quickly with no leg-straps to chafe.
A large group from Monroe visited the city for fall shopping with many out-of-town guests. Notable attendees included Mr. and Mrs. A. Ed Caldwell, Mrs. Harry Breedlove, Miss Lodge, Bernice Breedlove, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Brooks, Mrs. John T. Robinson, Mrs. W. A. Sheats, Miss Susie Medlin, Mrs. Edward Roberts Nowell, Mrs. J. B. Shellnut, and Miss Bertha Shellnut.
Shackelford and Meadow announce they can secure local or foreign funds for parties seeking improved city or farm property with no delay. The Shackelford Building is their base. The item also notes naval matters about the Willehad and Captain Jachens.
Prof J R Fain travels to South Georgia to urge farmers toward more profitable peanut cultivation for commercial use. Prof M P Jarnigan judges livestock at the South Carolina State Fair in Columbia. He has served six years and alternates years per fair rules. President Andrew M Soule and J Phil Campbell plan to meet Macon officials on Saturday with a federal board about locating farm loan banks.
Edward L. Bliss, an American missionary, says vast tracts in Southern China lie waste but could support churches, schools, and hospitals if developed with modern methods. He notes Shaowu hospital attendance hits 40,000 yearly, urges more doctors, better food and hygiene, and warns against perpetual aid. aim is self sufficiency.
Governor Harris issued a proclamation designating November 18 as Georgia Products Day and urging statewide observance in line with the usual custom. The notice was released from Atlanta on October 25.
The Willehad interned at Boston at the war start was moved to New London last August under Captain Jackens and moored at the Eastern Forwarding Company pier, American agent for German submarine merchantmen. Its wireless system was dismantled before the voyage.
The Saturday half holiday traces to an old southern planter custom. Professor Sanford notes in The Story of Agriculture that slaves were released from field work on Saturdays for part of the day and often worked Sundays to earn money. Some used these earnings to buy their freedom and that of family members.
A historical notice argues hats hinder growth of scalp vessels and cause baldness in boys. It claims examination can predict who will go bald from hat wear and advises hats fit to press only at the forehead corners and back center.
Quote from Frank B. Vrooman urging citizens to seek international friendships to uphold free institutions in the hemisphere. If no allies exist, act in a way that earns support and avoids being a burden on others. The message appears in Century Magazine.
A Maryland man proposes using liquid petrolatum a hydrocarbon compound to externally apply and penetrate eggs to protect them from moisture and bacteria. When correctly treated eggs can be stored at normal temperature for weeks without deterioration, according to Popular Science Monthly.
A scientist uses a ribbon of filler paper stretched over a slit in a hollow brass cylinder to sample air. Air is drawn through the paper for thirty minutes, then the ribbon advances automatically to expose a fresh surface for measurement.
A dialog quotes a young wife seeking wakefulness to know when her husband returns home. The old wife suggests a simple remedy not involving drugs, proposing to sprinkle the floor with tacks to keep him awake as he moves about.
A Pennsylvania man devises a method to crack coconuts by freezing until the shell contracts slightly, then heating to expand it rapidly to form cracks. A final series of hammer blows then breaks the shell to access the milk.
The piece extols being happily busy to counter worry. It argues idleness harms energy and notes thousands of semi invalids found health through hobbies that restore purpose and usefulness.
A humorous exchange features Mr Comroox admitting he cannot judge art prices yet intends to shift to stock tickers downtown. He jokes about avoiding new market quotation studies after handling his next ticker run.
A mother uses a large soft gray blanket with sewn linen pictures from nursery books to captivate a restless baby. The blanket is paired with a baby fence around the rug to keep the child in place as he studies the designs.
The article notes a catfish named arges that climbs steep, smooth rock in the Andes by biting and using a toothed ventral plate as a lever. It forces its way up fast flowing streams demonstrating strong against-stream tendency.
A matter of fact man asks if women have humor and Miss Cayenne replies they do but must curb it to avoid spoiling efforts to propose to truly nice men.
Medical men now treat restlessness anxiety and nerves by baths exercise and correcting bad habits. They relieve morbid fears and nervous heart and circulation irregularities through a course of deep breathing.
A young wife calmly confronts her dissipated husband about his reckless spending and conduct, urging restraint and responsibility within the marriage.
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