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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1915
Page
8
Coal scuttles and shovels priced from 5c to 25c plus coal wares and oil heaters for bathrooms advertised. A complete line of GHINA Crockery Glass Aluminum enamel wooden and other wares. 20 open stock china and porcelain patterns. Rogers Silver Ware and butcher knives. O-Cedar mops and polish featured. Kitchen and dining room supplies from H. T. Huggins & Son Broad Street phone 125.
Fragmentary column text lists insurance and solicitation notes with abrupt phrases. Mentions Lipscomb's Specialty Insurance and C. Jester in a damaged ad context. No concrete names, dates, or actions beyond placing mileage coupons and inquiries.
A crowded page lists banking rates at The Athens Savings Bank and deposits, plus notices for furnished rooms and houses for rent, grocery items and deli goods from Williamson's and Arnold & Abney, used autos from Athens Ice Co, and various local services. It includes wanted ads for scrap iron, sales positions, and insurance pitches, reflecting a bustling local classifieds scene.
Advertisement testimonials praise a tablet formula for indigestion and headache in Elida Ontario. Mrs Manlewiller reports improved digestion and a toned system with mild pleasant action. Sold by all dealers in the area.
Testimony in the New York, New Haven & Hartford case alleges efforts to block trolley lines in Connecticut and Rhode Island legislatures. A 1897 letter from VP John M. Hall urged Hartford figures to oppose repeal of laws hindering parallel electric routes. Similar letters claimed to show anti trolley maneuvering.
Reports estimate one million four hundred thousand dollars will fund three elections in Chicago next year. The note mentions political costs amid varied local civic coverage and includes unrelated literary and humor items in the issue.
City leaders and residents discuss calling a hospital bonds election to fund a municipal hospital in Athens. Advocates cite cost savings, charity relief, and improved care, while critics urge careful funding and practical planning before seeking bonds. Local officials and citizens urge broad support and timely action.
Comptroller Williams issues circular to all national banks emphasizing director oath not to let bank violate the national bank act. It notes section allowing interest at state local rates and flags widespread violations of section 6197 on usury shown in sworn bank statements.
New York news reports Charles Walt Hand aged fifty nine, president of the Vis Oil Company and vice president of the Underwood Typewriter Company, died today in New York.
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