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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1915
Page
6
Eastern Time timetable lists daily trains 50 at 8 55 a m and 52 at 3 55 p m except Sunday. Train 56 runs 4 25 p m Sundays only. Train 54 departs 9 05 a m. Train 51 arrives 1 20 p m. Train 53 arrives 9 20 p m. Train 55 arrives 8 00 a m except Sunday.
Gainesville Midland Railway timetable lists Athens departures and arrivals in Eastern Time. Train No 2 leaves Athens 7 20 am. No 4 leaves Athens 2 30 pm. No 1 arrives Athens 11 25 am. No 3 arrives Athens 6 35 pm. Trains 4 and 4 connect at Belmar for Winder Mooroe and intermediate points with the Georgia Railroad and Gaines villa for Gainesville and Northwestern Stations and with Southern Railway north and south.
Daily and Sunday times listed for All Points and Points services on the Athens Branch. Includes morning and afternoon arrivals, daily and Sunday-specific runs, and contact numbers for Pinkerton and Shelton for information and tickets.
Seaboard Air Line schedules show multiple northbound and southbound departures with times including No. 11 at 5:35 a m, No. 17 at 7:10 a m, No. 5 at 3:46 p m, No. 29 at 6:17 p m, No. 30 at 10:40 p m, No. 6 at 6:17 p m, No. 18 at 1:45 p m, and No. 12 at 11:42 p m.
Prologue introduces Cyrus Martin the soap king and a $30,000 bet with rival John Clark over whose son will earn more. The narrative links ambition, advertising, and family lessons as Rodney Martin’s lack of drive contrasts with bustling youths Rufus Plodman and Chauncey Brinkhurst, setting the stage for a satirical business romance.
Cyrus Martin weighs a bet about his son Rodney while Mary Grayson, his secretary, visits the ailing tycoon. A Countess from Paris and a Broadway press agent stir rumors as Martin schemes to use Rodney’s temperament and Mary’s character to spark a decisive push toward wealth and leverage.
Charles A. Whittle argues that annual country damage to cotton ranges from 30 to 75 million dollars, mostly preventable with proper warehousing. He urges banks and lenders to require storage protection, notes reduced insurance costs with modern warehouses, and calls for state action on grading and standardization to preserve cotton’s collateral value.
Mrs Anna Belle Emey of Summit Point testifies she suffered 15 years from a female ailment and found relief after 12 bottles of Cardus, claiming it saved her mind, energy and health. The ad repeats Cardui benefits over 50 years and urges readers to write to Chattanooga Medicine Co for a treatment book.
The passage describes trained agents moving from agriculture colleges to assist farmers. Their goal is to induce better use of resources and improve farming practices. It acknowledges the task is large and slow but expects eventual completion.
A vintage advertisement promotes Sloan's Liniment as an antiseptic that stops infection by killing germs and removing poisons. It claims single application relieves pain, neutralizes infection, promotes blood flow, and acts as an emergency doctor. Available in 25c 50c and $1 sizes.
Greenn Lodge No 75 meets Tuesdays at Odd Fellows Hall Max Joseph Building. Athens B P O E 790 meets Wednesdays at lodge near Broad and Lumpkin. Classic City Council 375 U C T meets first and third Saturdays at K P Hall Clayton street. Keystone Chapter No 1 Royal Arch Masons meets third Tuesday 8 pm Max Joseph Building. Geo B Davis Camp 292 W O W meets Wednesdays at Woodmen Hall Max Joseph Building 8 pm. Williams Lodge No 15 I C C F meets Mondays. Mt Vernon Lodge No 22 F A M meets Thursdays at Masonic Hall Clayton street. St Elmo Lodge No 40 Knights of Pythias meets Mondays 8 pm Castle Hall Jester Building. Visiting members invited.
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