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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1916
Page
7
The Colonial will show The Line-Up at Police Headquarters on Wednesday the sixth. A thrilling detective tale not a white slave or sex problem picture, it follows a jewel robbery in New York City era. Prices are ten cents for children and fifteen cents for adults.
Amusements list for Tuesday through Saturday features Strand and Keystone shows at Colonial and Elite venues. Performances include The Marriage of Molly O, The Unattainable, Kennedy Sq, A Soul Enslaved, and more with silent film contortions and comedy acts.
Proclamation by Governor Nat E Harris announces a proposed amendment to Article 6 Section 13 Paragraph 1 of the Georgia Constitution. The amendment would allow counties Clarke Floyd Sumter Muscogee to provide extra pay to superior court judges within their circuits, with a target salary of 5000 dollars including state salaries, and sets voting to conclude at the November 7, 1916 general election.
Washington readers are urged to scrutinize Congressman Tribble’s performance as critics accuse him of avoiding public debate with Mr. Brown. Local citizens defend Tribble’s record citing a library report that only four of ninety-two introduced bills became law.
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron benefits. It emphasizes reliable tonic properties and lists a price of 60 cents.
Markets were closed Monday for Labor Day except livestock exchanges. The Doherty organization shows seven months of new business near the total for all of 1915, with appliance sales exceeding $100,000 monthly and lower expenses. Bond market stayed steady amid railroad strike uncertainty with Cities Service stock firming slightly and the common dipping to 279.
Hon Walter F George a Mercer graduate and trustee is noted as twice Solicitor General and twice Judge of the Cordele circuit without opposition Indorsed by the bar Cordele Circuit and leading Georgia lawyers He is the only current Superior Court judge in the state claims immediate qualification for service
An old advertisement offers Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound and other products in exchange for five cents and a name and address. The page also includes medical claims and a political notice urging the November 7, 1916 election in Georgia with details on a proposed amendment creating the County of Bacon and its ratification process.
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