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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1916
Page
8
Classified snippets list rental offers loans and purchases with names and addresses. Ads reference Lipscomb Insurance, Jester fire insurance, Dr Conway Blacksburg Virginia, and local rooms for rent. The column also promotes Nat D Arnold for the Senate on the 12th.
The Athens Savings Bank announces 4 percent interest on savings deposits compounded semiannually on January 1 and July 1. Deposits from $1 and up are welcome, encouraging the saving habit. Local merchants offer Georgianne Cooking Oil as a economical alternative to lard, claiming 33 percent less fat and one third less usage, marketed as pure and sweet as olive oil. Several rental notices appear for rooms and houses in Athens, including A H Davison listings and Greene county farms. A loan notice offers 4,000.00 local money for city property, managed by Tate Wright. Also listed are second-hand gas stove and furniture for sale, and room with private bath available.
President Wilson in Hodgenville Ky accepts the Lincoln homestead on behalf of the United States praising democracy. He declines campaign speeches and urges citizens to live as real democrats serving mankind, citing Lincoln’s humble birth as proof of democratic vitality. NAT D. ARNOLD, a Senate candidate, appears in an endorsement line.
Mr G W Gould of Gainesvile accompanied by his son visited Athens yesterday for the first time. He is a mail carrier on the first rural route in the Ninth district and, part of the time, drives the same white mare used on the Gainesville office run in 1901 over R F D Nol. He enjoyed Athens and spent the Labor Day holiday pleasantly.
Voters are urged to support Nat D Arnold for the Senate on September 12. The ad labels him a friend of the farmer and promotes a campaign message targeting agrarian interests and local civic issues.
Hugh Dorsey spoke at Moss Auditorium urging a state board of efficiency to curb past mismanagement and forgery losses. He rebutted Dr. Hardman and Pottle campaigns, defended his record against Nelms and Innes cases, and criticized Governor Harris on the Neill bill while asserting his fitness to govern.
The speaker defends a law enforcement platform criticizes rivals over past pardons and ambush accusations. He vows indecisive clemency, stronger parole, impartial justice, and upholds juries, while noting rail and tax issues and a push for real business governance if elected.
Atlanta reporter Calvin W. Parker, campaign manager for Gov Nat E Harris, predicts Harris will lead the gubernatorial primary on September 12 and be nominated on the first ballot. He claims Harris will win 98 to 100 counties, aided by defections from Hardman supporters and fading rival Dorsey influence.
Actress Dorothy Davenport stars in The Unattainable at the Elite theater, with Emory Johnson as the shepherd husband and Richard Morris adding the complication. The story, based on Elwood D Hemming's tale, was adapted for a Lloyd Carleton photo-drama to unfold on screen.
Cedar Rapids Ohio September 4 John Kilbane featherweight champion knocked out George Chaney Baltimore in the third round of a fifteen round bout with a right cross to the jaw. Welch Edges White In Twenty Rounds For Lightweight Title
A vivid metaphor compares a man to a mouse in a revolving cylindrical trap that endlessly ascends a wire ladder, driven by his own active desire to keep the cycle spinning.
A compact directory lists meeting nights and locations for St Elmo Lodge K of P No 40 Jesters Building Clayton street Athens BPOE 790 Woodmen of the World and several Masonic and IOOF lodges with officers named and visit invites. Meetings run weekly with specifics on nights and halls including Max Joseph Building and Clayton street venues.
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