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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1915
Page
8
A collage of ads and notices for goods and services in Athens including mileage coupons with cash ads, sale of thoroughbred hogs, horses, hens, knitting jobs, rentals, sales positions, hotel and cafe fixtures, and insurance. Also listings for scrap iron, coal prices, music and piano classes, and a La Vida Corset demonstration at W T Collins.
Willis Knowles longtime judge of the eighth district court was assassinated from ambush near his North Scituate summer home. Police seek a man once with the judge on hunting trips who may reveal motives tied to the dead man personal affairs. The inquiry shows the judge feared for his life and had received a threatening letter while organizing a society to campaign against violators of fish and game laws.
Mr Will T Collins head of W T Collins & Co returns from the East after several weeks selecting goods for the store's ladies lines in Athens and this section. Mrs Collins assisted in the selection.
Pt Gibson Miss September 6 Special to the Banner S L Johnson white was hanged here a day for the rider of Elston Brewer near Vicksburg two years ago He was the first white man executed in this state in over ten years
Joe Deadwyler of this city and his mother learned of the serious condition of Zed Deadwyler, a younger brother in Atlanta. He had taken fifteen grains of bichloride of mercury and was rushed to hospital. He was recently in Athens and earlier thought near death but shows a small chance for recovery.
Crucedale adds extensive expansions to the hot houses on South Lumpkin. Frames and glass are in place for a town-side addition covering about half the previous plant’s size.
Mr A H Davison head of Davison Nicholson Co big department store returns from New York where he and his buyers selected goods for the fall and winter showing. He reports good business prospects this season and notes careful attention to regional demand.
Tax Receiver J. H. Dorsey observed his sixtieth birthday in the Athens city office. He joked about not dying while living in Athens and recalled his birth near the present Callaway Company site. Friends praised his youthful appearance and endurance.
In 1649 John Bulwer argues true laughter affects both intellect and physiology. He links laughter to heart dilation and facial contraction, describing it as an affect of the body and the whole man.
The speaker doubts long term government forecasts and even yearly predictions. Short term forecasts are more reliable, but overall accuracy remains unclear and unpredictable.
A Charles Cullen quote emphasizes education as the nation's best investment, arguing the educational system reveals and shapes national identity and expression.
Old sores and chronic aches claimed to be cured by Dr Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. Advertises relief of pain and simultaneous healing with price points 25c 50c and 1.00.
Regular meeting with Mayor W F Dorsey and Aldermen endorses a new watering trough at Oconee and Elberton to aid stock beyond city limits. Finance head Tibbetts reports the city is $2,589.53 under the initial year’s balance, receipts at $173,400 and disbursements at $166,900.
The council hears proposals to run sewers through D G Anderson's Bloomfield property with owner funding and city operation until cost recovery triggers transfer. Judge Cobb seeks relief on Hull and Waddell drainage to protect Comer property. Waterworks reports new filters installed and requests a new motor. Council defers Springdale mains and delays jitney ordinance and fire alarm box actions. A local testimonial praises Foley Kidney Pills.
The community bid farewell to Leola Flanagen ending a school term near Arnoldsville. Residents and visitors from Athens and nearby towns gathered, with Emory McRee and H T Aiken among those mentioned. Comments on astronomy note that fixed stars are not truly fixed due to universal motion.
The beauty editor derides painful electric methods and cheap depilatories and promotes Mrs. Osgood's Wonder as a universal cure for unwanted hair. Advertisers claim it clears hair on the face neck and body and is endorsed by society women with a money back guarantee in every package.
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