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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1914
Page
8
Listings include savings bank interest offerings at Athens Savings Bank, barber and nursing job wanted ads, multiple rental options on Bloomfield and Washington streets, a lost music roll, board and room hires, a home tutoring request, and an advertisement for Foley Kidney Pills.
Insurance and real estate notes include Lipscomb fractions with J C Jester and CLARKE COUNTY BANKs 4 percent savings. Rental ads for a 5 room Grady avenue house and Milledge avenue rooms near Hill plus furnished rooms for four students. Art classes and stamps offered by local businesses. Fresh seafood and meats advertised by Western Market. Campbell Barrow handles Milledge Terrace home sale with terms.
Florence Laurence and Matt Moore star in a two reel Victor drama For the Honor of the Humble. A lively Powers Company farce The Barnstormers with Edna Maison headlines. Patrons praised yesterday's crowd. today offers a shorter six reel program but promises superior entertainment. Admission five and ten cents.
An advertisement warns against mercury in catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and taken internally. It notes testimonials are free and druggists sell it, with price per bottle. It also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Ath ens mayor and eight councilmen met at city hall with city officials present to discuss finances. The mayor asserted strong city finances, noting bond payments up to date and reductions in school and street bond fund debts. A council member questioned specific fund allocations and past administration practices, prompting a tense exchange. The meeting approved sidewalk and curb assessments and an ordinance detailing property boundaries along Milledge Street.
Jay H. Epting Co. at 378 Broad St. reports expanded millinery space and stock due to growth in business. Miss Trader returns from New York joining assistants as fall hats trimmings and suits arrive. Prices remain at prewar levels with a formal opening soon, though customers urged to shop now for season picks.
A lively Field Players presentation of Bertha Slay in Lena Rivers earns praise for Miss Mary Daniel as Lena and Miss Taylor as Granny Nichols. The show runs tonight with a matinee Saturday and a vaudeville interlude by Sutherland and Kurtz. A country store event and a green apple giveaway add local flair.
Local Athens store advertises open stock and made up sets of fine china, crystal glassware, enamel and aluminum cookingware, woodenware, silver plated ware, and cut glass. Claims to be the sole retailer offering Genuine items in the area.
Ocedar Maps and Ocedar Polish Telephone promotes quick fulfillment of orders and invites customers to visit for prompt delivery and service. The message emphasizes swift processing and accessible ordering.
Two car loads of material arrived yesterday for Southern Bell Telephone Co to place wires underground in the business section. The work will begin soon and be pushed rapidly to complete before the cold winter months.
Notices urge buying school books and exchanging second hand volumes to avoid opening-day rush. The McGregor Co announces Kefir as a health tonic. City schools set term start, admission cards, and examinations with vaccination advice. teachers report dates and venues. Foley’s Honey and Tar advertised for coughs with a Texas man anecdote.
The Holland American liner Noordam en route from New York to Rotterdam with German reservists and cargo has been captured in the Atlantic and brought to Queenstown by a British cruiser. Also reports say the Oceania of White Star Line was wrecked near the Scottish coast with all aboard saved.
Promote Indigestion cure Po Do Lax laxative claims to tone the liver purify the blood and keep nerves steady. 50 cent bottle money back if not satisfied. Also Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy touted with a testimonial of rapid relief after summer illness. Sold by all druggists.
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