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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1916

Page

4

Strand and Elite Prominently Feature Week of Films

The Strand and Elite theatres announce one of the strongest weekly programs with daily features. Highlights include Vivian Martin in The Stronger Love at Strand and Ethel Clayton in Husband and Wife at Elite, plus Norma Talmadge, Dororthy Davenport, Mary Pickford, and more in a packed schedule with Beatrice Fairfax starting Wednesday at Elite.

Strand Vivian Martin Elite Ethel Clayton Norma Talmadge Keystone Louise Lovely May Robson Flora Finch Dorothy Davenport Beatrice Fairfax H. B Elite Theater Holbrook Blinn Sterling Emmett Corrigan Gerda Holmes Montagu Love Dion Titheradge Little Madge Evens

Grasp of Greed at Elite Tuesday features Bluebird stars

Louise Lovely Jay Belasco and Lon Chaney headline The Grasp of Greed at Elite theater on Tuesday. Ida May Park wrote the scenario from Haggard’s John Meeson Will with director Joseph De Grasse supervising all Bluebird films starring Lovely since her arrival from Australia last Christmas. The photoplay centers on a rich publisher John Meeson and his will, with five acts of gripping drama and a surprise ending. Norma Talmadge also stars with Tully Marshall in The Devil's Needle for Triangle.

Strand Theater Norma Talmadge Tully Marshall Clyde Fitch Marshall Miss Talmadge Margerite Marsh Howard Gaye ELITE Louise Lovely Jay Belasco Lon Chaney Bluebird Ida May Park H. Rider Haggard John Meeson Joseph de Grasse Australia

Children Free at the Elite on Wednesday

The Elite Theater offers free admission for any child under 12 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday to view the first chapter of the Beatrice Fairfax serial as Athens joins a citywide kids event.

Athens Beatrice Fairfax Strand Gidley

Price Criticized as Antagonistic to Georgia Farmers

A letter from Charles S Barrett, president of the National Farmers Union, alleges that J D Price harms farmers and that Georgia’s agricultural department under his administration withholds cooperation with Farmers Union and Farmers State Organizations.

Georgia Agricultural Department Farmers Union Farmers State Organizations

Vote for J. J. Brown of Elbert Revoted

A Russian count testifying in his divorce suit says he rises at noon and could stay in bed all day without disrupting the business world. This odd remark appears in a tongue in cheek style highlighting a local political appeal for J. J. Brown of Elbert.

Baseball Scores And Odd Questions On Style

National league results include Pittsburg 0 0 Chicago 2 2 New York 2 3 Philadelphia 1 0 St. Louis 3 1 Cincinnati 6 0 first game ten innings Boston 0 Brooklyn 5 American scores Washington 1 4 Boston 2 3 Philadelphia 1 0 New York 4 4 Chicago 5 Cleveland 4 Detroit 12 St Louis 8 Southern New Orleans 6 2 Mobile 0 1 seven innings Atlanta 5 Birmingham 4 ten innings Little Rock 2 Nashville 3 Memphis 0 Chattanooga 2 A paragrapher muses on why short necked men hide behind collars and why others reveal scenery south of chin and why bow legged girls wear short skirts.

National Pittsburg Chicago New York Philadelphia St. Louis Cincinnati Boston Brooklyn Washington Cleveland Detroit Southern New Orleans Mobile Atlanta Birmingham Little Rock Nashville Memphis Chattanooga Solomon

Sloan's Liniment Ad Claims Quick Knee Relief

An advertisement quotes James S. Ferguson of Philo Pa praising Sloan's Liniment for knee pain after a single application. The ad urges readers to try the remedy, notes it penetrates without rubbing, and sells at 25 cents in drug stores.

Sloan James S. Ferguson Philo

Remarkable Cold Record Set in Siberia 1885

Scientists document the lowest temperature observed at Werchojansk Siberia on January 15 1885 with minus 93.4 degrees Fahrenheit. The January mean temperature at Jakutz Siberia runs minus 43.8 degrees.

Werchojansk Siberia Jakutz

Also Mentioned on This Page

Paramount Picture Robson Flora Ficc Vitagraph Pietro Brady Bluebird Star Feature Half Acre Marie Walcamp Liberty Morosco-Paramount the Strand the Elite George McCabe Jimmy Barton Mary Ryan Watchman Miss Fairfax Juanita Hanson Devil’s Needle,” Triangle Hughes Skairt J. D. Price Chas. S. Barrett Pres. Nat] Farmers Union J. J. Brown Elbert Bernstein Brothers Broad St Shackelford Building Clayton Street
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