Short Notes of Interest From the Banner Classifieds
A collage of terse ads includes insurance inquiry Lipscomb's Specialty-Insurance and I C Jester fire insurance, employment for knitting mill help at Macon Knitting Co in Georgia, multiple rental offers in Athens with addresses, sales of used cars by Hudson Motor Car Co and a pole for trades including a Pope Twin motorcycle, plant sales by Miss Rosa Von der Leith, lost key notice, and a mule exchange request. Also listed are real estate rentals and a telegraphic box ad seeking young women for positions and two connecting rooms for rent.
Savings Bank Offers 4 Percent Interest on Deposits
The Athens Savings Bank advertises 4 percent interest on savings deposits with compounding on January 1 and July 1. Deposits from $1.00 accepted. Also notes ads for free mileage coupons, cheap small ads, and local scrap metal and materials pickups. Office opposite Old Compress, Ga. R. R. depot. Phone 984. Weatherly. tf
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Athens
Athens Savings Bank
Old Compress
Ga. R. R
Wanted Twenty Five Young Women for Power Machine Work
An advertisement from The Bell Overall Co of Winder Georgia seeks twenty five experienced young ladies to operate power machines. The notice is dated September 8 3.
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Bell Overall CO
Winder, Ga
Alfalfa Story Won’t Save Defendants in Court
Attorneys returning from Madison County Superior Court recount an incident at Danielsville this week. A Hart County colored man charged with a misdemeanor was released on costs after friends vouched for his farming, especially alfalfa. A second case with a white defendant faced similar pleas, but the judge rejected the alfalfa defense saying that alfalfa stories don’t work this time.
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Madison County
Danielsville
Hart County
Wrong Treatment Insomniac Seeks Preacher Not Doctor
A Peoria Journal note argues that a man troubled by insomnia should seek spiritual guidance rather than medical care, framing the remedy as nonmedical and faith-based rather than clinical.
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Peoria Journal
Lost Paragraph of Georgia Constitution Sparks Legal Debate
Atlanta reports a statewide debate over a rumored lost paragraph in Georgia's constitution. Attorney Orville Parke concludes paragraph six will be restored, which could redefine a fifty day session limit and cast doubt on past acts. The issue centers on proper submission and ratification of amendments and whether long final sessions were legally allowed.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Orville Parke
Macon
Parke
General Assembly
W. J. Northen
Northen
Peachtree Street Claimed World’s Busiest Traffic Route
Atlanta engineers report Peachtree Street carries more daily traffic on some blocks than Broadway or the Thames Embankment. The lack of a parallel, well paved street forces most vehicles from Five Points toward northern Atlanta to use Peachtree. Ivy Street may be developed as a parallel to relieve the load.
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Peachtree ST
Atlanta
Peachtree Street
Broadway
New York
Thames Embankment
London
Peachtree
Ivy Street
Preacher Enjoined From His Own Pulpit in Atlanta
In Atlanta on September 10 a court issued an order barring Rev. R. R. Smith from his pulpit at West Hunter Street Baptist Church colored after the church ousted him and he refused removal. Judge Ellis signed the temporary injunction.
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Atlanta
West Hunter Street
Boll Weevil War Expands as Georgia Fights Pest
Atlanta reports the boll weevil menace spreading rapidly across Georgia. Entomologist Worsham calls a September 17 meeting in Thomasville to mobilize farmers statewide for a campaign against the pest, warning that county-by-county action is essential to protect the cotton crop and state commerce. The plan places the state board of entomology in charge while stressing proactive local effort and public education. Possessing or moving a live boll weevil into uninfested areas is illegal.
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Banner
Atlanta
Department of Entomology
Ira Williams
Clay County
W. &. Reid
Stewart County
Worsham
Thomasville
Georgia
State Board of Entomology
James D. Price
John A. Cobb
Americus
R. C. Berckmans
Augusta
Worshim
Bnefit
SAME WARDEN ARNOW PLANS ATLANTA RESIDENCE MOVE
State Game Commissioner Charles S. Arnow will not live in Macon. He has leased a bungalow at 643 North Jackson street in Atlanta and his family arrived to stay at least a year. He says living in Atlanta will be more convenient and allow more time with his family.
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Arnow
Macon
Atlanta
Charles S. Arnow
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Comer Bulloch Death
Mrs. Julia Wright and family thank friends who ministered sympathetically after the death of her daughter Mrs. Comer Bulloch.
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Julia Wright
Comer Bulloch
The Story of Light And Its Modern Progress
The article traces the evolution from pine knot torches and tallow dips to tungsten filament lamps and electric light. It lauds immediate response, universal use, and economic and health benefits while noting we stand at the threshold of further advances. It emphasizes electric light’s central role in surgery, commerce, industry, and daily life, and ponders its absence.
Mr and Mrs Arnold Return From West Trip
Mr and Mrs M M Arnold returned yesterday from a six to seven week trip through the west. They visited two California expositions and toured points of interest along the coast and across the vast expanse between the Mississippi and the Pacific.
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M. M. Arnold
West
America
Mississippi
Pacific
War won't keep Santa Claus away this Christmas
Special from Slanta Georgia reports that war will not stop Christmas toys from arriving. The piece notes Santa’s origins in Germany and Neremburgs toy trade, and claims England will lift the blockade for Santa and his reindeer. It states $5,000,000 in toys may be shipped to the United States without molestation.
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Slanta
Georgia
Santa Claus
Germany
North Pole
Kris Kringle
Nuremburg
United States
Santa
England
Athens Boy Member of Georgia Society
Twenty five new members were added to the Georgia Society of Washington at a Raleigh Hotel meeting. New members include Senator Thomas W. Hardwick and Representatives Carl Vinson W C Adamson J Randall Walker Frank Park and William S Howard. A music committee and an entertainment committee were named. The society meets October 14 with address by former Representative W G Brantley.
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Washington
Georgia Society of Washington
Raleigh Hotel
W. J. Harris
Jesse Mercer
Thomas W. Hardwick
Carl Vinson
W. C. Adamson
J. Randall Walker
Frank Park
William S. Howard
Joseph Lamar
H. A. Labs
Annabel Matthews
M. C. Bennett
W. M. Hairston
Col. L. H. O. Martin
Annie L. Pierce
Jessie Dell
W. Mairston
W. G. Brantley
Major Kendrick Remains Until His Successor Arrives
Major Kendrick, who was to depart for the Texas border to join his regiment, will stay in Athens until Lieut. Boswell, his successor, arrives. The date of arrival may be later than the 14th.
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Kendricksi
Texas
War Department
Athens
Lieut
Boswell
Pendley Travels 125 Miles with Family in State Excursion
Dr J L Pendley returned from a trip into northern Forsyth County with his daughters Annie and Belle Pendley to visit grandparents J A Roach. He traveled via Gainesville and Jefferson, spending a few hours in each town and returning by 9 pm after starting yesterday at 9 am accompanied by his young son.
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J. L. Pendley
Annie
Belle Pendley
Forsyth County
J. A. Roach
Gainesville
Jefferson
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Erwin & Company
Bob Hee Dee
Anal
Prin Eer
Lipscomb
Insurance
I. C. Jester
Macon Knitting Company
S. Milledge Ave
Louis Camaki
College Avenue
Strong Street
Chas. Stern Co
Miller & Co
Hudson Motor Car Co
Clayton Street
Pope
Miss Rosa von der Leith
Childs Street
Care Banner
Rosa van der Leith
J. A. Harbin
Ins
Tij LJ Mitchell
Davenport
Busy Bee
College Ave
Milledge Terrace
J. T. Anderson
Art
the McGregor Co
Milledge Avenue
Prince and Milledge
D. G. Anderson & Co
Wheeler
Walker County
Secretary of State
Edenfield
House
Senate
Executive Office
Agricultural Department
Lipscomb Fire Insurance Agency
Treathens Audit Co
J. F. Hart
Story OF
Light
Mrs. M. M. Arnold
Georgia Society
Wallace Bell
Census Bureau
Major Kendrick
DR. Pendly
Athens Engineering
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