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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1916
Page
6
A compilation of small ads and notices including room rentals near campus, farm and city loan offers, table boarder requests, and various local product notices. The page promotes Lipscomb Insurance and Jester fire insurance, Georgianne cooking oil claims savings, and a Good Housekeeping subscription offer with address and contact details for Athens, Georgia.
The Athens Savings Bank offers 4 percent interest on savings deposits compounded semiannually on January 1 and July 1 with deposits from $1.00 onward. Also includes notices for Wanted help, For Sale items, and a lost diamond broach reward advertised by the Banner staff.
Mrs Griffeth and many others attended the Apalachee Baptist Association meeting at Bethabara church yesterday with more set to go today and tomorrow. Friends greet Miss Frances Tallmadge's return from the North and East after several weeks away. Miss Jo Ingram returns to Woodlawn View after visiting the city with Miss Alma Anderson.
London announces Sir Henry William Dunn will be the next Lord Mayor and take residence at the Mansion House in November. Dunn is noted for philanthropy and wartime relief work and holds honorary colonel titles in the First London Division Transport and Supply Column and the Citizens Corps. He is a Catholic and succeeds two earlier Catholic Lord Mayors, with a political career including sheriff and MP service.
News from Winder reports H N Rainey Jr also known as Nick Rainey defeated Carithers for the legislature in Barrow county by a narrow margin. Rainey had served in the legislature from Jackson county when Barrow was established and named after the university chancellor, and his efforts are credited with Barrow becoming a county.
An advertisement warns of a poor summer for children due to widespread illness and urges extra care to keep bowels active. It promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets as a safe laxative from H. R. Palmer & Sons, claiming to relieve indigestion headaches biliousness sour stomach and bad breath.
Tokio Sept 13 General Prince Kanin of the Imperial House has been chosen as imperial envoy to Russia to reciprocate Grand Duke Michaelovitch's Tokyo visit last winter. He will depart for Petrograd around Sept 10 with a suite of ten led by General K Uchiyama. The mission aims to strengthen Japan’s friendship with Russia under the recently signed alliance.
The advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a reliable remedy for coughs, colds, bronchitis, hay fever and asthma. It claims to stop hacking coughs, heal raw membranes, loosen phlegm and ease wheezy breathing.
Governor Manning reports about fifty percent loss of exportable crops in Jamaica after the August hurricane. Bananas damaged. cocoa and coconuts heavily hit. some ground provisions may remain. Twenty ships would have carried fruit. sugar and rum aid the situation with permission to export sugar to America offering hope to planters.
In the Oconee county race for the legislature C. L. Howard defeated Stevens, according to reports reaching the Banner. An advertisement notes kidney trouble relief with Foley Kidney Pills from H. R. Palmer & Sons.
The wardens and vestry of Emmanuel church express deep gratitude for Rev. Troy Beatty as they accept his resignation to join Grace Church in Memphis. They praise his service, social concern, and steadfast faith, sending prayers and blessings for his new field and requesting copies of the resolutions to be sent to Beatty Grace church and the local press.
Washington reports that registration of letters began July 1, 1855 and the first full year saw 629 332 letters registered. The service now includes parcel insurance and last year issued 60 042 590 receipts for registration and insurance as part of nationwide post office activity.
The Associated Press reports that two Japanese women became the first to receive Bachelor of Science degrees from Northern University at Sendai. The institution opened to women after lengthy debate and opposition.
T F Hutchins of Little Rock Arkansas says ten years of kidney trouble left him worried and hopeless until using five boxes of Foley Kidney Pills. He reports relief and says he is now well. Foley Kidney Pills claim to drive out kidney pain and related symptoms. H R Palmer & Son advertise.
A man known for constant talk reaches a point where the supply of truth cannot meet the demand leaving him facing scrutiny. The narrative explores honesty, communication, and the limits of vocally asserting facts in a crowded discourse.
A 1916 verse tribute to Father Beatty of Georgia, written from Waycross on September 11 1916. The poem bids farewell and wishes blessings, with thanks to Beatty and a note of friendship from Rev Troy Beatty Athens Ga. Also included is an advertisement for Chamberlain's Tablets claiming help for constipation and biliousness.
Athens in Clarke County is deeply linked to Georgia political life. Many gubernatorial candidates and state leaders are University of Georgia alumni, including Dorsey Harris Pottle Cook Walker and others. Local figures and relatives of prominent alumni live in Athens, with several trustees and officials connected to the University and its institutes.
Colonial Theater offers vaudeville acts including Rapoli and the Stroud trio along with Mary Pickford and Blanche Sweet features. Also listed are theater acts at Strand, Elite and other venues plus real estate lending and a Chamberslain remedy advertisement.
The forecast through Thursday evening calls for showers in Athens, Georgia, and vicinity. A Gulf of Mexico disturbance brings rain to the cotton belt with notable totals in Jacksonville, Tampa, Galveston, San Antonio, and Del Rio. A second Manitoba disturbance and cool high pressure dominate the central region.
An advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a free easy movement laxative with gentle effect. It claims to purify blood, overcome constipation, and provide a tonic boost to the entire system for 25 cents at druggists.
A short promotional note argues best advice is to set a good example and take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to recover quickly and encourage others. It claims the remedy has years of use and an excellent reputation and is available everywhere.
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