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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1916
Page
6
Short notes of interest and ads list rooms for rent farm loan offers hiring notices and a millinery opening. Items reference Jester and Armour Co sales positions and local addresses for sewing services and boarder rates. The page invites readers to attend McClure's millinery opening on a Saturday.
Advertisements list Athens Savings Bank offering 4 percent interest on deposits compounded twice yearly with minimum $1.00, and notices seeking workers and items for sale including a water plant job at $50 weekly, a used Maxwell car, and second-hand wall tent requests.
Mrs. Winifred Wadley Raoul, wife of William Greene Raoul, secured a total divorce in Jenkins county Superior Court at Millen. The suit cited alleged undue attention to Mrs. Sinclair, Upton Sinclair’s ex-wife, during a visit to the Raoul home. Final decree awards $9,000 alimony settlement. Raoul’s lawyers request a new trial. case likely goes to the supreme court.
Report notes that the sight of beetroot can cause painting in certain people with aversions to the vegetable. Medical observers caution that reactions vary and are not universal. Further study may clarify the mechanism behind beetroot induced discomfort.
The Athens chamber outlines plans to recruit hundreds of new members and expand quarters to include reading and writing rooms, directors’ conference space, tourist reception, and headquarters for farmers and visitors. Plans include regional visits by merchants to nearby towns and fairs to strengthen relations while preserving the existing chamber. A schedule shift on the Athens Lula line is debated, with no favored change, and the group commits to protecting Athens cotton markets against price discrepancies while exploring street buyer competition. Committees are named to seek funding for advertising and to coordinate with local merchants on Pay-Up Week observance.
Do not discard a small clock beyond repair. Set it aside for illness use in the sick room. Place the clock to indicate the next medicine time. After giving a dose, turn the hands to the hour for the following dose to prevent dosing errors.
Use a large cupful of granulated corn meal with a pinch of grape seed. Place the cat on a cloth and rub the meal gently through the fur, gathering and repeating several times. The process cleans the skin and fur and helps remove fleas.
Marian recalls excitement from school as notes were tossed by classmates. The teacher warns repeating offenders will be misspelled, sparking concern over a playful yet sharp punishment in the classroom.
Uncle Eben criticizes flashy claims while James S. Ferguson from Philo Pa and Mary Indians vouch for Sloan's Liniment. The ad promises fast relief from knee pain after one application and urges buying at any drug store for 25 cents.
St Elmo Lodge No 40 Knights of Pythias meets Mondays at 8 30 in Castle Hall Jester Building Clayton street Visiting Knights invited. Williams Lodge No 15 I O O F meets Mondays in Odd Fellows Hall Max Joseph Building All brethren invited. Athens BPOE No 790 meets 8 30 on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at lodge quarters Broad and Lumpkin Sts. Visiting Sovereigns invited. Geo B Davis Camp 292 W O W meets Wednesdays in Woodmen Hall Max Joseph Building First and third devoted to general business second and fourth to degree team and Uniform Rank Drill. Glenn Lodge No 75 I C O F meets Tuesdays in Odd Fellows Hall Max Joseph Building. Mt Vernon Lodge F A M and Mt Vernon No 22 7 2 A M meets on evenings at Masonic Hall third floor Max Joseph Building Clayton street. W M J H McKinnon INO G OUINN Beo
Admiral Benson urged a major inland waterway and coastal canal network to strengthen peacetime commerce and wartime readiness. He cited Great Lakes routes, the Erie and Lehigh canals, Delaware River outlets, and coal districts as vital, warning railroad strikes show the need for water transport to move heavy materials and armor plates to shipyards.
The article argues for a network of deep, wide canals along the Atlantic coast linking Delaware, Chesapeake Bays and New York harbor to improve wartime mobility for ships and submarines. It cites naval yards, private plants, and coastal ports as critical assets and notes Germany's wartime logistics as a warning.
Gov Harris named and Judge Price Gilbert of Columbus sworn in to fill the state supreme court vacancy left by Justice Lumpkin. George P Munro of Benna Vista sworn in to succeed Gilbert on the Chattahoochee superior court circuit. Gilbert a Muscogee native and Yale trained lawyer, previously solicitor general. Munro formerly on county board of education and state senate. In Atlanta a large Fulton County Wilson Club meeting at Ansley hotel organized for statewide Democratic turnout. Club executive committee includes Ivan Allen and others. Entomology board in Atlanta decided to proceed with installations.
The quotation emphasizes persistence and alertness to seize opportunities. It urges daily dedication and proactive effort to turn chances into success, attributing the mindset to John D. Rockefeller Jr. and highlighting self-reliance and initiative.
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