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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1914
Page
8
The Athens Savings Bank pays 4 percent interest on savings deposits compounded January 1 and July 1. Deposits from $1.00 up, promoting the saving habit. Also local rental notices and ads for furnished rooms near Milledge Avenue.
An old advertisement touts Foley Kidney Pills sold by H. R. Palmer & Son. It claims smokey colored glass as a sign of kidney trouble among Tibetans and promises relief from headaches backaches and fatigue with the pill.
A collage of ads and notices includes fire insurance discussion with J Jester, savings rates from Clarke County Bank, room for rent hints on Franklin Street, sale of Anderson Banking Co stock at 93, requests for delivery boys and a farm purchase near Athens by Tom and Olin Dozier, plus vendors Gardner Price ink stamps and Mole Trap promotion. Also dental life pills tout and a brief quoted exchange from a court scene.
A new ventilator device attaches to window frames and uses removable glass shields angled to repel rain while allowing air flow. The design aims to improve indoor ventilation without compromising weather protection.
An advertisement advises readers troubled with sour stomach to take Chamberlain's Tablets and follow directions on each bottle. It claims definite benefit from a trial and notes the product is sold by all dealers.
The article details Talmadge Brothers & Co locating in new quarters with extensive fire walls and glass storefronts. Major Talmadge and four sons lead the firm, which has operated in Athens for 48 years and reports annual sales near two million dollars with stock valued around 85 000.
Housekeepers will supply essentials for the Kitchen Dining Room Pantry and Bed Room and every other part of the home ensuring full household coverage.
A Athens retailer advertises open stock and made up sets including fine china, beautiful crystal glassware, enamelled and aluminum cookware, woodenware, silver plated ware, and cut glass. They claim to be the only local sellers carrying genuine items.
Ocedar advertises mapping and polishing telephone services with a promise of prompt delivery and quick customer service. The notice emphasizes ready availability and fast turnaround for orders.
H T Huggins and Son announce remodeling of the old Talmadge stand near Clay and Washington. About 12000 dollars will fund a glass and iron front overhaul and new made to order fixtures. Talmadge confirms the Athens Kress store will be the prettiest in the city.
National League results show Brooklyn defeating Chicago 2 to 0 in 12 innings while Philadelphia outscored Pittsburgh 6 to 4. New York posted 3 and Cincinnati 2. American League games include New York 5 over unspecified foe and Cleveland 3 Boston 4 in 12 innings. Federal League scores list Pittsburgh 7 1 trv Chicago 3 and Brooklyn 4 Indiana 5.
The page notes the Trey O Hearts feature shown in three reels at the Classic Theater in Boston today. It lists theater ads and product lines including Crisp White Celery and Large Head Lettuce from Arnold & Abney with phone number 1076. The season closes October 7 and mentions New York.
Next Tuesday September 22 will be the last return day for the October term of the superior court. Clerk Elmer Crawford notes filing of new business is unusually light and few cases are in progress.
The United States sent a formal note to Britain asking if Sir Lionel Carden the British minister to Mexico truly criticized President Wilson for withdrawing troops from Vera Cruz. Officials suggested Britain may repudiate his views and Carden could lose accreditation to Brazil due to the incident.
Athens Chamber of Commerce names ten delegates to represent the Athens trade group at the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. The list includes W F Dorsey mayor Clare D Heidler secretary M J Abney vice president C D Manigen H J Rowe J H Dozier W G Gredig J J Strickland Ez and others. Farmers focus on boosting Georgia food crop production.
Happy George Kid Brown smiles over a boxing card despite a $25 Athens license tax. He notes strong local support and hints at a follow up bout pairing Goodwin with Papas and a rematch against York Pries or Wonder on the next card.
The Field Players present The Queen of Queer Street a four act comedy drama with specialties between acts Mr Hinckley as the old actor Mr Sutherland as the dope fiend Mr Montcrief as Ragsy and Miss Daniel as the Queen of Queer Street Tonight the show offers a real live cow as a prize along with a matinee of The Man from Home at 30 p. m Seats are selling at Palmer's and a grocery prize spree is advertised with hundreds of incentives for attendees.
Lester Wolroth of Herkimer New York endured a severe cholera morbus after eating green apples. His mother Pearl Wolroth reports rapid relief from Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after three doses. Also advertised Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and croup with claims of soothing coating and no opiates. Palmer & Son ad notes Texas drugstore availability.
A Florida Times Union snippet portrays a woman whose quick, domestic quips unsettle young callers as she converses with clever charm and humor, drawing attention to her self sufficiency and subtle wit.
A fragment cites Uncle Eben calling a braggart a man who wastes his brag by blowing a whistle like an engine using up all its steam. The line reflects dialect humor and folklore phrasing.
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