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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1916

Page

6

Short Notes of Interest Ad Types in The Banner

Advertisements advise readers that the Banner carries personal ads with care and confidentiality. Listings include Lipscomb Insurance, Jester fire insurance, loans on farm and city property, rental notices on Cobb street and S N G, a restaurant fixtures sale, an exchange offer for vehicles and piano, furnished room near Milledge car line, and grocery price quotes from S Kenney.

Milledge D. G. Bickers Dhtf

Local ads mix banking offers and rentals in Athens

Advertisements show Athens Savings Bank offering 4 percent interest with deposits from $1 and various rental listings. Also included are corset ads, a pin found, farm and livestock notices, theater promos, and drouth era remedies.

Athens Athens Savings Bank

Kelvinia Sunk by Mine Confirmed by British Admiralty

The British admiralty informed the United States that Kelvinia was sunk by a mine and no further investigations will be made. The state department will regard the incident as closed.

Associated Press Washington United States Department Kelvinia State Department

First Baptist Sunday School Observes Double Special Day

The First Baptist Sunday School will mark a double special observance on the fall Sunday with a state missions day program. Members and friends are urged to attend as hundreds of schools nationwide aim to boost attendance and recruit new members.

First Baptist Sunday School Baptist Sunday Schools

Liberty at the Elite Theater Delights Audiences

The Elite Theater presents Liberty with Marie Walcamp and Lonesome Luke in a two reel comedy starring Billie Ritchie. The program promises strong laughs and A list humor for today’s show.

The Elite Today Liberty Marie Walcamp Lonesome Luke Billie Ritchie Elite

Atlanta Girl to Play Final Today

Miss Alexa Stirling the Southern golf champion advances to the Berthallyn cup final at Huntingdon Valley Club in Philadelphia. She defeated Mildred Caverly and Mrs Vanderberk earlier today while Mrs H Vanderberk defeated Mrs Caleb Fox.

Associated Press Philadelphia Alexa Stirling H. Vamderbeck Huntingdon Valley Club

Alarm Over Bank Failures Closes Chicago Private Banks

Chicago reporters note a wave of private bank failures with ten banks closed in a month. United States Attorney Hayne announced investigations to calm depositors amid crashes and assures none have been ordered closed.

Chicago Associated Press United States Hayne

Hart County Fair Featured On Trade Tour Schedule

The Chamber of Commerce plans visits by business leaders to fairs across the state including Winder Washington Monroe and Gibson. Hart County Fair will be a highlighted stop as organizers expect it to be among the best in the state.

Chamber of Commerce of Commerce Winder Washington Monroe Giberton Hart County Fair Hart County

Texas engineer Joe Cain visits relatives in city

Mr Joe Cain former boy now six engineer on one Texas railroads based in Denison is visiting relatives for a few days He is an official of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and has been named to the Wilson campaign committee of Texas

Joe Cain Texas Denison The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Wilson Campaign Committee of

Brock elected Sophomore class president at campus meeting

J. B. Brock won the Sophomore class presidency by a 33 to 23 vote over J. B. Newman at a University meeting led by R. G. Dickerson Jr. President Levy did not return to college, so a new head was chosen.

University R. G. Dickerson, Jr J. G. Brock J. B. Newman Levy

Southern Railway schedule kept for now

Secretary Heidier of the Chamber of Commerce announced at the directors meeting that after conferring with the Southern Railway commercial agent and Mr Beam the decision was not to change the Athens to Lula schedule at least for the present.

Heidier Chamber of Commerce Southern Beam Athens Lula

Accused of Stealing Rice and Offered New Job Abroad

An Atlanta Western Union employee accused of stealing rice faces a thirty dollar fine. He had been offered a better position with DuPont Powder in Virginia and was traveling north to start the new job.

Western Union Atlanta DuPont Powder Virginia

Forty Lawyers In Homer Court Augment Small Town

Homer Georgia hosted a surge of legal activity as forty lawyers attended superior court, with daily attendance from Gainesville Athens Jefferson Winder Maysville Commerce Royston Toccoa and other towns. Judge Brand and Solicitor General Gamble left for Athens as a special term is set for the fourth Monday in November.

Homer Panks County Gainesville Athens Jefferson Winder Maysville Commerce Royston Toccoa Bellton Clarkesville Cornelia Carnesville Brand Gamble

Clarke County Representative Hosts Atlanta Brother in City

Mr. A. M. Brown of Atlanta spent yesterday in the city as the guest of his brother Hon. L. C. Brown a Clarke county legislator elect. Brown represents Atlas Oil Co in this territory and has built a big business since his transfer. Edmund Breese stars in The Weakness of Strength and a Helen Gibson railroad picture at the Strand today. Call F. H. Bowden grocery at 125 Lumpkin for free Strand tickets or phone three hundred.

A. M. Brown Atlanta L. C. Brown Clarke County Georgia Brown Atlas Oil Company Edmund Breese Helen Gibson Strand F. H. Bowden Lumpkin

Negro Accused of Killing Cow for Hide Waives Trial

John White, the accused, waived preliminary trial and goes to the superior court for trial. He is charged with a felony after killing a heifer belonging to Mr. J. R. Glodfelter of Barberville. The carcass was skinned and the hide sold to a local dealer. the body left in the pasture.

John White J. R.glodfelter Barberville Superior Court

Dr King's Life Pills Promote Health and Purge Toxins

A promotional ad extols Dr King’s New Life Pills as a gentle laxative that cleanses the system, relieves constipation, purifies blood, and acts as a tonic. Priced at 25 cents at druggists. The compilation also includes brief clipped anecdotes and moralizing notes about crime and social issues.

Kidney Pills Aid Mrs Hartmeister Says Health Restored

Mrs F EB Hartmeister of Missouri writes she suffered kidney trouble for two years and this summer felt too weak to cook. After using Foley Kidney Pills she says she feels like a new person. The ad urges readers to address kidney derangement symptoms such as weak back and swollen ankles.

F. EB. Hartmeister Foley H.R. Palmer& Sons Adv

Georgia agriculture growth themes from Clarke county meeting

In Macon and Clarke County matters, speakers cite Georgia’s climate diversity and farm value, noting much produce is imported while local farms remain underutilized. Athens Chamber of Commerce aims to showcase Athens products and Clarke farm goods in a new exhibit space as part of a drive to expand markets.

Georgia Macon Tibbetts Flanigen Geor Gia Tropics Ohio River California Florida Athens Athens ‘Chamber of Commerce Enim Ohio United States Chamber of Commerce Clarke

Proved Mother Wrong at the Secret Party

A young hostess surprises her mother by inviting many children to a party, proving a secret kept by the child. The mother is astonished as the guests arrive convinced the secret would be kept.

Tottie

Unclear excerpt hints at statistics and scattered names

Fragmentary text mentions blindness rates by country and regions with numbers like 44 47 50 60 62, plus phrases about language and a distant war. Names and places are fragmented, offering no clear narrative or event.

Canada New Saxony New Zealern Australis New South Wales United States

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G. Dearing Erwin and Company J. D.bradwell Lipscomb Insurance J. C. Jester A. H. Davenport Thomas Street O. Box Cobb Street Kenney Bermuda Gracedale Greenhouses J. 1. Anderson Callene Avenue J. L. Morris Equitablequality Limitaheh Bath Cor. Hancock and Pulaski Sts T.lmitchell Prince Ave Citizens Market Es Coleman G. L Newton Machen Finley and Baxter Sts S&. L Autrey C. Jones East Washington Street Lonesome Luke Comedies Ele Good Pictures Frank Bowden L Pumpkin Sloan James S. Ferguson Philo Henderson Avenue Lumpkin Street Country Club Hull Street Bloomfield Cobb D. G. Anderson & Co. Real Estate Clayton Athens, GA Athens Engineering Company Windy City J. B. Brock St. Louis Post-Dispatch Michael Shane Lipscomb & Co Frank Aa. Lipscomb County OF Clarke Bommaster William Harvard Willam Harvard Lampoon New Jersey Springfield E Islands
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