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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1912
Page
8
Listed rentals include 10 and 5 to 6 room houses on Grady Avenue Boulevard Pulaski Street and College Avenue with prices ranging from 10.00 to 60.00 per month or year. Additional properties on Milledge Reese Street Lumpkin Hill and Barberville offer annual or monthly rates with several other houses described as in a good city section.
Market figures show Erwin & Co. reporting January through December cotton futures with varied closes and openings. Cotton oil quotes list spots and monthly values, while a statement notes China exporting preserved ginger to the United States at about half a million logs per year.
Everything is ready for the Colonial theater opening Tuesday night October 1 under new management. The Carter musical comedy company tabloid show is the attraction with two performances nightly and matinees on Wednesday and Friday. Prices are ten and twenty cents for night shows and ten cents for matinees with a complete change of program. On Thursday Billy Bishop and Geo Goodale assist with improvements to ensure readiness.
The cartoon play Mutt and Jeff by Bud Fisher proves a financial and artistic success for Gus Hill's production. It outshines stars like John Drew and Ethel Barrymore, drawing record business in major cities and marking the season's top box office.
The act Matt and Jeff dominates stages from New York to Chicago and Boston. Receipts reach peak at Manhattan Opera House and Globe Theatre while Pacific Coast houses report similar success. Gus Hill plans a forty five member company to Athens Colonial with lavish accessories. advance sale opens Monday at 9 oclock.
Ten of eleven Georgia fraternities list initiates as the rush season ends. A pan Hellenic committee proposed freshmen term pledge ban. Notable initiates include M C Scott Decatur GA and Phi Delta Theta members from multiple Georgia cities with several pledged or to be announced.
Short notes of interest from Erwin & Company cover available properties, market activity, and upcoming listings. The items highlight prime locations, pricing bands, and opportunities for investors or homebuyers seeking assessed values and contact details.
Short notices advertise Rwin & Company fire insurance and J C Jester deals. Local firms list brick plants for sale, tailored menswear, wool mill address, and rentals. Also seek music and literature tutor for two girls in Colbert Georgia. Fibre brooms promoted and furnished cottage rental offer.
An advertisement extols Mi-O-Na Stomach Tablets as a cure for indigestion and gastritis, asserting fermentation causes most stomach troubles and promising instant relief or money back. The copy urges readers to buy a large box for 50 cents at H. R. Palmer & Sons.
Advertisement dense page lists deposits from $1.00 with compounding on January 1 and July 1 at The Athens Savings Bank. Also shows promotions from National Woolen Mills and local merchants, plus misc notices, rental offers, and a testimonial about kidney relief from a rural reader.
A. G. Dudley announces candidacy for alderman from the First ward subject to Democratic action. Read list of names including Co. M Tanner Carrollton J C Claussen Augusta E J Jordan Waycross Remer Brinson Stillmore Kennet Roberts Savannah. Also mentions health claims about back and kidney cures.
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