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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1922
Page
4
Athens traces the origin of its University Summer School to local funding and citizen support. The program grew with state aid and has become a major advertising boon, bringing thousands of teachers to the city. It offers licensure prep, advanced training for teachers and administrators, college credit, and broad intellectual growth across subjects under experienced educators.
The meeting of Sir James Craig and Michael Collins with British representatives yielded a peace agreement aimed at halting civil war in Ireland. It calls for police reform in Ulster, disarmament, and prisoner exchanges, with hopes for lasting calm and possible eventual union between South Ireland and Ulster if fully carried out.
The article urges April as the prime time to clean yards and homes to improve beauty and health. It highlights burning or removing trash, cleaning stables, screening houses to save lives, and eliminating mosquito breeding sites by removing water-holding containers. It also recommends painting and emphasizes a combined home building and lot cleanup effort.
The Banner-Herald urges fairness toward Athens amid unfounded publicity about bootlegging gambling and immorality. It argues the city’s moral forces, led by Mayor, University, Normal School, and merchants, outweigh the minority of evil, calling for a thorough, authoritative investigation and a public rebuttal to misperceptions.
Mr M J King of New York inspected Athens fire department and praised its up to date appliances and trained, disciplined crew. He noted the Southern city welcomes visitors kindly, despite lingering hostilities. The report also mentions convicts, dental ad, and local legislative interests with Clarke County and Athens Electric Railway charter plans.
The guidance notes clothing needs vary by season and skin contact. It advises lighter garments in summer and heavier in winter, and to support the infant’s abdomen with a flannel during the first weeks.
A historical guide outlines infant care including bands to protect the abdomen, loos e garments on shoulders, and warm layers. It details diaper materials, sizing for cheesecloth and birdseye diapers, washing practices, and a recommended stock list of six dozen diapers, bands, shirts, slips, gowns, slips, socks, booties, sacques, and wraps.
A mosaic of satirical lines on coal strikes, taxes, elections, and daily life. Jokes reference Europe, Volstead, Senator Borah, Harding, miners, operators, and the public, weaving social critique with light humor about rent, work, and consumption during a tense era. Strong entities include Europe, Volstead, Borah, Harding, miners, operators, and Rockefeller.
Dr. S. V. Sanford, professor, won Augusta Chronicle’s $1000 prize for best list of words starting with P. He reportedly already has $7000 from recent Atlanta Constitution contests. The writeup hints at poemish praise surrounding wildflowers and puzzles.
Union Village Vermont woman says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her strength after weeks of weakness and nervous exhaustion enabling her to work nine hours daily in a steam laundry. The ad features subscriber letters endorsing the remedy for women facing similar troubles.
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