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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1915
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner lists subscription rates and delivery notes, urges prompt carrier reports, and warns no carrier boy handles subscriptions. It frets about spring, politics in Chicago, Prohibition talk, clean-up week, and local cultural events with remarks on war and liquor in the era.
Athens readies for a grand spring festival and Woodmen convention with banners flags and festooned storefronts. The event promises attractions drawing more than a thousand visitors from across the state and several thousand from the region within fifty miles.
The health department runs extra wagons and sanitary officers to aid citizens, firms, civic groups and city departments in thorough cleanup. Streets, alleys, corners and every lot receive attention, with calls to have your lot cleaned and trash removed by calling 252.
In Georgia the Water Supply and Sewerage Conference planned by the University engineering department will discuss state wide supervision of water systems and sewage pollution. The article notes towns sharing streams may need a controlled board for pre and post installation safety and dispute resolution.
The article argues farmers should use fertilizers only when the expected crop increase yields a profit margin above cost. It notes lower fertilizer purchases this year, urges economy, and emphasizes soil and crop continuity, advising investment when a $5 input can produce $7 to $8 in value, solving per farmer individually.
A brief reflection notes that what a man does for others defines his immortality and cites Webster in a moment of trial as serenity returns through inner firmness.
A speaker declares love that transcends language, saying no word can fit the heart’s vast emotion. The passage contrasts strength and gentleness, admitting only dreams as a vessel for such depth, and notes love’s distance from ordinary speech.
The Wisconsin Industrial Commission reports the lowest weekly wage to sustain a woman worker at $9.50 in Milwaukee and other cities. Based on $6.50 for board and room plus $3 for necessities, the study covered 40 cities and 448 establishments employing 23,187 women, excluding sickness, emergencies, or savings.
A detailed discussion argues street cleaning should start early with no refuse on sidewalks and crews working simultaneously to minimize dust. It cites German practices from Dresden, asserting early morning cleaning reduces traffic delays and improves efficiency while public health benefits from cleaner streets.
The text notes poor liaison between police and street cleaning departments in many American cities leading to carcasses remaining on streets for days. It argues for improved street planning to keep thoroughfares free of such impediments and suggests civic improvement plans are often exploited.
Mrs Elmer Hatch of Peru Indiana says Chamberlains Liniment relieves rheumatism attacks immediately and she recommends it. Available from all dealers.
A medical caution notes that abrupt relief from pain in appendicitis or acute inflammation on the abdomen’s right side can indicate grave danger such as gangrene or rupture. It stresses the need for watching temperature and pulse, suggesting serious internal deterioration if relief occurs without vital sign changes. An advertisement for Foley Cathartic Tablets follows, praising mild laxative effects without griping.
Mme Slavko Grouitch in Philadelphia lauds Dr Edward F Ryan of Scranton as a major Belgrade figure. She says he led locals to curb Austrian abuses, earning praise as a natural American leader and shaping US-Servian goodwill since the war. He previously aided diplomatic efforts during Mexico tensions, then released after negotiations and threats. In Houston a rushed bank ceremony marries Edina Carraway with Rev J E Jones presiding.
An article promotes weight loss through less fat foods and outdoor activity. It warns against fat reducing medicines and urges cutting sweets and potatoes while favoring lettuce and lean meats. Readers are invited to mail five cents to Foley Co for a trial package including Foley products.
The article explains cleaning methods for different chain types. Pure aqua ammonia cleans gold or silver chains briefly, followed by alcohol rinse and drying in sawdust. Imitation gold or plated chains require benzine, alcohol rinse, then dry sawdust.
A health advert promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds croup and whooping cough in children. It claims no opiates and emphasizes rapid relief and recovery features. Palmer & Sons endorses the product. It also notes many uses for cotton and references the electrical industry consuming 180 million yearly.
A vintage advertisement offers a Dyspepsia Tablet claimed to relieve symptoms after each meal. Sold exclusively by Balmer and Sons for 25 cents.
The Buffalo manager known as Schafly favors Linton Spring Water during training here citing its purity. Two daily deliveries are arranged, with Bowden Lithia Water also marketed through local agents. The piece then describes the cuckoo and cowbird parasitism with its nest-levelling technique and parental care.
Local lodge listings show Glenn Lodge No. 75 Odd Fellows Hall Max Joseph building invites all brethren. Athens O E No. 790 meets Wednesdays. Classic City Council No. 875 meets Saturdays. Keystone Chapter No. 1 Royal Arch Masons meets third Tuesday. Mt Vernon Lodge No. 22 F and A M meets Thursdays. Williams Lodge No. 15 meets Mondays. Woodmen Circle Geo. B. Davis Camp No. 292 meets Wednesdays. Elmo Lodge Knights of Pythias meets Mondays. St Elmo Lodge No. 40 Knights of Pythias meets Mondays. visiting members welcome. Also includes notes on medical misprints about cretinism cure and quinine for children.
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