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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1917
Page
3
An invitation to prospective bank customers highlighting restored credit through Banking Laws, modern accounting methods, and the benefits of joining an established institution. Savings deposits earn four percent interest, compounded in January and July.
The Athens Savings Bank announces M. Stern as President M G Michael as Vice President and G A Mell as Cashier in a formal leadership update.
When you feel dull and stupid after eating. When constipated or bilious. When you have a sick headache. When you have a sour stomach. When you belch after eating. When nervous or despondent. When you have no relish for your meals. When your liver is torpid. Obtainable everywhere.
St Elmo Lodge Knights of Pythias meets Tuesday at 8 30 in Castle Hall Clayton St Visiting Knights invited H Abit Nix C C Howard T Abney K of R J Williams Lodge 15 I O O F meets Monday at Max Joseph Building A L Howland N G J A Mealor R 8 Glenn Lodge 75 I O O F meets Tuesday Max Joseph Building H D Stevens N G J T Galligher R 3S Athens B P C E 790 meets second and fourth Wednesdays 8 30 at lodges Broad and Lumpkin Sts Mt Vernon Lodge F A M Sit Vernon Lodge 22 meets Thursday in Masonic Hall Clayton St E C Paine W M M O G Quinn Sec Geo S Davis Camp 292 W C W meets Wednesday 8 p m Woodmen Hall first third business second fourth degree team Visiting Sovereigns invited W W Beachay C C J D Hood Clerk
E. M. Williamson of Darlington DC promotes a corn culture system adopted by Coastal Plains farmers in South Carolina and Georgia. The outline covers winter land breaking, ridging, planting spacing, staged cultivation, fertilizer use, and timely “lay by” to maximize yields in war conditions.
A judge questions a passenger about a ban dit crawling atop a car and whether it indicates a shortcut plan to access an upper berth. The exchange implies confusion over the behavior and its relevance to a case.
Brief quote on aging and the gendered view of life burdens. From E. W. Howe's Monthly, the note asks how old a man is when life becomes a burden and contrasts it with a woman's loss of shape and digestion.
A High School carnival slated for Saturday April 14 at 8 30 p m features a vaudeville show as the main attraction followed by a Midway with ten attractions including a menagerie wild man snake charmer and aerial wonders all for 15 cents admission Arlington County reports candy and country store items will be sold during the event.
The Athens Chamber of Commerce president named twenty one delegates to attend the United States Good Roads Association convention in Birmingham Alabama from April 17 to 21. Delegates include J W Barnett Tate Wright M J Hodgson M J Coster Arthur Palmer C D Heidler J Z Hoke and others as members of the county board highway commission and good roads committees. The Pankhead federal highway project boosts interest in the event with many delegates expected to attend.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless alternative to calomel, promising to start the liver without griping or salivation. It claims quick relief from biliousness and fatigue and suggests it is safe for children.
Georgia faces Mercer in Athens while Wofford meets North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Louisiana A and M plays Mississippi A and M in Starkville and Birmingham meets Southern University in Greensboro. Syracuse hosts Virginia in Charlottesville. Roanoke College plays Virginia Polytechnic in Blacksburg. Michigan meets Sewanee in Sewanee and South Carolina plays Stetson in Columbia.
ISS MARIE MAYER will appear on the Chautauqua program to tell the story of the Passion Play from Oberammergau Bavaria and describe the world crisis and her people's plight. Mayer played roles in 1890 1900 and 1910 including Jerusalem and the Angel in Gethsemane. Antonia Sala will provide musical accompaniment as the cellist.
The Botanical Society of the University met Monday night and admitted three scholars from Jefferson Fowlstown and Athens to its membership. After initiation they heard Mr Paul Tabor B S deliver a paper on The Andropogons of Georgia Their Distribution and Problems. Mr George M escheer presided.
Special to the Banner reports warmer weather for Athens and Georgia on Wednesday with fair skies. The nation sees generally fair conditions with low temperatures and frosts in the southeast, while a west disturbance moves northeast bringing warmer southerly winds to Georgia and rising temperatures.
A golden seabird travels from Alaska toward the Hawaiian islands without resting, crossing vast sea portions. The account notes its oceanic flight over open waters with no landfall described.
Athletic Association honors the Southern champions Georgia with gold basketball tokens for the last season. Players Louis Morrison Clarence Rawon Howard Mc Call Lawrence Fox Arthur Cox Alfred Scott receive engraved gold balls to wear on a watch chain.
Estimates place annual wildlife damage from birds at about 1.000009 billion dollars. Experts warn the cost impacts agriculture, infrastructure, and ecosystems, urging improved bird-control and conservation measures nationwide.
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