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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1917
Page
6
A large audience witnessed a comprehensive exhibition at the Y M C A Gym. Director Jones supervised seventy three boys in wrestling sparring jiu jitsu stunts and drill disciplines performed to music. The display featured juniors preps intermediates and seniors in a collective showcase praised for its polish and vigor.
Press dispatches say the Tech Auburn game scheduled for yesterday was not played due to rain. The contest was postponed, prompting many inquiries from Georgia fans about the result.
The first installment of city taxes is due from April 15 to May 1 inclusive. Taxpayers who fail to pay by May 1 will incur a $1.50 cost on file against delinquents. G. E. O'Farrell, City Marshal.
Hat Renewalery at 147 College Ave has relocated over James Music Co on Clayton St. They invite patrons with a satisfaction guarantee and note an article titled Another Use for Straws. A father explains a straw vote to his son while the younger boy muses that straws also show if a cake is done.
The article notes Mary as the most common Christian name in English speaking countries. It provides per thousand counts: Mary 68, William 66, John 62, Eliza 60. The data illustrate Mary’s popularity relative to other names.
A brief exchange is quoted with a street figure asking for help from a woman in a house. She refuses direct aid but offers to unlock a carriage and mentions an associate who would assist. The wording suggests a moment of social interaction on a road or entryway.
G G Co buys Max Joseph Co stock and launches a closing out sale at 8 30 this morning. The inventory covers dress goods clothing and shoes with prices set to attract buyers. The stand formerly held by Max Joseph Department Store will host the event for a few days offering unprecedented bargains.
The Progressive National Convention in St. Louis ousted the committee that backed Hughes and formed a new panel to pursue alliance with the prohibition party. Victor Murdock of Wichita chairs the executive committee, and Matthew Hale of Boston leads the national committee along with seven other members from Louisiana North Dakota Idaho New York Missouri and Georgia.
When a child is prone to croup ensure an early evening meal to avoid an overloaded stomach. Watch for the first sign hoarseness and give Chamberlains Cough Remedy as soon as hoarseness appears. Obtainable every where.
A playful exchange between a young couple centers on a marriage proposal. The girl asks permission to invite father, while the suitor warns that lively piano music might make some guests unsettled.
Uncle Eben tells readers that even if not rich enough to support a hospital, they can help a fellow citizen by getting out early with the snow shovel. McGregor's offers tennis rackets at ten percent off today.
Three hundred eighty of 485 students on campus and many faculty members drill on Wilson Field for the Officers Reserve Corps. Eighty students join an Ambulance Corps with lectures and clinics. Maj. Murray Edwards of VMI oversees training. President Smith and trustees arrange War Department details for the corps at Washington and Lee.
Special taxes unpaid by April 15 will lead to police court cases for unlicensed business. G. E. O’Farrell, City Marshal, Galileo’s Telescope notes. Galileo’s early telescope used a convex object glass and concave eyeglass, magnifying three times, later eight times, then about thirty times.
A cheerful temper joined with innocence makes beauty attractive knowledge delightful and wit good natured. It lightens sickness poverty and fiction converts ignorance into amiable simplicity and renders deformity agreeable. Addison
A pro German movement in the Fiji Islands, led by a native figure称 Ulumalua, stirs sedition as followers hail a new era and seek a god in the Viti Levu mountains. The cult spreads sedition, with songs describing battles where Germans win and British men surrender. Authorities pursue a waiting policy amid a population mix of Fijians, Hindoos, and whites.
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