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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1913
Page
3
An advertisement touts a guaranteed eczema cure D D D Prescription from D D D Laboratories Chicago. It claims immediate itch relief and permanent cures with a full-size bottle at no cost if it fails, urging readers to try the wash applied to skin.
The Georgia State College of Agriculture mails to 25,000 Georgia farmers, issues 60 bulletins in five years, and runs a press service reaching 350,000 weekly. It directs 65 county farm agents, hosts 817 meetings with 101,701 farmers, and expands boys and girls club work as part of statewide crop and soil education efforts.
Practical advice on patient colt training, gentle handling, and preventing behavior problems. Emphasizes early training, water and rest breaks, proper grooming, fitting collars, and gradual feed changes. Warns against poor gear and explains benefits of homegrown feed for health and value.
The Central of Georgia railroad started forty acre test farms to show farmers profitable methods. On 337 acres across eleven farms the crop value reached 11782.74 with costs 7451.51 leaving a profit 3310.93. Average profit 9.82 per acre and total income 12.75 per acre after farm labor and expenses.
Princess Victoria Louise announced her engagement to Ernst August Duke of Cumberland after a ball at Potsdam palace. The princess claimed she proposed, revealing a romance that surprised Kaiser Wilhelm II and delighted royal observers. The couple’s exchange followed a waltz with her brother present.
Walter Hines Page, longtime editor of The World’s Work, is appointed ambassador to Great Britain. A champion of southern reform and a proponent of national education, Page advocated agricultural credit and broader national focus beyond local concerns. He has lectured widely and served as literary adviser, shaping policy through journalism and letters.
A cotton mill owner credits his knowledge from the Georgia Summer School course on grading cotton with earning potential. Merchants entering cotton buying also report success after taking the program. The sessions run June 30 to August 2, covering middling, upper and lower grades, with a final cotton market lab. The nine USDA grades form the basis, with government samples on display. Address President Andrew M. Soule or Prof. R J H DeLoach for enrollment.
A suggested managerial ball team includes Sto vall or Chance at first Evers second Tinker short fHngs ins third Clarke Stihl and Birmingham in the outfield Locotn to catch and pitching from Callahan Griffith and McGraw McGraw praised for his pitching in Marlin and is highlighted as a top twirler Also notes American Rowing Regattas set for May 24 on the Schuylkill river and a health advisory on stomach pains promoting Electric Bitters with testimonials and local distributor names
A brief ad urges readers to rub affected parts with Chamberlain's Liniment for quick relief from rheumatism this spring. It notes the product is sold by all dealers and appears as a general advertisement phrase.
Athens B P O E meets Wednesdays at 8 in lodge quarters Broad and Lumpkin. Williams Lodge 15 I C O F meets Mondays in Odd Fellows Hall over Davison Nicholson Co. St Elmo Lodge K of P meets Mondays at 8 in Castle Hall Clayton and Wall. W C W meets Wednesdays in Woodmen Hall Clayton Street with business and drill evenings. Visiting brethren invited to all gatherings.
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