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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1917
Page
4
Second class mall matter notice provides rates and delivery tips for Athens Daily Banner. The piece discusses wartime food policy, canning factory drives, and calls on school boards to employ garden teachers. notes local National Guard presence and khaki uniforms. advocates corn meal use as a cost saver with nutritional comparison to other cereals.
The president urges a mammoth food crop this year and experts back the push as crucial to feed allies England France and Italy. A British commission warns victory hinges on abundant food, not soldiers alone, with America poised to supply crops and transportation to sustain allied armies. The call is patriotic and urgent.
The Athens Chamber of Commerce shows active, efficient leadership with well chosen committees and zealous members. It plans for the year while tackling arising issues, supports education and agriculture, and promotes the regional food crops expansion, earning growing city support.
A concise news item notes a British strike striking at German forces, followed by reports of work stoppages against the government. Germany faces strikes on multiple fronts as the narrative references labor action and wartime strain. The piece also includes a mock dialogue about printing costs and a medical advertisement parodying Chamberlain's Tablets.
An aged, garbled advertisement claims a single constitutional remedy cures deafness and various illnesses. It promises relief for digestion and heart trouble, then shifts to a generic patent product sold by Cru Tabs in Toledo Ohio, urging readers to buy for relief from ailments and constipation.
David A. Middletown of Houston says Tanlac cured his long battle with asthma like symptoms, kidney pain, and digestive troubles after twenty five years with Southern Pacific. He reports weight gain, relief from back pain, improved breathing, appetite, and sleep, noting he can work and go out again. Tanlac sold in Athens by Citizens' Pharmacy and in Winterville by Kroner Co.
Milledge Avenue defeats Bearing Street Slugglers 3 to 1 in a tight contest. Dowdle and Callaway lead Milledge with key hits while Nicholson and Callaway strike out eight for Dearing Street. Milledge’s Dowdle doubles in eighth, Jones scores on Mell’s single after a Dowdle double, final score 3-1.
When a child is prone to croup, offer a light evening meal to avoid an attack from an overloaded stomach. Watch for the first symptom, hoarseness, and start Chamberlain's Cough Remedy promptly as soon as hoarseness appears. It is available everywhere.
The first half of the Y M C A volleyball leagues ended with Capt. Wier’s Business Men defeating Capt. Link’s 86 64. Senior League standings list Wier 572, Link 494, Brown 484, Forbes 308, Baardes etc. Interleague play continues this week culminating in a Friday open game to determine waiters for the Valley Ball Banquet, likely May 4, with all players and ladies invited. The banquet charges 25 cents per plate, with Ladies Auxiliary serving, as teams’ points determine league totals.
The forecast for 7 p m Tuesday predicts fair and generally fair conditions across Athens and surrounding Georgia. Across the cotton belt, very light showers were noted along the South Atlantic coast, with cloudy conditions near the lakes and Pacific coast regions. Temperatures run near seasonal averages in the south while northern areas remain cold, from 36 at Batto to 20 at Calgary, with fair weather expected tonight and Tuesday.
Spring colds bring stuffed head sore throat and general symptoms. A dose of Dr Kings New Discovery offers relief by clearing the head soothing membranes and breaking up lingering colds. Do not stop treatment until the cold is gone.
An old advertisement promises the genuine Laxative Bromo Quinine with E. W. Grove signature on the box. It claims to cure a cold in one day and grip in two days for 25 cents.
Central Time schedule lists trains depart Macon at 6:40 a m and 4:15 p m and arrive 11:59 a m and 9:10 p m. Connections at Madison with Georgia R R and at Apalachee with Greene Co R R for Monroe, with Macon for all points south. For information call 640 or 15. Bloodworth, Commercial Agent.
Georgia Railroad timetable from 1917 shows trains serving Athens with daily departures and Sunday only runs. Train 50 departs 8:35 pm, Train 62 runs daily except Sunday at 4 pm, Train 54 Sunday only at 4:20 pm, Train 51 daily except Sunday arrives 12:69 pm, Train 53 daily arrives 9:40 pm, Train 55 Sunday only arrives 12:40 pm.
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