This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1913
Page
7
Mrs Shelley of this city produced a record turkey egg for the season described as the egg of mammoth bronze weighing 14 ounces, nine inches around the end and seven around the waist. It is the eleventh such large egg laid by the hen, which has another pallet laying seventeen eggs and began sitting yesterday. The birds won prizes at the poultry show last winter.
Advice urges constant cleanliness and protection against pests this summer. Screen every window and door, keep screens up until heating begins, cover exposed food, and maintain a motto of relentless cleanliness throughout the season.
The text advises burning rubbish in a makeshift furnace from an old defective garbage can. It then stresses scrupulous cleaning and measuring screens for all windows and doors to prevent ash and flies, noting many windows and doors lack protection and that only perfect screens should be used.
A Lexington dispatch urges public health actions to curb typhoid fever. It emphasizes screening food and building sanitary toilets, closing doors and windows, and removing refuse such as manure and decaying produce to restrict the disease's spread.
A short notice urges immediate fly control to prevent eggs and future infestations. It warns that early action kills many offspring and reduces spring nuisance as temperatures rise. The piece emphasizes timely cleaning to eliminate breeding sites.
A historied warning cites the housefly as a public health risk causing 100000 deaths yearly and 12000000 dollars in property damage. It notes rapid breeding, limited flight range, liquid diet, and regurgitation when unsatisfied, urging cleanliness as the remedy.
Fragmentary article discusses flies and disease in broad terms, noting risks to public health. It mentions deaths linked to flies and the fear surrounding insect-borne illness, underscoring warnings about sanitation and safety.
A writer urges thorough removal of garbage and filth to curb fly populations. They warn flies thrive where dirt exists and multiply disease, insisting clean houses prevent plague rather than merely swatting insects.
The University of Georgia class of 1907 reports two Atlanta alumni, Lor ing Raoul and Lewis Turner, to wed soon. Raoul captained football and track in Athens and belonged to a military company, while Turner played football and wore lieutenant insignia. Other class members, including Harrison Jones and Bill Brant, are said to have wedding plans, and Rollin Broughton of Mobile, formerly Madison, married earlier this month.
Special to the Banner reports in Chattanooga visitors to the Confederate reunion can view a Maine relic from Havana harbor before the Spanish American War. Secured by Senator Newell Sanders after a contest with a dozen applicants, the machine part from the battleship weighs several tons and sits in the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis depot. The locomotive The Gen also rests there and is a point of interest for visitors, with Civil War relics around Chattanooga reachable by trolley.
A special from San Diego outlines a proposed Better Babies exhibit for the San Diego Exposition. Scoring covers body measurements skull and limb bones, facial features, teeth, skin, muscle, posture, and disposition. President Collier may offer a large prize for the best baby under three years old.
The hundredth anniversary of Stephen A. Douglas birth was observed across Vermont with a Brandon commemorative event noting his birth on April 22, 1815. The Brando n house where he was born is preserved as a public memorial.
James Hines of Washington Wilkes County toured Athens with his wife and family this weekend, showing interest in relocating here. Hines is retired with sizable property holdings and envisions spending his later years in Athens. A local ad notes Chamberlains Ointment eases rheumatism and is sold by dealers.
London notes the 249th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth observed at Stratford-on-Avon with many Shakespearean society representatives from the United Kingdom. The report highlights the town as a gathering point for literary and dramatic figures. An advertisement promotes Chamberlain’s ointment for rheumatism available from dealers.
Local lodges including P H Corbett E A May Athens P O E No 790 Elmo Lodge K of P St Elmo Lodge No 40 and Geo B Davis Camp W O W outline meeting nights at various halls. Masters and secretaries invite brethren to attend weekly sessions and drills with visiting members welcomed.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.