Athens Boy Enlists in Navy After 1000 Mile Trip
A seventeen year old from Athens Georgia James Wesley Stonecipher enlisted aboard the U S S Nevada after traveling about a thousand miles at his own expense to the Norfolk enlistment station. He has a boyhood friend aboard the Nevada and writes a letter home describing his shipboard fitting out and acceptance by the crew and doctors amid ongoing recruitment news from 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Navy
James Wesley Stonecipher
Georgia
Nevada
Stonecipher
Norfolk
U.S. S
N. Y
New York
Willie
Tom
Fields
Snelling
Standard Oil Responsible for High Gas Prices
The Federal Trade Commission reported to the Senate on April 24 that Standard Oil dominates the gasoline industry, with interlocking stock ownership limiting real competition. It calls for reopening antitrust cases and new rules to curb monopoly, including curbing common stock ownership and segregating pipelines, while noting prices rose arbitrarily in most territories and that nine of eleven gasoline divisions are under Standard Oil dominion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sy Associated Press
Washington
Standard Oil
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Commission
Supreme’ S Court
Stannard
Standard Oil Dominion
Standard Companies
Dodson's Liver Tone Ad Promises Gentle Liver Help
An old advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless, veg etable remedy to replace calomel salivation. It claims a 50 cent bottle cleans sluggish livers, relieves headaches and dizziness, improves digestion, and boosts energy. It warns calomel is dangerous, causing bone death, and urges readers to buy Dodson's with a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nodson
Dodison
Dodson
T. J. McCarty Company Handles Most Calls via Bell Telephone
The funeral directors based in Montgomery Alabama report that ninety percent of their business comes through the Bell Telephone. This dependence highlights the phone network as their primary client conduit and reflects the era's reliance on telephone lines for service referrals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. McCarty Company, Funeral Directors
Montgomery
Ala
Bell Telephone
T. J. McCarty Company
Standard Oil control and price fixing highlighted in 1915 report
The report notes Standard Oil refineries produced over 60 percent of gasoline output in 1915 and held more than 70 percent of gasoline stocks while officers owned stock in multiple Standard affiliates. It cites arbitrary price gaps across territories, with wholesale gasoline up 75 to 85 percent that year and demand up 38 percent. Also mentions Sloan's Liniment and Chamberlain's Tablets as advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Companies
Standard Oil
Standard
Standard Securities
YMCA Volleyball Finale and Free Swim Demonstration
The Y M C A hosts three Friday night volleyball games between business and senior night leagues with free admission. A following thirty minute swimming demonstration showcases diving and stroke techniques, featuring Physical Director Jones and junior relay teams. All men and boys in Athens are invited to attend.
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Young Mens Christian Association
Publc
Jones
Association
Lake Geneva
Wis
Messrs
Morton Hodgson
D Uv
Quillian
Edmund Price
How to Prevent Croup in a Child
When a child is prone to croup, give a light evening meal to avoid overload and watch for heaviness as the first sign. Use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at the first hoarseness. The remedy is obtainable everywhere.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Trajan
Rome
Ae Trajan Roe
Bell Brothers Marble Co
Thomas St
Telephone
Athens, GA
American State Bank
E. M. Cook
Childs Street
Satuday
Stonepher
Mr. Fields
U. S
Standard Oil Company
Athens Empire Laundry
Georgia National Bank
John J. Wilkins
J. Warren Smith
V. P. Madison G. Nicholson
Bell Service
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Sloan
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