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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1917
Page
8
Short notes of interest list ads for insurance loans rentals and employment in Athens Georgia. Offers include Lipscamps Specialty Insurance and J C Jestart Bank in Athens paying 4 percent on savings plus various loan and rental notices. Also features a cooking stove demonstration at 280 Clayton Street and farm hand wanted with details on pay housing and travel assistance.
Special to the Banner from Lexington Georgia reports Lexington and Oglethorpe counties were well represented at the Macon conference called by the governor to discuss statewide food production and conservation campaigns. Judge Joel T. Cloud Mayor T. W. Crawford J W Jarrell and Hamilton Mc Whorter Jr. traveled to Macon to attend the discussions.
Lexington Ga April 24 Friends of Frank Clarke prominent planter say a cold blood murder was committed at his home when John Arnold a white farmhand shot Clarke as he approached the door after remonstrating about mule mistreatment Arnold claims self defense Clarke died quickly and Arnold was arrested nearby after a swift county pursuit Funeral services were held at Pentecost Holiness Church with hundreds in attendance and the case drew wide comment
In Chapel Hill on April 24 Georgia crushed North Carolina 10 to 1 behind strong pitching from Fox who held the Tar Heels to four hits. The win completes a reversal of the series with Georgia leading three games to one after yesterday’s different outcome. Georgia faces Davidson next.
Advertisement for Linton Springs Water touts pure spring water bottled for customers. Claims sanitary quality and guarantees product from Linton Water Works, Crane, Mississippi area with contact details.
The Children's Bureau urges broader birth registration citing war era needs. A test program by local volunteers reveals gaps in records and the value of notices sent to parents with full facts and registrar seals for future identity or inheritance proof.
Claude Callan recalls a mistaken delivery from a grocer that left children dancing around a stray item at their home while Martha cried. The anecdote, published in the Fort Worth Star Telegram, captures small town humor and family reaction to an everyday error.
Detroit Free Press quotes a proud father who openly discusses his children, noting his pride and willingness to spend time talking about them. The brief piece contrasts his expressive nature with a casual, humorous tone.
The butterfly sleeps with its head down on a blade of grass, mirroring the bat’s resting posture. This observation notes the common head-down posture of resting insects and nocturnal flyers, illustrating a shared behavior in their sleep stance.
A London Tit Bits inspired passage describes a hidden metropolis beneath the city. It envisions subterranean streets canals vaults and tunnels stretching for miles with an underground lake and artesian wells draining billions of gallons daily. The piece cites historic sites and ancient baths suggesting future antiquaries could explore a second city beneath the surface.
A literary figure claims to transfer a thought from mind to paper by typing. He invites demonstration, promising to show how ideas move from thought to sheet. The exchange highlights a playful debate on mind to text connection.
A columnist quips that if Americans could shoot as well as they talk the nation would be ready. The reply notes that most citizens are stronger as speakers than marksmen, citing guns and ammunition as costly and stating stock is the cheapest commodity on earth.
American games saw Detroit lose to St Louis seven to two and Washington beat Philadelphia eight to six while Chicago topped Cleveland one to zero and Boston edged New York two to one in another Boston New York score. National league games included Philadelphia Brooklyn rain with New York three Boston two Cincinnati four Chicago eight St Louis two Pittsburg one. Southern matches list Atlanta Birmingham one score missing Mobile six New Orleans seven Nashville seven Little Rock six Memphis one Chattanooga seven Sally Augusta one Macon three Columbia zero Charleston six Columbus one Jacksonville zero.
The 1917 edition of Rules of the Road, by the B F Goodrich Rubber Company, urges motorists to follow city ordinances to cut accidents and promotes tire care. It warns to watch children on sidewalks and offers free touring bureau service regardless of car make, with tire maintenance guidance and dealer access.
Augusta Georgia April 24 Announcement that Rev Charles E Neighbour son of Rev St E Neighbour pastor of Augusta Tabernacle Church has accepted a call to Byne Memorial Church Albany Ga He is 21 and a leading Georgia Baptist ministerial figure has assisted his father Here for years He and his son will go to Montgomery Alabama April 30 for a ten day revival service Neighbour has already begun pulpit work in Albany today Also mentions local officials and visitors with no further details
A Chicago professor urges public school children use typewriters, though he seems to ignore that no one has yet invented one with a correct grammar attachment.
Clarke County tax receiver J. H. Dorsey urges residents to file personal and real property returns at the courthouse before the May deadline. Failing to comply will incur double taxation under the law.
The first installment of city taxes are due from April 15th to May 1st. Taxpayers who fail to pay by May 1st will incur a $1.50 cost on file against all delinquents. G. E. O'FARRELL, City Marshal.
Hat renovators LOOK US UP at 147 College Ave have moved over James Music Co on Clayton St and seek patronage. Also notice of assessment in the Oconee Burial Fund on the death of Mrs. D. W. Brooks requires a 25 cent due payment at once, to W. J. Smith & Bro or J H Mealor.
The Tamalpais line in California is reputed the crookedest railroad in the world. Spanning eight miles, its longest straight section is 413 feet while the route loops five times and forms two bowknots to rise 90 feet. The end sits about half a mile higher than the start with no notably steep grade.
A bell emits air waves when struck, vibrating to create sound. Touch stops the vibration, ending air waves and silence follows.
A reflection on how a kiss is valued differently across ages and social roles. The poem-like line contrasts innocence and desire, noting the baby’s free kiss, the young man’s theft, and the old man’s purchase, with social meanings for a girl, a married woman, and an old maid.
A comic panel shows a worried lady asking a doctor about her complexion and face color. The doctor replies she will have to diet, prompting her question on what color would suit her best.
A satirical exchange reports Mrs. Youngwife claiming her husband George is influential in politics. A friend notes his voting pattern in two presidential elections, suggesting alignment with his choices, as depicted in a Puck magazine style quip.
Uncle Eben jokes that a weather bulletin is safer than stock tickers, saying a wise prophet sticks to forecasts and leaves market chatter alone. The remark blends humor with a nod to weather reporting as steadier information.
It is calculated that a gas engine loses about one percent of its indicated horsepower with every thousand feet of elevation.
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