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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1917
Page
4
A compact list of ads offering insurance, loans, job requests, houses for rent, items for sale, and lost items. Notable entries include Green & Michael loan services, Levy's special at the store, For Rent notices on College Avenue and Cobb Street corners, items for sale such as gas stove, piano, and clothing, plus lost brooch and glasses notices.
Avlanta Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defeated Mercer 4 to 2 at Grant Field. Puckett relieved Bryant after the opener and pitched well with only three hits allowed. Batteries: Tech Bryant Puckett Morrison Mercer Rentz Bloodworth Sosebee.
Calling on patriotic citizens to form local committees to recruit men for the navy. Plan includes physician exams, posters, transport, and distribution of applicants to recruiting stations. Georgia and Florida asked to supply 600 men immediately, with stations listed in several cities across both states.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable liver medicine that replaces calomel. It claims to cleanse the liver and bowels, prevent salivation, and improve the whole family’s health with a 60 cent bottle and a money back guarantee.
A student from the First District school at Statesboro trained by Miss Mary Hill of Athens won the state declamation title at the District Agricultural High School meet. Hill, who holds history and English chairs, will return to Athens for summer vacation around June 1.
A Boston Transcript quote frames diplomacy as the art of disagreeing politely, noting the tactful balance between firmness and tact in international relations. The remark emphasizes restraint and strategic presentation in negotiations.
New York work groups plan a sweeping five billion dollar patriot bond issue with broad citizen participation from hundreds to millions. Meanwhile women organize a city wide sanitary campaign to sterilize avenues against infant paralysis, promising a thorough dry spring cleaning led by local captains to fortify against the disease.
The University Item, a preparedness issue sent to all Georgia high schools, urges action in food production gardening and food conservation. It targets city and town high schools to engage in state preparedness efforts.
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