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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
6
An article warns soaps and shampoos contain too much alkali which dries the scalp and hair. It recommends a greaseless concoction from coconut oil and a few teaspoonfuls mixed with warm water to rub into the scalp for thorough cleansing.
A vintage ad promotes a lemon based skin bleaching lotion claiming to brighten the face neck arms and hands. It suggests squeezing two lemons and mixing with Orchard White to yield a quarter pint of a harmless fragrant bleaching lotion.
St Louis releases pitcher Danworth on option after trade that sent eleven players to Columbus. An attempted comeback is cited as reason following a season described as fairly successful. Danforth has long faced harassment as a suspect in various freak and legal deliveries.
The match between Roberts and Patat, originally set for today, has been postponed to Thursday at 6 16 PM as announced last night.
Smith and Neibling battled for nine innings before a 7 to 7 deadlock as darkness halted play. Pittard’s disputed seventh inning dash and sharp fielding by Moss and Goodman highlighted a dramatic contest with Weatherley, Dean, and Laurier among key contributors.
Yesterday's AL results include Detroit routing New York 7 to 3 and St Louis beating Washington 7 to 3. NL action saw New York edge Pittsburgh 7 to 6 and Brooklyn fall to St Louis 3 to 2. Southern League games list Atlanta pummeling Chattanooga 9 to 1 and Memphis tallying 9 against Birmingham 6. Today Detroit visits New York and other matchups follow across leagues.
A baseball players union is announced to lift players from pawns of owners to equal status. Ray Cannon says he has been retained by players on nearly all major and several minor league clubs and is negotiating with Samuel Gompers for AFL backing. The goal is peaceful reform, not dissent, giving players a voice on commissions and decisions affecting them.
In Asheville at the Asheville Country Club 200 starters compete in Invita Hon tourney with 17 breaking 80 in qualifying to reach the champ flight. Paul Haddock of Charlotte was low medalist with 76 as Billy Coxe and Fred Laxton close behind. weather featured sun and rain with many players affected.
A three game series between Albany champions of South Georgia and Buford champions of Northeast Georgia will be played in Athens at Sanford Field. Nearly the entire 1922 University of Georgia team will join Albany, with Buford also featuring former Red and Black stars. Fred Sale will pitch in at least one game. Albany lineup includes Dekle, Boney, Watson, Hutcheson, Thomason, Clarke, Eldridge with Powers catching. Coach White has completed most arrangements for the season finale in this part of the state.
Gene Sarazen defeated Jock Hutcheson 3 and 1 at Oakmont Country Club Pittsburg to advance to the national open semifinal. He will meet Bob Cruikshank of Westfield N J in a 36 hole test today as Cruikshank beat Charley Rowe of Pittsburg 2 and 1.
Indiana Governor orders examined over Dempsey Brennan bout. Jack Kearns claims the Dempsey Brennan match is a boxing exhibition and not a violation of Indiana laws. Michigan City context referenced as part of the dispute.
District resident H A Fuller of 649 Oc ones Bt describes kidney irregularities and back pain. He credits one box of Deans Kidney Pills from Smith Bros Drug Store with normal kidney action and relief from back trouble. He continues to use Deans occasionally.
A fragmented note cites Governor Kearns saying there is nothing we can do besides seeking Otley as a reference. The brief reads as a political pressure moment with limited context and unknown specifics.
Phil Douglas of the New York Giants was placed on the permanent ineligible list by the National League after admitting he wrote a letter to a competing team offering to desert the Giants for compensation. The club released the statement today and president Heydler confirmed the action.
Two youths from Atlanta travel toward California seeking education. They pause in Athens then head to Birmingham to register again. They plan New Orleans as a next registering place and will receive another map detailing the Mississippi terminal to Los Angeles. Brown and Phillips, aged 20 and 19, left Greensboro with five cents each.
An old warning against calomel praises Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe substitute. The ad claims calomel causes tongue swelling teeth loosening rheumatism and weakness, while Liver Tone purports to cleanse the liver without side effects and offers a money-back guarantee through pharmacists.
A traveling man in Charlotte presented the young hikers with good luck pennies. The lads appeared hale with rosy complexions and declared they would press on to the finish, expect to win, and plan more walking and charity next year.
A report describes the cruiser Sampaio under Lieutenant Walter departing from Hud for Roc with the official start of the fight to the Amazon. The plane will take off later today as Mantee is bound for Roanoke Island, North Carolina.
A called communication of Mount Vernon Lodge No. 22 F and A M will be held at the Masonic Temple this Thursday evening August 17 at 8:30. The Entered Apprentice degree will be conferred. All qualified brethren are invited to attend by order of Ino G Quinn secretary.
Washington AP report notes resolutions demanding inquiry into liquor purchases by the United States Shipping Board and related officials. The piece outlines mounting scrutiny and calls for detailed accounting of expenditures.
Lawmakers Gallivan of Massachusetts and Brennan of Michigan report the sale process for ships since the new American pri... (text incomplete)
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