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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1914
Page
3
Bellevue Ohio woman laments ill health and back pain then endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claiming rapid improvement and renewed health. Advertisement urges women with ailments to write confidentially to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts for guidance.
A large number of aeroplanes are now built of steel and carry armor thick enough to stop rifle or shrapnel. Generally only the vulnerable parts are protected, including the engine and the seats of the pilot and the observer.
Rome letters weigh potential papal successors as conclave gathers after Pius X. Names include Falconio the Americanized Italian, Vannutelli and Vincent, Martinelli, Agliardi, Gotti, Gasparri, Maffi, Ferrata and others. Speculation centers on Italian candidates with Falconio noted as unlikely but possible.
Dr. A L Hirleman of the U S Department of Agriculture arrives in Athens from Crawfordsville Indiana to work as a hog cholera expert with the State College of Agriculture. He will head office in Athens and cooperate with Georgia farmers and the college in improving livestock, with plans to send further experts to boost beef cattle and dairy industries.
Special to The Banner describes how natural forces repeatedly halted the canal project. It notes 170 trains blocked by slides, 30 million cubic yards moved, and unit costs dropping from 98 to 54.38 cents as engineers and Cols Goethals and Gillard pushed the work toward completion.
A vintage advertisement touts Portes Antiseptic Healing Oil as a cure for long standing ailments. It claims rapid relief and lists price points of 25 cents 30 cents and one dollar.
Walton superior court in Monroe Georgia tried three murder cases one burglary and two larcenies over two days. Defendants included Lillius Wood acquitted on self defense, Love Parks acquitted on alibi, Jim Marks found guilty of manslaughter, Jim Davis acquitted on mistaken identity, Tom Thomas convicted of stealing a buggy, and Mary Lawrence acquitted in a murder case. The court planned to stay through Friday with civil matters next.
Wheat, corn, and oats rose to new high records in early trading in Chicago with wheat up about 20 cents from the year prior. Prices climbed 5 to 6 percent by close as traders digested Liverpool war sentiment and Lord Kitchener’s three year duration estimate.
Chicago cash quotations list prices for wheat corn oats rye barley and other grains with quoted dates. The wheat market rose sharply on predictions of a prolonged European war and near close topped 7 to 8 cents above yesterday, with December at 1.15 and May at 1.213, while next month deliveries reached 1.06 and the prior close 1.03 amid broad public interest and trader activity.
Fragmentary timetable notes show Georgia Railroad train numbers such as 60 54 52 61 63 with arrival and departure times including 6:45 am 11:00 am 4:25 pm 1:20 pm and 9:30 pm. Daily schedule indicates Sunday exceptions and multiple unnamed trains.
Lodge Directory page lists Jenn Lodge No 75 I O O F meetings Tuesdays at Max Joseph building Keystone Chapter R A M meets third Tuesday 8 oclock at Max Joseph building Gt Elmo Lodge K P meets Mondays at Castle Hall Jester building Clayton street City Council U C T meets first and third Saturdays in K P Hall Vernon Lodge F A M meets Thursdays at Masonic Hall Withamia Lodge I C O F meets Mondays at Odd Fellows Hall Athena No 796 meets Wednesdays at lodge quarters Broad Lumpkin streets Geo H Palmer Bee Chair W Davis Camp 292 W O W meets Wednesdays at Woodines Hall first and third business later sectors listed for visiting sovereigns and attendees.
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