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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1914
Page
3
Railway timetable for Georgia Railroad showing daily trains with departure times 6 45 am 11 00 am 4 25 pm and arrivals 1 20 pm 9 45 am with train numbers 60 64 62 51 68 65 and note daily operation except Sunday and eastern time.
A compiled notice lists the Jenn Lodge No. 75 I O O F Odd Fellows meetings every Tuesday at Max Joseph building with J W Anthony as N G and H L Garebold as R S. Also Keystone Chapter No. 1 Royal Arch Masonry meets third Tuesday at the same hall with W C Jordan as H P and M T Summerlin as Sec. Various other lodges including Elmo Lodge K of P St Hime No. 40 Knights of Pythias Mount Vernon F and A M Athens B P O E No. 780 W O W Camp 292 and Geog B. Davis Camp 292 are named with meeting times and locations in Clayton Street and Jester Building.
Sam Woods surveys Athens views on World War I with local Germans including A R Kay family members, Herman Stein, and Joe Minder. They discuss Kaiser power, German war machinery, and predictions on Paris Berlin Russia outcomes while noting transport limits and American involvement.
The Athens Banner announces special coverage of the Georgia Democratic Convention in Macon next Tuesday September 1. The junior senator nomination is the focal point and locals keenly await results. The newspaper will bullet in real time to inform Athens readers of the state's largest political event in years.
Former Georgia baseball coach and Riverside Military Academy mentor Mr Frank Anderson arrived in the city for a day or two on school related business. He said AMA has taken over Stone Mountain university prep school and its faculty and clientele will move to the progressive school for boys by the Chattahoochee banks.
A brief quote from Antinous urges inner freedom and peace regardless of external pressure, followed by a transition to an advertisement or call to action encouraging readers to advertise their wants. The concise reflection emphasizes calm resilience.
Adolphus Parks, a city convict serving time for liquor selling, slipped his shackles during a guard distraction and escaped from the stockade. A possible confederate aided the plan, and by last night he had not been recaptured.
An advertisement urges readers to avoid constipation and take Dr King’s New Life Pills. It claims backed-up waste causes poisoning and promotes a single nightly dose priced at 25 cents from any druggist.
The notice promotes Butterick patterns as the leading choice for women who make or have clothes made, highlighting their style recognition and easy cutting. Readers are advised to grab a fashion sheet at the door to preview latest styles and then consider the patterns, followed by a note on fine hosiery.
The Climbers, led by Thornton and Colley, overcame Captain Wood’s team 9 to 4 as Woods struggled with runners. Thornton’s team finished strong with three runs in the fourth and Climbers added four in the eighth. Umpire Arthur Cox officiated. Monday and Tuesday feature Woods vs Thornton and Climbers vs Matthews.
In the major leagues several games were rain delayed or rained out across the American and National leagues. Notable results include Philadelphia losing to Chicago, Boston losing to Detroit, New York defeating St. Louis, and multiple Federal and South Atlantic games postponed by rain. A health ad promotes Po Do Lax as a summer laxative option.
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