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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1914
Page
4
The Athens Banner mentions the Hog and Hominy carnival set to begin in Atlanta. It discusses wartime notes on Russia, Mexico, and Germany, plus road reports from the University and commentary on food supply and taxes amid global conflict. The piece includes light humor, editorials, and queries into public sentiments.
The Germans are publishing articles worldwide to defend their case that the war was forced upon them. Leading scholars are assigned to persuade readers that the Kaiser bears responsibility for the conflict, but American opinion still leans toward the Allies.
The Macon Telegraph editorial argues for stricter enforcement of murder and manslaughter laws and punishment for concealed weapons. It notes nationwide homicide rises, advocates harsher trials, fewer escape routes, and certainty of punishment to deter killers.
A colorful monologue voices a loner’s view that the speaker is the only sane one. Everyone else is flawed, mistaken, and in need of conversion while he alone remains right in a wry, folksy cadence. The passage highlights social foibles with humorous self assurance.
Winder News prints extensive candidate announcements ahead of the January 6 election for Barrow County offices. Names listed include representatives, ordinary, clerk of the court, tax receiver and collector, county surveyor, and coroner among others with nine offices to fill and thirty-eight candidates offering.
Yesterday morning two groups of negro boys, ten in one bunch and six in another, were up for shooting craps in Athens. Eleven were fined ten dollars each and the remaining five paid five dollars.
A reflective poem by H. Alford in which a young tree recalls spring, grazing cattle, and a life of labor beneath leaves and sky. The speaker claims a sacred impact on human thoughts, echoing themes of divine care, law, and reverence as ages pass.
Encouragement pours in from merchants and the community as Athens plans the Athens Day on December 10 and Live-at-Home Day on December 11. Local factories will lead exhibits with live demonstrations from Head & McMahan making Athens-made overalls, Juhlin Brothers candies, Lewis Shirt Factory textiles, Gardner & Price rubber stamps, Palmer's cosmetics, Georgia Mattress, McGregor's book-binding, Tones Greenhouse flowers, and Costa's cream products. The Athens Chamber of Commerce will distribute 500 post cards to promote the event, which may grow into an annual celebration highlighting local industry and workmanship.
A Vienna correspondent reports that in a Galicia regiment Ruthenian volunteers who came from the United States to fight require English to understand commands. The Austrian lieutenant notes many soldiers understand almost no German, so orders are issued in English.
A Bogota Testament titled for Solomon Islands natives is said to be sold in exchange for porpoise teeth.
Several Athens lawyers traveled to Atlanta on business tied to the state appellate or supreme court. Yesterday served as the fixed date for cases in the Western circuit to be filed and argued.
An old advertisement warns against mercury ointments for catarrh and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. The remedy is described as mercury free and taken internally to affect the blood and mucous surfaces.
H R Palmer & Drag and druggists advertise Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy after a Woodstock Georgia resident reports relief from long standing stomach trouble. The letter claims swift digestion improvement and avoidance of surgery. The notice urges others with chronic stomach issues to try one dose.
Ginning totals for 1914 and 1913 in several Georgia counties are listed by William J. Harris director of the census. Figures shown in row bales include rounds as half bale with linters excluded. counties include Clarke Madison Morgan Walton Jackson Oconee Oglethorpe Wilkes and others with varied totals.
An advertisement for Foley's Honey and Tar Compound claims it cures croup by thinning mucus and opening air passages. It promotes immediate relief for hoarse barking coughs, labored breathing, and choking fits, urging customers to buy from H. R. Palmer & Sons.
Nearly 2 000 representatives of gas companies and allied interests from across the country gathered in Minneapolis for the annual convention of the National Commercial Gas Association. An Armory exhibition showcased gas manufacturing processes and varied uses of gas.
The Anvil Chorus at University of Georgia will meet this evening at Cain House with Mr. John Burekhardt in attendance.
J W Henley of 700 Pulaski St Athens reports three years of kidney trouble with frequent urination backache and disrupted sleep. Doan's Kidney Pills relieved symptoms after other remedies failed, improving his overall condition. Price 50 cents at dealers. For a kidney remedy ask for Doan's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
In a special session the Clarke County Superior Court met yesterday amid bank case delays due to President Shelton's illness. The grand jury was reconvened and promptly indicted John Kidd for alleged murder and a suspect for breaking into local residences. A civil case Jackhandler vs Mrs Russell Smith stalled as attorneys failed to agree, sending it to a jury. The panel underwent re-swearing, and jurors were replaced as the bank probes continue. The trial calendar shifted to the murder case with jury selection underway and capital punishment disputed by several venire members. The day closed with market listings for mackerel and fresh seafood at the West Market.
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