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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
4
The Athens Banner column touches circulation rates and delivery notices, remarks on holiday shopping, and local civic topics. It references Supreme Court rulings, railroad leadership, and Mexican conflict depictions, plus Methodist bans on tobacco and dancing, Mormon polygamy, and a Georgia education initiative with new centers and costs for school programs.
Atlanta hosts more than a thousand corn club boys and three thousand exhibits at the state capitol as the state prepares to honor the young achievers. Governor Slaton unable to attend, with Chancellor Barrow and State Superintendent Brittain among speakers. The article notes girls in canning clubs also achieving marvelous results and urges expanding contests to include cotton hogs and hay.
The United States congress weighs Churchill's plan for a one year halt to all major naval building. German officials counter, while American lawmakers split between support and doubt about affordability. Proponents argue funds could bolster agriculture and education, potentially saving tens of millions for each major power.
O B Keeler writes that Claude Derrick the Georgia shortstop and former Georgia guard could join Red Smith on the Brooklyn Dodgers. Derrick’s career spans Greenville South Carolina Baltimore and New York with Connie Mack Frank Chance and Wilbert Robinson all tied to his path. Robinson now seeks Derrick to lift the Dodgers infield play.
Candler Ginn won Royston mayor by two votes in a four candidate race. Ginn received 69 votes to 67 for Welborn, 60 for Wilder, and 35 for McConnell, aided by local friends and family ties to Georgia sports figures. He is a University of Georgia graduate from the class of 1912 and championed a progressive growth platform.
An advertisement claims constipation poisons the body and promises quick relief with Dr King’s New Life Pills. It asserts dramatic health benefits, promotes purchase for 25c, and lists E Bucklen & Co as the distributors in Philadelphia and St Louis.
The Tabernacle meeting opened with Evangelist Ridley at 10:50 to about 100 listeners, focusing on Love as the Spirit's greatest gift. He outlined love as the motive behind prophecy, giving, and martyrdom, citing Paul and the widow's mite, and noted strong turnout for the night service where Ridley preached on the Prodigal Son.
An old advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs as a gentle liver and bowel cleanse for children and adults. It claims quick relief from stomach upset, feverishness, and poor appetite, warns against counterfeits, and promotes 50 cent bottles made by the California Fig Syrup Company.
The YMC A Redpath Lyceum course presents John F Chambers next Friday at 8 in the athletic building. Chambers has directed over 100 standard plays and uses a voice presence and portrayal style that makes audiences see characters rather than the actor. His touring in 1911 12 drew praise from committees in Greenville Michigan and Glassboro New Jersey for sustained interest and applause.
C E Brooks of Marshall Michigan promotes an appliance claimed to cure ruptures without salves or harnesses. He offers a free illustrated book, price details, and patient letters, inviting readers to mail a free coupon for trial and proof of effectiveness.
Miss Mabel Mott returned from Berlin to give a recital at Lucy Cobb Institute. The program featured Bach Vinsons Intermezzo Chopin pieces Rubenstein etude and Liszt numbers with lively, scholarly playing. Carolyn Cobb assisted with Mrs Peabody scene. illness prevented Kipling pieces, audience appreciative. Twelve American universities report endowment funds exceeding 5 million dollars.
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