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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1921
Page
2
A public health notice urges yearly medical checkups to prevent premature deaths. It stresses preventable risks, explains the value of periodic exams for body health, X rays, organ tests, blood pressure, and kidney work, and calls for vigilant hygiene and disease prevention.
McMillin, famed college quarterback, is expected to accept a university offer of $7,000 to coach its football team next season. He conferred with university authorities yesterday and left Fort Worth for Danville, Kentucky, to enter college and be tested for sugar and albumin as part of a medical evaluation.
Advice urges readers to treat the body like a vehicle, visiting a "service station" for upkeep. It stresses awareness of calories protein vitamins and other nutrients, and warns that mortality is not inevitable if one maintains health. The piece frames life as a trial for individual and racial well‑being.
Atlanta based International Proprietaries Inc shows a 3 to 4 point gain since its NY listing on November 22. The firm, distributing Tanlac nationwide, reports annual sales over 4 million and a strong cash position with no funded debt. Profits for 1920 reached 921 thousand before taxes, with monthly gross sales in October and November described as very large.
At Prince Avenue Baptist Church a group meeting will be held at 4 oclock with all church Sunday school and people’s societies expected to attend. Reports from floors will be heard and a social hour will follow to help attendees acquaint themselves. Special music is planned and light refreshments will be served.
Ballinger Texas reports a Negro boy attacked a white girl near a paved road and was dragged to a tree before an officer shot at the assailant in a violent incident. The child was seriously injured.
The Spectator reports a national homicide table showing Memphis leading with 63.4 murders per 100000, Rochester safest at 1.3. Southern states and large Negro populations show highest rates. New England lowest. City figures include Boston 6.1, New York 6.9, Chicago 10.3, San Francisco 7.6, Philadelphia 6.2, St. Louis 12.6, Cleveland 12.5.
Muscogee county superior court resumes as the state presses to convict L. C. Tammoyia for the murder of his wife Winnie Hammond. Prosecutors hinge the case on a theory of infatuation with another woman and introduce photos of the defendant with a different woman as evidence.
The Skylanda country estate of the late Francis L. Stetken, famed New York lawyer, in Rampano Hill New Jersey, was sold to Clarencé Lewis for about 250 dollars. The 1,016 acre property included a stone manor with nine baths and four rooms, a nine hole golf course, sunken gardens, lodges and extensive outbuildings.
Jackson was tried at the city court in Weithenta on larceny of automobile parts. A jury returned a not guilty verdict after a long day of trial, with secret deliberations continuing late into the evening.
A fragmented clipping notes an anarchist march described as without clothes near a location unclear due to OCR errors. The text mentions participants and unorthodox attire, with no clear names, organizations, dates, or outcomes identifiable from the readable portions.
The garbled passage suggests references to disorderly conduct, a United States Commissioner, and discussions of philosophical anarchists. It mentions journeys to Washington, settlers, and dissent against government capitality, with implied threats and protests by Broutiobore members.
A fragment from the Lawrenceville News-Herald discusses deceptive nest egg promotions and government concerns. It questions the armament conference in Washington and the League of Nations model at Versailles, noting debates over enforceable pacts and potential entangling alliances, with satire aimed at Woodrow Wilson.
Diplomatic sources indicate renewed talks between the United States and Russia aim to ease postwar trade conditions. Analysts estimate annual nut exports and new economic concessions may shift regional markets as negotiations progress.
The article discusses catarrhal deafness caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube, leading to muffled or rumbling sounds. It notes that relief occurs when the tube clears, restoring normal hearing. An advertisement by J. Cheney & Co. is included.
Paris specialists report actors suppressing coughs during performances due to a habit of viewing coughs as disruptive. They note moments of concentration when coughs arise and cite cases of actors stifling fits to keep the show smooth. The piece also mentions steel industry firms and corporate entries, with references to United States Steel and Canada charity plans.
Reports that a merger of seven or more independent steel firms is contemplated were confirmed in the city district Thursday. The proposed consolidation would include notable producers and manufacturers, excluding Bethlehem Steel and U S Steel. Capitalization is around 500 million dollars, with the plan spanning most segments of the industry.
In New York a report notes the board of the Methodist Episcopal Church elected Rey. We of Omaha as Corresponding Secretary of the board of greater missions to succeed if a Taylor resigns August 1 due to failing health.
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