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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
4
The Athens Banner prints a collage of items including political opinions on Huerta and Zelaya, labor strikes, and suffrage. It notes corn club exhibits at the state capitol, sugar industry antitrust suits, Christmas shopping crowds, and remarks on President Wilson and Interstate Commerce Commission judges.
The Banner congratulates the three new Clarke County commissioners entering office January 1. Joseph M. Hodgson brings extensive county experience. Bramblett is a Princeton Factory merchant eager to devote time. McLeroy, long a Bradberry’s district farmer now in Athens, offers county insight and needs-focused leadership.
Secretary McAdoo tells Congress that U S finances are sound under a Democratic administration. Fiscal year revenues exceed seven hundred million dollars with tax and internal revenue contributions totaling around six hundred million. He notes Treasury loans of over fifty million to move crops, emphasizes nonpartisan aid, and predicts sound banking reform will reduce panics and support credit expansion.
The North Georgia Methodist Conference assigned Rev. Sherman England to Eatonton, Ga after four years at Oconee Street church and three at Young Harris Memorial. He served Athens for seven years, guiding 350 new members, baptizing 50 babies, and handling about 70 funerals. He is praised as a model pastor with eloquent sermons and a noble character, and his wife is recalled affectionately.
Harvard’s five field goals by Charles E. Brickley in beating Yale sparked debate over a new record. Research shows Brickley merely tied Bernie Trafford’s 1899 Cornell effort, though Trafford’s were all drop kicks.
The report notes multiple football records including kick distances and field goals, with Bridkelley scoring from multiple yard lines and a total 155 yards. It also lists historic runs by Eckersall and Coleman, and cites several 1913 high scores while recalling famous past games and coaching debates about amateur status and foreign coaching for the 1596 Berlin games.
Europe weighs adopting Americanized coaches to rebuild teams. France Belgium and Greece explore similar steps and England may hire an Americanized English athlete to aid reorganization as the Olympic fund exceeds $50 000.
Advert says Cascarets cleanse stomach and bowels better than salts or purgatives. It promises elimination of undigested food, bile, and toxins, improved health by morning, and appeals to adults and children with a 10 cent price from the druggist.
The note describes turning off a sharp object to reveal a nest towel and lists steps for making guest towels. It mentions three yards of damask making four towels and hints at scalloping and initials drawn with pencil by hand. The illustrated towel uses Huckaback weave across linen.
An ad promotes Parisian Sage a scalp and hair treatment by H. R. Palmer & Sons. It claims dandruff removal, itch relief, hair growth, and a glossy look, with a fifty cent bottle and a money back guarantee. The package features the "Girl with the Auburn Hair."
Washington plans a new division of markets in the department of agriculture led by Charles J. Brand with a $50,000 appropriation. The goal is to connect farmers with consumers, reduce waste, and raise farm profits through better marketing, standardization, and expanded transportation and parcel post use nationwide.
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