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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1922
Page
4
Athens appeals to support Christmas Seals sales to fund the Red Cross tuberculosis crusade. The piece notes 1921 U.S. deaths at 107,000, down from 122,000 in 1920, and urges every sender to affix two stamps to letters at the Athens Post Office to reach a $2,000 goal by January 1.
A column urging readers to locate 1918 war savings stamps maturing January 1 1923 and exchange them for new five year Treasury certificates. Details show denominations, limits, tax exemption and cash options at post offices or banks, with messaging that Uncle Sam prefers extending loans but can pay cash. Also reflects on Turkey sales, stockyards, and economic irony through various vignettes.
In Oconee county on Wednesday a wedding at Mars Hill church will unite Miss Blanche Sikes of Athens and Mr. D. Marable of Oconee. The ceremony, officiated by Rev. H R Bernard, features a corn gift from guests to endow Mercer University. Three brothers marry the same day in Snow's mill, Ridgeway residence, and Corithers mill with Rev. H R Bernard performing all rites.
In a year end community column residents debate peddlers visiting homes and selling wares, urging support for local merchants who back taxes and provide guarantees. They advocate licensing if needed and promoting home pride by refusing peddlers. The piece also urges riding streetcars to boost local transit revenue and praises Athens police traffic enforcement as a safety measure noted by a visitor.
Atlanta’s 25 foot Peachtree Arcade post office handles more business than Macon or Chattanooga combined and nearly as much as Jacksonville. Its location in the city’s shopping heart near Five Points draws bankers lawyers and insurers, easing trips to the main office. Christmas demand prompts government tables for weighing registration and stamping in Arcade lobby.
A noted authority touts Jad Salts as a cure for sluggish kidneys and bladder irritation. The ad claims excess meat and rich foods cause uric acid buildup, and recommends four ounces of the acidified Salts daily to cleanse kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and improve bladder strength.
Lausanne by the Associated Press reports an entente plan to keep the Dardanelles and Bosporus open in peace or war. An international commission would oversee control, with the tea t powers plus the United States, Turkey, and Black Sea littorals. Plans limit warships and allow Turkish port oversight and searches of neutral ships. Delegate Barrere says it seeks a solution without overturning sovereignty. Russia opposes the Allied plan. adjournment set to Friday for Turkish study.
Chicago reports that Commander Evage Mae Booth of the Salvation movement will not be immediately removed from the United States. Authorities stated the decision pending further review and possible future action.
About $150,000 in December and January bank earnings will be distributed in Athens including savings interest, stock dividends, and Christmas Savings accounts. Christmas clubs total $40,000 with checks on December 15. War Savings stamps worth $100,000 are held for redemption in January. Local merchants expect brisk Christmas trade and numerous stockpiled goods.
Round the Stopes will stow. December should be the record business month of the year here and it will be well not to delay your shopping to too late an hour.
Washington reports a surge in bootleg liquor counterfeiting with amateur operatives. William Moran, chief of the secret service, testified to the House Appropriations Committee that eastern markets show counterfeit bills of fair workmanship used to buy bootleg whiskey. He noted cross border defrauding aimed at whiskey smuggling from Canada.
An old advertisement praises California Fig Syrup as a quick remedy for constipation biliousness and irritability in children. It urges mothers to administer a teaspoonful to start liver and bowel action, claiming swift visible results within hours and warns to buy the genuine product from a druggist with proper labeling.
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