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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
4
Chile and Peru, after warlike posturing, have settled their dispute and will not engage in fighting. Observers note the episode underscores calls for a League of Nations and diplomatic means to prevent renewed conflict.
The United States faced war time draft effects on industry and used deferred classification and furloughs to keep chemical production efficient. The Chemical Warfare Service aided 641 chemists with deferred status and 166 were returned to industry before armistice, with 120 cases pending. As peace comes, the Industrial Relations Branch seeks to place servicemen in suitable chemical industry roles and requests input from both veterans and manufacturers.
The piece argues President Wilson will influence the peace conference but cannot carry all ideas through. It notes possible divergence with England on freedom of the seas and reparations, predicts give and take, and questions the scope of the League of Nations while preserving the fourteen points as a basis.
A sensational inquiry weighs public interest as reports linger on the former Kaiser s fate. Some say he attempted suicide while others doubt. Allies eye the peace conference then capture him or determine exile. Americans face calls to aid starving women as France seeks a full indemnity settlement. Lloyd George demands a comprehensive deal and $1000 charity push nears the Bagner Commissary goal before Christmas.
Mrs Woodallen Chapman, speaker for the Social Hygiene Division, lectures to women in the city. Her final talk at 4 pm at the Y M C A building targets girls over fourteen with free admission and aims to extend the government’s training camp teachings to young women.
The company presenting Oh Baby and Pretty Butterfly closed last night after three performances that delighted critics and drew many patrons. The new production featured songs dances scenery and costumes including Maidh of the Nile You Cant Get Away In Good Old Dixie Land and Drink and be Merry. The skit At Lawyer Crooks drew strong laughs despite a few rough spots and officials hope Colonial can bring the company back for more performances.
Squeezing juice from two lemons into three ounces of Orchid White creates a quarter pint bleaching lotion. Grocers stock lemons and Orchid White for a few cents. apply daily to face neck arms and hands to reduce tan redness sallowness sunburn and windburn revealing a rosy-clear complexion.
An Athens 1918 convention of Clarke Oglethorpe and Wilkes delegates discusses representing the new 50th district. The writer urges ending rotation, cites Athens University Lucy Cobb Institute and state colleges as reasons, and calls for open field choice to elect the best qualified senator.
A mass meeting of the colored people of Athens at Morton's theatre is set for Thursday at eight in support of the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call. Dr Hay ney will preside with talks by Dr Pound Hon Thos J Shackelford Madam Lustrat Rev Murden and Prof Harris. Admission is free and all colored people are urged to attend.
A vintage advertisement touts Calotabs as the best overnight cold remedy and stomach aid. It claims Calotabs purify the system with no nausea, markets a 35 cent sealed package, and offers a refund if not delighted. Mrs Isley of Litchfield endorses Chamberlain's Tablets for stomach disorders.
M J Hutcherson of Tomkinsville describes eight years of rheumatic illness with three months of helplessness. He credits Ziron with restoring strength, noting it improves blood and overall health while promising a guarantee on the first bottle.
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