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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1918
Page
8
A collage of small ads lists services and items for sale or rent. Entries mention insurance, banking, pianos, cars, phonographs, a farm rental, used organs, batteries, tires, a wagon, furniture, a dinner table, a dining set, a stray mule, and cemetery wreaths. Names include Lipscomb, Jester, Flanigan, Morris, Bell, and Jones Green House.
The War Department released names of officers and enlisted men who died in German prison camps. Lieut. James R. Kingery of Summit, Georgia, is listed among the officers presumed dead after return from Germany.
Washington December 17 The department of labor has begun state and local organizations to address the wage earner’s economic problems. Secretary Wilson's annual report notes lynchings and race friction correlate with larger Negro worker exoduses and highlights ongoing investigations.
A lengthy list shows numerous individuals and groups contributing to the Banner Commissary. Subscriptions range from small cash gifts to larger sums, highlighting broad community support and a strong volunteer spirit.
An old advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe substitute for calomel, claiming it cures laziness and biliousness without mercury. The copy urges readers to buy from druggists, promises a small price, and lists multiple names as endorsers or customers.
Hartwell Georgia December meeting of the Woman's Club was hosted by Mrs. Thomas Lawson Matheson with aides Mrs. Gus Skelton and Mrs. John H. Cheatham. President Mrs. Julian B. McCurry presided as members enjoyed readings, a holiday luncheon, and a Christmas tree.
The funeral for Mrs. Ada G. Stephenson was held yesterday afternoon at the Christian church. Rev. Stanley R. Grubb led the rites, honoring her Christian life. Interment followed at Oconee cemetery with many floral tributes.
Berne Dec 17 The Americans attached to the aviation service say Russians at Rastatt Germany were dying at six to eight daily from starvation. The Americans were given rifles by German guards to protect food stores from the Russians who threatened to raid their American compound.
American ambassador Sharp hosted a dinner in Paris in honor of President Poincare and President Wilson and their wives. Attending were French and American dignitaries including ambassadors to France, Marshals Joffre and Foch, and Generals Pershing Biles and Harts. A large crowd gathered at the embassy to acclaim the two presidents.
Captain Alex Fawcett of Savannah has been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1917, attended Fort McPherson officers training, served with the 325th Infantry, 82nd Division, and recently became a captain succeeding Major Quinty Melton. Details of the award were not released to his parents.
Mrs. Ella Taylor died at her Comer Georgia home Tuesday morning at 20 o clock after a sudden illness. She was forty seven and survived by husband W. J. Taylor two sisters Cora Welb of Comer and Claude Thompson of California. Funeral at 2 this afternoon from the Presbyterian church in Comer conducted by Rev. John A. Simpson of Commerce. She was a prominent Comer woman with wide Athens ties and many mourn her passing.
General Pershing praised the Red Cross work for American Expeditionary Forces in a France statement on Christmas season relief and comfort, noting that the relic and comfort given by the American people through the Red Cross is essential to the men in service.
The American Jewish congress declares support for a Jewish Commonwealth in Palestine under British trusteeship as part of a potential League of Nations. The resolution was adopted by four hundred delegates representing over three million U S Jews. An unrelated ad touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective for croup with no narcotics.
Mrs L A Drinkard of Jefferson City Missouri testifies that after using Chamberlains Tablets for stomach trouble she felt calmer and less tired quickly and showed overall improvement within a week.
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