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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1918
Page
13
The City Board of Health supports placarding all premises with contagious diseases, citing health authority guidance and potential lives saved. The Banner endorses the measure for early isolation, noting influenza can be mild yet virulent and sometimes misdiagnosed, warranting prompt removal if not flu.
A Christmas column urges conserving holly trees for seasonal use. It argues holly grows slowly and is less attractive than pine or cedar, urging readers to switch to rapid growing evergreens and to avoid wasteful destruction of holly while celebrating the holiday season.
The piece argues for a municipal city market in Athens to buy and sell fresh vegetables eggs poultry milk and butter. It notes small home garden output is impractical for grocers but a market would help amateur producers dispose of excess products and provide convenient access to fresh produce for residents. It suggests the market could help households build savings.
The piece argues for a city market in Athens to connect housewives with local goods, noting no phone orders and the need for direct shopping. It credits the Banner for long advocating such a market, and calls on the Ladies' Garden Club and Chamber of Commerce to act quickly.
A ceremonial wartime verse honors sacrifice and service with religious imagery. It links the Service Star in windows to Christ’s birth and death, calling for selfless duty to secure peace and freedom. The piece closes with a signature line attributed to D G Bickers.
A humorous exchange features a bookkeeper admitting sleepiness in the morning and naming a night policeman as a sweetheart. The doctor jokes about giving up the policeman to fall for the milkman, delivering a playful punchline.
A collection of brief comic exchanges from newspapers like the Boston Evening Transcript and London Opinion, featuring banter on aging, cost of living, quick retorts, submarine humor, and telephone etiquette. The snippets showcase light wit and wordplay across multiple papers.
The VapoRub Co announces a shift to direct shipping through jobbers only, reverting from retail direct sales. Due to rising small shipments slowing fulfillment, the policy aims to double jobber allotments and maintain pro rata supplies, thanking retail and wholesale drug trade for cooperation. Greensboro, N. C.
Daily Fashion Hint showcases ultra chic models with minimal lines. It describes a plaid foulard over a black satin skirt, fur shawl collar, crepe georgette vest, and detailed yardage for medium size. It lists patterns and prices for Pictorial Review outfits No 7818 7798 7378 and Guimpe 7420.
Velvet frocks dominate exclusive shop displays with crepe georgette or crepe de chine accents. The pictured model features bead embroidery on a bejeweled border and a sash draped bodice with Manadrin style sleeves. Materials listed include velvet, georgette, and lining with specific yardage for sizes 16 to 20 years. Pictorial Review Costume No 7782 priced at 25 cents. embroidery No 11813 in blue or yellow 16 cents.
A stylish wool Jersey overdress in Marne blue features black satin underpinnings and silk braid trim. The pattern calls for 3% yards of 64-inch jersey 214 yards satin and 8 yards braid, sized bust 34 to 48 inches, offered at 25 cents.
Fashion item describes a dark blue gabar dine frock with a deep shoulder yoke and black silk braid. Sizes 34 to 48 inches bust, price 25 cents. Lodge directory lists Elmo Knights of Pythias and various I O O F and Masonic lodges with meeting nights and contact details.
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