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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1922
Page
2
Mrs Anna B Thighos of 22 Film Street Chicago testifies Tanlac restored her health after years of fatigue nervous insomnia and weakness. She says she feels stronger now than in twenty years and credits Tanlac with her recovery. Advertisement notes Athens sellers for Tanlac.
Madge Kennedy stars in Cornered a four act comedy by Dodson Mitchell at the Colonial Theatre on Saturday January 7. The show comes with strong New York endorsements and Kennedy's dual role is praised for charm wit and stage presence. Lesie Austen Maude Leone Amelia Garder and Tom Walsh headline the supporting cast as the production tours the season.
The article suggests certain lnted players move toward supporting roles that might still qualify as allstar level, prompting debate on propriety and classification within the team.
A detailed program for the Georgia Markets Conference at the State College of Agriculture in Athens outlines demonstrations in racing packing and carloading. Prof. T. H. McHatton and others direct sessions on cooperative marketing sour cream and farm women marketing. Featured speakers include Dr. Clarente Poe, Miss Ola Powell, and Hon. C. E. Gunnels.
In a speech attributed to OSTMASTER GENERAL WILL HAYS he vows to root out perceived evils within the postal system. He promises measures to protect workers from defection and improve compensation amid concerns over losses and mismanagement.
Senate committee heard hearsay about Major Hierome L. Opie of Staunton Va accused of shooting two soldiers in France. Lemuel O Smith of Dublin Va testified seeing Opie shoot William Woolwine in a dugout, while other witnesses denied or disputed his account. The hearing featured cross examination by John A Citchins and tense exchanges over the evidence.
Department records show executions at a general court martial with ten to twelve seen by the witness. He noted one officer, a lieutenant, punished for assault on a seven year old girl. Photographs of alleged hangings were produced. Witness described spectators including 200 to 300 French people and 800 soldiers at the first hangings, with other scenes viewed from a truck.
Philadelphia reports detail the private funeral of Senator Boise Penrose at South Laurel Hill cemetery with strict secrecy. Journalists were barred from the burial site, and no public religious services were confirmed. His bachelor status and the brothers’ arrival at Spruce Street tied to the quiet proceedings while the nation watched.
The procession for the late senator featured a lone hearse and four cars as mourners departed. Reporters were barred from the cemetery while guards surrounded the site. The Penrose family tradition favors privacy, and leaders from counties gathered to honor the dead chieftain without invitations to the bachelor home. A separate Athens Georgia plan envisions five years of growth to turn the region into a world class trade area, driven by a democratic chamber of commerce.
At a Thursday afternoon meeting the Athens Chamber of Commerce outlined a five year January program to unite commercial and agricultural interests. Secretary E W Carroll urged coordinated effort across trade territory to boost development in agriculture, livestock, fruit and berry culture, poultry, trucking, manufacturing and new industries while improving roads, drainage, schools and health services.
A Georgia district revenue bulletin explains new provisions in the 1921 revenue act. It details personal exemptions for married filers, thresholds for gross income, and how exemptions interact with tax rates. The article clarifies the saving clause preventing excessive tax when income slightly exceeds five thousand dollars.
The ad promotes cosmetics, hairdressers, facial experts, and beauty routines as keys to a youthful look. It asserts wrinkles and aging can be masked, urging every woman to maintain a young appearance for self esteem and health, and notes reader letters featured in the paper.
President Andrew M. Soule of the State College of Agriculture refused an invitation from Secretary Henry C. Wallace to address the national markets conference in Washington during the week of January 23. He said he preferred the Georgia market conference meeting at the same time, noting it would benefit Georgians and the South.
Horace L. Smith of 1050 Lumpkin Street was not the Horace Smith arrested in the Athens Railway and Electric Co theft case. The arrestee resides near the State Normal School, per police information.
The new filling station on the corner of Washington street and College avenue near the old Baptist church lot is rapidly nearing completion. Workmen expect to finish within sixty days and tenants to move in. It is understood that a Texas company will operate the filling station in the new building.
Peterson of Buffalo touts a 60 cent box of Peterson's Ointment as a cure for eczema and piles. He cites grateful letters, including Miss Mary Hill of Pittsburg praising clear skin and A B Ruger of Racine saying piles eased after use. The ad urges use for salt rheum and skin diseases and notes mail orders filled by Peterson Ointment Co. Buffalo New York.
An old advertisement touts Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and urinary complaints while a separate notice reports a house fire scare caused by rats. The rat incident notes a dead rat found after matches, claiming dangers from pests and fire in a cellar. The ads reflect period consumer claims and household safety concerns.
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