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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1917
Page
2
A mixed page from a local paper features poems about deferred life goals and the value of small acts, followed by notices from the YMCA women and young men and social event reports. It notes meetings, gymnastics, swimming, and a dance party hosted by Miss Dorothy Smith, with attendee lists and chaperone details.
A social afternoon features Mrs A G Hargrove hosting Lumpkin street sewing club with over twenty members. Crawford Auxiliary Mothers of Confederacy to discuss Ming Millie on Lee and Jackson at The Villa. mothers and fathers invited for a timely gathering as afternoons shorten.
Mrs L A Clarke returns from Union South Carolina Miss Katie Banister joins State Normal student body Miss Franklyn Brooks guests of Miss Ruby Jankower Albert Selig of Atlanta visits Ira Etheridge of Jefferson in town Bernard Freeman visits Baltimore after Freeman family stay Miriam Merry improving daughter of Mr and Mrs M H Merry at Grady avenue J J Wilkins travels to Atlanta to join wife and sister for morning appendectomy Miss Mortimer Schley guest of Mrs D L Earnest Mrs J W Galloway ill Mrs Harry Simmons returns from Nicholson Mr Cobb Lampkin ill at home on Milledge avenue Mrs Ralph Goss progressing after tonsillectomy Mrs Arthur Booth and children visiting in Elberton with Dr A S J Stovall Mrs Morris Bryan and Mrs S J Nix visitors from Jefferson Mr and Mrs C Anderson and son Waldo to return Friday from Hot Springs Master Walter Cornett ill with measles Mrs Hugo Guerini guest of Mrs Fred Morston Mrs C A Whittle hosts thirty guests at bridge Jester wins top prize Johns Holder passes through en route to South Georgia Dr J C Bennett in city for election results Mary Anne Marbut enters baby contest at Flanigan and Flanigan’s, asks for votes.
A Philadelphia piece urges taxing single men, especially the young and thoughtless, to fund municipal needs. It argues bachelors, vacant apartments, laundries, and restaurants bear indirect burdens while real estate owners escape profits tax. The note suggests starting with diamonds at dances and expanding to fur coats and high hats.
An Oklahoma man observed prairie dogs mob a rattlesnake, lure it into a hole, cover the entrance with dirt, then pack the earth solid with their noses to seal the snake inside. The dogs fled, leaving the snake trapped.
Several hiccough cures welcome to many mothers. Suck a lump of sugar with ten drops of vinegar on it. Drink water upside down by leaning over the glass. Stand facing the person and breathe evenly together while counting. Have her hold breath for 60 seconds or take nine slow gulps of cold water.
The piece argues voice habit shapes a child's speech and urges adults to speak clearly. It warns nasal or harsh tones influence children and recommends maintaining proper pitch and correcting nasal twangs immediately to teach correct speech.
A prominent physician argues elocution exercises aggravate stuttering and hypnotism rarely cures. Psycho-analysis alone cannot succeed. Effective treatment is complex, requiring bodily assessment, daily habit changes, relaxation, expressive spontaneity, emotional balance, precise thought, character correction, confidence, environmental adaptation, and learning a new speaking method.
The article catalogs remarkable phenomena including iron and gallic ink formed in Algeria, a nine foot thick ice bed beneath a Lena tributary in Siberia, a disappearing pale blue Hidden River in Kentucky, a singing Texas well that echoes like an aeolian harp, with water levels and sound tied to wind direction.
The article portrays Edward Lear as more painter than writer, a gentle beloved figure to children who created playful verses and fanciful drawings. It cites Hildegarde Hawthorne in St. Nicholas describing Lear as a lovable, devoted artist with a tender heart, continuing to write and sketch until his death in 1888.
Arums show remarkable heat during flowering as respiration surges. Experiments measured the spathe interior at about 110 degrees while ambient around 60. blossoms at peak release a wine-like fragrance though scented only when opened. The species Arum italicum appears noted along the Mediterranean coast. plants common in Mexico.
The article notes how plant names reflect people and origins. Fuchsias honor Leonard Fuchs, Dabitas recall Andre Dahl, camellias reference missionary Kamel, Magnolias celebrate Professor Magnol de Montpellier. It mentions lavender from Latin tavare meaning to wash in Roman times.
Alfred V. Stearns argues that while the undeveloped child’s intellect deserves consideration, moral and physical factors must also be restrained. He contends youth are in a phase of limitation and that unfettered indulgence in moral or physical impulses leads to ruin or disaster, urging balanced guidance rather than sole emphasis on intellectual interests.
Schedule timetable shows train No 2 leaves Athens 7 20 p m train No 4 leaves Athens 2 20 p m train No 1 arrives Athens 11 40 p m train No 4 arrives Athens 6 40 p m Nos 2 and 4 connect at Belmont for Winder Monroe intermediate points and with the Georgia Railroad for all points and at Gainesville for Gainesville Northwestern stations and with ae Railway north and south.
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