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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1917
Page
8
Short notes and ads list personal addresses and offerings including insurance loans real estate and services. Items mention a piano contest entries or baby numbers, rental rooms at Prince avenue, furnished rooms for students, sale of cows, rubber stamps and office supplies, and local money lending on improved city property from Jerome Michael Southern Mutual Building with amounts from 500 to 5000.
A fragmented newspaper page contains adverts and notices for lodging rooms sales piano contests and lost items. It mentions a savings bank in Athens offering interest and multiple small ads guiding readers to contact care banners at Milledge Avenue and local addresses. The stray tale describes a Pittsfield man chasing a stubborn crack in plaster mistaken for hair.
A brief opinion notes that many people equate independence with anger and asserts that calm, constructive approaches better express true self reliance. It critiques the tendency to react passionately and urges measured, thoughtful demonstration of independence.
Instructional note detailing a grey crepe de chine dress with a dart-fitted basque and flared cuffs, skirt 80 fat folds, 36 inch material, 8% yards plus lining. Includes pattern numbers 6914 for waist and 6911 for skirt, sizing 22 to 42 inches, and production steps with perforations and self-covered buttons.
In a scene of domestic humor, Helen suffers through continuous rain while watching for clearing skies. She vents at God for the lingering downpour, prompting Miss Cayenne’s dry remark about judgment and character. The exchange highlights tempered sympathy amid weathered frustration.
The article discusses blueberry culture in vines and barrens, contrasting with peaches. It argues that with proper pruning a blueberry bush can stay productive for a lifetime, unlike the peach tree whose vigor fades after a few years. It emphasizes favorable growing conditions and long-term longevity of the blueberry plant.
A Boston photographer secretly photographed a young blond who called him an impudent mammothrept. He struggled to find a dictionary word that fit the harsh remark, noting the insult implied a child raised by its grandmother. He mused on selling the word for its weight in gold.
The piece argues cheerfulness heals better than medicine. It says physicians should foster cheer in themselves and their patients, especially in the silkroom, to bolster health. Anxiety weakens the body and nerves, with habitual anticipation of evil labeled a common, senseless habit.
The London subeditor Mr X was assigned a piece on superstition and Imbecility. On print the opening line appeared as That Imbecility is not on the wane perusal of the following lines will amply demonstrate.
An open letter from Woodrow Wilson, president of the American Red Cross, asks Americans to replenish the nearly depleted European war relief treasury after months of heavy spend. The release outlines December 1914 to September 1916 receipts of 2.145 million dollars and notes funds now run low, risking curtailment of relief work.
The article details extensive American Red Cross relief work during World War I. It highlights 400 medical staff in war zones, no administrative deductions, and large expeditions costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. It covers Serbia typhus relief, Romania food shipments, and aid to Greece, Syria, Armenia, and prisoners of war, with shipments arranged via Bush Terminal and supported by Allied agreements for hospital supplies to Central Powers units.
Inactivity in winter often causes constipation leaving you heavy dull and listless with a sallow complexion and low energy. Dr Kings New Life Pills offer a mild laxative relief for congested intestines and promise a full easy movement next morning. 25 cents at your druggist.
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