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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1916
Page
5
The Athens Banner outlines subscription rates and delivery standards, warns carriers against selling papers, and notes Ar stints on weather, politics, and local development. It highlights Roosevelt and Preparedness debates and cites agricultural gains from 1914 driven by Corn and Pig Clubs.
The nation will observe March 4 to 11 as Baby Week to boost infant mortality efforts. Successful local weeks in Chicago 1914 inspired a broader movement with state health officers from 41 states pledging cooperation. State departments offer free pamphlets exhibits and circulars through the Children's Bureau to help organize campaigns.
Athens Board of Education experiments with adult night classes in English and mathematics held at the high school. Two weeks in, attendance grows and interest remains high. English classes are led by Hal Hulsey of the University of Georgia with plans for math instruction to follow.
The piece weighs the fate of the moose and the elephant in the Republican Party as old-line progressives and standpatters stake their conventions on the same date. It argues a united party could block Wilson's re election, while division risks his victory. The author hopes neither animal disappears. It hints at Roosevelt reconciliation as a possible path.
A speaker stresses sending flowers and praise to a worker while alive, noting the value of acknowledging a man through his mother. The speaker urges timely appreciation and reminds that every man has a mother who cares about his career and outcomes.
He advocated preparedness not for war but against it. He hired a physician to keep him well, not to treat disease.
The article argues that the United States has not become a nation of singers despite many fine voices and choral societies in cities. It notes large group singing is uncommon and laments its absence as a cultural shortfall.
A reader reports that despite careful watering and tending, dragon plants turned yellow and died. The plants reportedly lacked lateral roots and pulled from soil with little resistance, suggesting possible root or soil issues.
A Christian Science Monitor meditation on attention notes many people fail to concentrate as they multitask with club meeting plans shopping for discounts and conversations from the night before. The piece contrasts intention with outcome urging steadier focus to improve work and study.
Fragmentary clipping notes a metaphor about a man leaping from one danger to another while commenting on unsettled weather conditions and sentiment that the man may feel bold or hot. The text cuts off mid thought.
Mrs. O Connor of 338 East Oldham Street Knoxville Tenn reports rapid improvement from Tanlac after ten days. She says appetite and sleep improved, digestion better, and nervous condition eased, noting a weight gain of eight pounds and plans to buy another bottle. Tanlac is sold by Citizens Pharmacy in Athens and is marketed widely in the south.
The Southern Bowling Congress set Atlanta as the site for its second annual tournament during Grand Opera Week, with dates around April 17 or 24 to coincide with railroad rates and opera entertainment. Out of town entrants can win special prize money in five man events, and reservations should be made via Dick Jemison. About 100 bowlers expected across all events.
A citizen letter to The Banner urges President Wilson to appoint Judge John C. Hart, current state tax commissioner, to the U S Supreme Court seat left by the death of Justice Lamar. It praises Hart as a capable lawyer, former attorney general, and temperate, well qualified for the post.
Henry Elienski claims a good swimmer cannot drown and proves it by swimming Hell Gate New York bound with heavy iron chain shackles a straight jacket and a canvas bag over his head plus trunks. The illustration shows him in the snow awaiting his restraints.
In a Dominion hearing a horse once bought for 70 dollars was resold to government for 170 or 180. The witness claims the buyer traded two drakes and a duck for the animal, prompting the commissioner to question whether the government was duped on a bargain. The witness clarifies he did not claim a duck bribe, only the two drakes and a duck.
Akron police investigate Theodore Biden after he placed a five dollar bill in a church offering. He was held pending mental balance review following his bail release from jail. He announced the act in church with notable enthusiasm.
International actress Edna Goodrich predicts the United States will become the world fashion center. She recalls securing gowns from Paul Poiret before the war, notes Europe’s postwar demoralization, and cites her Red Cross service in France. Her film role in Armstrong's Wife showcases her gown collection at the WBHilite.
Clarence Sullivan of Flagstaff sent seeds found in a leather bag in a cave to his brother J R Sullivan. Munson planted two beans as an experiment. One seed germinated and produced three large pods of extra large beans, suggesting harvest from seeds hundreds of years old.
Winsted Connecticut rural carrier Zera J Hinman suffered a serious head wound when lowering a sleigh from a loft and falling into a propped stovepipe. The sharp edges cut his scalp about half the circumference, requiring 25 stitches to close the wound.
The Pittsburgh Sun notes a Supreme Court appeal over a clerical error where a murder case paper showed the year 19018 instead of 1913 due to an old blank with 190- printed, illustrating legal technicalities carried to absurd ends.
A visitor at the penitentiary asks how the prisoner lost liberty. The inmate says he hasn’t lost it, claiming before custody he faced constant police surveillance. He describes relief in a place run on the honor system.
A Judge quips that Americans eat too much. A stall trader retorts he can prove one third live in boarding houses with figures. The exchange reflects social views on living standards and cost of living.
A fragment shows a courtroom exchange about recall and initiative with phrases like “My da is the initiative and my wife is the referen dum” as speakers discuss recall and when bills come in. Judges are referenced in the exchange.
Readily digestible boiled chestnuts are prepared by scoring and boiling in salted water. Recipes include chestnut custard with butter eggs sugar and cream, chestnut salad with French dressing, chestnut soufflé with milk flour and egg whites, and chestnut pudding steamed in a buttered mold with a sweet sauce.
A 19th century home cooking guide outlines Stewed Shoulder of Mutton with bones removed and simmered in stock with carrots onions herbs and bacon rind then served with strained gravy. Dutch Stew blends beef tomatoes peas onion carrot cloves tapioca and bread crumbs baked slowly for four hours in a bean pot.
Readable recipe fragments describe Cranberry Punch with raisins soaked in boiling water, drained, and sweetened with sugar and lemon. Also mentioned are a Grape Conserve with walnuts and raisins, and a Rhubarb reference.
A partial passage describes apples layered thickly and using a stick to hold an apple for display. It mentions making something for the little ones and ends abruptly with an unclear conclusion.
A brief food preparation note describes Caleken Soup with three pints chicken broth ten peppercorns two sliced carrots one onion half hour cooking then one pint milk three tablespoons butter and flour salt and pepper to taste.
A light cream cheese base colored pale green with pistachio, rolled into egg sized balls, arranged in nest like clusters for an appetizer. The description resembles a decorative cheese and pistachio morsel suited for festive tables and party trays.
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