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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1916
Page
5
The Athens Daily Banner highlights cooler weather, local finance, and civic growth. It cites Chamber of Commerce expansion, rising real estate values, and calls for state conventions while urging residents to buy locally and support community institutions.
City tax assessors released figures showing Athens on a solid growth path with real estate values rising. Assessors were conservative in valuations at about sixty percent of appraised market value and noted an increase of nearly three hundred thousand dollars since spring, driven by new buildings and property improvements.
A summary of United States Commissioner of Education Dr. P. P. Claxton's report highlights educational preparedness as essential for democracy. It calls for industrial and commercial training, rural education improvement, expanded teacher preparation, and stronger public education amid world events including the Panama Canal opening and the European war.
The Central of Georgia Railway challenges a practice where passengers buy tickets, check baggage, travel by auto, and then claim cash back on unused tickets after baggage is retrieved at the destination. The Georgia Railroad Commission has issued a ruling on the matter.
Prominent New Orleans druggist of a major store endorses Rexall Orderlies as the ideal laxative for men, women, and children. The statement cites knowledge of the formula, customer feedback, and gentle, pleasant action. Exclusive selling rights touted. trial size ten cents at H. R. Palmer & Sons The Rexall Store.
The article details a walking suit in dark brown breadcloth with a hip length coat, wide flare, and high collar with two revers at the neck. The coat features black velvet collar and cuffs, a dark brown charmeuse sash at the belt, and a multicolored silk tassel.
The article muses on whether women will again wear hair down inspired by film stars. It notes that picture actresses influence trends and references past styles such as the Janice Meredith curls. It suggests current fashions favor curls piled or sleek, with a possible return to shoulder length or face framing curls.
A condensed portrait of Victoriano Huerta’s rise to provisional president of Mexico in 1913, his key military campaigns, and the international fallout with the United States. It covers his topographical and staff roles, major battles, the Madero assassination, U.S. reactions, and his eventual exile and later arrest in the United States.
Use onions to remove rust from steel. Rub rust spots with onion, leave 24 hours, wash and polish with bathbrick dust moistened with turpentine. Wash in suds, scald with clear water. For long standing rust on knives, plunge into onion and stand, then finish as described.
A fragment from Frances L. Garside in Just Boys comments on boys’ behavior. She notes quiet boys provoke curiosity about hidden plans, while loud boys incur disapproval, and asks if a boy in a family room always greets the dog.
The author argues that Dickens felt constrained by the need to appeal to popular taste. Writers often trade artistic freedom for popularity, and Dickens, if unbound by public opinion, might have produced even greater works and elevated popular taste.
The brief item notes that much talent remains undeveloped among the poor and among God, suggesting hidden gifts in overlooked communities. It presents a moral view on opportunity, virtue, and potential awaiting cultivation.
Jamaica New York woman with head and backache, dizziness and hot flashes reports improving after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She took it three times daily after meals and before bed and kept a bottle at home, sharing her testimonial to inspire others to seek natural women's health aid.
The piece suggests making gift aprons from two materials to economy and beauty. Examples include barred musha with fine linen for the bottom, lace edging, and a heart shaped two piece apron with beading belt and black velvet ribbon.
An exceedingly practical little suit for a child in blue and white spots with white hems. An elastic waist tunic and knee length knickers, both mounted, make the outfit easy to slip on and off.
An ad touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute for calomel. It claims calomel damages the liver, causes cramps and nausea, and warns calomel may salivate, while Liver Tone purportedly improves biliousness, headaches, and energy with no sickness.
Researchers argue Basques descend from ancient Egyptians, a migration so remote that neither tradition nor legend shows any traces. The study of Basque language features suggests their ancestry stretches back to Egypt, challenging long held European connections.
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