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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1917
Page
2
A mixed page notes a meditation poem by Robert Lloyd Pratt from Zion's Herald, then Birthdays, Belk Johnson wedding in Athens with Col Homer V. Johnson of Gainesville, plus social notices. It details weddings, club events, garden club meeting, YMCA youth sports, and Emmanuel Guild plans.
Mrs Trox Bankston of West Point urges club presidents to observe Feb 12 as Georgia day and flag day to benefit the Helen Plane Educational Fund. Funds will educate mountain children. Lillian Estes will supply flags at 20 cents per dozen. Scholarship girls are doing good work and national observance aims to inspire patriotic pride in schools. A note from Mrs Bankston dated Jan 15 1917 asks for cooperation and lists flag costs.
A widely known figure in Augusta, Admiral McGowan, appointed by President Wilson as rear admiral, has relatives here including the late James F. McGowan. He previously visited Port Royal, S C, and remains highly regarded for his promotion. The article also includes a parenting note from Youth's Companion advising on puppy training and humane handling.
The Woman's Club met at Mrs. M. A. Lipscomb's Milledge avenue home despite rain. Guests included Mrs. Harvey Jordan of Monticello who spoke on club editing for the Constitution. The club amended its constitution, raised dues to 1.20, and granted a Rest Room loan. Charity donations and public health updates were shared, listing measles cases and Red Cross stamp sales. New members welcomed included Mrs. John S. Tibbetts and Miss Ruth Tibbetts.
A new line of sterling silver items features service pieces including water pitchers bread trays bread and butter plates sandwich plates salad bowls muffin sets salt and pepper sets sugar and cream sets bud vases mayonnaise sets nut sets French dressing boats candle sticks.
Notice notes Emmanuel Guilds Chapter C D will meet this afternoon at 4 o clock with Mrs C D Flanigen. Social half hour followed the business session with refreshments provided by Mrs Lipscomb. Mrs Waters collecting old magazines for park fund.
The Athens Georgian reports a long list of social visitors and residents in town over the weekend. People include Mr A J Carrington, Mr W B Bone, Mr Melvin Wilson, Mrs R P Arnold, and many others visiting relatives, attending Madame Bernhardt performances, or traveling to and from cities like Atlanta, Commerce, and Milledgeville.
Cloverhurst Country Club members host a Wednesday evening dance with invites to young ladies. Haughey's orchestra provides music and a pleasant night is anticipated. Friday night features a Georgia vs Birmingham basketball game followed by a dance after last week's successful event. Garden Club members meet Wednesday at 11 at the Y W C A for important business. Mr I I Wimpee of Continental Life and Health Insurance is in town for a few days. Mr and Mrs Morris Bryan of Jefferson visited to see Madame Bernhardt.
A man hurt at home with a broken leg expects two weeks in bed and a doctor’s fee, while a streetcar accident slate yields a $10,000 damage estimate. The contrast highlights how context alters perceived costs and stakes in injuries.
A reflection on picnics in nature from Charles S. Brooks, Yale Review. The speaker prefers simple fare, a skillet and fire, and a late afternoon journey from city streets to a riverside woodland. The scene shifts from clanking streetcars to a hillside platform with city lights below as night arrives.
Doctors and animal welfare groups hail a new anesthetic method by Dr. George W. Little at the New York Animal Hospital. A nitrous oxide and oxygen delivery system, adapted from dental use, enables operations that are risky under ether, while the animals’ lack of mental distress is noted by observers.
Milton references the cormorant as an allegory for Satan. The bird perches with wings spread after diving, remaining still for long periods. Japanese cormorant fishing uses braziers to lure fish, with the Imperial Household paying pensions and granting access to forests to supply fuel for the fires.
A chattering old man in a Swiss hotel lured a large party onto a glacier tied with a rope. He led the group with an ice axe while recounting past climbs, but soon slipped into a shallow crevasse and was saved by a porter who had come along to supply the midday meal.
George learns the value of fresh air while confined in his room. After an hour of punishment he pleads for water and finally declares that nothing helps his throat but the fresh air. The scene emphasizes outdoor breathing as a remedy and moral lesson.
A new electrical envelope sealing machine is capable of processing 30,000 pieces per hour. It was developed by a government employee and may be used by the government or individuals without royalty payments.
The piece credits farming wives for their economic importance in sustenance and farm support. It notes how women feed workers before work and after long days, stressing their value in preserving food as a national asset, as reflected in a Saturday Byronne Boat column.
A quoted definition from Paul Barré in La Nature Paris explains dumping as a price practice where a product carries a high home price and lower foreign prices, often below production cost, used to undercut international markets.
English troops at the Dardanelles staged a latex prank in a colonel’s tent to settle a wager. A goat was led in to decide if it would outsmell a Turk. the colonel fainted, was revived, and a Turk entered the tent causing the goat to faint.
Athens readers seek ways to regain vigor after illness such as grippe pleurisy pneumonia. Vinol with beef and cod liver peptones iron and glycero phosphates promises strength, better blood and appetite. Testimony from Samuel Wood credits Vinol for recovery. H R Palmer & Sons and Georgia towns druggists carry it with refund if no vitality restored.
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