Shorthand speed record broken by Nathan Behrin
Nathan Behrin, a New York court stenographer, sets a pencil sprint speed of 350 words per minute with two errors. The piece notes that accuracy matters more than speed and that even small errors can disrupt the pace. Also mentions Mrs. Mary Rogers of Boston with long hair, suggests heredity or thyroid factors, and cites Senator Spencer on alcohol content affecting intoxication.
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Nathan Behrin
New York
Mary Rogers
Boston
Spencer
Possibility of Cotton Famine Warns of Short Supply
Lamborn & Co of New York warn in a recent bulletin that even with the 1922-23 crop and the next harvest, the world may be 1,300,000 bales short for consumption by August 31, 1923. The report links prices and possible buyers’ strikes to a poor upcoming crop and urges farmers to use scientific methods to secure a larger yield this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamborn & Co
New York
Mirage to Pool Sermonette Verse Reflection
A daily sermonette cites Isaiah 35 7 and Prof William James on life as process and meaning. It frames life as a stream of eager communication with the living, suggesting significance arises where attention and action meet. Difficult to discern concrete events or dates. the piece reads as inspirational reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
William James
Bring Me His Ears by Berton Braley Poem
A dramatic verse piece presents a hunter or predator noting its fierce gaze and muscular form as it prepares a spring. The speaker acknowledges inevitable danger, fearing the beast yet maintaining resolve as ages prove the monster’s supremacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berton Braley
NEA Service
Rural Credit Urged to Boost Farm Prosperity
Atlanta leaders push for more rural credit to raise farm earnings and productivity. They argue farmers need capital to buy livestock seeds and fertilizer, noting postwar prices have shifted costs upward while farm product prices lag, urging lenders to align credit with prosperity farmers create.
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Atlanta
United States
Barbers Tax May Be Removed in Georgia Hearing
Athens barber shop owners await a February 10 hearing on an order temporarily enjoining the Georgia comptroller general from collecting two chair taxes and the 15 dollar annual fee per shop. The state levies 10 dollars per shop with two chairs and 15 dollars for each added chair, totaling about fifty separate taxes tied up in litigation.
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Athens
Comptroller General of
Georgia
Fills
Pulten Superior Court
Corsets Promise Spring Silhouette Upgrade
The Foundation touts spring corsets and brassieres as more supple with finer fabrics. Experts say the right corset is essential to achieve an uncorseted figure and improve overall fit.
Puzzle Epitaph Reads As A Postic English Message
A fragment from a puzzle page describes an epitaph on a tombstone that blends Latin English and a foreign tongue. Reading with adjusted spaces yields a proper English epitaph. The piece also explains a dice probability fact that rolling a pair of dice yields one in six chances to sum to seven, illustrated by a three on one die pairing with a four on the other.
Athens 27 Years Ago Items of Interest in the Banner Files
Items from the Banner files outline news in Athens including Mr. Fitzhugh Lee of Pope Mfg Co seeking a Columbia bicycle agency at the Victoria hotel and showcasing improvements in the 55 models. Prof. S D Bradwell returns to Athens after travels to Nashville and Terre Haute, while Miss Daisy Talmadge and Hattie Mac Mitchell plan a Monday departure for Atlanta and visits Shatis Springs. Wier recovers from a recent bout of la grippe and hopes to leave his sick room soon.
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Athens
Fitzhugh Lee
Pope Mfg., Co
Columbia
Victoria
Lee
Nashville
Tenn
Terre Jiante
Ind
Daisy Talmadge
Hattie Mac Mitchell
Atlanta
Gate City
Shaitis Springs
W. Wier
Flo
Did It Ever Occur To You A Little of Everything
Local columns reflect optimism for 1923 with hopes of record agricultural, merchandising, manufacturing, banking and industrial growth. Farmers prep grounds early to combat boll weevil using arsenate. mills run day and night. banks report higher deposits and better collections. Sleet and snow are praised for boll weevil control and health benefits. Athens endures a rare news blackout, noting reliance on communications and gratitude for modern services.
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Hugh Rowe
Best Cough Mixture Promising Fast Relief at Home
An advertisement touts a two minute home remedy using one ounce Poormint double strength mixed with sugar and hot water to create a cheap, effective cough treatment. It claims quick relief from coughing, throat irritation, and nasal catarrh, with soothing healing action on the mucous membrane.
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
A druggist advertises Pape's Cold Compound promising to break up a cold or grippe in a few hours with the first dose. It claims relief from stuffiness head and body aches, feverishness, and congestion and notes a money back guarantee. The tablets cost only a few cents and are touted as a safe alternative to quinine.
Quit Tobacco Made Simple to Break the Habit
An ad-like notice touts Nors-F uc as a help to drop cigarette cigar or chewing tobacco. It promises money-back refunds if cravings persist, claiming to end the costly habit and restore willpower.
Danderine Hair Tonic Promises Dandruff Stop
A vintage ad promotes Danderine as a 35 cent hair tonic that instantly slicks back dull hair. It claims to moisten, remove dust and oil, refresh the scalp, stop dandruff and falling hair, and help hair grow long and strong.
Petersons Ointment Promises Heals For Piles And Eczema
An old advertisement touts Petersons ointment for piles eczema salt rheum pimply skin sore feet and chafing. Peterson urges telling any sufferer from old sores that its mighty healing power is wonderful. Available at druggists in 35c 60c 1.00 2.50 and 5.00.
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Peterson
A Picture Show Helps a Troubled Business Person
The text suggests that when business is hard and mood is blue, going to a movie can distract from life’s struggles. It claims cinema offers delightful entertainment, rest for mind and body, and better preparation to resume daily work.
Cabbage Shortage Seen by Bureau
The United States Bureau of Markets predicts a cabbage shortage due to reduced plantings in Florida and Texas. Florida planted 1,800 acres versus 11,000 last year, with shipments from the two states under 1,000 cars this season. Observed output to January 20 was 247 cars, down from 672 last season, while old cabbage prices remain high and storage stock is about 4,500 cars.
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Chicago
United States Bureau of Markets
Florida
Texas
California
New York
German Workmen Strike Two Hours in Duesseldorf
Violent manifestations erupted in Duesseldorf as German workers held a two hour strike from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in protest of the French occupation and to welcome Fritz Thyssen. Several French shots were fired to quell the disorders. one German was wounded while tanks, machine-gun units, and infantry patrolled strategic points.
Bray Dead in Crawford Georgia Businessman and Church Member Dies
Mr. T. C. Bray a young Crawford Georgia businessman and Baptist church member died suddenly on Tuesday from a brain hemorrhage. He was active in local affairs and known in the community. Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.
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T. C. Bray
Crawford, Ge
Baptist Church
Nearby Towns News Highlights From Banks Morgan Greene Counties
A tabloid from Banks County reports a woman was accidentally shot with her young son nearby. Sam Vandiver was captured for burglarizing John Hix’s store. Freeman Savage lost household goods and 15 bushels of corn to a fire. Weather planners note the mildest winter in 31 years and residents report moving several times since Christmas. In Morgan County Perry Burrus, 2, dies in Macon. dairy growth and a 13,000 egg incubator at White Leghorn poultry farm expand production. Madison gains Crawford Roller Covering Works with a $300 daily payroll. A receiver is appointed for BLH Macom & Bros. in a large Morgan County farming venture. In Greene County Mary E Callahan dies at 76. Dr. J. H. Moncrief is named. Pope Mitchell, Bethesda citizen, dies January 1. Concluding notes mention Midland and Wade County agent activity.
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Banks Couty
Banks County
Sam Vandiver
John Hix
Freeman Savage
Morgan County
Perry Burrus
Rutledge
Macon
Morgan
White Leghorn Poultry Farm
Tillman Douglas
South
Greene County
Mary E. Callahan
J. H. Moncrief
Pope Michell
Pope Mitchell Atizen
Bethesda
Wade
Calomel and Liver Tone Warn of Liver Medicine Dangers
An ad warns against calomel a toxic drug that can cause bone necrosis and severe nausea claiming it ruins work days. It promotes Dogson’s Liver Tone as a safe alternative and urges readers to buy at local stores. The text targets sluggish livers constipation headaches dizziness coated tongues and bad breath as reasons to seek liver tonics.
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Dodson
Alvertia
Cascarets Ad Promises Quick Relief for Digestive Ailments
A vintage ad touts Cascarets as a candy like laxative to cleanse bowels overnight. It claims to ease dizzy spells headaches colds biliousness indigestion and upset stomach with one or two pills at night and notes a ten cent price per box.
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