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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1915
Page
4
The Athens Banner notes debates on rural education and life during statewide conferences. Highlights include discussions of the Dobbs bill joining state banks with the federal system, and calls for sanitary drinking glasses as a public health matter.
The old country is remembered under King James on the throne with the people speaking reverently of his rule. A line notes that the king can do twenty wrong in a tradition of cautious awe.
The University of Georgia summer school hosts rural education conferences with eminent experts and rural leaders to address immediate needs in the state. Authorities emphasize that real solutions come from practitioners in rural areas sharing experiences and applying proven remedies. The Athens meetings seek practical outcomes by uniting county school superintendents and teachers to exchange ideas.
The Indianapolis public schools integrate civics into all work from early grades, teaching children about community life, government, and responsible citizenship. Civic training aims at growth and practical ethics, shaping current behavior and future civic life in the city.
A Summer Prayer asks Mister Summer to treat her kindly and brighten her days with sunlit dew. The verse hopes for clear skies and a light life filled with gentle love.
Market prices show ruling cotton figures in New York with January near 9.16 to 9.27, March around 9.40, May about 9.60, July around 8.80, and New Orleans Jan at 8.99 to 9.04 with daily highs and lows listed for several months. Trade notes include open, high, low, and close figures for each contract.
The Medical Record notes lime starvation as a dietetic cause of tuberculosis and praises Eckman’s Alterative for pulmonary tuberculosis and chronic throat and bronchial issues. Dr John F Russell cites inorganic salts as essential and claims the remedy’s lime content aids cellular nutrition without opiates or habit-forming drugs. Eckman Laboratory advertises it from Philadelphia.
An advertisement urges families to stock Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for summer relief. The notice, appearing among market data, promotes reliability and broad dealer availability. Also noted are cotton and commodity quotes including Liverpool and Chicago figures.
A. P. dispatch from Consul General Cheshire at Canton reports severe floods in Kwang Tung and Kwangsi provinces. The Island of Shameen in Canton harbor was 2 to 3 feet underwater, rail traffic and trade halted, and urgent aid is requested.
Advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy for deafness caused by catarrh with a paid reward offer. Claims nine of ten deafness cases stem from catarrh and promotes circulars from Toledo Ohio company CHENEY. Also praises Hall's Family Pills for constipation and drugstore availability at 75 cents.
Miss Marie Peek from Silver Burdett and Company is in town for the week in charge of a fine exhibit of school and college textbooks at Peabody Hall on the university campus. She will stay several days and is sister of local resident Mr Will Peek.
Mrs Florence Slife of Wabash Indiana praises Chamberlains Liniment for sprains bruises and rheumatic pains noting the great relief and recommends it highly. The advertisement states it is for sale by all dealers.
Trinidad July 12 John R. Lawson labor leader convicted of murder in connection with strike disorders was denied a new trial by Judge Hillyer of the district court. He is sentenced to hard labor for life in the state prison. Lawson read a lengthy statement claiming innocence and alleging a corporation controlled prosecution.
An inventor introduces an auger powered by a portable gasoline engine to ease stump preparation before blasting. The device aims to reduce labor and speed up blasting projects.
Tired and aching muscles are eased by Sloan's Liniment. A grateful user praises its effectiveness and cleaner counter irritation than mustard. Sold by all druggists for 25c with penetrating action without rubbing. Get a bottle today.
Elbert and Madison counties push a thirty foot road link from Elberton through Madison to Athens and on to Atlanta. Other updates include church meetings, farm and cattle notices, a motor freight plan to Athens, local entertainments, and civic developments across Oglethorpe, Clarke, and surrounding counties.
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